Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY REGULATIONS 1998 - REG 42.1075

Defects and exceeding operating limits

  (1)   The pilot in command of an aircraft for a flight (the first flight ) must ensure that, before the aircraft is next operated for flight, the following information is recorded in the flight technical log for the aircraft:

  (a)   details of any defect of which the pilot becomes aware during the operation of the aircraft, including:

  (i)   any abnormal instrument indication; and

  (ii)   any abnormal behaviour by the aircraft;

  (b)   any instance of the exceeding of an operating limit specified in the aircraft's flight manual during the first flight.

Penalty:   50 penalty units.

Note:   For paragraph   (b), for the definition of flight manual , see Part   1 of the Dictionary.

Utilisation information mentioned in regulation   42.190

  (2)   If the flight technical log for an aircraft is capable of containing the information mentioned in regulation   42.190 for each flight for the aircraft, the pilot in command of the aircraft for a flight must record that information for the flight in the log before the aircraft is next operated for flight.

Penalty:   50 penalty units.

  (3)   Strict liability applies to paragraph   (1)(b).

  (4)   An offence against subregulation   (2) is an offence of strict liability.

Subpart   42.N -- Record - keeping requirements