Explanatory note

This Order amends the Air Navigation Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/765) (“ANO”).

Article 3 amends article 13 of the ANO to align cost-shared flight requirements with Commission Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 (laying down technical requirements and administrative procedures related to air operations) (EUR 2012/965).

Article 4 amends article 136 of the ANO to provide that pilots of Part-21 sailplanes and balloons are required to hold licences issued under the Sailplane Regulation (EUR 2018/1976) and Balloon Regulation (EUR 2019/395) respectively.

Article 5 revokes article 142 of the ANO to align UK Private Pilot Licence for Balloons and Airships (PPL(BA)) requirements with recency requirements of Annex 3 of the Balloon Regulation.

Article 6 amends article 150 of the ANO to include Balloon flight crew licences (Part-BFCL) in the list of licences deemed valid for non-Part 21 aircraft registered in the United Kingdom.

Article 7 inserts a new article 153A into the ANO requiring holders of licences granted under the ANO after 30th September 2025 to possess an aerobatic rating prior to conducting aerobatic manoeuvres.

Article 8 amends article 154 of the ANO to require PPL(BA) holders to comply with the Balloon Regulation when exercising the privileges of any rating included in their licence, with a transitional provision deferring compliance with refresher training requirements for four years after the amendment comes into force.

Article 9 amends article 155 of the ANO to restrict the article to requirements to maintain privileges of aircraft ratings attached to aeroplanes and helicopter licences other than the National Private Pilot’s Licence (“NPPL”) which is addressed under article 157. The reference to differences training to fly microlights is also removed as this is now addressed in Schedule 8 to the ANO.

Article 10 amends article 156 to correct the reference to include Chapter 2 of Part 2 of Schedule 8 to the ANO.

Article 11 amends article 157 of the ANO to align with the amendments made by article 9. Article 157 of the ANO is also amended in relation to revalidation of ratings.

Article 12 amends article 162 of the ANO to include references to the Balloon Regulation and Sailplane Regulation to require licence holders under those Regulations to hold valid medical certificates.

Article 13 inserts new article 168A to the ANO detailing the requirements for a person wishing to declare themselves qualified to provide a course of training.

Article 14 amends article 172 of the ANO to remove unnecessary administrative burdens for the CAA in respect of the Private Pilot’s Licence (Balloons and Airships) which is currently validated as a Balloon Pilot Licence under Part-BFCL for Part-21 balloons.

Article 15 amends Schedule 1 to the ANO to include new, and amend existing, definitions as required.

Article 16 amends Schedule 8 to the ANO to amend and more precisely define the privileges of United Kingdom licences in relation to both pilots and instructors. Article 16 also amends existing terminology in class ratings, including the renaming of “National Private Pilot’s Licence (Helicopters)” as “Light Aircraft Pilot’s Licence (Helicopters)”, and increases the types of flight instructor certificates.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or business sectors is foreseen. An Explanatory Memorandum has been published alongside this Order and is available at www.legislation.gov.uk.