- Enforced by
- CAA
- Status
- In Force
- Penalty ceiling
- Regulated
Does it bind you?
Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.
Plus 2 duties on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.
Other Acts binding the same actors
If a role above is yours, these are the other instruments that most often bind it.
Any Person — also bound by 2340 other Acts
Data Controller — also bound by 35 other Acts
Operator — also bound by 746 other Acts
Contractor — also bound by 173 other Acts
Employer — also bound by 682 other Acts
Employee — also bound by 189 other Acts
What it requires
Regulations creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.
- Use qualified instructors for theoretical instructionEmployer
- Be qualified, trained and experienced in aviation medicineAny Person
- Cabin crew members must maintain competency and medical fitness through regular training and assessmentEmployee
- Ensure your training organisation has the required means, management system, and partner arrangementsAny Person
- Ensure safe operation of unmanned aircraft and be aware of applicable rulesOperator
- Ensure crew/operations staff know applicable laws and follow flight manualsAny Person
- You must check all safety, weather and loading conditions before every flightAny Person
- Pilot-in-command must ensure flight operations comply with safety conditionsOperator
- Ensure aircraft is airworthy and properly maintained before flightOperator
- Determine crew number and composition for safe aircraft operationsOperator
- Ensure all operational conditions are met before aircraft operationOperator
- Act with integrity and independence in certification and oversight tasksAny Person
- Employ qualified staff and have the right equipment for certification tasksAny Person
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- CAA must guarantee impartiality of certification and oversight staffStatutory regulator
- Qualified entities must hold liability insurance unless CAA assumes liabilityAny Person
- Implement and maintain a management system for safety and complianceContractor
- Air traffic controllers must maintain appropriate knowledge and pass regular examsData Controller
- Air traffic controllers must maintain practical skills and pass regular competence assessmentsData Controller
- Demonstrate English (and national language) proficiency for air traffic controlData Controller
- Ensure instructors are appropriately qualified and maintain competencesAny Person
- Demonstrate medical fitness periodicallyData Controller
- Training organisations must meet requirements for ATC personnel trainingAny Person
- Maintain qualifications and training as an aero-medical examinerAny Person
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State must ensure equivalent safety for certain foreign aircraft operatorsCrown / Minister / Government department
- Comply with essential requirements for air traffic services and trainingData Controller
- Hold an air traffic controller licence and medical certificateData Controller
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106 other provisions — procedural and definitional
Duty extraction and severity labels are Guvnor’s analysis of the instrument, not the instrument itself. Always verify against the linked source text.