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The Rules of the Air Regulations 1991

S.I. 1991/2437 · Made 24 October 1991

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CIVIL AVIATION

Made 24th October 1991

Coming into force 14th November 1991

The Secretary of State for Transport, in exercise of his powers under article 69(1) of the Air Navigation Order 1989f1 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:

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S.I. 1989/2004; the relevant amending instrument is S.I. 1990/2154.

Contents

  1. 1Regulation 1
  2. 2Regulation 2
  3. 3Regulation 3
  4. Signature
  5. Schedule THE: THE RULES OF THE AIR—ARRANGEMENT OF RULES
  6. INTERPRETATION
  7. 1Paragraph 1
  8. GENERAL
  9. 2Paragraph 2
  10. 3Paragraph 3
  11. 4Paragraph 4
  12. 5Paragraph 5
  13. 6Paragraph 6
  14. 7Paragraph 7
  15. LIGHTS AND SIGNALS TO BE SHOWN OR MADE BY AIRCRAFT
  16. 8Paragraph 8
  17. 9Paragraph 9
  18. 10Paragraph 10
  19. 11Paragraph 11
  20. 12Paragraph 12
  21. 13Paragraph 13
  22. 14Paragraph 14
  23. 15Paragraph 15
  24. GENERAL FLIGHT RULES
  25. 16Paragraph 16
  26. 17Paragraph 17
  27. 18Paragraph 18
  28. 19Paragraph 19
  29. 20Paragraph 20
  30. 21Paragraph 21
  31. 22Paragraph 22
  32. 23Paragraph 23
  33. VISUAL FLIGHT RULES
  34. 24Paragraph 24
  35. 25Paragraph 25
  36. 26Paragraph 26
  37. 27Paragraph 27
  38. INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES
  39. 28Paragraph 28
  40. 29Paragraph 29
  41. 30Paragraph 30
  42. 31Paragraph 31
  43. 32Paragraph 32
  44. AERODROME TRAFFIC RULES
  45. 33Paragraph 33
  46. 34Paragraph 34
  47. 35Paragraph 35
  48. 36Paragraph 36
  49. 37Paragraph 37
  50. 38Paragraph 38
  51. 39Paragraph 39
  52. SPECIAL RULES
  53. 40Paragraph 40
  54. 41Paragraph 41
  55. AERODROME SIGNALS AND MARKINGS—VISUAL AND AURAL SIGNALS
  56. 42Paragraph 42
  57. 43Paragraph 43
  58. 44Paragraph 44
  59. 45Paragraph 45
  60. 46Paragraph 46
  61. 47Paragraph 47
  62. 48Paragraph 48
  63. 49Paragraph 49
  64. 50Paragraph 50
  65. 51Paragraph 51
  66. INTERPRETATION
  67. 1Interpretation
  68. GENERAL
  69. 2Application of Rules to aircraft
  70. 3Misuse of signals and markings
  71. 4Reporting hazardous conditions
  72. 5Low flying
  73. 6Simulated instrument flight
  74. 7Practice instrument approaches
  75. LIGHTS AND OTHER SIGNALS TO BE SHOWN OR MADE BY AIRCRAFT
  76. 8General
  77. 9Display of lights by aircraft
  78. 10Failure of navigation and anti-collision lights
  79. 11Flying machines
  80. 12Gliders
  81. 13Free balloons
  82. 14Captive balloons and kites
  83. 15Airships
  84. GENERAL FLIGHT RULES
  85. 16Weather reports and forecasts
  86. 17Rules for avoiding aerial collisions
  87. 18Aerobatic manoeuvres
  88. 19Right-hand traffic rule
  89. 20Notification of arrival and departure
  90. 21Flight in Class A airspace
  91. 22Choice of VFR or IFR
  92. 23Speed Limitation
  93. VISUAL FLIGHT RULES
  94. 24Paragraph 24
  95. 25Flight within controlled airspace
  96. 26Flight outside controlled airspace
  97. 27VFR flight plan and air traffic control clearance
  98. INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES
  99. 28Paragraph 28
  100. 29Minimum height
  101. 30Quadrantal Rule and semi-circular Rule
  102. 31Flight plan and air traffic control clearance
  103. 32Position reports
  104. AERODROME TRAFFIC RULES
  105. 33Application of aerodrome traffic rules
  106. 34Visual signals
  107. 35Movement of aircraft on aerodromes
  108. 36Access to and movement of persons and vehicles on the aerodrome
  109. 37Right of way on the ground
  110. 38Launching, picking up and dropping of tow ropes, etc.
  111. 39Flight within aerodrome traffic zones
  112. SPECIAL RULES
  113. 40Special Rules for Upper Heyford Mandatory Radio Area
  114. 41Use of radio navigation aids
  115. AERODROME SIGNALS AND MARKINGS—VISUAL AND AURAL SIGNALS
  116. 42General
  117. 43Signals in the signals area
  118. 44Markings for paved runways and taxiways
  119. 45Markings on unpaved manoeuvring areas
  120. 46Signals visible from the ground
  121. 47Lights and pyrotechnic signals for control of aerodrome traffic
  122. 48Marshalling signals (from a marshaller to an aircraft)
  123. 49Marshalling signals (from a pilot of an aircraft to a marshaller)
  124. 50Distress, urgency and safety signals
  125. 51Warning Signals to aircraft in flight
  126. Explanatory note