4Alternative to aircraft log book

4 Alternative to aircraft log book

4.1The use, in relation to an Australian aircraft, of an alternative to an aircraft log book (alternative aircraft log) is approved, subject to the following conditions:

(a) the alternative aircraft log must comply with the conditions in paragraphs 4.2 and 4.3;

(b) the use must be the subject of a written confirmation of approval from CASA.

4.2An alternative aircraft log must comply with the instructions set out in paragraph 3.2, including subparagraph 3.2 (j) but only as if subparagraph 3.2 (j) reads as follows:

(j) have all parts of the aircraft log book which incorporate certification pages or certification records managed in accordance with a secure system (which may be or include an electronic system), which sequentially or chronologically numbers or orders each page, and protects it from the following:

(i) any inadvertent misplacement, loss, or removal;

(ii) any inadvertent deletion, amendment, alteration or erasure;

(iii) any deletion, amendment, alteration or erasure:

(A) that is not immediately visible on the face of the document; or

(B) for an electronic system — that cannot be traced through the system to identify the user who made the deletion, amendment, alteration or erasure;

(iv) any deletion, amendment, alteration or erasure that renders the previous version illegible, or inaccessible in the system.

Note Under subregulation 50B (5) of CAR, it is a strict liability offence if a person engages in conduct that results in the alteration of any entry in an alternative to an aircraft log book (including electronic versions) if: (a) the alteration is not a single line through the words to be struck out; and (b) the words struck out do not remain visible.

4.3Following written confirmation of approval from CASA, an approved alternative aircraft log must be made available in an easily accessible and usable form:

(a) to each person engaged in maintenance on the aircraft; and

(b) to CASA at any time on request.

4.4In the application of paragraph 3.2 to an alternative aircraft log (including subparagraph 3.2 (j) as amended by paragraph 4.2), references in the paragraph to an aircraft log book are to be read as references to an alternative aircraft log.

4.5In this subsection, references to an alternative aircraft log include references to an alternative section of an aircraft log book.