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Regulatory article (RA) 1000 series: general regulations (GEN)

This is the combined series for the 1000 general RAs. Produced by the Military Aviation Authority (MAA).

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Ministry of Defence and Military Aviation Authority
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10 November 2014
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The purpose of regulatory articles (RA) is to provide the framework of policy, rules, directives, standards, processes and the associated direction, advice and guidance, which governs military aviation activity and against which air safety is assessed. The regulator develops regulations in response to applicable UK law, MOD needs, legal changes and recommendations resulting from both assurance or investigation functions.

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Published 10 November 2014
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  1. The combined 1000 Series has been updated to introduce RA 1032– Aviation Duty Holder-Facing Organizations and Accountable Manager (Military Flying)-Facing Organizations - Roles and Responsibilities - Initial Issue and reflect changes to RA 1020 - Aviation Duty Holder - Roles and Responsibilities - Issue 12 -see NAA 23/38, RA 1010 - Head of Establishment Aviation Responsibilities and Aviation Duty Holder / Accountable Manager (Military Flying) Establishment Responsibilities - Issue 4, RA 1026 - Aerodrome Operator and Aerodrome Supervisor (Recreational Flying) Roles and Responsibilities - Issue 8 - see NAA 23/39 and RA 1166 – UK Civil-Registered Aircraft Utilized and Piloted by the Ministry of Defence - Issue 2 - see NAA 23/40.

  2. The combined 1000 Series has been updated to introduce RA 1020 – Aviation Duty Holder Holder-Facing Organizations – Roles and Responsibilities - Issue 11 - see NAA 23/30.

  3. The combined 1000 Series has been updated to introduce RA 1202 – Cyber Security for Airworthiness and Air Safety - Initial Issue - see NAA 23/23 and to reflect changes to RA 1440 – Air Safety Training - Issue 10. See NAA 23/24.

  4. The combined 1000 Series has been updated to reflect changes to RA 1029 – Ship Air-Release - Roles and Responsibilities - Issue 6, RA 1395 - Authorization to Permit Embarked Aviation in His Majesty’s / MOD Ships - Issue 6 and RA 1920 – Aviation Arrangements in His Majesty’s / MOD Ships – Equipment Standards - Issue 4 - see NAA 23/09 and RA 1910 - Quality Assurance of aviation fuel from non-UK MOD Sources - Issue 5 - see NAA 23/10.

  5. The combined 1000 Series has been updated to reflect changes to RA 1030 – Defence Aeronautical Information Management - Issue 2 - see NAA 22/34.

  6. The combined 1000 Series has been updated to reflect changes to RA 1024 - Accountable Manager (Military Flying) - Issue 9 - see NAA 22/24, RA 1200 - Air Safety Management - Issue 7 and RA 1210 - Ownership and Management of Operating Risk (Risk to Life) - Issue 6 - see NAA 22/27, RA 1205 - Air System Safety Cases - see NAA 22/28, RA 1220 – Delivery Team Airworthiness and Safety - Issue 8 and RA 1225 - Air Safety Documentation Audit Trail - Issue 3 - see NAA 22/29.

  7. The combined 1000 series has been updated to reflect changes to RA 1410 - Occurrence Reporting and Management - Issue 10 - See NAA 22/03.

  8. The combined 1000 series has been updated to reflect changes to RA 1010, RA 1026, RA 1165 and RA 1300 - See NAA 21/66, NAA 21/67 and NAA 21/68

  9. The combined 1000 series has been updated to reflect the changes to: RA 1002 - Airworthiness Competent Persons - Issue 7, RA 1003 - Delegation of Airworthiness Authority and Notification of Air Safety Responsibility - Issue 6, RA 1005 – Contracting with Competent Organizations - Issue 9, RA 1013 - Air Systems Operating Centre Director - Provision of Airworthy and Safe Systems - Issue 5, RA 1014 - Design Organizations and Co-ordinating Design Organizations - Airworthiness Responsibilities - Issue 7 and RA 1015 - Type Airworthiness Management - Roles and Responsibilities - Issue 10 - see NAA 21/40; RA 1021 - Release To Service Authorities - Roles and Responsibilities - Issue 5, RA 1300 - Release To Service - Issue 6, RA 1325 - Release To Service Limitations - Issue 4, RA 1330 - Release To Service Special Clearances - Issue 5, RA 1340 - Equipment Not Basic to the Air System - Issue 4, RA 1360 - Release To Service Recommendations Preparation and Authorization and the Release To Service Template - Issue 5- see NAA 21/41; RA 1140 - Air System Technical Data Exploitation - Issue 5 - see NAA 21/42; and RA 1400 - Flight Safety - Issue 4, RA 1410 – Occurrence Reporting and Management - Issue 9, RA 1420 - Service Inquiries and Non-Statutory Inquiries - Issue 6, RA 1430 - Aircraft Post Crash Management and Significant Occurrence Management - Issue 5, RA 1440 – Air Safety Training - Issue 9, Manual of Aircraft Post Crash Management (MAPCM) - Issue 5 and the Aircraft Post Crash Management (APCM) Aide Memoire - Issue 5 - See NAA 21/43.

  10. The combined 1000 series has been updated to reflect the the introduction of RA 1208 - Flight Data Monitoring - See NAA 21/39.

  11. The combined 1000 series has been updated to reflect the changes to RA 1380 - Performance Based Navigation - Issue 3 and RA 1390 - Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum - Issue 3 - See NAA 21/37.

  12. The combined 1000 series has been updated to reflect the changes to RA 1006 - Delegation of Engineering Authorizations - Issue 4, RA 1016 - Military Continuing Airworthiness Management - Issue 5 - See NAA 21/33.

  13. The combined 1000 Series has been updated to reflect the introduction of RA 1207 - Air Safety Data Management and Exploitation - Initial Issue - see NAA 21/11, reflect changes to RA 1010 - Head of Establishment - Aviation Responsibilities - Issue 2 and RA 1026 – Aerodrome Operator and Aerodrome Supervisor (Recreational Flying) Roles and Responsibilities including Aerodrome and Helicopter Landing Site Assurance Requirements - Issue 6 - see NAA 21/07, RA 1024 - Accountable Manager (Military Flying) - Issue 8 - see NAA 21/08, RA 1029 – Ship Air-Release - Roles and Responsibilities - Issue 5 and RA 1395 - Authorization to Permit Embarked Aviation in Her Majesty’s / MOD Ships - Issue 5 - see NAA 21/09, RA 1020 - Aviation Duty Holder and Aviation Duty Holder-Facing Organizations - Roles and Responsibilities - Issue 10 - see NAA 21/12, and the withdrawal of RA 1130 - Corporate Memory and Standards - Issue 4 - see NAA 21/10.

  14. The combined 1000 Series has been updated to reflect the introduction of RA 1031 - Contractor flying approved organization scheme (basic remotely piloted air systems) - Initial Issue - see NAA 20/50, and reflect changes to RA 1601 – Remotely piloted air systems open A1 sub-category (fly ‘over’ people) - Issue 2, RA 1602 - Remotely piloted air systems open A2 sub-category (fly ‘close to’ people) - Issue 2, RA 1603 - Remotely piloted air systems open A3 sub-category (fly ‘far from’ people) - Issue 2, RA 1604 - Remotely piloted air systems specific S1 sub-category - Issue 2, RA 1605 - Remotely piloted air systems specific S2 sub-category - Issue 2, RA 1606 - Remotely piloted air systems – certified category - Issue 2 - see NAA 20/51.

  15. The combined 1000 Series has been updated to reflect the changes to RA 1018 - Issue 3 - See NAA 20/33; RA 1028 - Issue 4 - See NAA 20/34; RA 1019 - Issue 3, RA 1160 - Initial Issue, RA 1161 - Initial Issue, RA 1162 - Initial Issue, RA 1163 - Initial Issue, RA 1164 - Issue 2, RA 1165 - Initial Issue, RA 1305 - - Initial Issue, RA 1120 - Issue 7, RA 1121 - Issue 10, RA 1122 - Issue 4, RA 1123 - Issue 5, RA 1124 - Issue 5, RA 1125 - Issue 4 - See NAA 20/35; RA 1240 - Issue 4 - See NAA 20/36; RA 1310 - Issue 7 - See NAA 20/42; RA 1010 - Initial Issue, RA 1026 - Issue 5 and RA 1030 - Initial Issue - See NAA 20/45.

  16. The combined 1000 series has been updated to reflect the changes to RA 1012 - Director General (Air) - Air Safety Responsibilities - Issue 5 - See NAA 20/22 and RA 1027 - Air Traffic Management Equipment Organizations - Responsibilites of Contracted Organizations - Issue 4 - See NAA 20/23.

  17. The combined 1000 series has been updated to reflect the changes to RA 1164 - Transfer of UK Military Registered Air Systems - Initial Issue - See NAA 20/20.

  18. The combined 1000 series has been updated to reflect the changes to RA 1022 – Senior Operator – Air Safety Responsibilities - Issue 5 - See NAA 20/11.

  19. The combined 1000 series has been updated to reflect the changes to RA 1011 - Military Continuing Airworthiness Manager Responsibilities - Issue 2 and RA 1016 - Military Continuing Airworthiness Management - Issue 4 - See NAA 20/05.

  20. The combined 1000 series has been updated to reflect the changes to RA 1002 - Airworthiness Competent Persons - Issue 6, RA 1006 - Delegation of Engineering Authorizations - Issue 3, RA 1023 – Chief Air Engineers – Air Safety Responsibilities, RA 1220 - Delivery Team Airworthiness and Safety - Issue 7 - See NAA 19/30, RA 1003 - Delegation of Airworthiness Authority and Notification of Air Safety Responsibility - Issue 5, RA 1440 – Air Safety Training - Issue 8 - See NAA 19/31, RA 1350 - Air Launched Weapon Release - Issue 8 - See NAA 19/32, RA 1600 - Remotely Piloted Air Systems - Issue 7, RA 1601 - Remotely Piloted Air Systems - Class I(a) - Initial Issue, RA 1602 - Remotely Piloted Air Systems - Class I(b) - Initial Issue, RA 1603 - Remotely Piloted Air Systems - Class I(b) MIL - Initial Issue, RA 1604 - Remotely Piloted Air Systems - Class I(c) - Initial Issue, RA 1605 - Remotely Piloted Air Systems - Class I(d) - Initial Issue, RA 1606 - Remotely Piloted Air Systems - Class II and Class III - Initial Issue - See NAA 19/33, RA 1910 - Quality Assurance of Aviation Fuel from non-UK MOD Sources - Issue 4 - See NAA 19/34 and RA 1166 – UK Civil-Registered Aircraft Utilized by the Ministry of Defence - Initial Issue - See NAA 19/35.

  21. The combined 1000 series has been updated to reflect the change to RA 1029 - Ship-Air Release - Roles and Responsibilities Issue 4 – See NAA 19/17, RA 1200 - Air Safety Management Issue 6 - See NAA 19/18, RA 1410 – Occurrence Reporting and Management Issue 8 - See NAA 19/19 and RA 1350 - Air Launched Weapon Release Issue 7 - See NAA 19/27.

  22. The combined 1000 series has been updated to reflect the change to RA 1205 – Air System Safety Cases Issue 7 – See NAA 19/13.

  23. The combined 1000 series has been updated to reflect the change to RA 1300 - Release To Service Issue 5 and RA 1395 - Authorization to Permit Embarked Aviation in Her Majesty’s/MOD Ships Issue 4 – See NAA 19/11 and NAA 19/12.

  24. The combined 1000 series has been updated to reflect the changes to RA 1017 – Maintenance Organizations – Airworthiness Responsibilities Issue 4, RA 1300 - Release To Service Issue 4, RA 1310 - Air System Document Set Issue 6, RA 1325 - Release To Service Limitations Issue 3, RA 1340 - Equipment Not Basic to the Air System Issue 3, RA 1345 - The Compendium of Airborne Equipment Release Certificates Issue 3, RA 1360 - Release To Service Recommendations Preparation and Authorization Issue 4, RA 1370 - Release To Service Configuration Control and Audit Trail Issue 4 and RA 1920 - Aviation Arrangements in Surface Ships - Equipment Standards Issue 3 – See NAA 19/06 and NAA 19/07.

  25. The combined 1000 series has been updated to reflect the changes to RA 1200 - Defence Air Safety Management Issue 5, RA 1205 - Air System Safety Cases Issue 6, RA 1220 - Delivery Team Airworthiness and Safety Issue 6, RA 1310 - Air System Document Set Issue 5 and RA 1350 - The Air Launched Weapon Release Certificate Issue 6 – See NAA 19/01 and NAA 19/02.

  26. The combined 1000 series has been updated to reflect the change to RA 1015 - Type Airworthiness Authority - Roles and Responsibilities Issue 9 - See NAA 18/42.

  27. The combined 1000 series has been updated to reflect the change to RA 1002, RA 1003, RA 1006, RA 1011, RA 1012, RA 1013, RA 1014, RA 1015, RA 1016, RA 1018, RA 1019, RA 1020, RA 1021, RA 1022, RA 1023, RA 1024, RA 1027, RA 1028, RA 1029, RA 1120, RA 1121, RA 1122, RA 1123, RA 1124, RA 1125, RA 1140, RA 1150, RA 1210, RA 1220, RA 1223, RA 1225, RA 1230, RA 1240, RA 1330, RA 1400, RA 1440 and RA 1910 see NAA 18/27, 18/28, 18/29, 18/30, 18/31, 18/32, 18/33, 18/34, 18/35, 18/36, 18/40 and 18/41.

  28. The combined 1000 series has been updated to reflect the change to RA 1600 - Remotely Piloted Air Systems Issue 6 - See NAA 18/16.

  29. The combined 1000 series has been updated to reflect the change to RA 1026 - Roles and Responsibilities: Aerodrome Operator Issue 4 – See NAA 18/07.

  30. The combined 1000 series has been updated to reflect the change to RA 1005 – Contracting with Competent Organizations Issue 8 – See NAA 18/03.

  31. The combined 1000 series has been updated to reflect the change to RA 1005 – Contracting with Competent Organizations Issue 7 – See NAA 18/02.

  32. The combined 1000 series has been updated to reflect the change to RA 1240 – Chartering of Civilian Air Systems for Military Purposes Issue 2 – See NAA 17/35.

  33. The combined 1000 series has been updated to reflect the change to RA 1026 – Roles and Responsibilities: Aerodrome Operator Issue 3 – See NAA 17/29.

  34. The combined 1000 series has been updated to reflect the changes to RA 1120 - Military Air System Registration - Issue 5 and RA 1395 - Authorization to Permit Embarked Aviation in Her Majesty’s/MOD Ships - Issue 3 - See NAA 17/26 and 17/27.

  35. The combined 1000 series has been updated to reflect the changes to RA 1029, RA 1230 and RA 1210 – See NAA 17/23, 17/24 and NAA 17/25.

  36. The combined 1000 series has been updated to reflect the change to RA 1440 - air safety training

  37. The combined 1000 series has been updated to reflect the changes to RA 1015 – Type Airworthiness Authority – Roles and Responsibilities Issue 7 – See NAA 17/17, and RA 1027 – Air Traffic Management Equipment Organizations – Responsibilities of Contracted Organizations Issue 2 - See NAA 17/18.

  38. The combined 1000 series has been updated to reflect the change to RA 1127 – UK Civil Registered Air Systems Operated by the MOD Initial Issue – See NAA 17/16.

  39. The combined 1000 series has been updated to reflect the change to RA 1910 – Quality Assurance of Aviation Fuel from Non-MOD Sources Issue 2 – See NAA 17/11.

  40. The combined 1000 series has been updated to reflect the changes to RA 1003 – Delegation of Airworthiness Authority and Notification of Air Safety Responsibility (DE&S) Issue 3, RA 1023 – Chief Air Engineers – Air Safety Responsibilities Issue 4 and RA 1920 – Aviation Arrangements in Surface Ships – Equipment Standards Issue 2 - See NAA 17/07 and NAA 17/08.

  41. The combined 1000 series has been updated to reflect the change to RA 1020 - Roles & Responsibilities: Aviation Duty Holder and Aviation Duty Holder – Facing Organizations and the consequent change to the related Table of Contents - See NAA 17/06

  42. The combined 1000 series has been updated to reflect the change to RA 1024 - Accountable Manager (Military Flying) Issue 6 and RA 1028 - Contractor Flying Approved Organization Scheme Responsibilities Issue 2 – See NAA 17/04.

  43. The combined 1000 series has been updated to reflect the change to RA 1205 – Air System Safety Cases Issue 5 has been published.

  44. The combined 1000 series has been updated to reflect the change to RA 1002 - Airworthiness Competent Persons Issue 4 – See NAA 16/31.

  45. The combined 1000 series has been updated to reflect the change to the 1000 Series Foreword, RA 1005 – Contracting with Competent Organizations Issue 6, RA 1013 – DE&S Air Systems Operating Centre Director – Provision of Airworthy and Safe Systems Issue 3, RA 1015 - Type Airworthiness Authority – Airworthiness Responsibilities Issue 6, RA 1021 - Release to Service Authorities (RTSA) Roles and Responsibilities Issue 3, RA 1024 - Accountable Manager (Military Flying) - AM(MF) Issue 5, RA 1121 - Air Safety Arrangements for Military Registration of Civil-Owned Aircraft not operated in the Service Environment Issue 8, RA 1123 - Certificate of Usage for Military Registered Civil-Owned Aircraft Issue 3, RA 1124 - Civil Aviation Authority Oversight of Military Registered Aircraft Issue 3, RA 1150 – Airborne Equipment and Airborne Forces Regulations Issue 2, RA 1205 – Air System Safety Cases Issue 4, RA 1220 - Project Team Airworthiness and Safety Issue 4, RA 1300 – Release to Service Issue 3, RA 1360 - Release to Service Recommendations Preparation and Release to Service Authorization Issue 3, RA 1370 – Release to Service Configuration Control and Audit Trail Issue 3, RA 1380 - Performance Based Navigation Issue 2, RA 1390 – Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum Issue 2, RA 1395 – Authorization to Permit Embarked Aviation in Her Majesty’s/MOD Ships Issue 2 and RA 1600 - Remotely Piloted Air Systems Issue 5 – See NAA 16/26.

  46. The combined 1000 series has been updated to reflect the change to RA 1122 – Air Safety Arrangements for Military Registered Civil Owned Development Air Systems and RA 1125 - Military Registered Air Systems Transferred to Contractors, both Issue 2 – See NAA 16/24.

  47. The combined 1000 series has been updated to reflect the change to RA 1014 - Design Organizations and Co-ordinating Design Organizations - Airworthiness Responsibilities Issue 5 – See NAA 16/22 and RA 1500 - Certification of UK Military Registered Air Systems Issue 2 - See NAA 16/23.

  48. The combined 1000 series has been updated to reflect the change to RA 1430 - Aircraft Post Crash Management and Significant Occurrence Management Issue 4 – See NAA 16/16.

  49. The combined 1000 series has been updated to reflect the change to RA 1003 - Delegation of Airworthiness Authority and Notification of Air Safety Responsibility (DE&S) Issue 2, RA 1014 - Design Organization – Airworthiness Responsibilities Issue 4, RA 1015 - Type Airworthiness Authority – Airworthiness Responsibilities Issue 5, RA 1017 - Maintenance Organization – Airworthiness Responsibilities Issue 3, RA 1121 - Air Safety Arrangements for Military Registration of Civil-Owned Aircraft not operated in the Service Environment Issue 7, RA 1140 - Military Air System Technical Data Exploitation Issue 3, RA 1350 - The Air Launched Weapon Release Certificate Issue 5 and RA 1600 - Remotely Piloted Air Systems Issue 4 – See NAA 16/15.

  50. The combined 1000 series has been updated to reflect the change to RA 1124 Civil Aviation Authority oversight of military registered aircraft Issue 2 – RA 1124 has been amended to include missing change marks, there have been no changes to the content of the RA (please note the change marks at the beginning of RA 1124 para 11c indicate a whole paragraph was removed when RA 1124 was up-issued from initial issue to issue 2).

  51. The combined 1000 series has been updated to reflect the change to RA 1310 – Air System Document Set Issue 4 – See NAA 16/10.

  52. The combined 1000 series has been updated to reflect the change to RA 1124 – Civil Aviation Authority oversight of military registered aircraft Issue 2 – See NAA 16/07.

  53. The combined 1000 series has been updated to reflect the change to RA 1600 – remotely piloted air systems (RPAS) Issue 3 – See NAA 16/05.

  54. The combined 1000 series has been updated to reflect the publication of RA 1150 – Airborne Equipment and Airborne Forces Regulations Initial Issue – See NAA 16/04.

  55. The combined 1000 series has been updated to reflect the change to RA 1029 - Ship-Air Release – Stakeholder Roles and Responsibilities and RA 1395 – Authorization to Permit Embarked Aviation in Her Majesty’s/MOD Ships Initial Issue – See NAA 15/45.

  56. The combined 1000 series has been updated to reflect the change to RA 1021 – Release to Service Authorities (RTSA) Roles and Responsibilities Issue 2 – See NAA 15/43.

  57. The combined 1000 series has been updated to reflect the change to RA 1340 - Equipment Not Basic to the Air System Issue 2 – See NAA 15/42.

  58. The combined 1000 series has been updated to reflect the change to RA 1390 – Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum Initial Issue – See NAA 15/40.

  59. The combined 1000 series has been updated to reflect the change to RA 1005 - contracting with competent organisations issue 5 – see NAA 15/39.

  60. The combined 1000 series has been updated to reflect the change to RA 1016 - continuing airworthiness responsibilities issue 2 – see NAA 15/36.

  61. The combined 1000 series has been updated to reflect the changes to RA 1021: release to service authorities (RTSA) roles and responsibilities Initial Issue, RA 1225: air safety documentation audit trail Initial Issue, RA 1300: release to service (RTS) Issue 2, RA 1320: project team leader stakeholder interfaces Issue 2, RA 1325: drafting of limitations in the release to service (RTS) Issue 2, RA 1330: special clearances Issue 3, RA 1335: the release to service (RTS) audit trail Issue 2, RA 1360: release to service recommendations (RTSR) preparation and release to service (RTS) authorisation Issue 2 and RA 1370: release to service (RTS) configuration control and audit trail Issue 2 – See NAA 15/34.

  62. The combined 1000 series has been updated to reflect the change to RA 1020 – roles and responsibilities: aviation duty holder (ADH) and ADH facing organisations Issue 7 – See NAA 15/31.

  63. 1000 series combined document has been updated

  64. See NAA 15/27

  65. See NAA 15/26

  66. See NAA 15/18.

  67. See NAA 15/11 and 15/13

  68. GEN 1000 series combined document has been updated

  69. 1000 series: general regulations has been amended

  70. 1000 series: general regulations has been amended.

  71. First published.