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title: "SERA.3201 General — ANNEX: Rules of the Air, SERA · Avioverse"
description: "Nothing in this Regulation shall relieve the pilot-in-command of an aircraft from the responsibility of taking such action, including collision avoidance…"
url: "https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/sera/annex-rules-of-the-air/section-3/sera-3201"
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# SERA.3201 General

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

IR Implementing rule

## SERA.3201 General

Nothing in this Regulation shall relieve the pilot-in-command of an [aircraft](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/aircraft) from the responsibility of taking such action, including collision avoidance manoeuvres based on resolution advisories provided by ACAS equipment, as will best avert collision.

IR · SERA.3201 — Regulation (EU) No 923/2012 · ​Regulation (EU) No 923/2012 · SERA Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 26 Aug 2025

GM Guidance material

## GM1 SERA.3201 General

VIGILANCE ON BOARD AN [AIRCRAFT](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/aircraft)

Regardless of the type of flight or the class of airspace in which the aircraft is operating, it is important that vigilance for the purpose of detecting potential collisions be exercised on board an aircraft. This vigilance is important at all times including while operating on the [movement area](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/movement-area) of an [aerodrome](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/aerodrome).

GM · GM1 SERA.3201 — Regulation (EU) No 923/2012 · ED Decision 2013/013/R · SERA Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 26 Aug 2025

[All rules in SECTION 3 General rules and collision avoidance](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/sera/annex-rules-of-the-air/section-3)

Consolidated from the EASA Easy Access Rules (revision 26 Aug 2025, 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.