The Air Navigation (Isle of Man) Order 2007

Equipment of aircraft

14.—(1) An aircraft shall not fly unless it is so equipped as to comply with the law of the country in which it is registered, and to enable lights and markings to be displayed, and signals to be made, in accordance with International Standards.

(2) In the case of any aircraft registered in the Isle of Man the equipment required to be provided (in addition to any other equipment required by or under this Order) shall—

(a)be that specified in such parts of Schedule 3 as are applicable in the circumstances;

(b)comply with the provisions of that Schedule;

(c)except that specified in paragraph 4 of that Schedule, be of a type approved by the Department either generally or in relation to a class of aircraft or in relation to that aircraft; and

(d)be installed in a manner approved by the Department.

(3) In any particular case the Department may direct that an aircraft registered in the Isle of Man shall carry such additional or special equipment or supplies as it may specify for the purpose of facilitating the navigation of the aircraft, the carrying out of search and rescue operations, or the survival of the persons carried in the aircraft.

(4) The equipment carried in compliance with this article shall be so installed or stowed and kept stowed, and so maintained and adjusted, as to be readily accessible and capable of being used by the person for whose use it is intended.

(5) The position of equipment provided for emergency use shall be indicated by clear markings in or on the aircraft.

(6) All equipment installed or carried in an aircraft, whether or not in compliance with this article, shall be so installed or stowed and so maintained and adjusted as not to be a source of danger in itself or to impair the airworthiness of the aircraft or the proper functioning of any equipment or services necessary for the safety of the aircraft.

(7) Without prejudice to paragraph (2), all navigational equipment capable of establishing the aircraft’s position in relation to its position at some earlier time by computing and applying the resultant of the acceleration and gravitational forces acting upon it when carried in an aircraft registered in the Isle of Man (whether or not in compliance with this Order or any regulations made thereunder) shall be of a type approved by the Department either generally or in relation to a class of aircraft or in relation to that aircraft and shall be installed in a manner so approved.

(8) This article does not apply in relation to radio communication and radio navigation equipment except any specified in Schedule 3.