Caa Flight Opps On A Foreign Registered Aircraft

[TOT]

Lets suppose a foreign registered aircraft (not nessessarily a JAA member state) has landed in the UK, to all intents and purposes, above board and legal. Now there just happens to be a CAA flight opps inspector present on the airfield. Exactly what is his rights?
Does he have absolute right to demand to see the aircraft documents and the foreign flight crew licences? If so where is this stated in the ANO. or where ARE his rights stated in relation to foreign aircraft??

[VP8]

Is this to do with PIK and a certain SC5??:confused:

VEEPS

[JB007]

I'm not sure where it's written down - call the CAA at LGW for a full brief but yes, he is perfectly in his/her rights to do everything you've listed.

And ground the aircraft if it does not comply with JAA standards.

These sort of ramp inspections take place fairly often at most major airports on foreign registered aircraft.

[mutt]

And ground the aircraft if it does not comply with JAA standards.

Where is the requirement for all aircraft operating into Europe to operate to JAA standards? JAR reference please? How would this impact on airlines operating to FAA standards? Or should you have actually said ICAO standards?

Cheers

Mutt.

[Cathar]

Sorry for the late reply. The answer is article 118 of the ANO:

"Power to prevent aircraft flying

118 (1) If it appears to the CAA or an authorised person that any aircraft is intended or likely to be flown:

(a) in such circumstances that any provision of article 3, 5, 6, 8, 20, 21, 35, 53, 59, 60 or 65(2) of this Order would be contravened in relation to the flight;

(b) in such circumstances that the flight would be in contravention of any other provision of this Order, of any regulations made thereunder or of JAR–145 and be a cause of danger to any person or property whether or not in the aircraft; or

(c) while in a condition unfit for the flight, whether or not the flight would otherwise be in contravention of any provision of this Order, of any regulations made thereunder or of JAR–145;

the CAA or that authorised person may direct the operator or the commander of the aircraft that he is not to permit the aircraft to make the particular flight or any other flight of such description as may be specified in the direction, until the direction has
been revoked by the CAA or by an authorised person, and the CAA or that authorised person may take such steps as are necessary to detain the aircraft.

(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1) the CAA or any authorised person may enter upon and inspect any aircraft. "

This is specifically allowed for under Article 16 of the Chicago Convention:

"Article 16
Search of aircraft
The appropriate authorities of each of the contracting States
shall have the right, without unreasonable delay, to search
aircraft of the other contracting States on landing or departure,
and to inspect the certificates and other documents prescribed
by this Convention."