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title: "NCO.SPEC.165 Carriage and use of weapons — Part-NCO · Avioverse"
description: "The pilot-in-command shall ensure that, when weapons are carried on a flight for the purpose of a specialised task, these are secured when not in use."
url: "https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/air-ops/part-nco/subpart-e/nco-spec-165"
---

# NCO.SPEC.165 Carriage and use of weapons

ANNEX VII (Part-NCO) · Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

IR Implementing rule

## NCO.SPEC.165 Carriage and use of weapons

(a) The pilot-in-command shall ensure that, when weapons are carried on a flight for the purpose of a specialised task, these are secured when not in use.

(b) The [task specialist](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/task-specialist) using the weapon shall take all necessary measures to prevent the [aircraft](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/aircraft) and persons on board or on the ground from being endangered.

IR · NCO.SPEC.165 — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · Regulation (EU) 379/2014 · Air OPS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

[All rules in SUBPART E: SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/air-ops/part-nco/subpart-e)

Consolidated from the EASA Easy Access Rules (revision 27 Mar 2026, extracted 13 Oct 2026) for convenience. Not the official publication — verify against the Official Journal of the European Union and the EASA publications before operational use.