Civil Aviation Act, 2009 (Act No. 13 of 2009)RegulationsCivil Aviation Regulations, 2011Part 136 : Air Transport Operations - Commercial Operation of Free BalloonsSubpart 7 : Flight Operations136.07.6 Fuel policy |
| (1) | The operator of a commercial air transport free balloon shall establish a fuel policy for the purpose of flight planning and in-flight pre-planning to ensure that every flight carries sufficient fuel for the planned operation and reserve fuel to cover deviations from the planned operation. |
| (2) | The operator shall ensure that the planning of a flight is only based upon— |
| (a) | procedures which are contained in or derived from the balloon flight manual referred to in regulation 136.04.2. or current free balloon-specific data; and |
| (b) | the operating conditions under which the flight is to be conducted, including— |
| (i) | realistic free balloon fuel consumption data; |
| (ii) | anticipated masses; and |
| (iii) | expected meteorological conditions |
| (iv) | ATS procedures, restrictions and anticipated delays. |
| (3) | The operator shall establish policies and procedures with respect to fuel management and publish such policies and procedures in the operations manual referred to in regulation 136.04.2. |
| (4) | The policies and procedures required by subregulation (3) shall, as a minimum, include the requirement that— |
| (a) | in-flight fuel checks are to be performed at least every quarter of the flight by the PIC to ensure that the amount of usable fuel remaining in flight is not less than the fuel required to proceed to a selected landing site where a safe landing can be made with the planned final reserve fuel remaining; and |
| (b) | The PIC shall declare a situation of urgency when the calculated usable fuel predicted to be available upon landing at the nearest suitable landing site where a safe landing can be made is less than the planned final reserve fuel. |