Regulations > Civil Aviation Regulations, 2011 > Part 121 : Air Transport Operations - Carriage on Aeroplanes of more than 19 Passengers or Cargo > Subpart 7 : Flight Operations > Division Two : Dispatch and flight release rules > 121.07.15 Operational flight plan and flight release

Civil Aviation Act, 2009 (Act No. 13 of 2009)

(1)	An air service operator shall prepare an OFP for its flights as provided in technical standard 121.04.5 of Document SA-CATS 121.

(2)	The signatures or alternative means of signifying acceptance of the OFP by the PIC and flight operations officer, if applicable, as required by technical standard 121.04.5 of Document SA-CATS 121, shall constitute a flight release and certifies that—

(a)	the OFP has been prepared and accepted in accordance with the procedures specified in the operations manual; and

(b)	the flight is safe to proceed.