JSP 360 USE OF MILITARY AIRFIELDS BY BRITISH AND FOREIGN CIVIL AIRCRAFT JSP 360 - Apr 13 TABLE OF CONTENTS Paragraph 1.0 CHAPTER ONE POLICY Application 1.1 Treatment of Applications from Civil Users 1.5 Civil Flying at MOD Airfields in the UK 1.11 Constraints 1.12 Local Authority Planning Permission 1.13 Civil Flying at MOD Airfields Overseas 1.14 Where to Apply for Permission to use MOD Airfields Annex 1A 2.0 CHAPTER TWO INSURANCE Introduction 2.1 Civil User’s Insurance 2.2 MOD’s Insurance 2.6 Waivers 2.11 Income Generation (formerly Wider Markets) 2.12 Reporting Injuries or Damage 2.13 Point of Contact 2.14 Example of a Certificate of Aviation Insurance Annex 2A 3.0 CHAPTER THREE GENERAL PROCEDURES Introduction 3.1 Emergency Use – Forced Landings 3.2 Emergency Use – Diversion Airfield 3.6 Regular Use Applications 3.7 Short Term or Casual Use – Inland Flights by British Civil Aircraft : - General 3.9 - Active Airfields 3.10 - Inactive Airfields 3.11 - Helicopter Landing Sites 3.12 - Redundant Airfields 3.13 Records to be Kept 3.14 Guidelines for Civil Use Application Procedure Annex 3A Application Procedure Flow Chart 3A Fig. 1 Covering Letter for Civil Use Application Form Annex 3B Civil Use Application Form Annex 3C Contents 1 JSP 360 - Apr 13 4.0 CHAPTER FOUR SPECIAL PROCEDURES Introduction 4.1 Flights for Hire and Reward 4.2 Press, TV or Film Companies 4.3 Civil Air Displays 4.4 Open Day and At Home Days 4.7 Foreign Civil Aircraft 4.9 Overseas Flights by British Registered Aircraft : - Customs Restrictions 4.12 - Exceptions 4.14 - Business User’s Concessions 4.16 - Unauthorised Landings 4.18 - Immigration Control 4.20 Prevention of Terrorism 4.21 Movement of Explosives 4.22 Contamination 4.23 Overseas Airfields 4.24 5.0 CHAPTER FIVE SECURITY Introduction 5.1 Civil Aircraft Carrying Fare Paying Passengers/Cargo Within the DfT 5.4 Category Civil Aircraft Outside the DfT Category 5.5 Civil Aircraft Chartered to Support Military Operations 5.6 Private Civil Aircraft 5.9 Flying Clubs 5.10 Airfield Records of Civil Aircraft Movements 5.11 Entry To and Exit From the UK 5.12 Foreign Registered Civil Aircraft 5.13 Authorisation of Civil Aircraft Operators 5.14 Press, TV or Film Companies 5.15 Completion of HM Customs and Excise General Aviation Report Form 5.17 Civil Use of MOD Airfield Monthly Return Annex 5A HM Customs and Excise General Aviation Report Form Annex 5B HM Customs and Excise General Aviation Report Form Guidance Annex 5C 6.0 CHAPTER SIX GROUND FACILITIES Introduction 6.1 Accommodation for Aircraft 6.2 Accommodation for Aircrew or Passengers 6.4 Refuelling 6.6 Aircraft Servicing and Repair 6.9 Contents 2 JSP 360 - Apr 13 7.0 CHAPTER SEVEN FEES, CHARGES AND THE WIDER MARKETS INITIATIVE Introduction 7.1 Landing and Navigation Charges 7.3 Income Generation (formerly the Wider Markets Initiative) 7.6 Value Added Tax 7.10 Reduced Charges 7.11 Parking and Housing Fees 7.14 Indemnity Administration Charges 7.15 Recovery of Charges from Civil Users 7.16 Recovery of Charges from Military Aircraft not Exempt from Charges 7.19 Abatement and Waiver of Charges 7.20 Air Ambulances 7.23 Charges for Aircraft Under Charter to the UN or Military Aircraft Provided 7.28 by Non UK Governments on the UN’s Behalf Landing Fees Annex 7A Reduced Charges Annex 7B Additional Charges Annex 7C Parking and Housing Fees Annex 7D Recovery of Charges from Civil Users and Use of MOD Form 400 Annex 7E Standing Waivers of Charges Annex 7F Indemnity Administration Charges for Regular and Casual Users Annex 7G Application of VAT for Holders of an EU VAT Registration Number Annex 7H Contents 3 JSP 360 - Apr 13 TABLE OF APPENDICES APPENDIX ONE (1) Certificate to be used when Aircraft Servicing and Repair A-1 work is carried out in accordance with JSP 360 Chapter 6 (2) Certificate to be used in all other cases of Aircraft Servicing A-1 and Repair APPENDIX TWO Agreement for Deposit/Housing of an Aircraft at a MOD Station A-2 APPENDIX THREE Operating Agreement – Conditions for the Civil (Flying) Use of A-5 MOD Airfields. APPENDIX FOUR List of Sensitive Countries A-7 APPENDIX FIVE List of Contacts A-8 APPENDIX SIX MOD Form 400 A-9 Contents 4 JSP 360 – Apr 13 CHAPTER ONE POLICY Application 1.1 These regulations govern the use by civil aircraft of any MOD airfield, whether under Army, RN, RAF or other MOD agency control except the following: a. MOD airfields leased to outside bodies, e.g. contractors: use of these is covered by the conditions of the lease; b. MOD airfields which have been passed to Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO - formerly Defence Estates) for disposal: the local DIO Estates Advisor is responsible for use of these. c. MOD airfields occupied by US Visiting Forces. Apart from forced landings, civil flying is not normally allowed by US regulations, except that civil aircraft having official business at the airfield may land with prior approval of the US authorities. d. MOD airfields overseas to the extent that separate instructions or procedures have been authorised by MOD or where, because of local circumstances, part of these regulations is clearly inappropriate; otherwise these regulations are applicable. See paragraph 1.14. Military Aircraft 1.2 The regulations covering landing and other fees (Chapter 7) also apply to foreign military aircraft, including aircraft chartered by such foreign military forces, using MOD airfields at home or abroad, except where a waiver is authorised by Annex F to Chapter 7. Availability To Civil Pilots 1.3 These regulations are issued for official use only but a summary of the main points is published in the UK Air Pilot, AGA Section, for the benefit of civil pilots and operators. The attention of civil pilots should also be drawn to the CAA SafetySense Leaflet 26 – ‘Visiting Military Aerodromes’ accessible on the CAA web site at http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/33/ga_srg_09webSSL26.pdf . Amendments To The Regulations 1 - 1 JSP 360 – Apr 13 1.4 Amendments to these regulations will be co-ordinated by Hd FPP, DRes, HQ Air Command, High Wycombe, HP14 4UE. Proposals for any change to the regulations should be forwarded there. Treatment Of Applications From Civil Users 1.5 These guidelines should be used in conjunction with Annex A to this Chapter: 'Where to Apply for Permission to Use MOD Airfields'. General Situation 1.6 Active MOD airfields in the UK and overseas are available for use by British civil aircraft by prior permission only. Permission to use these airfields is entirely at the discretion of the Station or Unit Commander to whom the applicant should be referred. 1.7 Applications for permission to use MOD inactive or reserve airfields should be referred to the appropriate Command HQ in the case of inactive airfields, and to the Station Commander of the parent unit in the case of reserve airfields. 1.8 Applications to use redundant airfields should be referred to DIO. 1.9 In the case of: a. Applications by press, film or television companies other than routine unpublicised transit flights, approval in principle should be sought from Directorate Media & Communications (DMC) and/or Command Media staff. b. Applications for regular or long term use, approval should be sought from Air DRes Civil Use, Finance Accounting, Rm 1W27, Spitfire Block, RAF High Wycombe, HP14 4UE. c. Foreign civil aircraft, clearance to use MOD airfields is normally subject to particular administrative clearances by the Station concerned; see Chapter 4 Paragraphs 4.9 – 4.11. It is necessary to seek confirmation that the aircraft concerned is not registered in, or crewed by nationals from the list of sensitive countries, shown at Appendix 4. d. Any request for clearance for aircraft belonging to the countries listed in Appendix 4 (including those registered in such countries under charter to British companies), travelling to or from these countries or which are in any way contentious, these must be referred to CAS-AS Sec and the Operations Directorate of IPP-Sec. These staffs must also be consulted if VVIPs/VIPs are being carried or if dangerous/hazardous cargo is involved. 1.10 Civil aircraft of foreign registration may be permitted to land at any MOD airfield when in distress or at a Military Emergency Diversion Airfield (MEDA) in an emergency or when diverted on the advice of the Air Traffic Control authorities (see Chapter 3, paragraphs 3.2 to 3.6). 1 - 2 JSP 360 – Apr 13 Civil Flying at MOD Airfields in the UK 1.11 It is MOD policy to encourage the civil use of defence facilities wherever possible, provided this is consistent with defence requirements, the interests of existing tenants and licensees, and does not unreasonably affect local amenities. MOD airfields in particular represent a valuable national asset, and the income from civil flying provides a useful contribution to the defence budget. The Wider Markets Initiative (now known as ‘Income Generation’) gave further encouragement to public bodies to earn commercial revenue. COs and Heads of Establishments are therefore to consider all requests for civil flying facilities sympathetically. Constraints 1.12 Nevertheless flying requires certain essential technical facilities, is noisier and involves considerably more risk than most civilian activities on MOD land. Civilian flying is also more likely to conflict with the defence tasks for which MOD airfields are established. Where flights to or from places outside the United Kingdom are involved, customs, health and immigration requirements must be taken into account.