91.803 Aircraft noise level compliance

• (a) No person may operate an aircraft to or from an aerodrome within New Zealand after 28 July 2003, unless --
  • (1) for New Zealand registered aircraft, the Director is satisfied that the aircraft complies with the applicable aircraft noise standards specified in Appendix C to Part 21; and
  • (2) for foreign registered aircraft, that aircraft is certificated or validated by the State of Registry to comply with standards that are equivalent to the applicable aircraft noise standards specified in ICAO Annex 16, Volume I.
• (b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), a person may not operate a subsonic turbojet or turbofan powered aeroplane to or from an aerodrome within New Zealand unless that aeroplane is certificated to comply with noise standards that are at least equal to the aircraft noise standards specified in ICAO Annex 16, Volume I, Chapter 3.