Article 46 Certificate of release to service issued by pilot owner

United Kingdom

In accordance with any guidance issued by the CAA a pilot owner of a private aircraft which has a maximum total mass authorised of not more than 2,730kg to which article 44 applies—

(a)

may carry out simple visual inspections or operations to check for general condition and obvious damage and normal operation of the airframe, engines, systems and components of the aircraft;

(b)

rectify any defects identified under paragraph (a); and

(c)

issue a certificate of release to service at the completion of any maintenance when satisfied that all maintenance required has been properly carried out.

Notes on Chapter 3

Textual amendments

F1: Word in Pt. 4 Ch. 3 heading substituted (31.12.2020) by The Aviation Safety (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/645), reg. 1, Sch. 1 para. 17 (with Sch. 3) (as amended by S.I. 2019/1098, regs. 1(3), 12); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)