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Division [7A003] ‘Inertial measurement equipment or systems’, having any of the following:F1

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

NB: SEE ALSO 7A103.

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F3Note:

7A003 does not control ‘inertial measurement equipment or systems’ which are certified for use on "civil aircraft" by civil aviation authorities of one or more F4... Wassenaar Arrangement Participating States.

F5Technical Notes

F6For the purposes of 7A003:

1. F7‘Inertial measurement equipment or systems’ incorporate accelerometers or gyroscopes to measure changes in velocity and orientation in order to determine or maintain heading or position without requiring an external reference once aligned. ‘Inertial measurement equipment or systems’ include:

-Attitude and Heading Reference Systems (AHRSs);

-Gyrocompasses;

-Inertial Measurement Units (IMUs);

-Inertial Navigation Systems (INSs);

-Inertial Reference Systems (IRSs);

-Inertial Reference Units (IRUs).

2. F8‘Positional aiding references’ independently provide position, and include:

a.“Satellite navigation system”;

b.“Data-Based Referenced Navigation” (“DBRN”).

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  1. a..

    Designed for "aircraft", land vehicles or vessels, providing position without the use of ‘positional aiding references’, and having any of the following "accuracies" subsequent to normal alignment:

    1. 1..

      0,8 nautical miles per hour (nm/hr) "Circular Error Probable" ("CEP") rate or less (better);

    2. 2..

      0,5 % distanced travelled "CEP" or less (better); or

    3. 3..

      Total drift of 1 nautical mile "CEP" or less (better) in a 24 hr period;

    Technical Note:

    F10For the purposes of 7A003.a.1., 7A003.a.2. and 7A003.a.3., the performance parameters typically apply to ‘inertial measurement equipment or systems’ designed for "aircraft", vehicles and vessels, respectively. These parameters result from the utilisation of specialised F11non-‘positional aiding references’ (e.g., altimeter, odometer, velocity log). As a consequence, the specified performance values cannot be readily converted between these parameters. Equipment designed for multiple platforms are evaluated against each applicable entry 7A003.a.1., 7A003.a.2., or 7A003.a.3.

  2. b..

    Designed for "aircraft", land vehicles or vessels, with an embedded ‘positional aiding reference’ and providing position after loss of all ‘positional aiding references’ for a period of up to 4 minutes, having an "accuracy" of less (better) than 10 meters "CEP";

    F12Note: 7A003.b. refers to systems in which ‘inertial measurement equipment or systems’ and other independent ‘positional aiding references’ are built into a single unit (i.e., embedded) in order to achieve improved performance.

  3. c..

    Designed for "aircraft", land vehicles or vessels, providing heading or True North determination and having any of the following:

    1. 1..

      A maximum operating angular rate less (lower) than 500 deg/s and a heading "accuracy" without the use of ‘positional aiding references’ equal to or less (better) than 0,07 deg sec(Lat) (equivalent to 6 arc minutes rms at 45 degrees latitude); or

    2. 2..

      A maximum operating angular rate equal to or greater (higher) than 500 deg/s and a heading "accuracy" without the use of ‘positional aiding references’ equal to or less (better) than 0,2 deg sec(Lat) (equivalent to 17 arc minutes rms at 45 degrees latitude); or

  4. d..

    Providing acceleration measurements or angular rate measurements, in more than one dimension, and having any of the following:

    1. 1..

      Performance specified in 7A001 or 7A002 along any axis, without the use of any aiding references; or

    2. 2..

      Being "space-qualified" and providing angular rate measurements having an "angle random walk" along any axis of less (better) than or equal to 0,1 degree per square root hour.

      Note:

      7A003.d.2. does not control ‘inertial measurement equipment or systems’ that contain "spinning mass gyros" as the only type of gyro.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Substituted by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/1749 of 7 October 2020 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 428/2009 setting up a Community regime for the control of exports, transfer, brokering and transit of dual-use items.

F2

Words in Annex 1 Entry 7A003 omitted (13.7.2023) by virtue of The Export Control (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/695), regs. 1(1), 3(2)(j)(i)

F3

Word in Annex 1 Entry 7A003 substituted (13.7.2023) by The Export Control (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/695), regs. 1(1), 3(2)(j)(ii)

F4

Words in Annex 1 Entry 7A003 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Trade etc. in Dual-Use Items and Firearms etc. (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/771), regs. 1, 3(22)(g) (with reg. 5) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1502, regs. 2(3), 10); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F5

Words in Annex 1 Entry 7A003 substituted (13.7.2023) by The Export Control (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/695), regs. 1(1), 3(2)(j)(iii)

F6

Words in Annex 1 Entry 7A003 inserted (20.5.2025) by The Export Control (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/532), regs. 1(2), 15(2)(a)(i)

F7

Words in Annex 1 Entry 7A003 substituted (20.5.2025) by The Export Control (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/532), regs. 1(2), 15(2)(a)(ii)

F8

Word in Annex 1 Entry 7A003 substituted (20.5.2025) by The Export Control (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/532), regs. 1(2), 15(2)(a)(iii)

F9

Words in Annex 1 Entry 7A003 omitted (23.10.2023) by virtue of The Export Control (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1048), regs. 1(1), 3(2)(b)

F10

Words in Annex 1 Entry 7A003.a substituted (13.7.2023) by The Export Control (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/695), regs. 1(1), 3(2)(j)(iv)(aa)

F11

Words in Annex 1 Entry 7A003.a substituted (13.7.2023) by The Export Control (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/695), regs. 1(1), 3(2)(j)(iv)(bb)

F12

Words in Annex 1 Entry 7A003.b substituted (1.4.2024) by The Export Control (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/346), regs. 1(1), 3(18)(b)

Notes on Division [7A]

Textual amendments

F2

Word in Annex 1 Section 7A substituted (1.4.2024) by The Export Control (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/346), regs. 1(1), 3(18)(a)