Flight Operation Requirement (For), Flight Plan and Fuel Plan
Flight Operation Requirement (For), Flight Plan and Fuel Plan
Flight Operation Requirement (For), Flight Plan and Fuel Plan
AEROPLANE
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4.2.11.12 No air operator shall let the pilot or co-pilot have an endorsement on more than two
types of aeroplanes weighing less than 5700 kgs for commercial operations.
4.2.11.13 When a flight crew is engaged in commercial air operations involving aeroplanes with
a certificated MTOW of more than 5700 kgs, the person shall be limited to a single
aeroplane type.
4.2.12
Passengers
4.2.12.1
An operator shall ensure that passengers are made familiar with the location and use
of:
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
seat belts;
emergency exits;
life jackets, if the carriage of life jackets is prescribed;
oxygen dispensing equipment, if the provision of oxygen for the use of
passengers is prescribed; and
other emergency equipment provided for individual use, including passenger
emergency briefing cards.
4.2.12.2
The operator shall inform the passengers of the location and general manner of use of
the principal emergency equipment carried for collective use.
4.2.12.3
4.2.12.4
The operator shall ensure that, during take-off and landing and whenever considered
necessary by reason of turbulence or any emergency occurring during flight, all
passengers on board an aeroplane shall be secured in their seats by means of the seat
belts or harnesses provided.
4.3
FLIGHT PREPARATION
4.3.1
A flight shall not be commenced until flight preparation forms have been completed
certifying that the pilot-in-command is satisfied that:
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
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a check has been completed indicating that the operating limitations of Chapter 5
can be complied with for the flight to be undertaken; and
the requirements of 4.3.3 relating to operational flight planning have been complied
with.
4.3.2
Completed flight preparation forms shall be kept by an operator for a period of three
months.
4.3.3
4.3.3.1 a) An operational flight plan shall be completed for every intended flight, except when
the departure and landing aerodromes are the same.
b) The operational flight plan shall be approved and signed by the pilot-in-command
and, where applicable, signed by the flight operations officer/flight dispatcher, and a
copy shall be filed with the operator or a designated agent, or, if these procedures are
not possible, it shall be left with the aerodrome authority or on record in a suitable
place at the point of departure.
Note. The duties of a flight operations officer/flight dispatcher are contained in 4.6.
4.3.3.2
The Operations Manual shall describe the content and use of the operational flight
plan.
4.3.4.1.2
for aeroplanes with two engines, one hour of flight time at a oneengine-inoperative cruising speed, determined from the aircraft
operating manual, calculated in ISA and still-air conditions using the
actual take-off mass; or
b) for aeroplanes with three or more engines, two hours of flight time at
an all-engine operating cruising speed, determined from the aircraft
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4.3.4.2
4.3.4.3
4.3.4.3.1 For a flight to be conducted in accordance with the instrument flight rules, at least one
destination alternate aerodrome shall be selected and specified in the operational and
ATS flight plans, unless:
a) the duration of the flight from the departure aerodrome, or from the point of inflight replanning to the destination aerodrome is such that, taking into account all
meteorological conditions and operational information relevant to the flight, at the
estimated time of use, a reasonable certainty exists that:
1) the approach and landing may be made under visual meteorological
conditions; and
2) separate runways are usable at the estimated time of use of the destination
aerodrome with at least one runway having an operational instrument
approach procedure; or
b) the aerodrome is isolated. Operations into isolated aerodromes do not require the
selection of a destination alternate aerodrome(s) and shall be planned in
accordance with 4.3.6.3 d) 4);
1) for each flight into an isolated aerodrome a point of no return shall be
determined; and
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Note.- Guidance material is given in the Manual of Aircraft De-icing/Anti-icing Operations (Doc
9640).
4.3.6 Fuel Requirements
4.3.6.1 An aeroplane shall carry a sufficient amount of usable fuel, to complete the planned flight
safely and to allow for deviations from the planned operation.
4.3.6.2 The amount of usable fuel to be carried shall, as a minimum, be based on:
a) the following data:
1) current aeroplane-specific data derived from a fuel consumption monitoring system,
if available; or
2) if current aeroplane-specific data is not available, data provided by the aeroplane
manufacturer; and
b) the operating conditions for the planned flight including:
1) anticipated aeroplane mass;
2) Notices to Airmen;
3) current meteorological reports or a combination of current reports and forecasts;
4) air traffic services procedures, restrictions and anticipated delays; and
5) the effects of deferred maintenance items and/or configuration deviations.
4.3.6.3 The pre-flight calculation of usable fuel required shall include:
a) taxi fuel, which shall be the amount of fuel expected to be consumed before take-off,
taking into account local conditions at the departure aerodrome and auxiliary power
unit (APU) fuel consumption;
b) trip fuel, which shall be the amount of fuel required to enable the aeroplane to fly
from takeoff or the point of in-flight re-planning until landing at the destination
aerodrome taking into account the operating conditions of 4.3.6.2 b);
c) contingency fuel, which shall be the amount of fuel required to compensate for
unforeseen factors. It shall be 5 per cent of the planned trip fuel or of the fuel required
from the point of in flight re-planning based on the consumption rate used to plan the
trip fuel but in any case shall not be lower than the amount required to fly for five
minutes at holding speed at 450 m (1,500 ft) above the destination aerodrome in
standard conditions;
Note. Unforeseen factors are those which could have an influence on the fuel consumption to
the destination aerodrome, such as deviations of an individual aeroplane from the expected fuel
consumption data, deviations from forecast meteorological conditions, extended taxi times
before take-off, and deviations from planned routings and/or cruising levels.
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