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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/air-navigation-order-2016/article-68",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2016/765",
  "legislation_title": "The Air Navigation Order 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/air-navigation-order-2016",
  "path": "article/68",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "68",
  "heading": "Responsibilities and authority of pilot in command",
  "text": "The pilot in command of an aircraft is responsible—\n(a) before every flight, for defining the roles and duties of each crew member;\n(b) for the operation and safety of the aircraft and for the initiation, continuation, termination or diversion of a flight in the interest of safety; and\n(c) during aircraft operations, for ensuring the safety of all crew members, passengers and cargo on board.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/765/article/68",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T23:21:35.381803+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}