| (1) | An air service operator or owner of an aircraft shall not use an EFB unless such operator or owner— |
| (a) | is authorised to do so in its operations specifications; and |
| (b) | complies with the EFB requirements prescribed in Document SA-CATS 127. |
| (2) | Where an EFB is used on board aircraft, an owner or operator of an aircraft shall— |
| (a) | assess the safety risk associated with each EFB function; |
| (b) | establish and document the procedures for the use of, and training requirements for the device and each EFB function in the operations manual referred to in regulation 127.04.2; |
| (c) | ensure that, in the event of an EFB failure, sufficient information is readily available to flight crew for a flight to be conducted safely; |
| (d) | ensure requirements are established for redundancy of the information, if appropriate, contained and displayed by EFB functions; |
| (e) | ensure that EFB equipment and installation hardware, including interaction with aircraft systems if applicable, meet the appropriate airworthiness certification requirements; and |
| (f) | shall establish and document procedures for the management of EFB functions including any database it may use. |
| (3) | Where a portable EFB is used on board aircraft, an operator or owner of such aircraft shall ensure that it does not affect the performance of an aircraft systems, equipment or the ability to operate an aircraft. |
[Regulation 127.07.19 substituted by regulation 33(f) of Notice No. R.1503, GG45491, dated 15 November 2021 (Twenty-First Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2021)]
