| (1) | An air service operator shall— |
| (a) | establish for each aeroplane type, procedures, and instructions for ground personnel and crew members pertaining to duties for all types of operations on the ground and in flight; |
| (b) | 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 operating procedures in its operations manual are followed; |
| (c) | ensure that flight crew members do not perform any activities during critical phases of a flight other than those required for the safe operation of an aeroplane; |
| (d) | ensure specific procedures are developed to instruct pilots with respect to rates of climb and descent in various stages of flight; and |
| (e) | unless otherwise specified in an air traffic control instruction, specify procedures by which— |
| (i) | an aeroplane climbing or descending to an assigned altitude or flight level may do so at a rate less than 1 500 ft per minute throughout the last 1 000 ft of climb or descent to the assigned level; and |
| (ii) | a PIC is made aware of another aircraft at or approaching an adjacent altitude or flight level. |
[Regulation 135.07.2(1) substituted by regulation 18(h) of Notice No. R. 3170, GG48228, dated 17 March 2023 (Twenty-Sixth Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2023)]
| (2) | The approved checklist system referred to in subregulation (1)(b) shall include— |
| (a) | an easy-to-use checklist for normal phases of flight operations; |
| (b) | a quick reference-type checklist dealing with all malfunctions requiring the use of abnormal or emergency procedures; |
| (c) | an amplified checklist that ensures all referenced check items are dealt with in accordance with the aeroplane manufacturer's recommended procedures, if any; |
| (d) | an easy to locate and employ system of supplementary checks and/or procedures, if applicable; and |
| (e) | any other check items relating to the use of equipment not installed at the time of aeroplane manufacture or not included in the check system provided for in the approved aeroplane flight manual. |
| (3) | The PIC shall ensure all check procedures, including checklists, are complied with in detail. |
