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Withdrawn MAA regulatory notices (RN)

RNs will be issued by the MAA to notify of changes in MAA owned process, or provide operational or engineering guidance.

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From:
Ministry of Defence and Military Aviation Authority
Published:
14 November 2014
Last updated:
8 July 2026
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  1. MAA/RN/2023/05: Implementing future Remotely Piloted Air Systems (RPAS) Regulation – Potential Roadmap, MAA/RN/2020/17: Function of the Compliance Verification Engineer Explained and MAA/RN/2017/07: Privileging of design organizations explained have been withdrawn.

  2. MAA/RN/2025/01: The Military Aviation Authority’s Programme of Work for Regulations – Financial Year 2025 / 26 has been withdrawn.

  3. MAA/RN/2024/01: Use of Artificial Intelligence within Safety Critical Systems operating on Military Air Systems has been withdrawn as it has been replaced by MAA/RN/2025/04: Use of Artificial Intelligence within Systems and Equipment subject to MRP design assurance processes.

  4. MAA/RN/2024/04: RA 2375 – Qualification, Approval and Use of Flight Simulator Training Devices Issue 4 - Waiver Validity for RA 2375 Issue 5 reinstated as withdrawn in error.

  5. MAA/RN/2024/04: RA 2375 – Qualification, Approval and Use of Flight Simulator Training Devices Issue 4 - Waiver Validity for RA 2375 Issue 5 has been withdrawn.

  6. MAA/RN/2021/01: Compliance with the Military Aviation Authority Regulatory Publications following the end of the Transition Period of leaving the European Union has been withdrawn.

  7. MAA/RN/2024/03 - The MAA’s Programme of Work for Regulations - Financial Year 24 / 25 has been withdrawn.

  8. MAA/RN/2016/01 (D MAA): Safety regulation oversight of civil aviation activity at government aerodromes has been withdrawn.

  9. MAA/RN/2024/05: Request for suggestions to improve the Remotely Piloted Air System Regulatory requirements has been withdrawn.

  10. MAA/RN/2020/16 - Implementation Plan for Regulatory Articles 1019 (Sponsor of Military Registered Civilian-Owned and Civilian Operated Air Systems - Air Safety Responsibilities), 1160, 1161, 1162, 1163 (Re-Categorization of Activity within the Defence Air Environment) and 1305 (Military Permit to Fly (In-Service), (Special Case Flying) and (Single Task)) has been withdrawn.

  11. MAA/RN/2023/06 - Environmental Protection Regulation for Defence Aviation Activities has been withdrawn.

  12. MAA/RN/2019/04, MAA/RN/2020/10, MAA/RN/2020/13, MAA/RN/2021/12, MAA/RN/2023/01, MAA/RN/2023/02, MAA/RN/2023/03 and MAA/RN/2024/02 have been withdrawn.

  13. MAA/RN/2023/04: Guidance for the Regulated Community on RA 2330 - Low Flying - Issue 5 has been withdrawn.

  14. MAA/RN/2022/04 - Operational guidance on rights of way for formations has been withdrawn.

  15. MAA/RN/2021/11 - MAA General Guidance for Cyber Security for Airworthiness has been withdrawn as RA 1202 and RA 5890 have now been published. See NAA 23/23.

  16. MAA/RN/2022/05: Changes to the MAA Regulatory Publication Schedule has been withdrawn.

  17. MAA/RN/2022/03: MAA International Engagement and Recognition Division’s Programme of Work - Financial Year 22/23 and MAA/RN/2022/02: The MAA’s Programme of Work (PoW) for Regulations – Financial Year 22/23 have been withdrawn.

  18. MAA/RN/2022/01 – Transition of Regulatory Article (RA) 1220 to the 5000 Series has been withdrawn.

  19. MAA/RN/2021/03 - Implementation plan for Regulatory Article (RA) 1207 (Air Safety Data Management and Exploitation) has been withdrawn.

  20. MAA/RN/2015/08(DTech) - Recognition of other military airworthiness regulators and MAA/RN/2020/12 - Use of Existing Organization Approvals as Evidence Towards Demonstrating Compliance for Contracting with Competent Organizations have been withdrawn and replaced with the new Manual of Military Airworthiness Recognition (MMAR).

  21. MAA/RN/2021/05 - MAA Regulation Division Programme of Work – Financial Year 21/22 has been withdrawn.

  22. MAA/RN/2021/08 - ​​Implementation plan for Regulatory Article (RA) 1208: Flight Data Monitoring has been withdrawn.

  23. ​MAA/RN/2020/15 - ​Implementation Plan for Type Airworthiness Engineering 5000 Series and 1310 Regulatory Article Update, ​​MAA/RN/2021/09​ - Implementation plan for Regulatory Articles 1006 (Delegation of Engineering Authorizations), 1016 (Military Continuing Airworthiness Management) and 4945 (Personnel Requirements - MRP Part M Sub Part G) and MAA/RN/2021/10 - Advance notice of changes to Regulatory Article (RA) 4809 – Acceptance of Components (MRP 145.A.42) have been withdrawn.

  24. MAA/RN/2016/11 - Use of existing certification evidence as credit towards demonstrating compliance with the military air systems certification process, MAA/RN/2019/02 - Comparison of Defence Standard 00-970 with Alternative Airworthiness Codes and MAA/RN/2021/04 - ​Implementation plan for Regulatory Articles 2120 (Pilots Instrument Rating Scheme) and 2380 (Performance Based Navigation Operations) have been withdrawn.

  25. MAA/RN/2016/07 - Standard for second party assurance organizations, MAA/RN/2019/09 - Implementation Plan for Regulatory Article 1205 - Air System Safety Cases Issue 7, MAA/RN/2020/08 - Aircraft Post Crash Management – Interim Update, MAA/RN/2020/18 - Implementation Plan and Supporting Material for Test and Evaluation Regulatory Article 2370 Issue 5 and MAA/RN/2021/07 - Draft AEP-89 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Systems Airworthiness Requirements (USAR) for Light Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) Aircraft – Request for Industry and Academia Comments have all been withdrawn.

  26. MAA/RN/2015/13 (D TECH) Redevelopment of defence standard 00-970, MAA/RN/2017/01 Use of the obsolescent RA 1500 initial issue – certification of UK military registered air systems, MAA/RN/2019/01 Changes to the MAA Regulatory Publication Schedule, MAA/RN/2019/14 Implementation Plan for Regulatory Article (RA) 1166 – UK Civil-Registered Aircraft Utilized by the Ministry of Defence, MAA/RN/2020/04 Regulatory Compliance in Response to COVID-19 Restrictions, MAA/RN/2020/05 Remotely Piloted Air Systems Regulation update and transitional arrangements and MAA/RN/2020/14 Regulatory Compliance in Response to COVID-19 Restrictions - Update have all been withdrawn.

  27. MAA/RN/2020/03 - The implications of leaving the European Union on compliance with the Military Aviation Authority Regulatory Publications has been withdrawn.

  28. MAA/RN/2016/09 – Use of the European Military Airworthiness Certification Criteria (EMACC), MAA/RN/2016/12 – Military Type Certificates Explained and MAA/RN/2016/13 – The Approved Design Change Certificate Explained have all been withdrawn.

  29. MAA/RN/2021/02 - Changes to UK Visual Meteorological Conditions (VMC) flight visibility and distance from cloud, and RA 2307 (Rules of the Air) has been withdrawn.

  30. MAA/RN/2020/01 - MAA Regulation Division Programme of Work – Financial Year 20-21 and MAA/RN/2020/06 - MAA International Engagement and Recognition Division’s Programme of Work - Financial Year 20-21 have been withdrawn.

  31. MAA/RN/2018/10 - Changes to MAA Regulatory Publication Forms and Templates, MAA/RN/2018/12 - RA 1016 – Military Continuing Airworthiness Management, MAA/RN/2019/06 - Update on the re-categorisation of aviation activities within the Defence Air Environment (RA 1120 series and RA 5880), MAA/RN/2020/02 Review of MAA Regulatory Publications (MRP) Type Airworthiness Engineering (TAE) RA 5000 Series, MAA/RN/2020/09 - Remotely Piloted Air Systems Regulation – Publication Deferral and MAA/RN/2020/11 - Remotely Piloted Air Systems (RPAS) Regulation Update have all been withdrawn.

  32. MAA/RN/2018/11 - Regulatory Article (RA) 1330 (special clearances) – clearances with limited evidence – clarification of retrospective applicability has been added to the withdrawn table.

  33. MAA/RN/2019/12 - Progress Update - Review of MAA Regulatory Publications (MRP) Continuing Airworthiness Engineering (CAE) 4000 Series and Manual of Maintenance and Airworthiness Processes – 01 (MAP-01) and MAA/RN/2020/07 - MAA Regulatory Publications Additional Supporting Material for Regulatory Article (RA) 2306 – Authorization of Flights, RA 2309 – Flight Procedures and RA 2357 – Troop Insertion and Extraction Systems have both been withdrawn.

  34. MAA/RN/2019/03 MAA Regulation Division Programme of Work – Financial Year 19/20, MAA/RN/2019/05 Review of Alternative Acceptable Means of Compliance, Waivers and Exemptions, MAA/RN/2019/08 Revised Regulation Development and Review Model, MAA/RN/2019/10 Review of Remotely Piloted Air Systems Regulation and MAA/RN/2019/13 Implementation Plan for Regulatory Article (RA) 2340 – Supernumerary Crew and Passengers have all been withdrawn.

  35. MAA/RN/2019/11 has been added to the withdrawn table and has been superseded by MAA/RN/2020/03.

  36. MAA/RN/2018/09 Publication of Regulatory Article (RA) 2370 – Test and Evaluation, MAA/RN/2018/05 Flying Display Directors Information Note, MAA/RN/2018/03 Advance notice of re-categorisation of aviation activities within the Defence Air Environment and implementation of Niteworks Air System safety case recommendations (MAA01, RA 1120 series and RA 1205), MAA/RN/2017/02 Design approved organization scheme joint MAA-CAA audit teams, MAA/RN/2015/09 (D MAA) Clarification of responsibilities of flying display directors, airshow organizers,heads of establishment, aviation duty holders and accountable managers (military flying) and MAA/RN/2015/07 (D MAA) Interpretation and implementation of manual of aerodrome design and safeguarding (MADS)specifications and criteria have all been withdrawn.

  37. MAA/RN/2016/05 - Progress Update - Review of MAA Regulatory Publications (MRP) Continuing Airworthiness Engineering (CAE) 4000 Series and Manual of Maintenance and Airworthiness Processes – 01 (MAP-01) and MAA/RN/2018/06 - Regulatory Article 1000 Series Coherence and Consistency Review – Tranche 2 have been withdrawn.

  38. MAA/RN/2019/07: Request for comments on proposed Aerodrome Rescue Firefighting Regulations has been withdrawn.

  39. MAA/RN/2016/10: Review of RA 5600 Series and withdrawal of AP100E-01A, -01B, -02 and Def Stan 28-8, MAA/RN/2018/01: Regulatory Article (RA) 1000 Series coherence and consistency review and MAA/RN/2018/07: MAA Regulation Division Programme of Work - Financial Year (FY) 18-19 have all been added to the withdrawn table.

  40. MAA/RN/2018/08 - Publication of Regulatory Articles (RA) 3500-3599 has been withdrawn.

  41. MAA/RN/2018/02 has been added to the withdrawn table and been superseded by MAA/RN/2019/01.

  42. MAA/RN/2017/06 has been added to the withdrawn table and been superseded by MAA/RN/2018/08.

  43. MAA/RN/2018/04 has been added to the withdrawn table and been superseded by MAA/RN/2018/09.

  44. MAA/RN/2017/04 has been added to the withdrawn table and been superseded by MAA/RN/2018/07.

  45. MAA/RN/2017/05: MAA Regulatory Publications Additional Supporting Material for Regulatory Article (RA) 2220 Maintenance Test Flights has been added to the withdrawn table, superseded by RA 2220 Issue 3.

  46. MAA/RN/2017/03 has been added to the withdrawn table, superseded by RA 3302 Issue 2.

  47. MAA/RN/2016/04 has been added to the withdrawn table and been superseded by MAA/RN/2017/04.

  48. MAA/RN/2016/06 has been withdrawn as the relevant information is now captured within the MAA01 and MAA03 as appropriate

  49. The following RN's have been added to the withdrawn table: MAA/RN/2014/02 (D Tech) Review of MRP DME 5000 Series and Integration of EMAR Part 21 and MAA/RN/2016/02 Introducing the concept of an air system co-ordinating design organization

  50. The following RN's have been added to the withdrawn table: MAA/RN/2014/06 (D Tech) – Remotely Piloted Air Systems (RPAS) Regulatory Framework; MAA/RN/2015/03 (D Ops) – Defence Safety Authority (DSA) Formation and the Effect on the MAA; MAA/RN/2015/10(D Tech) – Updating the Airworthiness Competence Set (ACS) 02 September 2015; MAA/RN/2015/12 – MAA Regulatory Publications (MRP) Part M Transition Arrangements 16 September 2015

  51. MAA/RN/2015/11 (D TECH) - Review of MRP Continuing Airworthiness Engineering (CAE) 4000 Series and Manual of Maintenance and Airworthiness Processes – 01 (MAP-01) has been added to the withdrawn table.

  52. MAA/RN/2015/14 (D TECH) MAA decision on implementation of european military aviation requirements (EMARs) 147 and 66 into the MAA regulatory publications (MRP) has been added to the withdrawn table.

  53. Withdrawn RN table updated - RN/08/11 and RN/03/12 added to table as ommited

  54. MAA/RN/2015/06 (D TECH) Airborne equipment (AE) and airborne forces (AF) regulation has been added to the withdrawn table.

  55. 05 January 2016 - MAA/RN/11/11 (DG) added to withdrawn table as contents superseded by RA 1021 Issue 2

  56. RN's 2015/01, 2015/04 and 2015/05 have been added to the withdrawn table

  57. MAA/RN/2015/02 (D OPS) has been added to the withdrawn table

  58. MAA/RN/2014/04 (D Ops) has been withdrawn (out of date)

  59. MAA/RN/13/02 (D Tech) has been withdrawn (out of date)

  60. MAA/RN/01/12 (DG) has been withdrawn (out of date).

  61. MAA/RN/02/12 (D Ops) has been withdrawn (out of date).

  62. MAA/RN/2014/03 (D Ops) has been withdrawn

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