Paragraph 4 I1
United Kingdom
Table
| Description of aircraft | Circumstances of flight | Scale of Equipment required |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Aeroplanes | flying on any flight— | A, B(1), (2), (3), (4), (5) and (6) |
| (i) by night | C, D, G(2) and (3) and GG | |
| (ii) flying under Instrument Flight Rules— | ||
| (aa) outside controlled airspace | D | |
| F1(bb) within Class A, B, C or D airspace | E with E(4) duplicated and F | |
| (cc) within Class D or E airspace | E and F | |
| (iii) carrying out aerobatic manoeuvres | B(8) and (9) | |
| (iv) flying at a height of 13,000ft or more above mean sea level | L1 or L2 | |
| (v) flying over water— | ||
| (aa) beyond gliding distance from land suitable for an emergency landing | H | |
| (bb) at a greater distance from land suitable for making an emergency landing than that corresponding to 30 minutes at cruising speed or 100 nautical miles, whichever is the less | H and K | |
| (cc) at a distance of more than 10 minutes flying time at normal cruising speed away from land suitable for making an emergency landing | KK(1) or KK(2) | |
| (vi) flying over areas which have been designated by the State concerned as areas in which search and rescue would be especially difficult, and where — | KK(2) | |
| (aa) in the event of an emergency landing, tropical conditions are likely to be met | U (except U(1)) | |
| (bb) in the event of an emergency landing, polar conditions are likely to be met | V (except V(1)) | |
| (vii) on all flights which involve manoeuvres on water | H, J and K(1), (2) and (3) | |
| (viii) with a certificate of airworthiness | A(3) and (5) | |
| (ix) on flights when the weather reports or forecasts available at the aerodrome at the time of departure indicate that conditions favouring ice formation are likely to be met | M | |
| (x) on all flights by a pressurised aircraft | R | |
| (xi) flying at an altitude of more than 49,000 ft | W | |
| F2(2) Pressurised aeroplanes operating in areas where thunderstorms or other potentially hazardous weather conditions are likely to be encountered | flying on any flight | O |
| (3) Turbine-engined aeroplanes having a maximum total mass authorised of more than 5700 kg and piston-engined aeroplanes having a maximum total mass authorised of more than 27,000 kg except aeroplanes falling within paragraph (4) or (5) | flying on any flight | P |
(4) Aeroplanes — (a) having a maximum total mass authorised of more than 5700 kg but not more than 11,400 kg, (b) in respect of which there is in force a certificate of airworthiness, or an application for a certificate of airworthiness has been made and not withdrawn or refused, and (c) which conform to a type first issued with a type certificate on or after 1st April 1971 | flying on any flight | S(1) |
| (5) Aeroplanes for which a certificate of airworthiness was first issued on or after 1st June 1990 and which have a maximum total mass authorised of more than 27,000 kg | flying on any flight | S(2) |
(6) Aeroplanes — (a) having a maximum total mass authorised of more than 27,000 kg, (b) in respect of which there is in force a certificate of airworthiness, or an application for a certificate of airworthiness has been made and not withdrawn or refused, and (c) which conform to a type first issued with a type certificate on or after 1st April 1971 (or 1st January 1970 in the case of an aeroplane having a maximum total mass authorised of more than 230,000 kg) | flying on any flight | T |
(7) Aeroplanes — (a) having a maximum total mass authorised of more than 5700 kg or with a maximum approved passenger seating configuration of more than 9; (b) in respect of which there is in force a certificate of airworthiness; and (c) which are powered by one or more turbine jets or one or more turbine propeller engines | flying on any flight | X(1) or X(2) |
| (8) Aeroplanes — | ||
| (a) having a maximum total mass authorised of more than 22,700 kg and powered by one or more turbo-jets; or | flying by night | Z(1) and (2) |
| (b) having a maximum total mass authorised of more than 5700 kg and conforming to a type for which a certificate of airworthiness was first applied for after 30th April 1972, but not including any aeroplane which in the opinion of the Department is identical in all matters affecting the provision of emergency evacuation facilities to an aeroplane in respect of which an application for a certificate of airworthiness was first made before that date; or | flying by night | Z(1) and (2) |
| (c) having a maximum approved passenger seating configuration of more than 19 | flying by night | Z(1) |
(9) Aeroplanes — (a) powered by one or more turbine jets; or (b) powered by one or more turbine propeller engines, having a maximum total mass authorised of more than 5700 kg and first issued with a certificate of airworthiness in the Isle of Man or the United Kingdom on or after 1st April 1989 | flying on any flight | AA |
| (10) Helicopters and gyroplanes | flying on any flight — | F3A(1), (2), (3) and (4) and B(1), (2), (3), (4), (5) and (6) |
| (i) flying by day under Visual Flight Rules— | ||
| (aa) with the surface in sight | D | |
| (bb) when the surface is not in sight | E | |
| (ii) flying by day under Instrument Flight Rules — | ||
| (aa) with the surface in sight | E | |
| (bb) when the surface is not in sight outside controlled airspace | E with E(2) duplicated | |
| (cc) when the surface is not in sight within controlled airspace | E with both E(2) and E(4) duplicated and F | |
| (iii) flying by night — | ||
| (aa) with the surface in sight | C, E and G(3), (5) and (6) | |
| (bb) when the surface is not in sight outside controlled airspace | C, E with E(2) duplicated and G(3), (5) and (6) | |
| (cc) when the surface is not in sight within controlled airspace | C, E with both E(2) and E(4) duplicated , F and G(3), (5) and (6) | |
| (iv) flying at a height of 13,000 ft or more above mean sea level | L1 or L2 | |
| (v) flying over water — | ||
| (aa) beyond autorotational gliding distance from land suitable for an emergency landing | H | |
| (bb) on all flights on which in the event of any emergency occurring during the take-off or during the landing at the intended destination or any likely alternate destination it is reasonably possible that the helicopter or gyroplane would be forced to land onto water | H | |
| (cc) at a distance of more than 10 minutes flying time at normal cruising speed away from land suitable for making an emergency landing | KK(1) or KK(2) | |
| (vi) flying over areas which have been designated by the State concerned as areas in which search and rescue would be especially difficult, and where — | KK(2) | |
| (aa) in the event of an emergency landing, tropical conditions are likely to be met | U (except U(1)) | |
| (bb) in the event of an emergency landing, polar conditions are likely to be met | V (except V(1)) | |
| (vii) where the flight involves manoeuvres on water | H, J and K | |
| (viii) when the weather reports or forecasts available at the aerodrome at the time of departure indicate that conditions favouring ice formation are likely to be met | M | |
| (ix) flying over substantially uninhabited land areas where, in the event of an emergency landing, tropical conditions are likely to be met | U | |
| (x) flying over substantially uninhabited land or other areas where, in the event of an emergency landing, polar conditions are likely to be met | V | |
| (11) Helicopters and gyroplanes - | flying at a height of 10,000ft or more above mean sea level | |
| (a) having a certificate of airworthiness first issued before 1st January 1989; or | L1 or L2 | |
| (b) having a certificate of airworthiness first issued on or after 1st January 1989 | L2 | |
| (12) Helicopters and gyroplanes - | flying by night | |
| (a) having a maximum total mass authorised of more than 5700 kg and conforming to a type for which a certificate of airworthiness was first applied for on or after 30th April 1972, but not including any helicopter or gyroplane which in the opinion of the Department is identical in all matters affecting the provision of emergency evacuation facilities to a helicopter or gyroplane for which a certificate of airworthiness was first applied for before that date; | Z(1) and (2) | |
| (b) having a maximum approved passenger seating configuration of more than 19, but not including a helicopter or gyroplane falling within (a) above; or | Z(1) | |
| (c) which are public transport helicopters or gyroplanes for which there is in force a certificate of airworthiness; and | ||
| (i) which have a maximum total mass authorised of more than 2730kg but not more than 7000kg or with a maximum approved passenger seating configuration of more than 9 or both; or | flying on any flight | SS(1) or SS(3) |
| (ii) which have a maximum total mass authorised of more than 7000kg | flying on any flight | SS(1) or SS(3) |
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Words in Sch. 3 para. 4 Table substituted (1.5.2016) by The Air Navigation (Isle of Man) (Amendment) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/155), arts. 1, 19(b)(i)
- F2
Words in Sch. 3 para. 4 Table substituted (1.5.2016) by The Air Navigation (Isle of Man) (Amendment) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/155), arts. 1, 19(b)(ii)
- F3
Words in Sch. 3 para. 4 Table substituted (1.5.2016) by The Air Navigation (Isle of Man) (Amendment) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/155), arts. 1, 19(b)(iii)
Commencement
- I1
Sch. 3 para. 4 in force at 1.5.2015, see art. 1