PART 9

Documents and records

Production of documents and records
235
1
The pilot in command of an aircraft must, within a reasonable time after being requested to do so by an authorised person, cause to be produced to that person—
a
the certificates of registration and airworthiness in force for the aircraft;
b
the licences of its flight crew; and
c
any other documents which the aircraft is required by article 229 or a Safety Regulation to carry when in flight.
2
The operator of an aircraft registered in the United Kingdom must, within a reasonable time after being requested to do so by an authorised person, cause to be produced to that person any of the documents or records specified in paragraph (3) which have been requested by that person.
3
The documents and records referred to in paragraph (2) are—
a
the documents referred to in Schedule 10 as Documents A, B and G;
b
the aircraft log book, engine log books and variable pitch propeller log books required under this Order to be kept;
c
the weight schedule, if any, required to be preserved under article 43(4);
d
in the case of a public transport aircraft or commercial operation aircraft, the documents referred to in Schedule 10 as Documents D, E, F and H;
e
the records of flight times, duty periods and rest periods which the operator is required by article 175(4) to preserve, and such other documents and information in the possession or control of the operator, as the authorised person may require for the purpose of determining whether those records are complete and accurate;
f
any operations manuals required to be made available under article 116(4)(a); and
g
the record made by any flight data recorder required to be carried by or under this Order.
4
The holder of a licence granted or rendered valid under this Order or by the CAA under the ... Aircrew Regulation or of a medical certificate required under article 160 or article 162 or of a medical declaration under article 163 must, within a reasonable time after being requested to do so by an authorised person, cause the licence, including any certificate of validation issued under article 169, the medical certificate or the medical declaration, to be produced to that person.
5
During the period of two years beginning with the date of the last entry in it every person required by article 228 to keep a personal flying log must cause it to be produced to an authorised person within a reasonable time after being requested to do so by that person.
Words in art. 235(1)(c) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Aviation Safety (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/645), reg. 1, Sch. 1 para. 62(a) (with Sch. 3) (as amended by S.I. 2019/1098, regs. 1(3), 12); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Word in art. 235(4) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Aviation Safety (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/645), reg. 1, Sch. 1 para. 62(b) (with Sch. 3) (as amended by S.I. 2019/1098, regs. 1(3), 12); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)