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This Subpart prescribes the rules governing the control of loading and weight and balance on an aeroplane.
(a) Subject to paragraphs (b), (c), and (d), a holder of an air operator certificate must ensure that for every air operation conducted under the authority of the certificate the weights of the following items that are carried on the aeroplane are established:
(1) the total actual weight of goods, excluding baggage:
(2) the total weight of passengers and their carry-on baggage:
(3) the total weight of crew members and their carry-on baggage:
(4) the total weight of checked baggage.
(b) The total weight of passengers and their carry-on baggage must be established by using only 1 of the following:
(1) the actual weight of every passenger and their carry-on baggage:
(2) a standard weight for every passenger and their carry-on baggage that is established by the certificate holder and detailed in the certificate holder’s exposition:
(3) the following applicable standard weight for every passenger and their carry-on baggage:
(i) 15 kg for a child under 2 years of age:
(ii) 46 kg for a child of the age of 2 years and under the age of 13 years:
(iii) 86 kg for a person of or over the age of 13 years.
(c) The total weight of crew members and their carry-on baggage must be established by using only 1 of the following:
(1) the actual weight of every crew member and their carry-on baggage:
(2) a standard weight for every crew member and their carry-on baggage that is established by the certificate holder and detailed in the certificate holder’s exposition:
(3) a standard weight of 86 kg for every crew member and their carry-on baggage.
(d) The weight of checked baggage must be established by using—
(1) the actual weight of the baggage; or
(2) for international flights originating outside New Zealand where actual weights are unable to be obtained, a standard weight that is established by the certificate holder and detailed in the certificate holder’s exposition.
(e) A certificate holder who intends to establish a standard weight to be detailed in the certificate holder’s exposition for use under paragraphs (b)(2), (c)(2), or (d)(2) must establish the respective standard weight in accordance with a survey programme that is acceptable to the Director.
(f) A certificate holder who intends to use a standard weight for passengers under paragraphs (b)(2) or (b)(3), or for crew members under paragraphs (c)(2) or (c)(3) must establish procedures that are acceptable to the Director to ensure that, if the weight of a passenger or crew member with their carryon baggage is clearly greater than the applicable standard weight being used, a weight that is more representative of the actual weight of the person and their carry-on baggage is used.
A holder of an air operator certificate must ensure that—
(1) the limitations contained in the aeroplane flight manual, or other approved document, relating to the weight and balance of an aeroplane are complied with; and
(2) maximum allowable weights are not exceeded for zero fuel, manoeuvre, take-off, and landing; and
(3) the aeroplane’s centre of gravity is within the limits referred to in subparagraph (1) at departure, and will remain within those limits throughout the operating cycle.
A holder of an air operator certificate must ensure that —
(1) a load manifest is completed before every air operation; and
(2) the load manifest is certified by the pilot-in-command; and
(3) the following details are accurately recorded on the load manifest:
(i) the name of the pilot-in-command, except where this is recorded by the certificate holder in another document:
(ii) the date of the operation:
(iii) the aeroplane type and registration mark:
(iv) the name or identification of the departure and destination aerodromes:
(v) the flight number or estimated time of departure:
(vi) the surname and initial of every crew member and passenger, except where these details are recorded by the certificate holder in another document:
(vii) the total of, the aeroplane’s empty weight, the weight of any removable equipment, the weight of consumables, and the weight of crew members:
(viii) the total weight of passengers and their carry-on baggage, the total weight of goods, the total weight of checked baggage, and the total weight of usable fuel:
(ix) the take-off weight of the aeroplane:
(x) evidence that the centre of gravity of the aeroplane is within the limits specified in the flight manual, except where this is recorded by the certificate holder in another document:
(xi) the maximum allowable weights for the operation including zero fuel weight, take-off weight, and landing weight:
(xii) the total of any weight adjustment made under rule 121.303(f).
