S.L. 499.9 Art. 69Aerodromes: public transport of passengers and instruction in flying.

(1) An aircraft to which this subarticle applies shall not take off or land at a place in Malta other than -

(a) an aerodrome licensed under this Order for take-off or landing of such aircraft; or

(b) a Government aerodrome notified as available for takeoff and landing of such aircraft, or in respect of which the person in charge of the aerodrome has given his permission for the particular aircraft to take off or land as the case may be, and in accordance with any conditions subject to which the aerodrome may have been so licensed or notified, or subject to which such permission may have been given.

(2) Subarticle (1) applies to:

(a) aeroplanes of which the maximum take-off mass exceeds 2,730 kg and which are flying for the purpose of the public transport of passengers or for the purpose of instruction in flying;

(b) aeroplanes of which the maximum take-off mass does not exceed 2,730 kg engaged on either -

(i) scheduled journeys for the purpose of the public transport of passengers; or

(ii) flights for the purpose of the public transport of passengers beginning and ending at the same aerodrome; or

(iii) flights for the purpose of instruction in flying; or

(iv) flights for the purpose of the public transport of passengers at night;

(c) helicopters and gyroplanes engaged on such flights as are specified in paragraphs (b)(i), (ii) and (iii);

(d) gliders, other than gliders being flown under arrangements made by a flying club and carrying no person other than a member of the club, which are flying for the purpose of the public transport of passengers or for the purpose of instruction in flying.

(3) (a) The person responsible for the area used for the take-off or landing of helicopters at night in a place other than such a place as is specified in subarticle (1) shall cause to be in operation, whenever a helicopter flying for the purpose of public transport of passengers is taking off or landing at that area by night, such lighting as will enable the pilot of the helicopter -

(i) in the case of landing, to identify the landing area in flight, to determine the landing direction and to make a safe approach and landing;

(ii) in the case of taking off, to make a safe take-off.

(b) A helicopter flying for the purpose of public transport of passengers at night shall not take off or land at a place to which paragraph (a) applies unless there is in operation such lighting.