3.01Carriage of documents

3.01 Carriage of documents

(1) For paragraph 133.055(1)(a) of CASR, the following documents are prescribed: (a) the rotorcraft’s aircraft flight manual instructions; (b) either: (i) the rotorcraft’s flight technical log; or (ii) if Part 42 of CASR does not apply to the rotorcraft — the maintenance release for the rotorcraft; (c) if there is required to be a minimum equipment list for the rotorcraft under regulation 133.035 of CASR — the rotorcraft’s minimum equipment list; (d) if an operational flight plan for the flight is required under regulation 133.135 of CASR — the operational flight plan for the flight; (e) the journey log for the flight; (f) the authorised aeronautical information for the flight; (g) the weight and balance documents for the flight.

Note 1: These documents are in addition to documents that are required to be carried on the rotorcraft, as stated in subregulations 133.055(2) and (3), and regulation 133.065, of CASR.

Note 2: Other documents may also be required to be carried on the rotorcraft under other legislation. For example, documentation relating to the carriage of dangerous goods under Part 92 of CASR, or documentation relating to aircraft disinsection requirements and procedures under the Biosecurity Act 2015.

(2) Despite paragraph (1)(a), if: (a) the information and instructions that are required under the relevant airworthiness standards for the rotorcraft to be included in the rotorcraft’s flight manual are contained in another document; and (b) the other document is carried on board the rotorcraft; and (c) that document does not alter, or contain anything that would conflict with, the information, or instructions, mentioned in paragraph (a); the document may be carried on board the rotorcraft in place of the flight manual.

Note: An exposition that meets the requirements in subsection (2) could be carried on board instead of the flight manual.

(3) Also, despite paragraph (1)(a), if: (a) a checklist of the rotorcraft’s normal, abnormal and emergency procedures mentioned in paragraph (b) of the definition of aircraft flight manual instructions in the Dictionary is contained in another document; and (b) the other document is carried on board the rotorcraft; and (c) that document does not alter, or contain anything that would conflict with, the information or instructions in the checklist; then the document may be carried on board the rotorcraft in place of the checklist.