Civil Aviation Act, 2009 (Act No. 13 of 2009)RegulationsCivil Aviation Regulations, 2011Part 91 : General Aviation and Operating Flight RulesSubpart 3 : Documentation and Records91.03.8 Flight recorder records |
| (1) | The owner or operator of an aircraft on which a flight recorder is carried, shall— |
| (a) | in the case of an accident or incident involving such aircraft, preserve the original recording, as retained by the flight recorder, for a period of not less than 60 days calculated from the date of the accident or incident, or until permission for disposal of such recording has been given by the investigator-in-charge or an appropriate authority, whichever is the latter date; and |
| (b) | when the Director so directs, preserve the original recording, as retained by the flight recorder, for a specified period calculated from the date of such direction. |
| (2) | If an aircraft is required under this Part to be fitted with a FDR, the owner or operator of the aircraft shall— |
| (a) | have the recording for the period of operating time as required by subregulations (1)(a) and (b): Provided that for the purpose of testing and maintaining a FOR one hour of the oldest recorded material at the time of testing may be erased; |
| (b) | keep a recording of at least one representative flight made within the preceding 12 months which includes a take-off, climb, cruise, descent, approach and landing, together with a means of identifying the recording with the flight to which it relates; and |
| (c) | keep a document which represents the information necessary to retrieve and convert the stored data into engineering units. |
| (3) | The owner or operator of an aircraft on which a flight recorder is carried shall, within a reasonable time after being requested to do so by the Director or an appropriate authority, produce any recording made by such flight recorder which is available or has been preserved. |
| (4) | A CVR recording may be used for purposes other than for the investigation of an accident or incident only with the consent of all the flight crew members concerned. |
| (5) | The FOR recordings may be used for purposes other than the investigation of an accident or incident which is subject to mandatory reporting, only when such recordings are— |
| (a) | used by the owner or operator for airworthiness or maintenance purposes only; |
| (b) | de-identified; or |
| (c) | disclosed under secure procedures. |