Regulations > Civil Aviation Regulations, 2011 > Part 127 : Commercial Helicopter Operations: Passengers Cargo and Mail > Subpart 7 : Flight Operations > Division Two : Operational Control

Civil Aviation Act, 2009 (Act No. 13 of 2009)

(1)	An operator shall prepare an operational flight plan (OFP) for its flights as provided in technical standard 127.04.4 of Document SA-CATS 127.

(2)	The signatures or alternative means of signifying acceptance of the OFP by the pilot-in-command and flight operations officer, if applicable, as required by technical standard 127.04.4 of Document SA-CATS 127, shall constitute a flight release and certifies that—

(a)	the OFP has been prepared and accepted in accordance with the procedures specified in the operations manual; and

(b)	the fight is safe to proceed.