# The Air Navigation (Overseas Territories) Order 2013, Article 98: Flight data monitoring

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) This article applies to any aircraft registered in the Territory and flying for the purpose of commercial air transport.
(2) The operator of an aeroplane with a maximum certificated take-off mass of more than 20,000kg must include a flight data monitoring programme as part of its safety management system.
(3) The operator of a helicopter with a maximum certificated take-off mass of more than 7,000kg, or having a maximum approved passenger seating configuration of more than 9, must include a flight data monitoring programme as part of its safety management system.
(4) The sole objective of a flight data monitoring programme is the prevention of accidents and incidents and each programme must be designed and managed to meet that objective.
(5) It is not the purpose of a flight data monitoring programme to establish blame or liability.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/2870/article/98 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/air-navigation-overseas-territories-order-2013/article-98
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