The Air Navigation (General) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2003

• Citation: S.I. 2003/3286
• Sections: 3

Section 1 Citation and Commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Air Navigation (General) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2003 and shall come into force on 9th January 2004.

Section 2 Amendment of Air Navigation (General) Regulations

The Air Navigation (General) Regulations 1993 shall be amended as follows.

Section 3 Amendment of Air Navigation (General) Regulations

After Regulation 17 there shall be inserted:

Mandatory reporting of birdstrikes – time and manner of reporting and information to be reported

(17A)

(1)

(a) Without prejudice to the CAA ’s power in a particular case to approve the form of presentation and subject to sub-paragraph (b) , for the purposes of article 117A(1) of the Air Navigation Order 2000, a report containing the information referred to in paragraph (2) shall be made to the Authority by post, telex, facsimile transmission or other similar means which produce a document containing a text of the communication within 96 hours of the birdstrike occurrence coming to the knowledge of the person making the report .

(b) If at that time any of the said information is not in the possession of that person, a report containing that information shall be made to the Authority by post, telex, facsimile transmission or other similar means which produce a document containing a text of the communication within 96 hours of the information coming into his possession.

(2) For the purposes of article 117A(1) of the Air Navigation Order 2000, a report shall, as far as possible, contain the following information:

(a) the type, series and registration marks of the aircraft concerned;

(b) the name of the operator of the aircraft;

(c) the date and the Co-ordinated Universal Time of the birdstrike occurrence;

(d) the last point of departure and the next point of intended landing of the aircraft at that time;

(e) a description of the birdstrike occurrence, including the part(s) of the aircraft affected, the effect on flight and any other relevant information;

(f) the bird species/description;

(g) the weather at the time of the occurrence;

(h) the runway in use (where relevant);

(i) the height and speed of the aircraft;

(j) the phase of flight;

(k) the position (if en route) of the aircraft at the time of the birdstrike;

(l) any other reporting action taken;

(m)

(i) the signature and name in block capitals of the person making the report;

(ii) the name of his employer and the capacity in which he acts for that employer; and

(iii) the address or telephone number at which communications should be made to him.