Civil Aviation Act, 2009 (Act No. 13 of 2009)RegulationsCivil Aviation Regulations, 2011Part 128 : Helicopter Aerial Work and Certain Other Air Service OperationsSubpart 9 : Maintenance128.09.6 Maintenance records |
| (1) | An operator shall ensure that the following records are kept for the periods prescribed in subregulation (2)— |
| (a) | the total time in service (hours, calendar time and cycles, as appropriate) of the helicopter and all life limited components; |
| (b) | the current status of compliance with all mandatory continuing airworthiness information; |
| (c) | appropriate details of modifications and repairs; |
| (d) | the time in service (hours, calendar time and cycles, as appropriate) since the last overhaul of the helicopter or its components subject to a mandatory overhaul life; |
| (e) | the current status of the helicopter's compliance with the maintenance programme; and |
| (f) | the detailed maintenance records to show that all requirements for the signing of a maintenance release have been met. |
| (2) | The records in subregulation (1)(a) to (e) shall be kept for a minimum period of 6 months after the unit to which they refer has been permanently withdrawn from service and the records in subregulation (1)(f) for a minimum period of 5 years after the signing of the maintenance release. |
| (3) | In the event of a temporary change of operator, the records shall be made available to the new operator. In the event of any permanent change of operator, the records shall be transferred to the new operator. |