| (1) | An air service operator shall not use an EFB unless such air service operator— |
| (a) | is authorised to do so in its operations specifications; and |
| (b) | complies with the EFB requirements prescribed in Document SA-CATS 135. |
| (2) | Where EFBs are used on board aircraft an air service operator 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, an electronic device and each EFB function in an operations manual referred to in regulation 135.04.2; |
| (c) | ensure that, in the event of an EFB failure, sufficient information is readily available to a flight crew for a flight to be conducted safely; |
| (d) | ensure requirements are established for redundancy of information, if appropriate, contained and displayed by EFB function; |
| (e) | ensure that an EFB equipment and its associated installation hardware, including interaction with aircraft systems if applicable, meet appropriate airworthiness certification requirements; and |
| (f) | shall establish and document procedures for the management of EFB function including any database it may use. |
| (3) | Where portable EFBs are used on board aircraft, an air service operator of such aircraft shall ensure that they do not affect the performance of aircraft systems, equipment or the ability to operate such aircraft. |
[Regulation 135.07.30 substituted by regulation 36(h) of Notice No. R.1503, GG45491, dated 15 November 2021 (Twenty-First Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2021)]
