Implementation of Geneva Conventions Act, 2012
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Civil Aviation Act, 2009 (Act No. 13 of 2009)RegulationsCivil Aviation Regulations, 2011Part 127 : Commercial Helicopter Operations: Passengers Cargo and MailSubpart 2 : Flight CrewDivision Three : Flight Time and Duty Limitations127.02.12 Flight time and duty periods |
(1) An operator shall—
| (a) | establish a scheme for the regulation of flight time and duty periods, rest periods and days free of duty, as applicable, for each flight crew member, and cabin crew member and that complies with— |
| (i) | the flight time and duty period limitations, rest periods and days free of duty, prescribed in Document SA-CATS 127; or |
| (ii) | a system of flight time and duty period limitations, rest periods and days free of duty, proposed by the operator, where the Director is of the opinion that an equivalent level of safety may be achieved by the operator's proposed scheme; and |
| (b) | publish the scheme referred to in subregulation (1)(a) in the operations manual referred to in regulation 127.04.2. |
| (2) | The operator shall not assign, and no crew member shall accept an assignment, if such assignment is not in compliance with the provisions of the scheme referred to in subregulation (1)(a) or if— |
| (a) | the operator or crew member knows or has been made aware that such flight assignment will cause the crew member to exceed the flight time and duty periods referred to in subregulation (1)(a) while on flight duty; or |
| (b) | the crew member is suffering, or having regard to the circumstances of the flight to be undertaken is likely to suffer, from fatigue, which may endanger the safety of the helicopter or its crew members and passengers. |
| (3) | The operator shall not schedule a flight crew member for active flight duty for a period exceeding the maximum hours set out in table 1 in technical standard 127.02.12 of Document SA-CATS 127 during any given flight time and duty period unless authorised in the scheme referred to in subregulation (1)(a). |
| (4) | Where any flight crew member, cabin crew member or flight operations officer is aware of any reason they would be in violation of the scheme referred to in subregulation (1)(a), that person shall, without delay, inform the person responsible for flight operations or his or her designated alternate. |
| (5) | The provisions to be included in a flight time and duty scheme referred to in subregulation (1) shall be as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 127. |
