Tests

(1) With reference to Article 18(4) of the Order, the operator of a public transport aircraft registered in Belize shall not permit any person to fly as a pilot or flight engineer of the aircraft unless his competence to act as such and to use the equipment provided in the aircraft to enable him to act in that capacity has been established either – (a) by a test administered by the operator within a period of six months immediately preceding the flight; or (b) by two tests administered by the operator within a period of twelve months immediately preceding the flight, the period between the two tests being not less than four calendar months. (2) The operator of a public transport aircraft registered in Belize shall not permit any person to fly as a flight navigator or flight radio operator of the aircraft unless his competence to act as such and to use the equipment provided in the aircraft to enable him to act in that capacity has been established by a test administered by the operator within a period of twelve months immediately preceding the flight. Civil Aviation 95 (3) The operator of a public transport aircraft registered in Belize shall not permit any person to fly as a member of the personnel of the aircraft unless his knowledge of the use of the life-saving equipment required to be carried in the aircraft and of the measures to be taken for the evacuation of the aircraft in an emergency has been established by a test administered by the operator within a period of twelve months immediately preceding the flight. (4) The operator of a public transport aircraft registered in Belize shall keep a record of every test carried out under this regulation and shall cause to be entered in every such record– (a) the date on which the test takes place; (b) the subject-matter of the test; (c) a statement, signed by the person or persons carrying out the test; and (d) a statement on whether the person tested is competent in the matters in respect of which he is tested, and such record shall be preserved by the operator for a period of not less than two years after the date on which the test takes place.