The Air Navigation (Isle of Man) (Amendment) Order 2021

• Citation: S.I. 2021/751
• Sections: 9

Section 1 Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Air Navigation (Isle of Man) (Amendment) Order 2021 and comes into force on the date of the coming into operation of the Civil Aviation (Rules of the Air) Order 2021 .

Section 2 Amendment to the Air Navigation (Isle of Man) Order 2015

The Air Navigation (Isle of Man) Order 2015 is amended as follows.

Section 3 Commercial Air Transport, Aerial Work and Large Aircraft

In article 57(11), omit the words from “by rule” to “2008”.

Section 4 Certain Other Aircraft

In article 58(6), omit the words from “by rule” to “2008”.

Section 5 Rules of the Air

Omit article 91.

Section 6 Licensing of aerodromes

In article 129(11), in the definition of “visual traffic pattern”, for “rule 45 of the Rules of the Air Regulations 2007” substitute “paragraph 9 of Schedule 1 to the Civil Aviation (Rules of the Air) Order 2021”.

Section 7 Interpretation

(1) Article 167(1) is amended as follows.

(2) In the definition of “Flight information service”, in sub-paragraph (a)(ii), for “rule 40(b) or 41(2) of the Rules of the Air Regulations 2007” substitute “point SERA.8015 in section 8 of the Annex to SERA or under paragraph 10(1)(b) or 11(2) of Schedule 1 to the Civil Aviation (Rules of the Air) Order 2021”.

(3) In the definition of “Instrument Flight Rules”, for “Section 6 of the Rules of the Air Regulations 2007” substitute “Section 5 of the Annex to SERA”.

(4) In the definition of “Notified aerodrome”, for “rule 45 of the Rules of the Air Regulations 2007” substitute “paragraph 9 of Schedule 1 to the Civil Aviation (Rules of the Air) Order 2021”.

(5) In the definition of “Notified operating hours”, for “rule 45 of the Rules of the Air Regulations 2007” substitute “paragraph 9 of Schedule 1 to the Civil Aviation (Rules of the Air) Order 2021”.

(6) After the definition of “Self-sustaining glider” insert—

“SERA” means EU Regulation No 923/2012 of 26 September 2012 laying down the common rules of the air and operational provisions regarding services and procedures in air navigation and amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1035/2011 and Regulations (EC) No 1265/2007 , (EC) No 1794/2006 , (EC) No 730/2006 , (EC) No 1033/2006 and (EU) No 255/2010 , as applied to the Isle of Man by the Civil Aviation (Rules of the Air) Order 2021;

(7) In the definition of “Special VFR flight”, for “Rules of the Air Regulations 2007” substitute “Civil Aviation (Rules of the Air) Order 2021”.

(8) In the definition of “Visual flight rules”, for “Section 5 of the Rules of the Air Regulations 2007” substitute “Section 5 of the Annex to SERA”.

Section 8 Aircraft Equipment

(1) In Schedule 3, paragraph 5 is amended as follows.

(2) Under the heading “Scale C”—

(a) in sub-paragraph (1), for “Section 8 of the Rules of the Air Regulations 2007” substitute “point SERA.3215 of Section 3, Chapter 2 of the Annex to SERA”; and

(b) in sub-paragraph (3), for “Rule 61 of the Rules of the Air Regulations 2007” substitute “paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of Appendix 1 of the Annex to SERA”.

(3) Under the heading “Scale J”, for sub-paragraph (2), substitute—

(2) Parachute distress rocket signals capable of making, from the surface of the water, the pyrotechnical signal of distress specified in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of Appendix 1 of the Annex to SERA and complying with paragraph 3.1 of the International Life-Saving Appliance (LSA) Code contained in International Maritime Organization Resolution MSC.48(66), as amended

Section 9 Penalties

(1) Schedule 11 is amended as follows.

(2) In the Table in Part 1, omit the entry for article 91(5).

(3) In the Table in Part 2, omit the entry for article 91(2).