| (1) |
An air service operator shall establish minimum flight altitudes for route segments to be flown which provide the required terrain clearance by considering operating limitations referred to in Subpart 8 of this Part and the minimum altitudes as provided in regulation 91.06.32. |
| (2) |
An air service operator shall specify a method by which it intends to determine minimum flight altitudes for operations conducted over routes for which minimum flight altitudes have not been established and shall include such method in an operations manual. |
| (3) |
A method for establishing the minimum flight altitudes referred to in subregulation (2) shall be approved by the Director. |
| (4) |
An air service operator shall consider the following factors when establishing minimum flight altitudes: |
| (a) |
the accuracy and reliability with which a position of an aeroplane can be determined; |
| (b) |
probable inaccuracies in the indications of the altimeters used; |
| (c) |
characteristics of a terrain along the routes or in areas where operations are to be conducted; |
| (d) |
probability of encountering unfavourable meteorological conditions; |
| (e) |
possible inaccuracies in aeronautical charts; and |
| (f) |
airspace restrictions. |
| (5) |
In complying with the provisions of referred to in subregulation (4), an air service operator shall give due consideration to— |
| (a) |
corrections for temperature and pressure variations from standard values; and |
| (b) |
any contingencies which may occur along a planned route. |
[Regulation 135.07.20 substituted by section 22(h) of the Thirty-Third Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2026, Notice No. 7844, GG55226, dated 21 August 2026 and shall come into operation upon Publication in the Government Gazette, save for Part 92, which shall come into operation upon the Proclamation by the President of the Civil Aviation Amendment Act, 2021 (Act No. 22 of 2021]
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