Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2019C00013:schedule:1:p51
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2019C00013
Segment Type: schedule
Provision Reference: sch 1 (pt 51/57)
Character Range: 197890–200841

conducted subject to the agreement of the inspected State Party.
74. The area to be covered by overflights shall not extend beyond the inspection area.
75. The inspected State Party shall have the right to impose restrictions or, in exceptional cases and with reasonable justification, prohibitions on the overflight of sensitive sites not related to the purpose of the inspection.  Restrictions may relate to the flight altitude, the number of passes and circling, the duration of hovering, the type of aircraft, the number of inspectors on board, and the type of measurements or observations.  If the inspection team considers that the restrictions or prohibitions on the overflight of sensitive sites may impede the fulfilment of its mandate, the inspected State Party shall make every reasonable effort to provide alternative means of inspection.
76. Overflights shall be conducted according to a flight plan duly filed and approved in accordance with aviation rules and regulations of the inspected State Party.  Flight safety regulations of the inspected State Party shall be strictly observed throughout all flying operations.
77. During overflights landing should normally be authorized only for purposes of staging or refuelling.
78. Overflights shall be conducted at altitudes as requested by the inspection team consistent with the activities to be conducted, visibility conditions, as well as the aviation and the safety regulations of the inspected State Party and its right to protect sensitive information not related to the purposes of the inspection.  Overflights shall be conducted up to a maximum altitude of 1500 metres above the surface.
79. For the overflight conducted pursuant to paragraphs 71 and 72, the following equipment may be used on board the aircraft:
(a) Field glasses;
(b) Passive location‑finding equipment;
(c) Video cameras; and
(d) Hand‑held still cameras.
80. For any additional overflights conducted pursuant to paragraph 73, inspectors on board the aircraft may also use portable, easily installed equipment for:
(a) Multi‑spectral (including infrared) imagery;
(b) Gamma spectroscopy; and
(c) Magnetic field mapping.
81. Overflights shall be conducted with a relatively slow fixed or rotary wing aircraft.  The aircraft shall afford a broad, unobstructed view of the surface below.
82. The inspected State Party shall have the right to provide its own aircraft, pre‑equipped as appropriate in accordance with the technical requirements of the relevant operational manual, and crew.  Otherwise, the aircraft shall be provided or rented by the Technical Secretariat.
83. If the aircraft is provided or rented by the Technical Secretariat, the inspected State Party shall have the right to check the aircraft to ensure that it is equipped with approved inspection equipment.  Such checking shall be completed within the time‑frame specified in paragraph 57.
84. Personnel on board the aircraft shall consist of: