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Regulation OTAR Part 125 - Complex General Aviation

OTAR.125.110 Carriage of sporting weapons and ammunition
The operator shall ensure that:
(a) written details of any sporting weapons and/or amunition have been provided by the person
requesting carriage of the item, before the item is taken on board the aircraft; and
(b) the pilot-in-command is informed in writing of the location, type, mass, and quantity of those
items carried.
OTAR.125.115 Electronic navigation data management
(a) The operator shall not use electronic navigation data products unless procedures have been
approved by the Governor to ensure that:
(1) the process applied and the products delivered have met acceptable standards of
integrity; and
(2) the products are compatible with the intended function of the equipment that will use
them.

Note: Guidance relating to the processes that data suppliers may follow is contained in
RTCA DO200A/EUROCAE ED-76 and RTCA DO-201A/EUROCAE ED-77.
(b) The operator shall implement procedures to ensure the timely distribution and insertion of
current and unaltered electronic navigation data to all aircraft requiring such data.
OTAR.125.140 Use and preservation of flight recorders and records
The operator shall ensure, by use of appropriate procedures, that the requirements of 91.140 are met.
OTAR.125.150 Operations manual
The operator shall:
(a) provide an operations manual containing all the instructions and information necessary for
operations personnel to perform their duties;
(b) ensure that all staff members have ready access to the operations manual, or to those parts of
the operations manual that relate to their duties; and
(c) ensure that the relevant parts of the operations manual are carried on each flight.

OTAR.125.155 Operational control
The pilot-in-command shall have responsibility for operational control.

Note: Operational Control is the exercise of authority over the initiation, continuation, diversion or
termination of a flight in theinterest of the safety of the aircraft and the regularity and efficiency of the flight.
OTAR.125.160 Duties of flight operations officer/flight dispatcher
An operator should ensure that any person assigned as a flight operations officer/flight dispatcher is trained
and maintains familiarization with all features of the operation which are pertinent to their duties, including
knowledge skills related to Human Factors.
Note: Flight operations officer/flight dispatcher. A person designated by the operator to engage in the control
and supervision of flight operations, whether licensed or not, suitably qualified in accordance with 125.160,
who supports, briefs and/or assists the pilot-in-command in the safe conduct of the flight.
OTAR.125.165 Competence of operations personnel
(a) The operator shall ensure that:
(1) all personnel assigned to, or directly involved in, ground and flight operations are
properly instructed, have demonstrated their abilities in their particular duties and are
aware of their responsibilities and the relationship of such duties to the operation as a
whole.
(2) where contracted and sub-contract staff are used by the operator to carry out functions
that relate to the safety of aircraft, the operator shall ensure that the relevant duties and
accountabilities of those staff are clearly defined by the operator. The operator shall
also ensure that the responsibilities of any contracting organisation and their staff are
clearly defined and confirmed within the contract or agreement.
(3) where operations personnel prepare an operational flight plan, those personnel:
(i) are trained and competent to perform the task; and
(ii) are notified as soon as practicable of relevant changes in equipment,
operating procedures or facilities, including: changes to the use of navigation
aids, aerodromes, ATC procedures and regulations, local aerodrome traffic
control rules, and known hazards to flight including potentially hazardous
meteorological conditions and irregularities in ground and navigation facilities;
and
(iii) have been provided, where necessary, with an aeroplane operating manual,
for each aircraft type operated.

OTAR.125.170 Standard operating procedures
(a) The operator shall provide and include in the operations manual, standard operating procedures
for the use of aircraft crew and other operating staff for every aircraft type operated.
(b) The standard operating procedures shall contain the normal, abnormal and emergency
procedures relating to the operation of aircraft.
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