Irish Aviation Authority (Regulation of Irish Coast Guard Aviation Operations) Order 2022.
Statutory Instruments
Source: Statutory Instruments

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paragraphs: (1) This Order may be cited as the Irish Aviation Authority (Regulation of Irish Coast Guard Aviation Operations) Order 2022.
(2) This Order shall come into operation on the 1st day of May 2022.
(3) In this Order:
“the Act” means the Irish Aviation Authority Act 1993 (No. 29 of 1993) as amended;
“the Authority” means the Irish Aviation Authority;
“Coast Guard Technical Crew” means a member of a coast guard crew, other than flight crew, assigned to a coast guard operations flight for the purpose of operating specific aircraft and role equipment and assisting the flight crew during the mission;
“Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 923/2012” means Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No. 923/2012 laying down the common rules of the air and operational provisions regarding services and procedures in air navigation and amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No. 1035/2011 and Regulations (EC) No. 1265/2007, (EC) No. 1794/2006, (EC) No. 730/2006, (EC) No. 1033/2006 and (EU) No. 255/2010:
“direction” means a direction issued by the Authority;
“Irish Coast Guard aviation operations” means aviation operations undertaken by or under contract to the Irish Coast Guard;
“the EASA Regulation” means Regulation (EC) No. 2018/1139 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2018 and shall include any rules or regulations adopted by the European Commission in accordance with the EASA regulation;
“prescribed” means prescribed by a direction given by the Authority under this Order or under any other Order or by a direction or Order issued pursuant to a provision of the Act.
2 (a). This Order shall apply to aircraft operators, crew, and aircraft, other than unmanned aircraft, engaged in aviation operations undertaken by or under contract to the Irish Coast Guard.
(b). For the avoidance of doubt, this Order shall not apply to State aircraft when engaged in aviation operations undertaken by or under contract to the to the Irish Coast Guard.
3 (a). An operator of an aircraft engaged in Irish Coast Guard aviation operations shall be the holder of a national coast guard approval issued by the Authority, and all Irish Coast Guard aviation operations shall be conducted in accordance with that approval.
(b). In accordance with Article 7 of this Order, the Authority may lay down the conditions applicable to the granting of a national coast guard approval.
(c). An operator of an aircraft engaged in Irish Coast Guard aviation operations shall have documented operational procedures acceptable to the Authority.
(d). An operator of an aircraft engaged in Irish Coast Guard aviation operations shall be the holder of an Air Operator Certificate (AOC) issued in accordance with the EASA Regulation.
(e). An operator of an aircraft engaged in Irish Coast Guard aviation operations shall be subject to a system as the Authority may establish to address findings of non-compliance.
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paragraphs: In so far as it holds a certificate of Airworthiness and associated Airworthiness Review Certificate issued in accordance with the EASA Regulation, an operator of an aircraft engaged in Irish Coast Guard aviation operations is exempt from the requirement for an Irish registered aircraft to have a certificate of airworthiness in accordance with Article 7 of the Irish Aviation Authority (Airworthiness of Aircraft) Order, 1996.
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paragraphs: (a) In so far as they hold a valid and current commercial pilot licence or airline transport pilot licence, issued and maintained in accordance with the EASA Regulation, flight crew engaged in Irish Coast Guard aviation operations shall be exempt from the requirements of Irish Aviation Authority (Personnel) Licensing, Order ( S.I. No. 333 of 2000 ) when they are acting as a flight crew member of an aircraft registered in the State.
(b). Flight crew engaged in Irish Coast Guard aviation operations shall not exercise any privilege for instruction or examining in flying in relation to Irish Coast Guard aviation operations unless otherwise authorised in writing by the Authority.
(c). Flight crew of an aircraft engaged in Irish Coast Guard aviation operations shall hold a current Class 1 medical certificate and shall comply with any specific requirements as regards training and checking as may be prescribed by the Authority.
(d). The age requirements for flight crew shall be equivalent to those prescribed in the EASA Regulation, unless otherwise prescribed in writing by the Authority.
(e). Coast guard technical crew of aircraft engaged in Irish Coast Guard aviation operations shall hold a valid and current Class 2 medical certificate and shall comply with any specific requirements as regards training and checking as may be prescribed by the Authority.
6 (a). Save where the Authority has granted specific exemptions, the operation of an aircraft engaged in Irish Coast Guard aviation operations, either in flight, or at an aerodrome, shall be in compliance with the Standardised Rules of the Air set out in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 923/2012, and when in flight, either with the visual flight rules, or the instrument flight rules.
(b) Pursuant to Article 10 of the Irish Aviation Authority (Standardised Rules of the Air) Order, 2019 ( S.I. No. 266 of 2019 ), the Authority may grant exemptions to specific rules of the air for Coast Guard aviation operations.
7 (a). The Authority may give directions for carrying out the purposes of this Order. The Authority may exempt a person or an aircraft from any provision of this Order subject to any conditions specified, which shall be complied with by that person or the pilot in command of that aircraft.
(b). Directions under this Order may be given in the form of Notices to Airmen (otherwise known as “NOTAMS”), Notices to Aircraft Operators, Notices to Aircraft Owners and Aircraft Engineers (otherwise known as “Aeronautical Notices”), or Aeronautical Information Circulars, any or all of which may be posted on the Authority’s website, issued through an electronic safety regulatory system, or by notice sent by registered post to the person affected.