Retained EU Law 2012 United Kingdom

Regulation (EU) No 923/2012 (SERA - Standardised European Rules of the Air)

At a glance

Enforced by

CAA

What's here

8 compliance obligations

Who this Act binds

Business-side actors with duties under this Act, ranked by how often they appear.

  • Operator 4
  • Any Person 3
  • Employee 1

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Any Person also bound by 2338 other Acts (top 5 shown)
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What this Act requires

Sections that create concrete duties on businesses or carry penalties. Procedural and definitional sections are folded into the “Browse other sections” expander at the bottom of each group. Click any section title to read the source text on legislation.gov.uk.

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s.12

  • Flight crews must use standard message formats for air-reports Any Person
s.8

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  • Obtain air traffic control clearances and comply with ATC instructions Any Person
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  • Obtain crew acknowledgement before relying on manual servicing signals Employee
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  • Activate termination devices on heavy unmanned free balloon when conditions become hazardous Operator
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  • Notify air traffic services immediately if your balloon flight is cancelled Operator
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  • Monitor and report positions of heavy unmanned free balloons Operator
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  • Maintain continuous air-ground voice communication in RMZ Any Person
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  • Deliver completed volcanic activity report to aerodrome meteorological office on arrival Operator
Browse 36 other sections — procedural / definitional / commencement
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uri:annex/appendix/1/division/1/division/3/division/3.2/division/3.2.5/division/3.2.5.1

uri:annex/appendix/1/division/1/division/3/division/3.2/division/3.2.5/division/3.2.5.1

uri:annex/appendix/1/division/1/division/4/division/4.1

uri:annex/appendix/1/division/1/division/4/division/4.1

uri:annex/appendix/2/division/1/division/2

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uri:annex/appendix/2/division/1/division/3

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uri:annex/appendix/2/division/1/division/5/division/5.1/division/5.1.1

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uri:annex/appendix/2/division/1/division/5/division/5.1/division/5.1.2

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uri:annex/appendix/2/division/1/division/5/division/5.1/division/5.1.3

uri:annex/appendix/2/division/1/division/5/division/5.1/division/5.1.3

uri:annex/appendix/2/division/1/division/5/division/5.2/division/5.2.1

uri:annex/appendix/2/division/1/division/5/division/5.2/division/5.2.1

uri:annex/appendix/5/division/1/division/a/division/1/division/1.1

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uri:annex/appendix/5/division/1/division/a/division/2

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uri:annex/appendix/5/division/1/division/a/division/4/division/4.1

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Subject matter and scope

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Definitions

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Compliance

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Exemptions for special operations

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Differences

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Monitoring of amendments

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Amendments to the Annex

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Transitional and additional measures

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Safety requirements

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Amendments to Regulations (EC) No 730/2006, (EC) No 1033/2006, (EC) No 1794/2006, (EC) No 1265/2007, (EU) No 255/2010 and Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1035/2011

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Entry into force

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