| (1) | A helicopter operator shall ensure that the following records are kept and maintained in a form and format that ensures readability, security and integrity of the records for the periods prescribed in subregulation (2): |
| (a) | the total time such as the hours, calendar time and cycles in service, of a helicopter and all life limited components; |
| (b) | current status of compliance with all mandatory continuing airworthiness information; |
| (c) | appropriate details of modifications and repairs; |
| (d) | the time such as hours, calendar time and cycles, since the last overhaul of a concerned helicopter or its components subject to a mandatory overhaul life; |
| (e) | the current status of a helicopter's compliance with the maintenance programme; and |
| (f) | detailed maintenance records to show that all requirements for the signing of a maintenance release has been met. |
| (2) | The records referred to: |
| (a) | in subregulation (1)(a) to (e) shall be kept for a minimum period of 90 days after a unit to which they refer has been permanently withdrawn from service; and |
| (b) | in subregulation (1)(f) shall be kept for a minimum period of 5 years after the signing of maintenance release. |
| (3) | In the event of a temporary change of an operator of a helicopter, the records referred to in subregulation (1) shall be made available to a new operator. |
| (4) | In the event of a permanent change of an operator of a helicopter, the records referred in subregulation (1) shall be transferred to a new operator. |
[Regulation 127.09.6 substituted by regulation 33(h) of Notice No. R.1503, GG45491, dated 15 November 2021 (Twenty-First Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2021)]
