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- Use qualified instructors for theoretical instruction Employer
Retained EU Law
2018
United Kingdom
Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 (EASA Basic Regulation)
At a glance
Enforced by
What's here
26 compliance obligations
Who this Act binds
Business-side actors with duties under this Act, ranked by how often they appear.
- Any Person 10
- Data Controller 6
- Operator 5
- Contractor 1
- Employer 1
- Employee 1
Plus 2 non-business duties on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.
Other Acts binding the same actors
For each actor bound by this Act, the other UK Acts that bind them most often. Useful for understanding the full compliance landscape facing each role.
Any Person also bound by 2338 other Acts (top 5 shown)
- Human Medicines Regulations 2012 2012 169 duties
- Merchant Shipping Act 1995 1995 144 duties
- Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016 2016 101 duties
- Road Traffic Act 1988 1988 95 duties
- Air Navigation Order 2016 2016 95 duties
Data Controllers also bound by 38 other Acts (top 5 shown)
- UK GDPR (retained EU law) 2016 126 duties
- The Town and Country Planning (Entertainment Resort Complex, Bedford) Special Development (No. 2) Order 2025 2025 50 duties
- Data Protection Act 2018 2018 46 duties
- Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 231/2013 of 19 December 2012 supplementing Directive 2011/61/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to exemptions, general operating conditions, depositaries, leverage, transparency and supervision (Text with EEA relevance) 2013 5 duties
- Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 2003 5 duties
Operators also bound by 730 other Acts (top 5 shown)
- Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 (Air Operations) 2012 138 duties
- Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2066 of 19 December 2018 on the monitoring and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and amending Commission Regulation (EU) No 601/2012 (Text with EEA relevance) 2018 121 duties
- Commission Regulation (EU) No 601/2012 of 21 June 2012 on the monitoring and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance) (repealed) 2012 112 duties
- Space Industry Regulations 2021 2021 75 duties
- Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on transmissible animal diseases and amending and repealing certain acts in the area of animal health (‘Animal Health Law’) (Text with EEA relevance) 2016 66 duties
Contractors also bound by 178 other Acts (top 5 shown)
- The National Health Service (Personal Medical Services Agreements) Regulations 2015 2015 137 duties
- The National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) Regulations 2015 2015 134 duties
- Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 2015 114 duties
- The National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) (Wales) Regulations 2023 2023 93 duties
- The Health and Personal Social Services (General Medical Services Contracts) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004 2004 87 duties
Employers also bound by 694 other Acts (top 5 shown)
- The Income Tax (Pay As You Earn) Regulations 2003 2003 236 duties
- Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 1998 120 duties
- TULRCA 1992 1992 72 duties
- Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (current NI employment law) 1996 52 duties
- Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 2003 50 duties
Employees also bound by 182 other Acts (top 5 shown)
- Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (current NI employment law) 1996 13 duties
- Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 (Air Operations) 2012 12 duties
- Shared Parental Leave Regulations 2014 2014 10 duties
- The Income Tax (Pay As You Earn) Regulations 2003 2003 10 duties
- Paternity and Adoption Leave Regulations 2002 2002 9 duties
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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- Be qualified, trained and experienced in aviation medicine Any Person
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- Cabin crew members must maintain competency and medical fitness through regular training and assessment Employee
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- Ensure your training organisation has the required means, management system, and partner arrangements Any Person
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- Ensure safe operation of unmanned aircraft and be aware of applicable rules Operator
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- Ensure crew/operations staff know applicable laws and follow flight manuals Any Person
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- You must check all safety, weather and loading conditions before every flight Any Person
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- Pilot-in-command must ensure flight operations comply with safety conditions Operator
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- Ensure aircraft is airworthy and properly maintained before flight Operator
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- Determine crew number and composition for safe aircraft operations Operator
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- Ensure all operational conditions are met before aircraft operation Operator
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- Act with integrity and independence in certification and oversight tasks Any Person
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- Employ qualified staff and have the right equipment for certification tasks Any Person
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Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- CAA must guarantee impartiality of certification and oversight staff Statutory regulator
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- Qualified entities must hold liability insurance unless CAA assumes liability Any Person
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- Implement and maintain a management system for safety and compliance Contractor
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- Air traffic controllers must maintain appropriate knowledge and pass regular exams Data Controller
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- Air traffic controllers must maintain practical skills and pass regular competence assessments Data Controller
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- Demonstrate English (and national language) proficiency for air traffic control Data Controller
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- Ensure instructors are appropriately qualified and maintain competences Any Person
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- Demonstrate medical fitness periodically Data Controller
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- Training organisations must meet requirements for ATC personnel training Any Person
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- Maintain qualifications and training as an aero-medical examiner Any Person
Aircraft operators
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State must ensure equivalent safety for certain foreign aircraft operators Crown / Minister / Government department
Essential requirements
- Comply with essential requirements for air traffic services and training Data Controller
Air traffic controllers
- Hold an air traffic controller licence and medical certificate Data Controller
Chairperson of the Management Board
Amended 1 timeMeetings of the Management Board
Amended 1 timeVoting rules of the Management Board
Amended 1 timeExecutive Director
Amended 1 timeResponsibilities of the Executive Director
Amended 1 timePowers of the Board of Appeal
Amended 1 timeMembers of the Board of Appeal
Amended 1 timeExclusion and objection
Amended 1 timeDecisions subject to appeal
Amended 1 timePersons entitled to appeal
Amended 1 timeTime limit and form
Amended 1 timeInterlocutory revision
Amended 1 timeExamination of appeals
Amended 1 timeDecisions on appeal
Amended 1 timeActions before the Court of Justice
Amended 1 timeProcedures for the development of opinions, certification specifications and other detailed specifications, acceptable means of compliance and guidance material
Amended 10 timesProcedures for taking decisions
Amended 4 timesAnnual and multi-annual programming
Amended 1 timeConsolidated annual activity report
Amended 1 timeTransparency and communication
Amended 1 timeBudget
Amended 1 timeImplementation and control of the budget
Amended 1 timeCombating fraud
Amended 1 timeSecurity rules on the protection of classified and sensitive non-classified information
Amended 1 timeEvaluation
Amended 1 timeFinancial rules
Amended 1 timeFees and charges
Amended 1 timeRegulations
Amended 1 timeExercise of the delegation
Amended 1 timeParticipation of European third countries
Amended 1 timeHeadquarters Agreement and operating conditions
Amended 1 timePenalties
Amended 1 timeProcessing of personal data
Amended 3 timesTransitional provisions
Amended 5 timesBrowse 106 other sections — procedural / definitional / commencement
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Subject matter and objectives
Scope
Definitions
Principles for measures under this Regulation
European Aviation Safety Programme
European Plan for Aviation Safety
State Safety Programme
State Plan for Aviation Safety
Essential requirements
Compliance
Design of products
Design of parts
Design of non-installed equipment
Individual aircraft
Organisations
Personnel
Regulations as regards airworthiness
Derogations
Delegated powers
Essential requirements
Pilots
Cabin crew
Regulations as regards pilots and cabin crew
Training organisations and aero-medical centres
Flight simulation training devices
Instructors and examiners
Regulations as regards training, testing, checking and medical assessment
Delegated powers
Essential requirements
Regulations as regards air operations
Delegated powers
Essential requirements
Aerodrome certification
Safety related aerodrome equipment
Regulations as regards aerodromes and safety-related aerodrome equipment
Organisations
Protection of aerodrome surroundings
Delegated powers
Essential requirements
ATM/ANS providers
Organisations involved in the design, production or maintenance of ATM/ANS systems and ATM/ANS constituents
Regulations as regards ATM/ANS providers and organisations involved in the design, production or maintenance of ATM/ANS systems and ATM/ANS constituents
Regulations as regards the use of airspace and the design of airspace structures
ATM/ANS systems and ATM/ANS constituents
Design of airspace structures
Delegated powers
Regulations as regards air traffic controllers
Air traffic controller training organisations and aero-medical centres
Instructors, assessors and aero-medical examiners
Regulations as regards training, testing, checking and medical assessment
Delegated powers
Essential requirements for unmanned aircraft
Compliance of unmanned aircraft
Regulations as regards unmanned aircraft
Delegated powers
Applicable rules
Compliance
Delegated powers
Certification, oversight and enforcement
Pool of European aviation inspectors
Reallocation of responsibility upon request of Member States
Reallocation of responsibility upon request of organisations operating in more than one Member State
Oversight support mechanism
Validity and recognition of certificates and declarations
Acceptance of third-country certification
Qualified entities
Safeguard provisions
Flexibility provisions
Information gathering, exchange and analysis
Protection of the source of information
Repository of information
Functions of the CAA under this Regulation
CAA measures
Airworthiness and environmental certification
Aircrew certification
Certification of Safety-Related Aerodrome Equipment
ATM/ANS
Air traffic controller training organisations certification
Third-country aircraft operators and international safety oversight
Investigations by the CAA
Fines and periodic penalty payments
Monitoring of Member States
Research and innovation
Environmental protection
Interdependencies between civil aviation safety and security
Interdependencies between civil aviation safety and socioeconomic factors
International cooperation
Aviation Crisis Management
Aviation training
Implementation of Single European Sky
Legal status, seat and local offices
Staff
Privileges and immunities
Liability
Functions of the Management Board
Composition of the Management Board
Amendment to Regulation (EC) No 2111/2005
Amendments to Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008
Amendments to Regulation (EU) No 996/2010
Amendments to Regulation (EU) No 376/2014
Amendments to Directive 2014/30/EU
Amendments to Directive 2014/53/EU
Repeal
Entry into force
Official guidance
Authoritative sources published by regulators or government explaining this legislation.
- Introductory flights | UK Civil Aviation Authority (opens in a new tab) from CAA Detailed Guidance
- Information for GA pilot training organisations and flying schools | UK Civil Aviation Authority (opens in a new tab) from CAA Detailed Guidance
- Microlights | UK Civil Aviation Authority (opens in a new tab) from CAA Detailed Guidance
- Cost sharing flights | UK Civil Aviation Authority (opens in a new tab) from CAA Detailed Guidance
- Regulatory framework UK Part 21 aircraft and UK non Part 21 aircraft | UK Civil Aviation Authority (opens in a new tab) from CAA Detailed Guidance
- Performance based navigation and the airspace change process | UK Civil Aviation Authority (opens in a new tab) from CAA Detailed Guidance
- Apply for an exemption under Article 71 | UK Civil Aviation Authority (opens in a new tab) from CAA Detailed Guidance
- The Air Traffic Management Common Requirements Implementing Regulation | UK Civil Aviation Authority (opens in a new tab) from CAA Detailed Guidance
- Guidance for Balloon Operators | UK Civil Aviation Authority (opens in a new tab) from CAA Detailed Guidance
- Specific Airworthiness Specifications | UK Civil Aviation Authority (opens in a new tab) from CAA Detailed Guidance
- ... and 21 more
Enforcement and responsible bodies
The regulators that administer or enforce this legislation.
Civil Aviation Authority
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