Air Navigation (Amendment) (No. 2) Order, 2006

Suppliment tal-Gazzetta tal-Gvern ta’ Malta, Nru. 17,930, 6 ta’ :unju, 2006

L.N. 132 of 2006

CIVIL AVIATION ACT

(CAP. 232)

Air Navigation (Amendment) (No. 2) Order, 2006

IN exercise of the powers conferred by section 3 of the Civil

Aviation Act, the Minister for Competitiveness and Communications,

has made the following order>

The title of this order is the Air Navigation (Amendment) (No. L.N. 176 of 1990.

2) Order, 2006 and shall be read and construed as one with the Air

Navigation Order, 1990, hereinafter referred to as “the principal Order”.

In paragraph (1) of Article 2 of the principal Order, Amends Article 2 of

the principal Order.

immediately after the definition of “decision height”, there shall be

inserted the following definition>

“ “Directive 2004#36#CE” is the Directive 2004#36#CE of the

European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 on the

safety of third-country aircraft using Community airports<”.

Article 82 of the principal Order shall be amended as follows> Amends Article 82

of the principal

Order.

(a) in sub-paragraph (c) of paragraph (1) thereof, for the

words “any schedule thereto,” there shall be substituted the words

“any schedule thereto< or”.

(b) immediately after sub-paragraph (c) of paragraph (1)

thereof, there shall be inserted the following new sub-paragraph>

“(d) when during a ramp inspection of an aircraft

conducted in accordance with Directive 2004#36#CE findings

of a category that make the aircraft not fit for flight are

determined,”

The Thirteenth Schedule to the principal Order shall be Amends Thirteenth

Schedule to the

amended as follows>

principal Order.

(a) in Rule 9 in Section III thereof the following new sub-

paragraph shall be inserted>–

“(3) An aircraft shall at all times display its anti

collision lights during flight, when operating in the

manoeuvring area and aprons and when running engines on

an apron.”<

(b) in Rule 17 in Section IV thereof, in sub-paragraph (c)

of paragraph (1) after the words “… conduct of the flights” there

shall be added the following>–

“The following conditions shall also apply>–

(i) the formation operates as a single aircraft with

regard to navigation and position reporting<

(ii) separation between aircraft in flight shall be

the responsibility of the pilots in command of the aircraft

in formation, including during transition times when the

formation is joining or breaking up<

(iii) lateral and longitudinal distance between

aircraft shall not exceed 1 km and vertical distance

between aircraft shall not exceed 100 feet.”<

(c) in Rule 17 in Section IV thereof, for sub-paragraph (d)

of paragraph (1) there shall be substituted the following>–

“(d) An aircraft which is obliged by these rules to give

way to another aircraft shall avoid passing over or under the

other aircraft, or crossing ahead of it, unless passing well clear

of it, taking into account the effects of aircraft wake

turbulence.”<

(d) in Rule 17 in Section IV thereof, for sub-paragraph (e)

of paragraph (1) there shall be substituted the following>

“(e) An aircraft which has the right of way under this

Rule shall maintain its heading and speed but nothing shall

relieve the commander from the responsibility of taking such

action, including collision avoidance manoeuvres based on

resolution advisories provided by Aircraft Collision

Avoidance System equipment, as will best avert collision.”<

(e) in Rule 36 in Section VII thereof, for sub-paragraph (a)

of paragraph (2) there shall be substituted the following>

“(a) observe other aerodrome traffic for the purpose

of avoiding collision and conform to the pattern of traffic

formed by other aircraft, or keep clear of the airspace in which

the pattern is formed.”< and

(f) immediately after Rule 48 in Section IX thereof, there

shall be added the following new Section X>

“Section X

Water Operations

General

49. When two aircraft or an aircraft and a vessel are

approaching one another and there is a risk of collision, the

aircraft shall proceed with careful regard to existing

circumstances and conditions including the limitations of the

respective craft.

Lights to be displayed by aircraft on the water

50. Between sunset and sunrise or such other period

between sunset and sunrise as may be prescribed by the

appropriate authority, all aircraft on the water shall display

lights as required by the International Regulations for

Preventing Collisions at Sea (revised 1972) unless it is

impractical for them to do so, in which case they shall display

lights as closely similar as possible in characteristics and

position to those required by the International Regulations.”.

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