ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
The Civil Aviation (Operation of Aircraft-General Aviation Aeroplanes) Regulations, 2018
34. Flight recorders: General.
Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force
34. Flight recorders: General.
(1)Flight recorders shall be constructed, located and installed so as to provide maximum practical protection for the recordings in order that the recorded information may be preserved, recovered and transcribed and flight recorders shall meet the prescribed crashworthiness and fire protection specifications.(2)Flight recorders shall not be switched off during flight time.(3)To preserve flight recorder records, flight recorders shall be deactivated upon completion of flight time following an accident or incident and the flight recorders shall not be reactivated before their disposition.(4)The pilot-in-command or the owner or operator, shall ensure, to the extent possible, in the event the aeroplane becomes involved in an accident or incident, the preservation of all related flight recorder records, and if necessary the associated flight recorders, and their retention in safe custody pending their disposition as determined in accordance with Civil Aviation (Aircraft Accident and Incident) Regulations.(5)Operational checks and evaluations of recordings from the flight recorder systems shall be conducted to ensure the continued serviceability of the recorders.