Records of flight times, duty periods and rest periods

(1) The operator of an aircraft to which this Article applies shall not cause or permit any person to fly therein as a member of the flight crew thereof unless the operator has in his possession an accurate and up to date record maintained by him or by another operator of aircraft in respect of that person and in respect of the 30 days immediately preceding the flight showing– (a) the times of the beginning and end of each flight in any aircraft made by that person in the course of any of his duty periods; and (b) the times of the beginning and end of each duty period of that person; and (c) brief particulars of the nature of the work or other duties carried out by that person during each of his duty periods. (2) The Governor may prescribe the form and manner in which any records required to be kept under the last foregoing paragraph shall be kept and where he has so prescribed the said records shall be kept accordingly. (3) Subject to the provisions of Article 53 of this Order the operator of the aircraft shall preserve the records referred to in paragraph (1) of this Article for a period of at least 12 months after the end of the flight, duty period or rest period to which they relate. crew.