(i) subject to sub-paragraph (ii) the results of flying trials, and such other tests of the aircraft as it may require:

(ii) if the CAA has issued a certificate of airworthiness in respect of an aircraft which, in its opinion, is a prototype aircraft or a modification of a prototype aircraft, it may dispense with flying trials in the case of any other aircraft if it is satisfied that it conforms to such prototype or modification.

(i) classified as mandatory by the CAA;

(ii) required by a maintenance schedule approved by the CAA in relation to that aircraft; or

(c) until the completion to the satisfaction of the CAA of any modification of the aircraft or of any such equipment as aforesaid, being a modification required by the CAA for the purpose of ensuring that the aircraft remains airworthy.

(i) the holder of an aircraft maintenance engineer's licence:


(aa) granted under this Order, being a licence which entitles him to issue that certificate;

(bb) granted under the law of a country other than the United Kingdom and rendered valid under this Order in accordance with the privileges endorsed on the licence; or

(cc) granted under the law of any such country as may be prescribed in accordance with the privileges endorsed on the licence and subject to any conditions which may be prescribed;



(ii) a person whom the CAA has authorised to issue a certificate of maintenance review in a particular case, and in accordance with that authority; or

(iii) a person approved by the CAA as being competent to issue such a certificate, and in accordance with that approval.

(b) In approving a maintenance schedule, the CAA may direct that certificates of maintenance review relating to that schedule, or to any part thereof specified in its direction, may be issued only by the holder of such a licence as is so specified.

(i) under this Order in respect of an aircraft falling within article 12(1); or

(ii) under JAR-145 in respect of an aircraft required to be maintained in accordance with JAR-145

and for this purpose the operator of the aircraft shall make available to that person such information as is necessary.

(i) the times when the aircraft took off and landed;

(ii) particulars of any defect which is known to him and which affects the airworthiness or safe operation of the aircraft, or if no such defect is known to him, an entry to that effect; and

(iii) such other particulars in respect of the airworthiness or operation of the aircraft as the CAA may require;

in a technical log, or, in the case of an aircraft of which the maximum total weight authorised does not exceed 2730 kg and which is not operated by a person who is the holder of or is required by article 6(1) of this Order to hold an air operator's certificate, in such other record as the CAA shall approve and he shall sign and date such entries.

(b) In the case of a number of consecutive flights each of which begins and ends:

(i) within the same period of 24 hours;

(ii) at the same aerodrome, except where each such flight is for the purpose of dropping or projecting any material for agricultural, public health or similar purposes; and

(iii) with the same person as commander of the aircraft;

the commander of an aircraft may, except where he becomes aware of a defect during an earlier flight, make the entries specified in sub-paragraph (a) in a technical log at the end of the last of such consecutive flights.

(i) The only repairs or replacements in respect of which a certificate of release to service is not in force are of such a description as may be prescribed.

(ii) Such repairs or replacements have been carried out personally by the holder of a pilot's licence granted or rendered valid under this Order who is the owner or operator of the aircraft.

(iii) The person carrying out the repairs or replacements shall keep in the aircraft log book kept in respect of the aircraft pursuant to article 17 of this Order a record which identifies the repairs or replacement and shall sign and date the entries.

(iv) Any equipment or parts used in carrying out such repairs or replacements shall be of a type approved by the CAA either generally or in relation to a class of aircraft or one particular aircraft.

(c) The person responsible for keeping the aircraft log book shall, subject to article 80 of this Order, preserve the log book for the period specified in article 17 of this Order.

(i) granted under this Order, being a licence which entitles him to issue that certificate;

(ii) granted under the law of a country other than the United Kingdom and rendered valid under this Order, in accordance with the privileges endorsed on the licence; or

(iii) granted under the law of any such country as may be prescribed in accordance with the privileges endorsed on the licence and subject to any conditions which may be prescribed;

(b) the holder of an aircraft maintenance engineer's licence or authorisation as such an engineer granted or issued by or under the law of any Contracting State other than the United Kingdom in which the overhaul, repair, replacement, modification or inspection has been carried out, but only in respect of aircraft to which this article applies of which the maximum total weight authorised does not exceed 2730 kg and in accordance with the privileges endorsed on the licence;

(c) a person approved by the CAA as being competent to issue such certification, and in accordance with that approval;

(d) a person whom the CAA has authorised to issue the certificate in a particular case, and in accordance with that authority;

(e) in relation only to the adjustment and compensation of direct reading magnetic compasses, the holder of a United Kingdom or a JAR-FCL Airline Transport Pilot's Licence (Aeroplanes) or a Flight Navigator's Licence granted or rendered valid under this Order; or

(f) a person approved in accordance with JAR-145, and in accordance with that approval.

(i) The required notice shall be relevant to the aircraft in question.

(ii) The required notice shall contain pictorial instructions on the brace position to be adopted in the event of an emergency landing.

(iii) The required notice shall contain pictorial instructions on the method of use of the safety belts and safety harnesses as appropriate.

(iv) The required notice shall contain pictorial information as to where emergency exits are to be found and instructions as to how they are to be used.

(v) The required notice shall contain pictorial information as to where the lifejackets, escape slides, liferafts and oxygen masks, if required to be provided by paragraph (2), are to be found and instructions as to how they are to be used.

(i) he does so as the pilot of a glider not flying for the purpose of public transport or aerial work and he does not communicate by radiotelephony with any air traffic control unit; or

(ii) he does so as a person being trained in an aircraft registered in the United Kingdom to perform duties as a member of the flight crew of an aircraft;


(aa) he is authorised to operate the radiotelephony station by the holder of the licence granted in respect of that station under any enactment;

(bb) messages are transmitted only for the purposes of instruction, or of the safety or navigation of the aircraft;

(cc) messages are transmitted only on a frequency exceeding 60 MHz assigned by the CAA for the purposes of this sub-paragraph;

(dd) the operation of the transmitter requires the use only of external switches; and

(ee) the stability of the frequency radiated is maintained automatically by the transmitter;

(b) subject to article 26(3) of this Order, act as pilot in command of an aircraft for the purpose of becoming qualified for the grant or renewal of a pilot's licence or the inclusion or variation of any rating in a pilot's licence if:

(i) he is at least 16 years of age;

(ii) he is the holder of a valid medical certificate to the effect that he is fit so to act issued by a person approved by the CAA;

(iii) he complies with any conditions subject to which that medical certificate was issued;

(iv) no other person is carried in the aircraft;

(v) the aircraft is not flying for the purpose of public transport or aerial work other than aerial work which consists of the giving of instruction in flying or the conducting of flying tests; and

(vi) he so acts in accordance with instructions given by a person holding a pilot's licence granted under this Order or a JAA licence, being a licence which includes a flight instructor rating, a class rating instructor rating, a flying instructor's rating or an assistant flying instructor's rating entitling him to give instruction in flying the type of aircraft being flown;

(c) subject to article 26(3) of this Order, act as pilot of an aircraft in respect of which the flight crew required to be carried by or under this Order does not exceed one pilot for the purpose of becoming qualified for the grant or renewal of a pilot's licence or the inclusion or variation of any rating in a pilot's licence if:

(i) the aircraft is not flying for the purpose of public transport or aerial work other than aerial work which consists of the giving of instruction in flying or the conducting of flying tests;

(ii) he so acts in accordance with instructions given by a person holding a pilot's licence granted under this Order or a JAA licence, being a licence which includes a flight instructor rating, a class rating instructor rating, a flying instructor's rating or an assistant flying instructor's rating entitling him to give instruction in flying the type of aircraft being flown; and

(iii) the aircraft is fitted with dual controls and he is accompanied in the aircraft by the said instructor who is seated at the other set of controls or the aircraft is fitted with controls designed for and capable of use by two persons and he is accompanied in the aircraft by the said instructor who is seated so as to be able to use the controls;

(d) subject to article 26(3) of this Order, act as pilot in command of a helicopter or gyroplane at night if:

(i) he is the holder of an appropriate licence granted or rendered valid under this Order in all respects save that the licence does not include an instrument rating and he has not within the immediately preceding 13 months carried out as pilot in command not less than 5 take-offs and 5 landings at a time when the depression of the centre of the sun was not less than 12° below the horizon;

(ii) he so acts in accordance with instructions given by a person holding a pilot's licence granted under this Order or a JAA licence, being a licence which includes; a flight instructor rating a flying instructor's rating or an assistant flying instructor's rating entitling him to give instruction in flying the type of helicopter or gyroplane being flown by night;

(iii) no person other than that specified in sub-paragraph (ii) above is carried; and

(iv) the helicopter or gyroplane is not flying for the purpose of public transport or aerial work other than aerial work which consists of the giving of instruction in flying or the conducting of flying tests;

(e) subject to article 26(3) of this Order, act as pilot in command of a balloon if:

(i) he is the holder of an appropriate licence granted or rendered valid under this Order in all respects save that he has not within the immediately preceding 13 months carried out as pilot in command 5 flights each of not less than 5 minutes duration;

(ii) he so acts in accordance with instructions given by a person authorised by the CAA to supervise flying in the type of balloon being flown;

(iii) no person other than that specified in sub-paragraph (ii) above is carried; and

(iv) the balloon is not flying for the purpose of public transport or aerial work other than aerial work which consists of the giving of instruction in flying or the conducting of flying tests.

(i) to act as a member of the flight crew of any aircraft flying for the purpose of public transport or aerial work or on any flight in respect of which he receives remuneration for his services as a member of the flight crew; or

(ii) in the case of a pilot's licence, to act as pilot of any aircraft flying in controlled airspace in circumstances requiring compliance with the Instrument Flight Rules or to give any instruction in flying.

(b) For the purposes of this Part of this Order, a JAA licence shall, unless the CAA in the particular case gives a direction to the contrary, be deemed to be a licence rendered valid under this Order.

(i) No other person shall be carried in the aircraft or in an aircraft being towed thereby except:


(aa) a person carried as a member of the flight crew in compliance with this Order;

(bb) a person authorised by the CAA to witness the aforesaid training or tests or to conduct the aforesaid tests; or

(cc) if the pilot in command of the aircraft is the holder of an appropriate licence, a person carried for the purpose of being trained or tested as a member of the flight crew of an aircraft.



(ii) The person acting as the pilot of the aircraft without being the holder of an appropriate licence either:



(aa) within the period of six months immediately preceding was serving as a qualified pilot of an aircraft in any of Her Majesty's naval, military or air forces, and his physical condition has not, so far as he is aware, so deteriorated during that period as to render him unfit for the licence for which he intends to qualify; or

(bb) holds a pilot's, a flight navigator's or a flight engineer's licence granted under article 22 of this Order and the purpose of the training or test is to enable him to qualify under this Order for the grant of a pilot's licence or for the inclusion of an additional type in the aircraft rating in his licence and he acts under the supervision of a person who is the holder of an appropriate licence.

(i) Subject to sub-paragraph (ii), the CAA shall not on or after 1st July 2000 grant a United Kingdom Private Pilot's Licence (Aeroplanes) to any person who was not on 30th June 2000 the holder of such a licence.

(ii) The CAA shall continue to grant United Kingdom Private Pilot's Licences (Aeroplanes) containing only a microlight class rating (in this Part of this Order and in the said Schedule called "a Microlight Licence") or only an SLMG class rating (in this Part of this Order and in the said Schedule called "an SLMG Licence").

(b) The CAA shall not on or after 1st July 2000 grant a United Kingdom Basic Commercial Pilot's Licence (Aeroplanes) to any person who was not on 30th June 2000 the holder of such a licence.

(c) The CAA shall not on or after 1st January 2001 grant a United Kingdom Private Pilot's Licence (Helicopters) to any person who was not on 31st December 2000 the holder of such a licence.

(d) The CAA shall not on or after 1st July 2002 grant a United Kingdom Commercial Pilot's Licence (Aeroplanes) or a United Kingdom Airline Transport Pilot's Licence (Aeroplanes) to any person who was not on 30th June 2002 respectively the holder of such a licence.

(e) The CAA shall not on or after 1st January 2003 grant a United Kingdom Commercial Pilot's Licence (Helicopters) or a United Kingdom Airline Transport Pilot's Licence (Helicopters) to any person who was not on 31st December 2002 respectively the holder of such a licence.

(i) the CAA shall not grant a flying instructor's rating (aeroplanes), an assistant flying instructor's rating (aeroplanes), grant a flying instructor's rating (helicopters) or an assistant flying instructor's rating (helicopters).

(ii) The CAA shall not include in a Microlight Licence or an SLMG Licence granted on or after 1st July 2000 any additional aircraft rating.

(i) United Kingdom licences for which there is no JAR-FCL equivalent except for United Kingdom Basic Commercial Pilot's Licences and United Kingdom Flight Engineer's Licences; and

(ii) United Kingdom helicopter licences.

(b) The validity of a United Kingdom licence for which there is no JAR-FCL equivalent other than a United Kingdom Basic Commercial Pilot's Licence and a United Kingdom Flight Engineer's Licence shall be maintained in accordance with this article.

(c) The validity of a United Kingdom helicopter licence for which there is a JAR-FCL equivalent shall be maintained in accordance with this article until 30th June 2000 and thereafter in accordance with article 24.

(i) Subject to sub-paragraphs (ii) and (iii), the holder of a pilot's licence to which this article applies shall not be entitled to exercise the privileges of an aircraft rating contained in the licence on a flight unless the licence bears a valid certificate of test or a valid certificate of experience in respect of the rating, which certificate shall in either case be appropriate to the functions he is to perform on that flight in accordance with Section 1 of Part C of Schedule 8 to this Order and shall otherwise comply with that Section.

(ii) The holder of a Private Pilot's Licence (Balloons and Airships) to which this article applies shall be entitled to exercise the privileges of an aircraft rating contained in the licence on a flight when the licence does not bear such a certificate.

(iii) The holder of a Microlight Licence, an SLMG Licence or a United Kingdom Private Pilot's Licence (Gyroplanes) shall not be entitled to exercise the privileges of an aircraft rating contained in the licence on a flight unless the certificate of test or certificate of experience required by sub-paragraph (i) is included in the personal flying log book required to be kept by him under article 28 of this Order.

(b) The holder of a flight navigator's licence to which this article applies shall not be entitled to perform functions on a flight to which article 20(4) of this Order applies unless the licence bears a valid certificate of experience which certificate shall be appropriate to the functions he is to perform on that flight in accordance with Section 1 of Part C of the said Schedule and shall otherwise comply with that Part.

(i) suffers any personal injury involving incapacity to undertake his functions as a member of the flight crew;

(ii) suffers any illness involving incapacity to undertake those functions throughout a period of 21 days or more; or

(iii) in the case of a woman, has reason to believe that she is pregnant;

shall inform the CAA in writing of such injury, illness or pregnancy, as soon as possible in the case of injury or pregnancy, and as soon as the period of 21 days has expired in the case of illness.