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The Civil Aviation (Rules of the Air) Regulations, 2018
35. Water operations
Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force
35. Water operations
(1)An aircraft shall proceed with careful regard to existing circumstances and conditions including limitations of the respective craft when two aircraft or an aircraft and a vessel are approaching one another and there is a risk of collision.(2)A person operating an aircraft on the water shall, in so far as possible, keep clear of all vessels and avoid impeding their navigation, and shall give way to any vessel or other aircraft that is given the right- of-way by this regulation.(3)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.(4)Where aircraft, or an aircraft and a vessel, are converging the aircraft or vessel which has another to its right shall give way so as to keep well clear.(5)Where aircraft, or an aircraft and a vessel, are approaching head-on, or approximately so, each shall alter its heading to the right to keep well clear.(6)An aircraft or vessel that is being overtaken has the right-of- way, and the one overtaking shall alter its heading to keep well clear.(7)An aircraft landing on or taking off from water shall, in so far as practicable, keep well clear of all vessels and avoid impeding their navigation.(8)Aircraft operating on water between sunset and sunrise, shall display lights as required by the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea 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.Flight plans