Civil Aviation Act, 2009 (Act No. 13 of 2009)RegulationsCivil Aviation Regulations, 2011Part 127 : Commercial Helicopter Operations: Passengers Cargo and MailSubpart 4 : Documentation and Records127.04.8 Mass and balance sheet |
| (1) | An air service operator shall not operate a helicopter with a maximum approved passenger seating configuration of more than nine seats to render an air service unless a person superintending the loading of such helicopter has completed and certified a mass and balance sheet. |
| (2) | A mass and balance sheet referred to in subregulation (1) shall be completed in duplicate and one copy shall be carried in a flight concerned and, one copy shall be retained i n accordance with regulation 127.04.1. |
| (3) | A mass and balance sheet of a flight shall be retained by an air service operator for a period of at least 90 days calculated from the date on which such flight was completed. |
| (4) | The minimum contents of a mass and balance sheet shall be as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 127. |
[Regulation 127.04.8 substituted by regulation 33(b) of Notice No. R.1503, GG45491, dated 15 November 2021 (Twenty-First Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2021)]