[rnbrady]

An aircraft I occasionally hire has two fire-proof plates.

One is the manufacturer data plate and is affixed to the exterior of the fuselage near the tail. This has the serial number and model information etched into it and then a D-XXXX registration stamped onto it in a blank space, presumably by a previous owner who was too lazy to add a separate plate for the registration.

The second fire-proof plate is inside the cabin near the entrance and affixed to the lining of the cabin which I presume is some sort of plastic. It has the current G-XXXX reg of the aircraft.

I am interested in whether this complies with ANO Schedule 4, Part 2: (7) The nationality and registration marks must also be inscribed on a fire-proof metal plate affixed in a prominent position—... (d)in the case of any other aircraft on the fuselage or car.

And also Part 3, Article 32: (3) Subject to paragraph (4), an aircraft must not bear any marks which would indicate— (a)that the aircraft is registered in a country in which it is not in fact registered;

I am told that the old D-XXXX reg cannot be removed (e.g. by grinding and polishing it off) as that would be considered tampering with the manufacturer data plate thus jeapordising the provencance of the aircraft. I am also told that the CAA confirmed that this old mark is not a problem.

Thoughts?