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Regulation OTAR Part 121 - CAT - Large Aeroplanes

(a) A person shall not act as a member of the crew of an aircraft if he knows or suspects that he is
suffering from, or, having regard to the circumstances of the flight to be undertaken, is likely to
suffer from, such fatigue as may endanger the safety of the aircraft or of its occupants.
(b) A person shall not act as a member of the flight crew of an aircraft unless he has ensured that
the operator of the aircraft is aware of all his flight times during the period of 28 days preceding
the flight.
OTAR.121.1250 Operations manual
The operator shall:
(a) ensure that the operations manual is designed to observe human factor principles and provides
all material specified in OTAR Part 119.71 and listed at Appendix 1 to 121.1250.
Note: The operations manual may consist of one or more volumes.
(b) ensure that the operations manual shall be organised into parts, with the following structure:
(1) Part A General/Basic;
(2) Part B Aircraft Operating Matters – type related;
(3) Part C Routes and Aerodrome Instructions and Information; and
(4) Part D Training.
(c) be responsible for establishing procedures to ensure that the operations manual contains current
information; and
(d) incorporate into the operations manual standard operating procedures and such other mandatory
material as is required by the Governor to be incorporated;
(e) ensure that the operations manual is kept up to date in a timely manner; and
(f) provide a copy of the operations manual and any amendments to the Governor for review and
acceptance.
OTAR.121.1250 APP1 Operations manual – contents
The operator shall ensure that the operations manual contains an appropriate application of the following:
Note: The following contains a comprehensive list of elements. The operator's manual should be
appropriately scaled and structured for the type of operation(s) performed; where an element or elements
are not appropriate to the type of operation, it is recommended that the numbering system is maintained
and the words 'not used' or 'intentionally blank' are entered.

(A) A GENERAL/BASIC
0. ADMINISTRATION AND CONTROL OF OPERATIONS MANUAL

0.1. Introduction
(a) A statement that the manual complies with all applicable regulations and with the
terms and conditions of the applicable air operator's certificate.
(b) A statement that the manual contains operational instructions that are to be
complied with by the relevant personnel.
(c) A list and brief description of the various parts, their contents, applicability and use.
(d) Explanations and definitions of terms and words needed for the use of the manual.
0.2. System of amendment and revision
(a) Details of the person(s) responsible for the issuance and insertion of amendments
and revisions.
(b) A record of amendments and revisions with insertion dates and effective dates.
(c) A statement that handwritten amendments and revisions are not permitted except
in situations requiring immediate amendment or revision in the interest of safety.
(d) A description of the system for the annotation of pages and their effective dates.
(e) A list of effective pages.
(f) Annotation of changes (on text pages and, as far as practicable, on charts and
diagrams).
(g) Temporary revisions.
(h) A description of the procedure for staff to propose amendments to the Operations
Manual.
(i) A description of the distribution system for the manuals, amendments and
revisions.
1. ORGANISATION AND RESPONSIBILITIES
1.1. Organisational structure. A description of the organisational structure including the
general company organigram and operations department organigram. The
organigram must depict the relationship between the Operations Department and
the other Departments of the company. In particular, the subordination and reporting
lines of all Divisions, Departments etc., which pertain to the safety of flight
operations, must be shown. Also to be included is a description of the structure and
related responsibilities and authorities for ground handling functions.
1.2. Nominated post holders. The name of each nominated post holder responsible for
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