{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2012-965/annex-IV/division-subpart+a/division-section+1/division-catgenmpa180/division-a",
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  "legislation": "eur/2012/965",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 of 5 October 2012 laying down technical requirements and administrative procedures related to air operations pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2012-965",
  "path": "annex/IV/division/subpart+a/division/section+1/division/catgenmpa180/division/a",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "(a)",
  "heading": "The following documents, manuals and information shall be carried on each flight, as originals or copies unless otherwise specified:",
  "text": "(1)the aircraft flight manual (AFM), or equivalent document(s);\n(2)the original certificate of registration;\n(3)the original certificate of airworthiness (CofA);\n(4)the noise certificate, including an English translation, where one has been provided by the authority responsible for issuing the noise certificate;\n(5)a certified true copy of the air operator certificate (AOC), including an English translation when the AOC has been issued in another language;\n(6) the operations specifications relevant to the aircraft type, issued with the AOC, including an English translation when the operations specifications have been issued in another language;\n(7)the original aircraft radio licence, if applicable;\n(8)the third party liability insurance certificate(s);\n(9)the journey log, or equivalent, for the aircraft;\n(10)the aircraft technical log, in accordance with Annex I (Part-M) to Regulation (EU) No 1321/2014;\n(11)details of the filed ATS flight plan, if applicable;\n(12)current and suitable aeronautical charts for the route of the proposed flight and all routes along which it is reasonable to expect that the flight may be diverted;\n(13)procedures and visual signals information for use by intercepting and intercepted aircraft;\n(14)information concerning search and rescue services for the area of the intended flight, which shall be easily accessible in the flight crew compartment;\n(15)the current parts of the operations manual that are relevant to the duties of the crew members, which shall be easily accessible to the crew members;\n(16)the MEL;\n(17)appropriate notices to airmen (NOTAMs) and aeronautical information service (AIS) briefing documentation;\n(18)appropriate meteorological information;\n(19)cargo and/or passenger manifests, if applicable;\n(20)mass and balance documentation;\n(21)the operational flight plan, if applicable;\n(22)notification of special categories of passenger (SCPs) and special loads, if applicable; and\n(23)any other documentation that may be pertinent to the flight or is required by the States concerned with the flight.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Substituted by Commission Regulation (EU) No 379/2014 of 7 April 2014 amending Commission Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 laying down technical requirements and administrative procedures related to air operations pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Substituted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1384 of 24 July 2019 amending Regulations (EU) No 965/2012 and (EU) No 1321/2014 as regards the use of aircraft listed on an air operator certificate for non-commercial operations and specialised operations, the establishment of operational requirements for the conduct of maintenance check flights, the establishment of rules on non-commercial operations with reduced cabin crew on board and introducing editorial updates concerning air operations requirements (Text with EEA relevance)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2012/965/annex/IV/division/subpart+a/division/section+1/division/catgenmpa180/division/a",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:49:05.762953+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}