Radio apparatus in public transport aircraft

(1) The provisions of this regulation shall apply to radio apparatus installed or intended to be installed in public transport Civil Aviation 229 (2) Except as provided by paragraph (7) of this regulation the overhaul, repair, replacement or modification of such apparatus, excluding such minor repairs as would in accordance with ordinary aeronautical practice be carried out by the operating crew, shall only be undertaken by, or under the supervision of, the holder of an aircraft radio maintenance engineer’s licence granted or rendered valid by the Governor, or by a person or firm approved for this purpose by the Governor (hereinafter in this regulation called an “approved person or firm”). (3) The work shall be carried out in all essential respects in accordance with the design approved by the Governor in conformity with which the apparatus was constructed, including such modifications as have been so approved for embodiment therein, or, alternatively shall be undertaken in accordance with any requirements made by the Governor. (4) All materials used shall be as approved by the Governor for the design in conformity with which the apparatus was constructed or as otherwise so approved. (5) Particulars of any overhaul, repair, replacement of modification shall be recorded and certified in a suitable book by the holder of an aircraft radio maintenance engineer’s licence granted or rendered valid by the Governor, or by or on behalf of an approved person or firm. This certificate shall be in the following form, or in such other form as may be approved by the Governor as suitable for the purposeAircraft Radio Station or Aircraft Radio Apparatus Certificate of Overhaul or Repair Aircraft Type .................................................. Registration Marks ......................................... or Details of Aircraft Radio Apparatus ................................. .......................................................................................... .......................................................................................... 230 Civil Aviation I hereby certify that in carrying out the overhaul, repair, replacement or modification specified below, all the conditions and requirements of the Air Navigation (Radio) Regulations for the time being in force which are applicable thereto have been complied with. (Give Details in the space below.) Signed ................................... Dated at ................................ this ......................................... day of ..................................., 20 .......................................... Number of Aircraft Radio Maintenance Engineer’s Licence ... …………………………………………………………………. (6) If the person certifying does not hold a valid aircraft radio maintenance engineer’s licence, but is authorised by an approved person or firm to sign the certificate on their behalf, the following additional details shall be given– (a) Name of approved person or firm .................................. (b) Address of approved person or firm .............................. (7) Exceptionally, when an aircraft is located away from its operating base, the person in command of the aircraft may, in emergency only, authorise the temporary repair of the aircraft station installed therein to be undertaken by a person other than as specified in paragraph (2) of this regulation. (8) In emergency cases particulars of the occurrence and of the work carried out shall be recorded in a suitable book by a flight radio operator carried in the aircraft and this book shall be handed by the person in command of the aircraft to the operator of the aircraft at the earliest opportunity. The operator of the aircraft shall cause the aircraft station to be examined by a Civil Aviation 231 person in possession of an aircraft radio maintenance engineer’s licence granted or rendered valid by the Governor, or by an approved person or firm, as soon as possible after such an occurrence. (9) All records relating to overhaul, repair, replacement or modification shall be retained by the operator of the aircraft in which the apparatus is installed, or intended to be installed, and shall be preserved by him for a minimum period of two years.