S.I. No. 591/2002 - Irish Aviation Authority (Obstacles to Aircraft in Flight) (Amendment) Order, 2002

1. (1) This Order may be cited as the Irish Aviation Authority (Obstacles to Aircraft in Flight) (Amendment) Order, 2002;

(2) In this Order “the Principal Order” means the Irish Aviation Authority (Obstacles to Aircraft in Flight) Order, 2002 (

S.I. No 14 of 2002

);

(3) The Principal Order and this Order may be cited together as the Irish Aviation Authority (Obstacles to Aircraft in Flight) Orders 2002;

(4) This Order shall come into operation with immediate effect on the date of its publication in the Iris Oifigiuil.

2. The Principal Order is amended as follows —

Article 2 - Definitions

Delete the definitions of “en-route obstacle”, “obstacle” and “potential en-route air navigation obstacle” in the above Order and replace them with the following definitions:-

“en-route obstacle” means an object outside the airspace defined by aerodrome obstacle limitation surfaces, extending to a height of 90 metres or more above ground level or water surface level at the site of the object, thereby having significance for the en-route operation of aircraft;

“obstacle” means any fixed (whether temporary or permanent) or mobile object or a part thereof that extends above a defined surface intended to protect aircraft in flight or exceeds a specific height above ground level or water surface level;

“potential en-route obstacle” means an object extending to a height of 45 metres above ground level or water surface level at the site of the object and which thereby may have significance for the en-route operation of aircraft.

Article 4 — Definition of an Obstacle

Delete subparagraph (a) of paragraph (1) of Article 4 of the above Order and replace it with:-

“(a) A height of 45 metres above ground or water surface level at the site of the object or an object which otherwise constitutes an en-route obstacle or a potential en-route obstacle in accordance with this Order;”.

Given under the common seal of the Irish Aviation Authority this 17th day of December, 2002.

Sheila McCabe

Director

Anne Lait

Director

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order and does not purport to be a legal interpretation).

This Amendment Order amends the definitions of obstacles in the Principal Order to include a reference to their height above water surface level as well as ground level where such objects are in fact located in inland water or in coastal waters within the jurisdiction of the State.

The Irish Aviation Authority in pursuance of

sections 5

,

14

,

58

,

59

,

60

and

67

of the

Irish Aviation Authority Act 1993

(No. 29 of 1993) as amended by the

Air Navigation and Transport (Amendment) Act, 1998

(No. 24 of 1998) and the

Aviation Regulation Act, 2001

(No. 1 of 2001) hereby orders -