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- s)or rangeBliain nó blianta nó raon TypeCineál All Legislation Acts Statutory Instruments Advanced SearchCuardach Casta HomeBaile Statutory InstrumentsIonstraimí Reachtúla 1966 S.I. No. 273/1966 - Air Navigation (Rules of the Air) (Amendment) Order, 1966. S.I. No. 273/1966 - Air Navigation (Rules of the Air) (Amendment) Order, 1966. AmendmentsLeasuithe S.I. No. 273 of 1966. AIR NAVIGATION (RULES OF THE AIR) (AMENDMENT) ORDER, 1966. I, ERSKINE H. CHILDERS, Minister for Transport and Power, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 5 of the Air Navigation and Transport Act, 1946 (No. 23 of 1946) and the Transport, Fuel and Power (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order, 1959 ( S.I. No. 125 of 1959 ), hereby order as follows : 1. This Order may be cited as the Air Navigation (Rules of the Air) (Amendment) Order, 1966. 2. In this Order " the Principal Order " means the Air Navigation (Rules of the Air) Order, 1963 ( S.I. No. 7 of 1963 ). 3. This Order shall come into operation on the 12th day of January, 1967. 4. The Principal Order and this Order may be cited together as the Air Navigation (Rules of the Air) Order, 1963 and 1966. 5. Each provision of the Schedule to the Principal Order mentioned in column
(1)of the Schedule to this Order is hereby amended in the manner stated in column
(2)of the Schedule to this Order opposite the mention of that provision in the said column
(1). SCHEDULE. Paragraph 5. Provision of Schedule to Principal Order amended Nature of Amendment
(1)
(2)Rule
- The insertion after the definition of "flight information service" of the following : " 'flight levels' means the surfaces of constant atmospheric pressure which are related to a specific pressure datum of 1013.2 mb or 29.92 inches and are separated by specific pressure intervals." Rule
- The substitution of the following Rule : "2—
(1)Compliance with the Rules of the Air. The operation of an aircraft either in flight or on the manoeuvring area of an aerdrome shall be in compliance with the Rules in this Part and, in addition, when in flight, either with— (a) the Visual Flight Rules ; or (b) the Instrument Flight Rules.
(2)In controlled airspace between sunset and sunrise or such other period between sunset and sunrise as may be specified by the appropriate authority an aircraft shall not be operated in compliance with the Visual Flight Rules without the specific permission of the appropriate authority.
(3)By night all aircraft within the State shall be flown in accordance with the Instrument Flight Rules or such modification of the Instrument Flight Rules as may be specified by the appropriate air traffic control unit.
(4)Unless authorised by the appropriate air traffic control unit or by the appropriate authority VFR flights shall not be operated above flight level 200.
(5)In Visual Meteorological Conditions the pilot in command shall fly in accordance with the Instrument Flight Rules if so required by the appropriate air traffic control unit or by the appropriate authority, or he may elect to fly in accordance with the Instrument Flight Rules.
(6)Responsibility for Compliance with the Rules of the Air. The pilot in command of an aircraft shall, whether manipulating the controls or not, be responsible for the operation of the aircraft in compliance with these Rules, except that he may depart from these Rules in circumstances that render such departure absolutely necessary in the interests of safety." Rule 20. The substitution of the following Rule : "20—
(1)When required by this Order to fly at a cruising level appropriate to track, the pilot in command of an aircraft shall, subject to the provisions of paragraph Provision of Schedule to Principal Order amended Nature of Amendment
(1)
(2)
(2)of this Rule, conduct the flight at a cruising level in accordance with the Table to this Rule, using the altimeter setting appropriate to the airspace in which the operation takes place.
(2)Exceptionally, on the basis of regional air navigation agreements, a modified table of cruising levels based on a nominal vertical separation of less than 600 metres (2,000 feet) but not less than 300 metres (1,000 feet) shall be used where prescribed by the appropriate authority for flights under specified conditions above flight level 290 within designated airspace.
(3)In the Table to this Rule, the word "track" means magnetic track or, in polar areas at latitudes higher than 70° and within such extensions to those areas as may be prescribed by the appropriate authority, grid tracks as determined by a network of lines parallel to the Greenwich meridian superimposed on a polar stereographic chart in which the direction towards the North Pole is employed as the Grid North. Provision of Schedule to Principal Order amended Nature of Amendment
(1)
(2)TABLE OF CRUISING LEVELS TRACK From 000° to 179° IFR FLIGHTS VFR FLIGHTS FL ALTITUDE FL ALTITUTE Metres Feet Feet Metres —90 — — — 10 300 1,000 — — — 30 900 3,000 35 1,050 3,500 50 1,500 5,000 55 1,700 5,500 70 2,150 7,000 75 2,300 7,500 90 2,750 9,000 95 2,900 9,500 110 3,350 11,000 115 3,500 11,500 130 3,950 13,000 135 4,100 13,500 150 4,550 15,000 155 4,700 15,500 170 5,200 17,000 175 5,350 17,500 190 5,800 19,000 195 5,950 19,500 210 6,400 21,000 215 6,550 21,500 230 7,000 23,000 235 7,150 23,500 250 7,600 25,000 255 7,750 25,500 Provision of Schedule to Principal Order amended Nature of Amendment
(1)
(2)TABLE OF CRUISING LEVELS TRACK From 000° to 179° IFR FLIGHTS VFR FLIGHTS FL ALTITUDE FL ALTITUDE Metres Feet Metres Feet 270 8,250 27,000 275 8,400 27,500 290 8,850 29,000 300 9,150 30,000 330 10,050 33,000 340 10,350 34,000 370 11,300 37,000 380 11,600 38,000 410 12,500 41,000 420 12,800 42,000 450 13,700 45,000 460 14,000 46,000 490 14,950 49,000 500 15,250 50,000 etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. From 180° to 359° 0 — — — 20 600 2,000 — — — 40 1,200 4,000 45 1,350 4,500 60 1,850 6,000 65 2,000 6,500 80 2,450 8,000 85 2,600 8,500 100 3,050 10,000 105 3,200 10,500 120 3,350 12,000 125 3,800 12,500 140 4,250 14,000 145 4,400 14,500 160 4,900 16,000 165 5,050 16,500 180 5,500 18,000 185 5,650 18,500 200 6,100 20,000 205 6,250 20,500 220 6,700 22,000 225 6,850 22,500 240 7,300 24,000 245 7,450 24,500 260 7,900 26,000 265 8,100 26,500 280 8,550 28,000 285 8,700 28,500 310 9,450 31,000 320 9,750 32,000 350 10,650 35,000 360 10,950 36,000 390 11,900 39,000 400 12,200 40,000 430 13,100 43,000 440 13,400 44,000 470 14,350 47,000 480 14,650 48,000 510 15,550 51,000 520 15,850 52,000 etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. " Provision of Schedule to Principal Order amended Nature of Amendment
(1)
(2)Rule 26. The substitution of the following for subrule
(4): "
(4)VFR flights operated in level cruising flight at 3,000 feet or 900 metres or more from the ground or water shall be conducted at a cruising level appropriate to track in accordance with the Table of Cruising Levels to Rule 20 except when otherwise required by the appropriate air traffic control unit or by the appropriate authority for VFR flights within controlled airspace." Rule
- The deletion of "appropriate Part of the" GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 20th day of December,
- ERSKINE H. CHILDERS, Minister for Transport and Power. EXPLANATORY NOTE. This Order amends the Air Navigation (Rules of the Air) Order, 1963 ( S.I. No. 7 of 1963 ) by replacing on and from 12th January, 1967, by a new table of cruising levels the table of cruising levels set out in the Air Navigation (Rules of the Air) Order, 1963 ( S.I. No. 7 of 1963 ), and by making other necessary amendments consequential thereto. Privacy Statement Accessibility European Legislation Identifier (PDF) Open Data License Ráiteas Príobháideachais Inrochtaineacht Aitheantóir Eorpach Reachtaíochta (ELI) Ceadúnas Sonraí Oscailte Liosta Fianán © Government of Ireland. Oireachtas Copyright Material is reproduced with the permission of the Houses of the Oireachtas © Rialtas na hÉireann. Atáirgtear ábhar faoi Chóipcheart le cead ó Thithe an Oireachtais