Load Sheets
2.—(1) Every load sheet required by article 35(4) shall contain the following particulars—
(a)the nationality mark of the aircraft to which the load sheet relates, and the registration mark assigned to that aircraft by the Governor;
(b)particulars of the flight to which the load sheet relates;
(c)the total weight of the aircraft as loaded for that flight;
(d)the weights of the several items from which the total weight of the aircraft, as so loaded, has been calculated including in particular the weight of the aircraft prepared for service and the respective total weights of the crew (unless included in the weight of the aircraft prepared for service), passengers, baggage and cargo intended to be carried on the flight;
(e)the manner in which the load is distributed and the resulting position of the centre of gravity of the aircraft which may be given approximately if and to the extent that the relevant certificate of airworthiness so permits,
and shall include at the foot or end of the load sheet a certificate, signed by the person referred to in article 35(1) as responsible for the loading of the aircraft, that the aircraft has been loaded in accordance with the written instructions furnished to him by the operator of the aircraft pursuant to the said article 35(1).
(2) (a) Subject to sub-paragraph (b), for the purpose of calculating the total weight of the aircraft the respective total weights of the passengers and crew together with their hand baggage entered in the load sheet shall be computed from the actual weight of each person and their hand baggage and for that purpose each person and their hand baggage shall be separately weighed:
(b)Sub-paragraph (a) shall be deemed to be complied with if, subject to the provisions of paragraph (4), the total weights of the passengers and crew together with their hand baggage are calculated at not less than the appropriate weights shown in Tables 1 or 2 and the load sheet bears a notation to that effect.
TABLE 1
| Passenger seats available | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 or more | 30 or more | ||
| Male | Female | all adult | |
| Passengers on all flights except holiday charters | 88 kg | 70 kg | 84 kg |
| Passengers on holiday charters | 83 kg | 69 kg | 76 kg |
| Children (between 2–12 years) or infants under 2 years of age if occupying a separate seat | 35 kg | 35 kg | |
| Infants under 2 years of age if sharing a seat with an adult | 0 kg | 0 kg | |
| Flight crew | 85 kg | 85 kg | |
| Cabin crew | 75 kg | 75 kg | |
(c)Where the total number of passenger seats available on an aircraft is 20 or more, the weights for males and females in Table 1 are applicable. As an alternative, where the total number of passenger seats available is 30 or more, the all adult weights in Table 1 may be used for passengers over the age of 12 years.
(d)For the purpose of Table 1, “holiday charter” means a flight by an aircraft for the carriage of passengers each of whom is carried pursuant to an agreement which provides for carriage by air to a place outside the Territory and back from that place, or from another place, to the Territory (whether or not on the same aircraft) and for accommodation at a place outside the Territory.
(e)Where the total number of passenger seats available on an aircraft is 19 or less the weights in Table 2 are applicable.
TABLE 2
| Passenger seats available | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1–5 | 6–9 | 10–19 | |
| Male passengers | 104 kg | 96 kg | 92 kg |
| Female passengers | 86 kg | 78 kg | 74 kg |
| Children (between 2–12 years) or infants under 2 years of age if occupying a separate seat | 35 kg | 35 kg | 35 kg |
| Infants under 2 years of age if sharing a seat with an adult | 0 kg | 0 kg | 0 kg |
| Flight crew | 85 kg | 85 kg | 85 kg |
| Cabin crew | 75 kg | 75 kg | 75 kg |
(f)On flights where no hand baggage is carried or where such hand baggage is accounted for separately, 6 kg may be deducted from the weight of passengers over 12 years of age when using Table 2.
(g)Where any immersion suit is worn or carried by a passenger or crew member, 3 kg shall be added to the appropriate weight shown in Table 1 or 2 in each such case.
(3) (a) Subject to sub-paragraph (b), for the purpose of calculating the total weight of the aircraft the respective total weights of the hold baggage and cargo entered in the load sheet shall be computed from the actual weight of each piece of baggage, cargo or cargo container and for that purpose each piece or container shall be separately weighed.
(b)Sub-paragraph (a) shall be deemed to be complied with in the case of an aircraft where the total number of passenger seats available is 20 or more, if, subject to the provisions of paragraph (4), the total weights of the hold baggage are calculated at not less than the weights shown in Table 3 and the load sheet bears a notation to that effect—
TABLE 3
| Journey made by aircraft | Hold baggage per piece |
|---|---|
| Domestic | 11 kg |
| European | 13 kg |
| Intercontinental | 15 kg |
(c)For the purposes of this paragraph:
(i)A journey made by an aircraft shall be treated as domestic if it is confined within such an area as may be prescribed.
(ii)A journey made by an aircraft, not being a domestic journey, shall be treated as European if it is confined within an area enclosed by rhumb lines joining successively the following points—
| N7200.00 | E04500.00 | N4000.00 | E04500.00 |
| N3500.00 | E03700.00 | N3000.00 | E03700.00 |
| N3000.00 | W00600.00 | N2700.00 | W00900.00 |
| N2700.00 | W03000.00 | N6700.00 | W03000.00 |
| N7200.00 | W01000.00 | N7200.00 | E04500.00 |
(iii)A journey made by an aircraft shall be treated as intercontinental if it is neither domestic nor European.
(4) (a) If it appears to the person supervising the loading of the aircraft that:
(i)any person and his hand baggage to be carried exceeds the weights set out in Tables 1 or 2;
(ii)where paragraph (2)(f) applies, any passenger to be carried exceeds the weights set out in Table 2 as adjusted in accordance with that paragraph; or
(iii)any hold baggage to be carried exceeds the weights set out in Table 3:
he shall, if he considers it necessary in the interests of the safety of the aircraft, or if the Governor has so directed in the particular case, require any such person and his hand baggage, passenger or hold baggage, as the case may be, to be weighed for the purpose of the entry to be made in the load sheet.
(b)If any person and his hand baggage, passenger or any hold baggage has been weighed pursuant to sub-paragraph (a), the weights entered in the load sheet shall take account of the actual weight of that person and his hand baggage, that passenger or that hold baggage, as the case may be, or of the weight determined in accordance with the sub-paragraphs (2)(b) or (3)(b) whichever weight shall be the greater.