Civil Aviation Act, 2009 (Act No. 13 of 2009)

Regulations

Civil Aviation Regulations, 2011

Part 135 : Air Transport Operations - Carriage of less than 20 passengers or cargo

Subpart 8 : Aeroplane Performance Operating Limitations

135.08.2 Take-off mass limitations

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(1)A person shall not conduct a take-off in an aeroplane if such aeroplane’s mass—
(a) exceeds an MTOM specified in an aeroplane flight manual for the pressure altitude and the ambient temperature at an aerodrome where a take-off is to be made; or
(b) exceeds a landing mass specified in such an aeroplane’s flight manual for pressure altitude and ambient temperature at a destination aerodrome or alternate aerodrome after allowing for planned fuel consumption during a flight.

 

(2) In the determination of MTOM referred to in subregulation (1)—
(a) the required accelerate-stop distance shall not exceed the accelerate-stop distance available;
(b) a required take-off run shall not exceed a take-off run available ; and
(c) a required take-off distance shall not exceed a take-off distance available.

 

(3) For the purposes of subregulation (2), the factors to be taken into account are—
(a) MTOW of an aircraft;
(b) specific operating procedures;
(c) pressure altitude at an aerodrome;
(d) ambient temperature;
(e) runway slope in the direction of take-off;
(f) not more than 50% of a reported headwind component or not less than 150% of a reported tailwind component;
(g) loss of effective take off run available during runway alignment except where rolling take-offs are approved;
(h) where a runway condition is other than bare and dry, an appropriate penalty based upon a runway condition or contaminants such as slope, ice, snow, slush, standing water, or water surfaces for seaplanes, shall be factored into the performance calculation; and
(i) any other factor that may significantly affect aeroplane performance.

 

(4) A person shall not conduct a take-off in an aeroplane unless such aeroplane is able, in the event of a critical engine failure or for any other reason, at any point in a take-off, either to discontinue such take-off and stop within an accelerate-stop distance available or to continue a take-off and clear all obstacles along a flight path by an adequate vertical or horizontal distance.

 

(5) For the purposes of determining an accelerated stop distance, a PIC shall take into account a loss, if any, of runway length due to alignment of an aeroplane prior to take-off.

 

(6) For the purpose of determining a resulting take-off obstacle accountability area, a PIC shall take into account the crosswind component and navigation accuracy.

 

[Regulation 135.08.2 substituted by regulation 18(i) of Notice No. R. 3170, GG48228, dated 17 March 2023 (Twenty-Sixth Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2023)]