| (1) | A PIC shall not use an EFB, portable or installed, on board aircraft except with the approval of the Director. |
| (2) | The Director may only approve the use of EFB on board aircraft if the requirements prescribed in Document SA-CATS 91 are met. |
| (3) | If an EFB is used on board aircraft, a PIC and an operator or owner of an aircraft shall— |
| (a) | assess the safety risk associated with each EFB function; |
| (b) | establish procedures for the use of, and training requirements for, each EFB function; |
| (c) | ensure that, in the event of EFB failure, sufficient information is readily available to a flight crew for the flight to be conducted safely; |
| (d) | ensure that requirements are established for redundancy of information, if appropriate, contained and displayed by EFB functions; |
| (e) | ensure that EFB equipment and its associated installation hardware, including interaction with aircraft systems if applicable, meet the appropriate airworthiness certification requirements; and |
(f) establish and document procedures for the management of EFB function including any database it may use.
| (4) | If a portable EFB is used on board aircraft, a PIC and an operator or owner of such aircraft shall ensure that such EFB does not affect the performance of aircraft systems, equipment or the ability to operate an aircraft. |
[Regulation 91.07.34 substituted by regulation 21(l) of Notice No. R.1503, GG45491, dated 15 November 2021 (Twenty-First Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2021)]
