Paragraph 9 ConvergingI1

United Kingdom

(1)

Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3) and to rules 10 and 11, aircraft in the air must give way to other, converging aircraft as follows—

(a)

flying machines must give way to airships, gliders and balloons;

(b)

airships must give way to gliders and balloons;

(c)

gliders must give way to balloons.

(2)

Mechanically driven aircraft must give way to aircraft which are towing other aircraft or objects.

(3)

Subject to paragraph (2), when two aircraft are converging in the air at approximately the same altitude, the aircraft which has the other on its right must give way.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Sch. 4 para. 9 in force at 1.1.2014, see art. 1