Duties of commander
Pre-flight action by commander of aircraft other than EU-OPS aeroplanes
86.
—(1) This article applies to the commander of any aircraft except for the commander of an
EU-OPS aeroplane intending to commence a commercial air transport flight.
(2)
A commander must, before taking off on a private f
light, an aerial work flight or a public
transport flight, take all reasonable steps so as to
be satisfied of the matters specified in paragraph
(3).
(3)
The matters referred to in paragraph (2) are that—
(a)
the flight can safely be made, taking into account
the latest information available as to the
route and aerodrome to be used, the weather reports and forecasts available and any
alternative course of action which can be adopted in
case the flight cannot be completed
as planned;
Thats as close as have found but as I have a life I'm not ploughing through the ANO all the way.