Capt Kremmen
You mention:
the more than likely possibility that the CAA will move fairly smoothly into transition mode
Could you provide us with some evidence that this will be so on 30 March 2019 in the event of a "no deal Brexit"? You see, the entire UK Air Transport/Aerospace Manufacturing industry cannot be reliant merely on a "likely possibility" on the day but must have absolute certainty so that the effects of the
Notice to Stakeholders Withdrawal of the UK and EU Aviation Safety Rules, do not take effect:
Certificates issued before the withdrawal date by the competent authorities of the United Kingdom on the basis of the provisions of the Basic Regulation and its implementing rules will no longer be valid as of the withdrawal date in the EU. This concerns in particular:
Certificates of airworthiness, restricted certificates of airworthiness, permits to fly, approvals of organisations responsible for the maintenance of products, parts and appliances, approvals for organisations responsible for the manufacture of products, parts and appliances, approvals for maintenance training organisations, and certificates for personnel responsible for the release of a product, part or appliance after maintenance, issued pursuant to Article 5 of the Basic Regulation;
Pilot licences, pilot medical certificates, certificates for pilot training organisations, certificates for aero-medical centres, certificates for flight simulation training devices, certificates for persons responsible for providing flight training, flight simulation training or assessing pilots' skill, and certificates for aero medical examiners, issued pursuant to Article 7 of the Basic Regulation;
Certificates for air operators and attestations for the cabin crew, issued pursuant to Article 8 of the Basic Regulation;
Certificates for aerodromes, certificates for ATM/ANS providers, licences and medical certificates for air traffic controllers, certificates for air traffic controller training organisations, certificates for aero medical centres and aero medical examiners responsible for air traffic controllers, certificates for persons responsible for providing practical training or assessing the skills of air traffic controllers, issued pursuant to Articles 8a, 8b and 8c of the Basic Regulation.
If you're stuck for an answer, maybe ask your MP at
WriteToThem .
Maybe also ask him/her why the government isn't pursuing Brexit via EFTA/EEA membership, when all these problems would disappear and UK would have some breathing space to arrange real independence/reorganisation and possibly become worthy again of the title
Great Britain?