Civil Aviation Act, 2009 (Act No. 13 of 2009)RegulationsCivil Aviation Regulations, 2011Part 127 : Commercial Helicopter Operations: Passengers Cargo and MailSubpart 4 : Documentation and Records127.04.3 Aircraft operating manual |
| (1) | An operator shall compile an aircraft operating manual for each large helicopter type being operated and make it available during flight time to all flight crew members assigned to the helicopter and each flight crew member shall operate the helicopter in accordance with such manual. The operator shall also provide such portions of the aircraft operating manual to other of the operator's employees or agents where their need to know can be established. |
| (2) | The aircraft operating manual shall be approved by the Director and contain the information specified in Document SA-CATS 127. |
| (3) | The operator shall provide each flight crew member with any amendments to the aircraft operating manual. |
| (4) | The operator may provide the aircraft operating manual in an electronic format provided a means of accessing the information during flight time has also been made available to any crew member who may have need to access the information therein. |
| (5) | The aircraft operating manual may be included in the operations manual referred to in regulation 127.04.2 or be published as a stand-alone document as part of the manual system. |