Part 6REPORTING AND RECORDING INFORMATION

CHAPTER 6 REPORTING AND RECORDING INFORMATION

6.01 Purpose

For subregulation 131.285 (1), this Chapter prescribes the requirements relating to recording, retaining and reporting information for a Part 131 aircraft flight.

6.02 Passenger lists

(1) This section applies to a flight of a Part 131 aircraft that is any of the following:

(a) a balloon transport operation;

(b) training conducted as a prescribed activity under paragraph 206 (a) of CAR;

(c) a specialised balloon operation.

Note Paragraph 206 (a) of CAR requires certain balloon flying training activities to be conducted by the holder of an AOC.

(2) For a flight, a passenger list must be prepared before the flight that records the following information:

(a) the aircraft’s registration mark or flight number;

(b) the name of each passenger;

(c) the date, the estimated time of departure, and the location, of the flight, such that the individual flight can be identified.

(3) Subsection (2) does not apply if, at the time it is required to be recorded, the information mentioned in the subsection is:

(a) recorded in another document kept by the operator; or

(b) readily available to the operator from another source.

(4) The information required under subsection (2) (and subsection (3), where applicable) must be kept by the operator of a flight for at least 3 months after the end of the flight.

6.03 Recording loading weights and fuel usage

(1) This section applies to the operator of a flight of a Part 131 aircraft that is any of the following:

(a) a balloon transport operation;

(b) training conducted as a prescribed activity under paragraph 206 (a) of CAR.

(2) The operator must record for each flight, and keep for 3 months after the end of the flight:

(a) the loading weights calculated in accordance with Chapter 24; and

(b) the fuel used if fuelling was from a metered supply.

Note Examples of sources for a metered supply include an LPG supply at a service station, and an operator’s bulk LPG tank fitted with a supply meter.

6.04 Other information to be recorded or retained

(1) For a flight of a Part 131 aircraft, the following information must be recorded as soon as practicable after each flight:

(a) the flight time of the pilot in command;

(b) the flight time of any other pilot who is permitted under the civil aviation legislation to operate the aircraft during the flight;