Regulation

Regulatory Article (RA) 1300: release to service

RA covering the need for the release to service (RTS), its contents, defining the as flown configuration, limitations and the RTS recommendation.

• From: Ministry of Defence and Military Aviation Authority
• Published: 10 November 2014
• Last updated: 30 November 2023 — See all updates

Documents

RA 1300: release to service

Ref: Issue 8

PDF, 347 KB, 28 pages

Details

The purpose of Regulatory Articles (RA) is to provide the framework of policy, rules, directives, standards, processes and the associated direction, advice and guidance, which governs military aviation activity and against which air safety is assessed. The regulator develops regulations in response to applicable UK law, MOD needs, legal changes and recommendations resulting from both assurance or investigation functions.

Related information:

• MAA regulatory publications
• Overarching documents
• Regulatory Articles (RA)
  • 1000 series (GEN)
  • 2000 series (FLY)
  • 3000 series (ATM)
  • 4000 series (CAE)
  • 5000 series (TAE)
• MAA Manuals

Published 10 November 2014
Last updated 30 November 2023 + show all updates

1. 30 November 2023

   Issue 8 has been published under NAA 23/52

2. 30 November 2021

   Issue 7 has been published under NAA 21/67

3. 25 October 2021

   Version 4 of the Release To Service (RTS) Template has been published under NAA 21/57.

4. 1 September 2021

   Issue 6 of RA 1300 and Version 3 of the Release To Service Template has been published under NAA 21/41

5. 31 May 2019

   Issue 5 has been published under NAA 19/11.

6. 5 April 2019

   The release to service (RTS) template has been updated to version 2.

7. 29 March 2019

   Issue 4 has been published under NAA 19/07.

8. 31 October 2018

   Release to service template published.

9. 26 October 2016

   Issue 3 has been published under NAA 16/26.

10. 27 August 2015

    Issue 2 been published under NAA 15/34.

11. 10 November 2014

    First published.