PART 5

Operations
CHAPTER 7

Additional requirements for public transport operations
SECTION 4

Operations and training manuals

Operations manual
116
1
Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), this article applies to public transport aircraft registered in the United Kingdom.
2
This article does not apply to an aircraft used for the time being solely for flights not intended to exceed 60 minutes in duration, which are either—
a
flights solely for training persons to perform duties in an aircraft; or
b
flights intended to begin and end at the same aerodrome.
3
This article does not apply to an aircraft flying, or intended by the operator of the aircraft to fly, solely under and in accordance with the terms of a police air operator's certificate.
4
An operator of an aircraft to which this article applies must—
a
make available to each member of the operating staff an operations manual which complies with paragraph (5);
b
ensure that each copy of the operations manual is kept up to date; and
c
ensure that on each flight every member of the crew has access to a copy of every part of the operations manual which is relevant to the crew member's duties on the flight.
5
An operations manual—
a
complies with this paragraph if, subject to sub-paragraph (b), it contains all information and instructions necessary to enable the operating staff to perform their duties as such including in particular information and instructions relating to the matters specified in Part 1 of Schedule 9;
b
is not required to contain any information or instructions available in a flight manual accessible to the persons by whom the information or instructions may be required.
6
An aircraft to which this article applies must not fly unless, at least 30 days before such flight, the operator of the aircraft has supplied to the CAA a copy of the whole of the operations manual in effect for the aircraft.
7
Any amendments or additions to the operations manual must be supplied to the CAA by the operator before or immediately after they come into effect.
8
If an amendment or addition relates to the operation of an aircraft to which the operations manual did not previously apply, that aircraft must not fly for the purpose of public transport until the amendment or addition has been supplied to the CAA.
9
The operator must make such amendments or additions to the operations manual as the CAA may require for the purpose of ensuring the safety of the aircraft, or of persons or property carried in it, or for the safety, efficiency or regularity of air navigation.