(1) The owner or operator of—
| (a) | a veteran aeroplane with a maximum all-up mass in excess of 5 700 kg or with more than 9 passenger seats; |
| (b) | a veteran helicopter with a maximum all-up mass in excess of 3 175 kg; |
| (c) | an ex-military jet aircraft; or |
| (d) | any non-type certificated aircraft, classified in any of the paragraphs (a) to (g) in regulation 24.01.1(2) and operated by an ATO approved in terms of Part 141 for the purpose of providing flying training, |
shall draw up an operations manual containing all information required under this Part, and if applicable, required under Part 96 of the Regulations, whether the aircraft is to be operated in commercial air transport operations or not. The operations manual shall set out the manner in which the owner will operate and maintain the aircraft.
| (2) | The owner shall submit the operations manual in duplicate for approval to the Director. |
| (3) | If the Director is satisfied that the owner will comply with the provisions of the relevant Parts of the Regulations, he or she shall certify in writing on both copies of the operations manual that such manual has been approved and shall return one copy of the approved operations manual to the owner. |
| (4) | The owner shall submit any amendment to an approved operations manual in duplicate for approval to the Director. |
| (5) | If the Director is satisfied that the owner will comply with the provisions of the relevant Parts of the Regulations, he or she shall certify in writing on both copies of the amendment to the approved operations manual that such amendment has been approved and shall return one copy of the approved amendment to the owner. |
| (6) | The owner shall at all times operate the aircraft, referred to in subregulation (1), in accordance with the approved operations manual or an approved amendment thereto. |
| (a) | ensure that all operations personnel are able to understand the technical language used in those sections of the operations manual which pertain to their duties; |
| (b) | ensure that every flight is conducted in accordance with the operations manual and that those parts of the operations manual which are required for the conduct of a flight, are easily accessible to the flight crew members on board; |
| (c) | make the operations manual available for the use and guidance of operations personnel; |
| (d) | provide the flight crew members with their own personal copy of the sections of the operations manual which are relevant to the duties assigned to them; |
| (e) | keep the operations manual up to date; and |
| (f) | keep the operations manual in a safe place. |
| (8) | The contents of the operations manual shall not contravene the conditions contained in the authority to fly issued to the owner in terms of Subpart 2 of Part 24 of these Regulations. |
| (9) | The structure and contents of the operations manual referred to in subregulation (1) shall be as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 96. |
