Particulars required

(1) Every load sheet required in accordance with the provisions of regulation 43 of these Regulations shall contain– (a) particulars of the nationality and registration marks of the aircraft; (b) sufficient data to enable the particular flight to be readily identified; (c) particulars of the several weights (e.g., weight empty, removable equipment, fuel and oil, passengers, goods, etc.) from which the total Civil Aviation 93 weight of the aircraft as loaded has been computed; and (d) a certificate by the person superintending the loading of the aircraft that the aircraft has been loaded in accordance with the written loading instructions furnished to him by the operator of the aircraft. (2) Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this regulation, the weight of the crew and passengers of an aircraft entered in the load sheet shall be computed from the actual weight of each person as ascertained by individual weighings. (3) In respect of an aircraft having a total seating capacity of twelve persons or more, the person superintending the loading of the aircraft may, if so instructed by the person in command of the aircraft, compute the weight of the crew and passengers to be entered in the load sheet in accordance with the following table of average weights instead of from the actual weight of each person as ascertained by individual weighings– (a) for adult males, including crew................................................ 165 lbs; (b) for adult females, including crew ........................................................ 143 lbs; (c) for children of either sex, two years of age, or more but less than twelve years .......................................................... 85 lbs; (d) for infants under two years of age .......................................................... 17 lbs; (4) The person in command of an aircraft shall, however, have regard to any undue preponderance among the persons to be carried of persons appearing to be above the average weights as set out in the above table, and shall, if he considers it 94 Civil Aviation necessary, require the actual weights of such persons to be ascertained by individual weighings. (5) Whenever the weights of persons entered in a load sheet are average weights computed in accordance with the foregoing table the load sheet shall be endorsed to show that the said method of computation has been used. Training etc., of Personnel for Public Transport Aircraft