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title: "SERA.2015 Authority of pilot-in-command of an aircraft — ANNEX: Rules of the Air, SERA · Avioverse"
description: "The pilot-in-command of an aircraft shall have final authority as to the disposition of the aircraft while in command."
url: "https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/sera/annex-rules-of-the-air/section-2/sera-2015"
---

# SERA.2015 Authority of pilot-in-command of an aircraft

ANNEX: Rules of the Air · Regulation (EU) No 923/2012 · EAR revision 26 Aug 2025

Official sources: [EASA Easy Access Rules (opens in a new tab)](https://www.easa.europa.eu/en/document-library/easy-access-rules/easy-access-rules-standardised-european-rules-air) · [EUR-Lex 2012/923 (opens in a new tab)](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32012R0923)

IR Implementing rule

## SERA.2015 Authority of pilot-in-command of an aircraft

The pilot-in-command of an [aircraft](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/aircraft) shall have final authority as to the disposition of the aircraft while in command.

IR · SERA.2015 — Regulation (EU) No 923/2012 · ​Regulation (EU) No 923/2012 · SERA Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 26 Aug 2025

[All rules in SECTION 2 Applicability and compliance](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/sera/annex-rules-of-the-air/section-2)

Consolidated from the EASA Easy Access Rules (revision 26 Aug 2025, extracted 2 Nov 2026) for convenience. Not the official publication — verify against the Official Journal of the European Union and the EASA publications before operational use.