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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.
Each holder of an air operator certificate must ensure that the parts of the certificate holder’s exposition relevant to the duties of each crew member are current and are accessible to the crew member.
A holder of an air operator certificate must ensure that the following documents where appropriate are carried on each individual flight—
(1) NOTAM and aeronautical information service briefing documentation appropriate to the operation; and
(2) meteorological information appropriate to the operation; and
(3) notification of dangerous goods; and
(4) copies of the relevant aeronautical charts.
(a) A holder of an air 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:
(1) the date of the flight:
(2) the name of the operator:
(3) the name of the pilot-in-command:
(4) the registration markings of the aircraft:
(5) the total flight time:
(6) the number of passengers:
(7) the type of air operation:
(8) the name or identification of the departure and destination aerodromes:
(9) the flight number or estimated time of departure:
(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 total weight of—
(i) passengers; and
(ii) goods; and
(iii) baggage:
(12) 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 zero fuel weight, take-off weight, and landing weight for the operation:
(16) an indication of the occasions when a more indicative weight is used under rule 135.303(f).
(c) Before every air operation the holder of an air operator certificate must ensure that the information required in 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 135.305(b) regarding the weight and balance of the aircraft.
(a) Each holder of an air operator certificate must ensure that flight plan information including notification of dangerous goods is retained for 12 months from the date of the flight.
(b) Each holder of an air operator certificate must ensure that each of its flight crew records of flight and duty time is retained for at least 12 months from the date of the record’s entry.
(c) Each holder of an air operator certificate must ensure that its records of training, checking and qualifications of each crew member are retained until 12 months after the crew member has left the certificate holder’s employment.
(d) Each holder of an air operator certificate must ensure that its daily flight record is retained for a period of not less than 12 months after the date of the flight.
