| (1) | (1) An owner or operator of an aircraft shall, in consultation with the National Department of Health and the Authority, and subject to the provisions of subregulation (2), establish procedures and conditions under which an aircraft shall be disinsected. |
| (2) | An owner or operator of an aircraft shall— |
| (a) | limit routine disinsection of aircraft cabin and flight deck with an aerosol while passengers and crews are on board, to same-aircraft operations originating in, or operating through territories that are considered, based on a risk assessment, to pose a threat to the public health, agriculture, or environment; |
| (b) | ensure a periodical review of the requirements for disinsection of aircraft and modify them, as appropriate, in the light of all available evidence relating to the transmission of insects by aircraft; |
| (c) | authorise or accept only those methods whether chemical or non-chemical or insecticides, which are recommended by the World Health Organization and which are considered efficacious; and |
| (d) | ensure that the procedures for disinsection are not injurious, do not pose deleterious effects to the health of passengers, crew, personnel, and live cargo, resulting in the minimum discomfort to them. |
| (3) | The Director shall, upon request, provide to an aircraft operator, appropriate information, in plain language, for crew and passengers, explaining the provisions of this regulation, the reasons for and the safety of properly performed aircraft disinsection. |
| (4) | When disinsection has been performed in accordance with procedures prescribed by the World Health Organization, the Director shall accept a certification on a General Declaration or, in the case of residual disinsection, a Certificate of Residual Disinsection. |
| (5) | An owner or operator of an aircraft shall keep records of disinsection in the form of a Certificate of Residual Disinfection or certification on the General Declaration and such certificate shall be presented or made available to the appropriate authorities in a country of destination. |
| (6) | An owner or operator of an aircraft shall ensure that— |
| (a) | suitable mitigation measures are in place for the use of any insecticide, or any other substance used for disinsection in order to safeguard against damage to an aircraft structure or its operating equipment and material; and |
| (b) | flammable chemical compounds or solutions likely to damage aircraft structure, such as by corrosion, shall not be used to disinsect an aircraft. |
[Regulation 91.07.37 substituted by regulation 11(l) of Notice No. R. 3170, GG48228, dated 17 March 2023 (Twenty-Sixth Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2023)]
