Civil Aviation Act, 2009 (Act No. 13 of 2009)RegulationsCivil Aviation Regulations, 2011Part 127 : Commercial Helicopter Operations: Passengers Cargo and MailSubpart 4 : Documentation and Records127.04.2 Operations manual |
| (1) | An operator shall draw up an operations manual containing all information required under this Part and setting out the manner in which such operator will operate the air service for which such operator is licensed in terms of the Civil Aviation Act, 2009, International Air Services Act, 1993 (Act No. 60 of 1993), or the Air Services Licensing Act, 1990 (Act No. 115 of 1990), as the case may be. |
| (2) | The operator shall ensure that— |
| (a) | all parts of the manual are consistent and compatible in form and content and shall not contravene the conditions contained in the operating certificate or operations specifications issued to the operator in terms of regulation 127.06.3; |
| (b) | the manual can be readily amended; |
| (c) | the manual contains an amendment control page and a list of effective pages (LEP) showing the effective date for each page in the manual; and |
| (d) | the manual has the date of the last amendment to each page specified on that page that agrees with the LEP. |
| (3) | The operator shall submit the operations manual in the English language in duplicate to the Director for approval. |
| (4) | If the Director is satisfied that the operator will not operate the air service concerned contrary to any provision of the Civil Aviation Act, 2009, the International Air Services Act, 1993, or the Air Services Licensing Act, 1990, the-Director shall certify in writing on both copies of the operations manual that such manual has been approved, and shall return one copy of the approved operations manual to the operator. |
| (5) | The operator shall amend its operations manual— |
| (a) | where there is a change in any aspect of an operator's operation; |
| (b) | where the operations manual no longer meets the requirements of these regulations or associated technical standards; or |
| (c) | when so required by the Director. |
| (6) | The operator shall submit an amendment to its operations manual in duplicate to the Director for approval and if the Director is satisfied that the operator will comply with the provisions of subregulation (4)(a) and (b), the Director shall certify in writing on both copies of the amendment to the approved operations manual that such amendment has been approved and shall return one copy of the approved amendment to the operator. |
| (7) | The operator shall at all times operate its helicopters in accordance with the approved operations manual or an approved amendment thereto. |
| (8) | The operator shall— |
| (a) | ensure that all operations personnel are able to understand the technical language used and that the information provided will ensure that such personnel are properly instructed in their particular duties and responsibilities and the relationship of such duties to the operation as a whole; |
| (b) | ensure that every flight is conducted in accordance with the operations manual and that those parts of the operations manual which are required for the conduct of a flight in terms of regulation 127.01.1, are easily accessible to the crew members on board during flight time. |
| (c) | make the operations manual available for the use and guidance of operations personnel; |
| (d) | provide the crew members with their own personal copy of the sections of the operations manual which are relevant to the duties assigned to them and shall designate such crew members as manual holders; |
| (e) | provide each manual holder with copies of all amendments after approval by the Director and such manual holders shall insert amendments issued to them prior to their next flight assignment; and |
| (f) | keep the operations manual in a safe place. |
| (9) | The structure and contents of the operations manual referred to in subregulation (1) shall be as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 127. |