Civil Aviation Act, 2009 (Act No. 13 of 2009)RegulationsCivil Aviation Regulations, 2011Part 128 : Helicopter Aerial Work and Certain Other Air Service OperationsSubpart 7 : Flight OperationsDivision One : General128.07.2 Establishment of procedures |
| (1) | An operator shall establish procedures and instructions, for each helicopter type, containing ground personnel and flight crew members’ duties for all types of operations on the ground and in flight. |
| (2) | An operator shall establish a checklist system to be used by flight crew members for all phases of operation under normal, abnormal and emergency conditions, to ensure that the operating procedures in the operations manual referred to in regulation 128.04.1, are followed. |
| (3) | An operator shall ensure that flight crew members do not perform any activities during critical phases of the flight other than those required for the safe operation of the helicopter. |
| (4) | An operator shall establish flight planning procedures which must specify the duties of the PIC regarding flight preparation as prescribed in regulation 91.02.7, to provide for the safe conduct of the flight. |
| (5) | An operator shall ensure that the flight planning procedures are included in the operations manual. |
[Regulation 128.07.2 substituted by regulation 15(b) of Notice No. R. 432, GG 40846, dated 19 May 2017 (Sixteenth Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2017)]