PART 9Cosmic radiation requirements: crew of a launch vehicle and crew of a carrier aircraft

CHAPTER 3Provisions relating to classified crew

Records of exposure to cosmic radiation of classified crew147.

(1)

A spaceflight operator must maintain a record of all monitoring undertaken under regulation 146.

(2)

A record under paragraph (1) is a written document containing—

(a)

the crew member’s—

(i)

name,

(ii)

date of birth,

(iii)

gender, and

(iv)

nationality,

(b)

the name and address of the crew member’s employer, where it is not the spaceflight operator, and

(c)

the start date of the period to which the monitoring relates and, where possible, the end date.

(3)

An operator must ensure that a record under paragraph (1) is retained until the later of—

(a)

the 75th anniversary of the birth of the crew member to whom the record relates, whether or not the crew member survives until that date, and

(b)

the 30th anniversary of the date on which the crew member was last exposed to cosmic radiation in the course of performing duties for the spaceflight operator on board a launch vehicle or a carrier aircraft.

(4)

On or before 31st March of each calendar year the spaceflight operator must submit to the regulator a copy of all records under paragraph (1) relating to the previous calendar year.