ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Civil Aviation (Operation of Aircraft-Helicopter) Regulations, 2018
45. General
Edition: 2018-05-11 · Repealed
45. General
(1)In addition to the minimum equipment necessary for the issuance of a certificate of airworthiness, the instruments, equipment and flight documents prescribed in the Civil Aviation (Instrument and Equipment) Regulations and the Civil Aviation (Air Operator Certificate and Administration) Regulations shall be installed or carried, as appropriate, in helicopters according to the helicopter used and to the circumstances under which the flight is to be conducted. The prescribed instruments and equipment, including their installation, shall be approved or accepted by the Authority.(2)A helicopter shall carry a certified true copy of the air operator certificate specified in these regulations, and a copy of the operations specifications relevant to the helicopter type, issued in conjunction with the certificate. When the certificate and the associated operations specifications are issued by the Authority in a language other than English, an English translation shall be included.(3)The operator shall include in the operations manual a minimum equipment list (MEL) approved by the Authority, which will enable the pilot-in-command to determine whether a flight may be commenced or continued from any intermediate stop should any instrument, equipment or systems become inoperative and where the Authority is not the State of Registry, the Authority shall ensure that the MEL does not affect the helicopter's compliance with the airworthiness requirements applicable in the State of Registry.(4)The operator shall make available to operations staff and crew members a helicopter operating manual, for each helicopter type operated, containing the normal, abnormal and emergency procedures relating to the operation of the helicopter and the manual shall include details of the helicopter systems and of the checklists to be used. The design of the manual shall observe Human Factors principles. The manual shall be easily accessible to the flight crew during all flight operations.