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Military Aviation Regulation

Original Language Title: Sotilasilmailuasetus

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Military Aviation Regulation

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This Regulation has been repealed since 1 June 2011. See: L 525/2011 ARTICLE 48 And L 1242/2005 ARTICLE 178 .

The Secretary of State for the Defence of Defence is provided for in the (281/95) And the Law of 3 May 1985 on the investigation of accidents (373/85) , as referred to in the Law of 3 March 1995 (192/95) :

Chapter 1

General provisions

ARTICLE 1
Scope

This Regulation shall apply to military aviation in Finland. The Regulation shall also apply to Finnish military aviation outside the territory of Finland, subject to binding international obligations in Finland.

ARTICLE 2 (26.08.2004)
Military aviation

For the purposes of this Regulation, military aviation means:

(1) military aviation by military aircraft or equipment;

(2) Operations carried out by the armed forces in Finland on a Finnish or foreign military aircraft;

(3) the civil aircraft operated by the armed forces on board a civilian aircraft which has been notified of such use to the aircraft operator;

(4) Aeronautics or maintenance related to the manufacture or maintenance of a military aircraft and equipment manufactured or maintained in Finland;

5. Military parachute activities.

ARTICLE 3 (25.9.2003/822)
Military Aviation Authority

The Air Force Headquarters shall be responsible for ensuring the safety and control of military aviation and other administrative tasks related to military aviation, including compliance with the aerodology permit, in so far as the permit provisions apply to: Defence forces.

§ 4
Rules on air and certain aviation provisions

The rules on air traffic rules and aeronautical rules to be followed in military aviation shall be laid down in the air (281/95) Paragraph 1.

In the cases referred to in Article 3 (2) of the Aviation Act, a procedure derogating from the rules on air traffic rules and aviation shall be designed and implemented in such a way as to avoid endangering flight safety. The Air Force Headquarters shall consult the faa on the principles governing the arrangements for the derogating procedure.

The provisions of this Article on rules on flight rules and aviation shall also apply to a foreign military aircraft participating in an exercise in Finland.

Chapter 2

Registration and marking of military aircraft

§ 5
Military aircraft

A military aircraft shall mean an aircraft entered in the Finnish military aircraft register.

ARTICLE 6 (26.08.2004)
Military aircraft register

The Air Force Headquarters shall keep a military aircraft register, including manned and unmanned aircraft owned by the armed forces.

A military aircraft register may be temporarily entered in the register:

(1) aircraft controlled by the armed forces, which is not included in any other aircraft registration;

(2) aircraft intended for military use in Finland for manufacturing and manufacturing operations.

The publicity of the special protection data contained in the Military Aircraft Register is in force, as is the case with the law on public authorities' activities. (18/09/1999) And is provided for.

The Air Force Headquarters provides more detailed provisions for keeping the register.

§ 7 (26.08.2004)
Indication of military aircraft

The aircraft entered in the military aircraft register shall have a special session and nationality identifier. In addition, there may be other signs and patterns on board.

The nationality symbol of the Finnish military aircraft is a blue and white circular pattern. The white circle in the centre of the mark is surrounded by two rings of the radius of the central circle, the inner being the blue and the outer white. For operational reasons, the colors of the label can be removed.

The nationality identifier of the aircraft referred to in Article 6 (2) (2) may not be marked.

The Air Force Headquarters will provide more detailed provisions on nationality identification and military aircraft markings.

Chapter 3

Airworthiness of aircraft used for military aviation

§ 8
Airworthiness

The military aircraft must be airworthy when used in the air. A military aircraft shall be considered to be airworthy only if it is so designed, constructed, equipped and maintained and with its flight characteristics that it can be safely used in aviation. The Air Force Headquarters will provide more detailed provisions on airworthiness requirements.

With the permission of the Air Force Headquarters, aircraft may be used for aeronautical aerodrome studies, even if the airworthiness of the aircraft is not complete, or for specific reasons, even if the aircraft does not fully comply with airworthiness; Requirements.

In the case of an aircraft registered in a military aircraft, the airworthiness requirements laid down by the Aviation Authority shall be complied with.

§ 9
Continuity and maintenance of airworthiness

The aircraft operator and operator of the Air Force Headquarters and the aircraft operator shall take care of the airworthiness of the aircraft.

The Air Force Headquarters shall ensure that military aircraft and their equipment, parts and equipment comply with the airworthiness requirements and shall lay down more detailed rules on the roadworthiness tests, inspections and tests necessary to verify airworthiness.

ARTICLE 10
Type-approval certificate and certificate of airworthiness

The Air Force Headquarters shall issue a type-approval certificate to a type of aircraft entered in the military aircraft register, which has been found to meet the airworthiness requirements. The Air Force Headquarters shall assign a certificate of airworthiness to an aircraft registered in a military aircraft register, which has been found to be valid. The certificate shall be issued for a specified period or time and may be renewed. The certificate may be withdrawn if it is established or suspected that the aircraft is no longer airworthy and that the aircraft is not or will be declared valid.

Chapter 4

Qualification requirements

ARTICLE 11
Eligibility for military aviation and the ground organisation

In an aircraft used for military aviation, the performance of an aircraft, in terms of age, health, information, skills, training and experience, meets the requirements of the Air Force Headquarters, as well as any change in application. For the purpose in question. The same applies to the person who is in a military aviation organisation serving military aviation in a position on which flight safety depends.

The Air Force Headquarters shall provide more detailed provisions for the training of persons referred to in paragraph 1.

ARTICLE 12
Detection of qualification and obligation to report on matters affecting eligibility

The person referred to in Article 11 shall be required to inform the Air Force Headquarters and submit to medical examinations, as well as other examinations and tests, as specified in the Air Force Headquarters. The right of access to information from medical staff is laid down in the Air Act and the Law on the organisation of health care in the armed forces (32/87) .

ARTICLE 13 (26.08.2004)
Processing of data on eligibility

The confidentiality and disclosure of personal data referred to in Articles 11 and 12 shall be subject to the law of the authorities on public access to personal data and to the processing of personal data relating to personal data. (523/1999) .

Chapter 5

Head of the military aircraft and crew, service on board and aerodilts

ARTICLE 14
Chief, crew and service on board aircraft

Military aviation shall comply with the provisions of Chapter 5 of the Aviation Act concerning the commander, the crew, the master's command, the preparation and conduct of the flight, the aircraft, the passenger and the goods, the flight safety On the indication, order and coercive measures, as well as the deterioration of narcotic substances and flight fitness. However, the Air Force Headquarters shall, however, determine the command and other occupation of the aircraft, the procedures relating to the reporting obligation and the flight manuals and the flight orders of the military aircraft operated on the flight.

§ 15
Military aerodes and land systems

The Air Force Headquarters shall lay down provisions exclusively for the maintenance of aerodromes serving military aviation and for installations and equipment exclusively serving military aviation.

Chapter 6

Aviation accidents, damage and incidents and their investigation

ARTICLE 16
Purpose of the investigation

The accident, the damage and the incident alone in the military aviation area are to be determined, in order to increase safety and prevent accidents, as provided for in this Regulation.

The investigation of a major accident and its incident is governed by the law on accident investigation (173/85) .

The Joint Action of the Accident Investigation Authority is laid down in the Regulation on the investigation of accidents (79/96) .

§ 17
Investigation of civil aviation accidents

For the purposes of the investigation of military air accidents, the Air Force Commander shall set up a Military Air Accident Investigation Board, the Chairman of which shall be a person familiar with an air-accident investigation and whose members and their Their alternates represent the knowledge of medicine and police. The Air Force Commander shall assign to the Board, where appropriate, for each case to be examined, additional members representing the necessary expertise in aviation, aeronautical engineering, accident investigation or any other area.

For the purposes of the investigation of another military aircraft accident, the air force commander shall, for each case, set up a committee of inquiry with sufficient expertise.

The commander of the Air Force will decide to open an investigation.

ARTICLE 18
Investigation of damage and incidents in military aviation

In the case of military aviation, the casualty and incident investigation commission or the investigator as specified by the Air Force Headquarters shall be set up in order to investigate the casualty or incident referred to in Article 17.

§ 19
Military Aviation Accident Review Board

Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ministers responsible for military aviation matters (1522/95) Shall, for a period of three years, set a military aviation accident inspection board. The Chairperson and the Vice-Chairperson of the Board shall have a degree in law in law, as well as four other members and two alternates, on aviation or military aviation or necessary technical knowledge.

§ 20
Execution of the investigation

The investigating committee and the investigator should obtain the necessary explanations and draw up a report. The examination of the investigation and the drawing up of the investigation report shall apply mutatis mutandis to the provisions of the law on the investigation of accidents.

ARTICLE 21
Processing of an investigation report

The commander of the Air Force will decide what measures should be taken in response to the accident and the damage caused by the military aviation incident and the recommendations contained therein. As far as the investigation report is concerned, the decision is taken by the Air Force. In so far as it is a matter in which the authority is not part of the air force, the air force commander or the staff of the air force shall issue a statement of measures and send it to the competent military authority. For measures.

The Air Force Commander and the Military Authority referred to in paragraph 1 shall submit the investigation file for the aeronautical accident and its decisions to the Joint Chiefs of Staff, which shall take the matter of the accident On the review board of the Military Aviation Accident.

The Military Air Accident Inspection Board shall issue a statement to the Joint Chiefs of Staff on the causes of the accident and the adequacy of the measures taken. (26.08.2004)

In the case of an investigation report other than the accident, it may be possible to proceed, as provided for in paragraphs 2 and 3, if it is considered necessary for aviation safety or for other specific reasons.

§ 22
Status of the board member

The members of the Board referred to in Article 19 shall be subject to the conditions laid down in the law on the investigation of accidents and the duties and allowances of the members of the panel referred to in Article 19.

Chapter 7

Outstanding provisions

ARTICLE 23
More detailed provisions

More detailed provisions on the implementation of this Regulation shall be adopted by the Ministry referred to in Article 19, where appropriate.

§ 24
Entry into force

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1996.

This Regulation repeals:

1) Military Aviation Regulation of 29 November 1968 (63/68) ; and

2) the State Council Decision of 15 June 1961 on the investigation of air accidents in the armed forces.

Before the entry into force of this Regulation, measures may be adopted for the implementation of the Regulation.

ARTICLE 25
Transitional provisions

An investigation initiated before the entry into force of this Regulation shall be completed in accordance with the provisions in force at the time of entry into force of this Regulation.

The provisions adopted pursuant to the repealed Regulation and the State Council shall remain in force until new provisions have been adopted.

Entry into force and application of amending acts:

25.9.2003/822:

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 October 2003.

26.8.2004, P.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 15 September 2004.