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The anti-collision light required for free manned balloons which are certified for VFR at night in
accordance with CS 31HB/GB.65 Night lighting should be considered as acceptable means to comply
with SERA.3215(a)(1) and SERA.3215(a)(3).
SERA.3215(a)(1);(3) GM1 Lights to be displayed by aircraft
BALLOONS LIGHTS
The technical specifications that such anti-collision lights specified in AMC1 SERA 3215(a)(1);(3) need
to meet can be found in the special conditions ‘SC D-01 31HB_GB External and Internal Lights for
Free Balloon Night Flight Issue 2’.
SERA.3215(a);(b) GM1 Lights to be displayed by aircraft
GENERAL
Lights fitted for other purposes, such as landing lights and airframe floodlights, may be used in addition
to the anti-collision lights to enhance aircraft conspicuity.
SERA.3220 Simulated instrument flights
An aircraft shall not be flown under simulated instrument flight conditions unless:
(a) fully functioning dual controls are installed in the aircraft; and
(b) an additional qualified pilot (in this rule called a safety pilot) occupies a control seat to act
as safety pilot for the person who is flying under simulated instrument conditions. The
safety pilot shall have adequate vision forward and to each side of the aircraft, or a
competent observer in communication with the safety pilot shall occupy a position in the
aircraft from which the observer’s field of vision adequately supplements that of the safety
pilot.
SERA.3220(b) GM1 Simulated instrument flights
SAFETY PILOT
(a) For the purposes of this rule a safety pilot is a pilot who holds a licence which entitles
him/her to act as pilot-in-command of the aircraft and is able and prepared to take control
of the aircraft at any time during the flight. The safety pilot will maintain lookout, or a
competent observer in case the safety pilot does not have full vision of each side of the
aircraft, and avoid collisions on behalf of the person flying under simulated instrument
conditions.
(b) A control seat is a seat which affords the person sitting in it sufficient access to the flying
controls so as to enable him/her to fly the aircraft unimpeded.
SERA.3225 Operation on and in the vicinity of an aerodrome
An aircraft operated on or in the vicinity of an aerodrome shall:
(a) observe other aerodrome traffic for the purpose of avoiding collision;
(b) conform with or avoid the pattern of traffic formed by other aircraft in operation;
(c) except for balloons, make all turns to the left, when approaching for a landing and after
taking off, unless otherwise indicated, or instructed by ATC;
(d) except for balloons, land and take off into the wind unless safety, the runway configuration,
or air traffic considerations determine that a different direction is preferable.
SERA.3230 Water operations
(a) When two aircraft or an aircraft and a vessel are approaching one another and there is a
risk of collision, the aircraft shall proceed with careful regard to existing circumstances and
conditions including the limitations of the respective craft.
(1) Converging. An aircraft which has another aircraft or a vessel on its right shall give
way so as to keep well clear.
(2) Approaching head-on. An aircraft approaching another aircraft or a vessel head-on,
or approximately so, shall alter its heading to the right to keep well clear.
(3) Overtaking. The aircraft or vessel which is being overtaken has the right of way, and
the one overtaking shall alter its heading to keep well clear.
(4) Landing and taking off. Aircraft landing on or taking off from the water shall, in so far
as practicable, keep well clear of all vessels and avoid impeding their navigation.
(b) Lights to be displayed by aircraft on the water. At night or during any other period
prescribed by the competent authority, all aircraft on the water shall display lights as
required by the Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at
Sea, 1972, unless it is impractical for them to do so, in which case they shall display lights
as closely similar as possible in characteristics and position to those required by the
International Regulations.
SERA.3230 GM1 Water operations
INTERNATIONAL REGULATIONS FOR PREVENTING COLLISIONS AT SEA
In addition to the provisions of SERA.3230, rules set forth in the International Regulations for
Preventing Collisions at Sea, developed by the International Conference on Revision of the
International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea (London, 1972), may be applicable in certain
cases.
SERA.3230(b) GM1 Water operations
LIGHTS TO BE DISPLAYED BY AIRCRAFT ON THE WATER
The International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea specify that the rules concerning lights
shall be complied with from sunset to sunrise. Any lesser period between sunset and sunrise
established in accordance with SERA.3230(b) cannot, therefore, be applied in areas where the
International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea apply, e.g. on the high seas.
SERA.3301 General
(a) Upon observing or receiving any of the signals given in aircraft shall take such action as
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