(1) | A person shall not use an EFB unless such person— |
(a) | is authorised to do so in terms of the operations specifications; and |
(b) | complies with the EFB requirements prescribed in Document SA-CATS 121. |
(2) | Where an EFB is used on board an aircraft , an operator or owner of such aircraft shall— |
(a) | assess the safety risk associated with each EFB function; |
(b) | establish and document procedures for the use of, and training requirements for an EFB device and each EFB function in such operator or owner's operations manual; |
(c) | ensure that, in the event of an EFB failure, sufficient information is readily available to a flight crew for a flight concerned to be conducted safely; |
(d) | ensure that requirements are established for redundancy of information, if appropriate, contained and displayed by EFB function; |
(e) | ensure that the EFB equipment and its associated installation hardware, including interaction with aircraft systems if applicable, meet the appropriate airworthiness certification requirements; and |
(f) | establish and document procedures for the management of the EFB functions including any database it may use. |
(3) | Where a portable EFB is used on board aircraft, an operator or owner of an aircraft shall ensure that such portable EFB does not affect a performance of aircraft systems, equipment or the ability to operate an aircraft. |
[Regulation 121.07.32 substituted by regulation 32(l) of Notice No. R.1503, GG45491, dated 15 November 2021 (Twenty-First Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2021)]