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Article 32 Aircraft not registered in the United Kingdom—aerodrome operating minima

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(1)

A public transport aircraft registered in a country other than the United Kingdom shall not fly in or over the United Kingdom unless the operator thereof shall have furnished to the Authority such particulars as it may from time to time have required relating to the aerodrome operating minima specified by the operator in relation to aerodromes in the United Kingdom for the purpose of limiting their use by the aircraft for take-off or landing, including any instructions given by the operator in relation to such aerodrome operating minima. The aircraft shall not fly in or over the United Kingdom unless the operator shall have made such amendments or additions to the aerodrome operating minima so specified and any instructions so given as the Authority may require for the purpose of ensuring the safety of the aircraft or the safety, efficiency or regularity of air navigation.

(2)

The aircraft shall not take off or land at an aerodrome in the United Kingdom in contravention of the specified aerodrome operating minima or the specified instructions.

(3)

Without prejudice to the provisions of paragraph (2) of this article, a public transport aircraft registered in a country other than the United Kingdom, when making a descent to an aerodrome, shall not descend below 1000 ft. above the height of an aerodrome if the relevant runway visual range at the aerodrome is at the time less than the specified minimum for landing.

(4)

Without prejudice to the provisions of paragraph (2) of this article, a public transport aircraft registered in a country other than the United Kingdom, when making a descent to an aerodrome, shall not:

(a)

continue an approach to landing at any aerodrome by flying below the relevant specified decision height; or

(b)

descend below the relevant specified minimum descent height;

unless in either case from such height the specified visual reference for landing is established and is maintained.

(5)

In this article “specified” in relation to an aircraft means specified by the operator in, or ascertainable by reference to, the particulars furnished by the operator to the Authority pursuant to paragraph (1) of this article.