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Regulation OTAR Part 135 - CAT - Helicopters and Small Aeroplanes

The operator shall ensure that no weapons and munitions of war are carried on an aircraft except in
accordance with approved procedures.
OTAR.135.110 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.135.115 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.135.125 Passenger safety
(a) The operator shall ensure that:
(1) passengers are seated so that, in the event of an emergency evacuation, they will not
hinder evacuation from the aircraft; and
(2) any passenger who appears to be under the influence of alcohol or drugs or exhibits
behavioural characteristics, to the extent where the safety of the aircraft or its
occupants is likely to be endangered, is refused embarkation or, where appropriate,
removed from the aircraft; and
(3) where carried, disabled passengers are appropriately cared for, including allocation of
appropriate seating positions and handling assistance in the event of an emergency;
and
(4) escorted passengers do not constitute a safety hazard to other passengers or to the
aircraft, and that prior arrangements for their carriage have been made in accordance
with procedures specified in the operations manual; and
(5) in the event of an emergency occurring in flight, passengers are instructed in such
emergency action as may be appropriate to the circumstances.
(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a)(1), where an operation is conducted for the purpose of search
and rescue or is an air ambulance operation, passengers may be carried who under other
circumstances would not be permitted to be carried provided that reasonable action is taken by
the operator to minimise the risk to the aircraft and its occupants from the carriage of such
passengers.

OTAR.135.130 Passenger briefing
The operator shall ensure that, in addition to the passenger briefing requirements of 91.130:
(a) passengers are instructed to fasten their seat belts:
(1) while the aircraft is moving on the ground; and
(2) for each take-off;
(3) for each landing;
(4) at any other time considered necessary by the pilot-in-command; and
(5) in the case of a helicopter, at any time that the rotor is turning whilst on the ground.
(b) Passengers are informed, either by illuminated “No Smoking” signs or by approved “No Smoking”
placards, when smoking is prohibited in the aircraft.
(c) If illuminated “No Smoking” signs are installed in an aircraft, they shall be lit when smoking is
prohibited.
(d) Where passenger emergency briefing cards are provided, these shall comply with Appendix 1 to
135.130.
OTAR.135.130 APP1 Passenger emergency briefing cards
Passenger emergency briefing cards shall:
(a) be relevant to the aircraft in question; a be relevant to the aircraft in question;
(b) contain pictorial instructions on the brace position to be adopted in the event of an emergency
landing;
(c) contain pictorial instructions on the method of use of the safety belts and safety harnesses as
appropriate;
(d) contain pictorial information as to where emergency exits are to be found and instructions as to
how they are to be used; and
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