Citation and com- mencement.

Inter- pretation.

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COLONIAL AIR NAVIGATION ORDER, 1955,

HONG KONG AIR NAVIGATION (RADIO) REGULATIONS, 1956.

In exercise of the powers conferred upon him by Article 68 of the Colonial Air Navigation Order, 1955, the Governor has made the following regulations-

PART 1.

General,

1. These regulations may be cited as the Hong Kong Air Navigation (Radio) Regulations, 1956, and shall come into operation on the 1st day of May, 1956.

4. (1) In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires-

"aeronautical station" means a radiocommunication land station

which performs a service with aircraft stations;

"aircraft station" means a radio station on board an aircraft;

"approved" means approved by the Governor, or, in relation to such of his administrative functions as are delegated to the Director of Civil Aviation, approved by the said Director; "British Civil Airworthiness Requirements" means the require- ments relating to radio apparatus which are incorporated in the "British Civil Airworthiness Requirements", as amended, published by the Air Registration Board, Brettenham House, Lancaster Place, Strand, London, W.C.2;

"Civil Aviation Communications Handbook" means the "Civil Aviation Communications Handbook" (C.A.P. 5), Second Edition, as amended, published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office:

"designated International airport" means an airport designated by a Contracting State as available for use by international air services;

"Director" means the Director of Civil Aviation;

"flight radio operator's licence" means a licence granted by the Director under Article ag of the Order to operate radio apparatus in aircraft registered in the Colony; "licensed operator" means the holder of a flight radio operator's

licence;

"radio navigation apparatus" means radio apparatus designed to

assist the navigation of the aircraft;

"the Order" means the Colonial Air Navigation Order, 1955-

(a) Subject to the provisions of this regulation, expressions used in these regulations shall, unless the contrary intention otherwise requires, have the same respective meanings as in the Order.

3.

(G.N.A. 67/55).

Unless the context otherwise requires, these regulations Applica- apply only to and in relation to aircraft registered in the Colony.

tion.

No person shall cause a Type B electromagnetic wave Emission to be emitted from an aircraft station.

5.

of Type E electro

magnetic

Wave.

For the purposes of these regulations, frequencies shall Measure-

ment of be measured by the standard of measurement for the time being fre- in use by the Postmaster General,

quencies.

PART II.

Installation and compulsory carriage of radio apparatus.

ments for

8. (1) Except as provided in this regulation, radio apparatus Require shall not be installed in any aircraft unless the apparatus and the radio installation thereof comply with the following requirements- apparatos

installed in

(a) the apparatus shall be of a type approved in writing by aircraft,

the Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation in the United Kingdom as satisfying "British Civil Airworthi- ness Requirements" and as being suitable for the purpose for which it is intended to be used;

(b) the apparatus shall have been constructed, tested and inspected in accordance with all relevant requirements of "British Civil Airworthiness Requirements" in a manner approved in writing by the Director; and

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