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A crew member must not:
•Consume alcohol less than 8 hours prior to reporting for duty or the commencement of standby duty.
•Report for duty with a blood alcohol level exceeding 0.2 promille.
•Consume alcohol during flight time or when on standby.
Responsibilities of the Commander
The Commander is responsible for the safety of all crew members, passengers and cargo on board as soon as he/she arrives on board, until he/she leaves the aeroplane at the end of the flight. Additionally he/she:
•Is responsible for the operation and safety of the aeroplane from the moment the aeroplane is first ready to move for taxiing for take-off until it finally comes to rest at the end of the flight and the primary propulsion units (engines excluding APU) are shut down.
•Has the authority to give all commands deemed necessary for the purpose of ensuring the safety of the aeroplane and the persons and property carried.
•Has the authority to disembark (off load) any person, or part of cargo, which in his/her opinion presents a potential hazard to the safety of the aeroplane.
•Will not allow any person to be carried in the aeroplane whom appears to be under the influence of alcohol or drugs, and may endanger the safety of the aeroplane of the occupants.
•May refuse to carry any inadmissible passenger, deportee or person in custody (potentially disruptive passenger) if the carriage poses a safety risk to the aeroplane or its occupants.
•Is to ensure that all passengers are briefed as to the location of emergency exits, and the location and the operation of safety equipment.
•Is to ensure that all operational procedures and checklists are complied with in accordance with the requirements of the OM.
•Is to ensure that no crew member performs any duty during take-off, initial climb, final approach and landing except those duties required for the safe operation of the aeroplane.
•Is to ensure that neither the Flight Data Recorder (FDR) nor the Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) is switched off in flight. Under certain circumstances, the CVR may be switched off after an incident or accident to ensure that the previously recorded information is retained (not ‘over written’).
•Is to decide whether or not to accept an aeroplane with unserviceabilities allowed by the Minimum Equipment List (MEL) or the Configuration Deviation List (CDL).
•Is to ensure that the pre-flight inspection has been carried out.
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Authority of the Commander
The Commander is the representative of the State of Registration/State of the Operator from the time he/she enters the aeroplane until the time he/she leaves the aeroplane. The Operator is required to take all reasonable measures to ensure that all persons carried on board the aeroplane obey the lawful commands of the Commander given for the purpose of securing the safety of the aeroplane and all the persons on board.
Admission to the Flight Deck
The only personnel permitted to enter the flight deck are:
•The Operating Crew.
•A representative of the Authority in the performance of his/her official duty.
•Persons permitted to do so in accordance with instruction in the OM.
Note: The final decision concerning admittance to the flight deck rests with the Commander.
Unauthorized Carriage
The Operator is to ensure that no persons hides him or herself (stowaways), or hides any cargo on board an aeroplane.
Portable Electronic Devices
The Operator is to take all reasonable measures to prevent the use of any portable electronic device on board an aeroplane that could adversely affect the performance of the aeroplane’s systems and equipment.
Drugs and Alcohol
Where the safety of the aeroplane or persons on board would be affected, the Operator is to ensure that no person is permitted to enter an aeroplane if it is obvious that the person is under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
Endangering Safety
The Operator is to take all reasonable measures to ensure that no person acts negligently or in such a manner that endangers the aeroplane or persons aboard, or causes an aeroplane to endanger any person or property.
Documents to Be Carried
The following documents are required to be carried on board each flight:
•The Certificate of Registration (original).
•The certificate of airworthiness (original).
•The Noise Certificate (original).
•The air operators certificate (copy will suffice).
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•The Aircraft radio licence (original).
•Third party insurance certificate (copy will suffice).
Each flight crew member is to carry the valid flight crew licence plus any necessary ratings.
Manuals to Be Carried
The Operator is to ensure that the following manuals are carried on all flights:
•Parts of the OM relating to flight crew duty.
•Parts of the OM required for the conduct of the flight.
•The current Aeroplane Flight Manual (AFM) (unless the Authority has approved the OM as containing the necessary information).
Additional Information and Forms to Be Carried
The Operator is to ensure that, where relevant, the following are to be carried on all flights:
•The Operational Flight Plan (OFP).
•The required parts of the Aeroplane Technical Log.
•The ATS flight plan.
•Appropriate NOTAM/AIS briefing material.
•Appropriate meteorological information.
•Mass and Balance documentation.
•Details of special categories of passengers (i.e. security personnel if not considered as crew; persons of reduced mobility (PRMs); inadmissible passengers; deportees; persons in custody).
•Special load notification (including dangerous cargo).
•Current maps and charts.
•Any other documentation that may be required by a state (including cargo manifests; passenger manifests; etc.).
•Forms to comply with the reporting requirements of the Authority and the Operator.
The Authority may permit the information (or parts of it) above to be carried in a form other than as printed material. An acceptable standard of accessibility, usability and reliability must be assured.
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Information to Be Retained on the Ground
The Operator is to ensure that:
For at least the duration of each flight (or series of flights):
•Information relevant to the flight and appropriate to the type of operation is preserved on the ground; and
•The information is retained until it can be duplicated and stored in accordance with the relevant regulations, or if this is not practicable,
•The information is carried in a fireproof container in the aeroplane.
Such information is to include:
•A copy of the OFP.
•Copies of relevant parts of the aeroplane technical log.
•Route specific NOTAM documents if specially edited by the Operator.
•Mass and Balance documentation.
•Special load documentation.
Power to Inspect
Any person authorized by the Authority is permitted to board and fly in an aeroplane operated in accordance with the AOC (and enter and remain on the flight deck - Commander’s discretion applies).
Production and Preservation of Documents and Recordings
Persons authorized by the Authority are permitted access to any documents and records relating to flight operations. The Operator is required to produce all such documents and records within a reasonable time when requested to do so by the Authority. Likewise, the Commander is required to produce any of the documents required to be carried on board an aeroplane when requested to do so by an authorized person.
Original documentation is to be kept for the required retention period by the operator, even if during that period, he ceases to be the Operator of the aeroplane.
Documentation relating to a crew member is to be made available to a new operator if the crew member ceases to work for the original operator.
Following an incident, all FDR and CVR recordings are to be retained for a period of 60 days unless a longer period is requested by the Authority.
Note: EU-OPS 1.160 (c) (1) states that the CVR recordings may not be used for any purpose other than for the investigation of an accident or incident subject to mandatory reporting except with the consent of all the crew members concerned.
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