Paragraph 37B Duties of pilot-in-commandF1

This rule applies if an aircraft is subjected to an act of unlawful interference.

The pilot-in-command must attempt to notify the appropriate air traffic control unit immediately of the interference and of any actual or required deviation from the filed flight plan.

The pilot-in-command must attempt to land as soon as reasonably practicable at the nearest suitable aerodrome, or at another aerodrome as instructed by the appropriate air traffic control unit, unless circumstances on board the aircraft make this impracticable.

In this rule, “act of unlawful interference” means any act which would constitute an offence under sections 1 to 4 of the Aviation Security Act 1982, if committed in a territory to which those sections have been extended by the Aviation Security and Piracy (Overseas Territories) Order 2000.