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This Subpart prescribes the rules governing the use and retention of the manuals, logs and records required for air operations performed.
(a) Each holder of an air operator certificate must ensure that the parts of the certificate holder’s exposition relevant to the duties of a crew member are current and are accessible to the crew member for pre-flight planning, and in-flight.
(b) The certificate holder must ensure that information provided for the compliance of its operations personnel, in place of the AIP, has been reproduced accurately and is current.
(c) Each holder of an air operator certificate that elects to use non-State charts and similar in-flight documentation must ensure that this non-State material is identical in substance to the applicable State documentation.
(d) Each person performing an air operation must ensure that any amendments issued to them are properly actioned and documents remain current.
(a) A holder of an air operator certificate must ensure that the following documents are carried on each air operation:
(1) details of the operational flight plan:
(2) NOTAM and aeronautical information service briefing documentation appropriate to the operation:
(3) meteorological information appropriate to the operation:
(4) a copy of the load manifest:
(5) notification of dangerous goods:
(6) copies of the relevant aeronautical charts:
(7) for a regular air transport service, a route guide covering each route flown and alternate aerodromes that may be used.
(b) The certificate holder must ensure that separate copies of the documents referred to in paragraph (a)(6) are available for each pilot performing flight crew duties on the flight.
(a) Each holder of an air operator certificate must, for each air operation that it conducts, record—
(1) the planned aspects of the operation; and
(2) the actual accomplishment of the operation.
(b) The record must be of a permanent nature.
(a) Each holder of an air operator certificate must ensure that the following information is retained for 12 months from the date it was completed:
(1) operational records:
(2) load manifest:
(3) notification of dangerous goods.
(b) The certificate holder must ensure that its flight crew records of flight and duty time is retained for 12 months from the date of entry of the record.
(c) The certificate holder must ensure that its records of training, checking, and qualifications of any crew member is retained until 12 months after the individual has left the certificate holder’s employment.
