Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

1988 NO. 158 CIVIL AVIATION REGULATIONS - REG 215

215. (1) An operator shall provide an operations manual for the use and
guidance of the operations personnel of the operator.

(2) An operations manual shall contain such information, procedures and
instructions with respect to the flight operations of all types of aircraft
operated by the operator as are necessary to ensure the safe conduct of the
flight operations (other than information, procedures or instructions that are
set out in other documents required to be carried in the aircraft in pursuance
of these Regulations).

(3) The Authority may give a direction:

   (a)  requiring the operator to include particular information in the
        operations manual; or

   (b)  requiring the operator to revise or vary the information contained in
        the operations manual.

(4) A direction given under this regulation does not have effect in relation
to a person until it has been served by post on the person or has otherwise
been brought to his or her attention.

(5) The operator shall revise the operations manual from time to time where
necessary as the result of changes in the operator's operations, aircraft or
equipment, or in the light of experience.

(6) An operator shall furnish copies of the operations manual to such of his
or her or its personnel as the operator considers necessary, to the Authority
and to such other persons associated with the operator's operations as the
Authority considers necessary and directs.

(7) The operator shall ensure that a copy of the manual is kept in a
convenient and accessible place for use by all members of the operations
personnel of the operator who have not been furnished with a copy in pursuance
of subregulation (6).

(8) The operator shall ensure that all amendments to the operations manual
made in accordance with this regulation are incorporated in all copies of the
operations manual kept within the operator's organisation and that copies of
those amendments are forwarded to all persons to whom copies of the operations
manual have been furnished in accordance with this regulation.

(9) Each member of the operations personnel of an operator shall comply with
all instructions contained in the operations manual in so far as they relate
to his or her duties or activities.

(10) In this regulation, a reference to the operations personnel of an
operator shall be read as including a reference to a person undergoing flight
training with that operator.