Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order further amends the Air Navigation (No. 2) Order 1995. In addition to minor and drafting amendments, the following changes are made:
A public transport aircraft which is not registered in the United Kingdom is no longer required to furnish the Authority with particulars of its aerodrome operating minima. The operator of any such aircraft requires approval from the Authority to conduct aircraft operations to Category II or III minima (article 2(1)).
Airspace which is prescribed for the purposes of minimum navigation performance, may now be notified for the purposes of reduced vertical separation. An aircraft registered in the United Kingdom may not fly within such notified airspace unless it carries appropriate equipment and operates in accordance with approved procedures (article 2(2), (7) and (11)).
A definition of sporting weapon is now provided (article 2(3) and (4)).
What was formerly called an area traffic control centre is now called an area control centre (article 2(5) and (8)).
An air transport undertaking is now defined as an undertaking whose business includes flying for the purposes of public transport (article 2(6)).