The owner or operator of an aircraft shall ensure that—
| (a) | operations are only conducted along such routes or within such areas, for which approval or authorisation has been obtained, where required, from the appropriate authority concerned; |
| (b) | all flights are planned and conducted in accordance with any mandatory routings that have been published for any airspace being operated in, unless otherwise authorised in an air traffic control clearance; |
| (c) | the performance of the aircraft intended to be used, is adequate to comply with minimum flight altitude requirements; and |
| (d) | the instruments and equipment of the aircraft intended to be used, comply with the minimum requirements for the planned operation and will enable the flight crew to control the flight path of the aircraft, carry out any required procedural manoeuvres and observe the operating limitations of the aircraft in the expected operating conditions. |
