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A holder of an adventure aviation operator certificate must ensure that the parts of the certificate holder’s exposition relevant to the duties of each crew member and ground crew are current and are accessible to the crew member and ground crew.
A holder of an adventure aviation operator certificate must ensure that the following documents, where appropriate, are carried on a flight—
(1) NOTAM and aeronautical information service briefing documentation appropriate to the operation; and
(2) meteorological information appropriate to the operation; and
(3) copies of the relevant aeronautical charts.
(a) A holder of an adventure aviation operator certificate must keep accurate daily flight records for every aircraft, unless the information is recorded in another document in a manner that enables the daily flight record details for every flight to be constructed.
(b) Daily flight records must contain the following details for every flight as applicable to the operation:
(1) the date of the flight:
(2) the name of the operator:
(3) the name of the pilot-in-command:
(4) for a tandem parachute operation, the name of the tandem master(s):
(5) the registration markings or identification of the aircraft:
(6) the total flight time:
(7) except for a tandem parachute operation, a hang glider operation, or a glider operation, the number of passengers:
(8) the type of adventure aviation operation:
(9) the name or identification of the aerodrome, launch site, and landing area used for take-off and landing:
(10) the total of, the empty weight of the aircraft, the weight of any removable equipment, the weight of consumables, and the weight of crew members:
(11) the actual total weight of each passenger:
(12) except for a hang glider operation or a glider operation, the total weight of usable fuel:
(13) the take-off weight:
(14) evidence that the centre of gravity is within the specified limits:
(15) the maximum allowable weights for the operation, including as applicable zero fuel weight, take-off weight, and landing weight for the operation.
(c) Before every adventure aviation operation the holder of an adventure aviation operator certificate must ensure that the information required by paragraphs (b)(11) to (b)(15) is made available to the pilot-in-command in a timely manner to enable the pilot to make the assessment required by rule 115.223 regarding the weight and balance of the aircraft.
(a) A holder of an adventure aviation operator certificate must ensure that the flight following and flight plan information required by rule 115.71 is retained for 12 months from the date of the flight.
(b) A holder of an adventure aviation operator certificate must ensure that each of its flight crew records of flight and duty time is retained for 12 months from the date of the records entry.
(c) A holder of an adventure aviation operator certificate must ensure that its records of training, checking, and qualifications of each crew member is retained until 12 months after the crew member has left the certificate holder’s employment.
(d) A holder of an adventure aviation operator certificate must ensure that its daily flight record required by rule 115.455 is retained for a period of not less than 12 months after the date of the flight.
(e) A holder of an adventure aviation operator certificate must ensure that the resource records required by rule 115.67 are retained for a period of 24 months from the date the details are recorded.
