Civil Aviation (Operation of Aircraft-Helicopter) Regulations, 2018

117. Operating limitations

Edition: 2018-05-11 · Repealed

117. Operating limitations

(1)A helicopter shall be operated—

(a)in compliance with the terms of its airworthiness certificate or equivalent approved document;

(b)within the operating limitations prescribed by the Authority; and

(c)within the mass limitations imposed by compliance with the applicable noise certification standards in the Civil Aviation (Environmental Protection) Regulations, unless otherwise authorized, in exceptional circumstances for a certain heliport where there is no noise disturbance problem, by the competent authority of the State in which the heliport is situated.

(2)Placards, listings, instrument markings or combinations thereof, containing those operating limitations prescribed by the Authority for visual presentation, shall be displayed in the helicopter.

(3)Where helicopters are operating to or from heliports in a congested hostile environment, the competent authority of the State in which the heliport is situated shall take such precautions as are necessary to control the risk associated with an engine failure.

Helicopter maintenance

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