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Explanatory note

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(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations revoke and replace the Civil Aviation (Navigation Services Charges) Regulations 1998, as amended.

In addition to some minor and drafting amendments the following changes of substance are made:–

(1)

The charges payable to the CAA for navigation services provided in connection with the use of aerodromes specified in the Table in regulation 2(1) have been changed as follows:–

  • The standard charge at Aberdeen (Dyce) is increased from £2.92 per metric tonne to £3.38. The standard charge at Edinburgh is increased from £1.67 per metric tonne to £1.78. The standard charge at Glasgow is increased from £1.90 per metric tonne to £2.05.

(2)

The charge payable to the CAA by the operator of an aircraft which flies within the Shanwick Oceanic Control Area and in respect of which a flight plan is communicated to the appropriate air traffic control unit is reduced from £62 to £55 (regulation 6).

(3)

The charge payable to the CAA by the operator of a helicopter which flies from any place in the United Kingdom to a vessel or an off-shore installation within the area of the Northern North Sea described in regulation 7(2) is increased from £147 to £189 (regulation 7(1)).

(4)

The charge payable to the CAA by an operator of a helicopter which flies from any place in the United Kingdom to a vessel or an off-shore installation within the area of the Southern North Sea described in regulation 7(4) is increased from £55 to £74 (regulation 7(3)).