Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations(1) The person responsible for continuing airworthiness for an aircraft must, at all times, have a log for the aircraft that:
(a) includes details identifying the aircraft, including the type, model and registration mark for the aircraft; and
(b) is capable of containing the documents and information for the aircraft that, under this Part, are required to be included in the log.
(2) An offence against subregulation (1) is an offence of strict liability.
Note 1: Under paragraph 42.030(2)(e), before an aircraft undertakes a flight, the flight technical log for an aircraft must record the details of any item of operational or emergency equipment that is fitted to the aircraft and is unserviceable.
Note 2: Under regulation 42.230, if the person responsible for continuing airworthiness for an aircraft is not a continuing airworthiness management organisation, and CASA has not, under regulation 42.235, approved another means of recording the required information for the aircraft (within the meaning given by subregulation 42.230(2)), the person must ensure that that information is recorded and updated in the flight technical log for the aircraft.
Note 3: Under regulation 42.370, a qualified individual must enter information relating to the deferral of the rectification of a defect in an aircraft in the flight technical log for the aircraft if the defect affects the operation of the aircraft.
Note 4: Under paragraph 42.440(g) an entry mentioned in that paragraph must be made in the flight technical log for an aircraft if a part is fitted to the aircraft as permitted by regulation 42.440.
Note 5: Under subregulation 42.760(2), a certificate of release to service for an aircraft in relation to maintenance carried out on the aircraft must be included in the flight technical log for the aircraft.
Note 6: Under subregulation 42.1075(1), the pilot in command of an aircraft for a flight must ensure that the information mentioned in that subregulation for the flight is recorded in the flight technical log for the aircraft.
Note 7: Under regulation 42.245, the person responsible for continuing airworthiness for the aircraft must ensure that the aircraft's flight technical log is capable of containing the information mentioned in regulation 42.190 for each flight for the aircraft if CASA has not, under regulation 42.250, approved another means of recording the information.
Note 8: Under subregulation 42.1075(2), the pilot in command of
an aircraft for a flight must record the information mentioned in regulation
42.190 for the flight in the aircraft's flight technical log if the
log is capable of containing the information.