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Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 2 (pt 14/15)
Character Range: 90237–95382

Civil Aviation Order 20.18 (Aircraft equipment — basic operational requirements) Instrument 2014
The Civil Aviation Order (in force under the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988) as shown in this compilation comprises Civil Aviation Order 20.18 (Aircraft equipment — basic operational requirements) Instrument 2014 amended as indicated in the Tables below.

Table of Orders
Year and                                                          Date of registration on FRLI/FRL  Date of                   Application, saving or
number                                                                                              commencement              transitional provisions
CAO 20.18 Instrument 2014                                         17 December 2014                  17 December 2014 (s. 1B)  —
                                                                  (F2014L01743)
CAO 20.18 Am Instrument 2015 (No. 1)                              FRLI 17 March 2015                18 March 2015 (s. 2).     s. 4 (see Table A)
                                                                  (F2015L00311)
CAO 20.18 Am Instrument 2015 (No. 2)                              FRLI 29 April 2015                S. 2: 29 April 2015       —
                                                                  (F2015L00605)                     Remainder:
                                                                                                    1 January 2016
CAO 20.18 Am Instrument 2016 (No. 2)                              FRL 15 December 2016              16 December 2016 (s. 2).  —
                                                                  (F2016L01961)
Civil Aviation Legislation Amdt & Repeal (ATSOs) Instrument 2017  FRL 30 November 2017              30 November 2017 (s. 2)   —
                                                                  (F2017L01553)
CAO 20.18 Am Instrument 2020 (No. 1)                              FRL 11 June 2018                  11 June 2020 (s. 2)       —
                                                                  (F2020L00693)

Table of Amendments

ad. = added or inserted     am. = amended     rep. = repealed     rs. = repealed and substituted
Provision affected                                                                                How affected
subs. 1B                                                                                          rep. Legislation Act 2003, s. 48D
subs. 1C                                                                                          rep. Legislation Act 2003, s. 48C
subs.3                                                                                            am. F2015L00605
subs. 4                                                                                           am. F2015L00605
subs. 9                                                                                           am. F2020L00693
subs. 9B                                                                                          am. F2016L01961, F2017L01553, F2020L00693
subs. 9BA                                                                                         ad. F2020L00693
subs. 9C                                                                                          am. F2016L01961, F2020L00693
subs. 9D                                                                                          am. F2016L01961
subs. 9E                                                                                          am. F2016L01961, F2020L00693
Appendix XI                                                                                       am. F2017L01553, F2020L00693
Appendix XII                                                                                      ad. F2020L00693
Appendix XIII                                                                                     ad. F2020L00693
Appendix XIV                                                                                      ad. F2020L00693

Table A
Civil Aviation Order 20.18 Amendment Instrument 2015 (No. 1) (F2015L00311)

4 Transitional application — helicopter V.F.R. operations at night
       The amendments to Civil Aviation Order 20.18 in Schedule 1 of this instrument do not apply until 1 January 2016.

The amendments referred to in the Transitional application — helicopter V.F.R. operations at night provision are set out below:

Amendments

[1] Paragraph 3.2
after
the V.F.R.
insert
by day

[2] After paragraph 3.2
Insert
       3.2AA helicopter may only be operated under the V.F.R. at night if:
(a) it is equipped with the instruments specified in Appendix VIII; and
(b) it is equipped with any other instruments and indicators specified in the helicopter's flight manual;
(c) for flights under V.F.R. at night which involve flights over land or water where the helicopter's attitude cannot be maintained by the use of visual external surface cues as a result of lights on the ground or celestial illumination:
           (i) the helicopter is equipped in accordance with subparagraph 4.2 (d) of this Order; or
           (ii) the helicopter is operated by a