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Regulation OTAR Part 91 - General Operating Instructions

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(1) during each take-off and landing; and
(2) when the aircraft is flying at a height of less than 1,000 feet above the surface unless
operational requirements preclude such restraint and the procedures are approved by
the Governor; and
(3) at other times when the pilot-in-command considers it necessary for his safety; and
(4) during aerobatic flight; and
(5) at all times in an open cockpit aircraft.
(b) The pilot-in-command of an aircraft shall require each passenger to place his seat in the take-off
and landing configuration during take-off and landing.
(c) Paragraph (a)(1), (2), and (3) shall not apply to a child of less than 2 years of age if the child:
(1) is held by an adult who is occupying a seat or berth, provided the child is securely
restrained; or
(2) occupies a seat equipped with an approved child restraint system, if the child does not
exceed the specified mass limit for that system and is accompanied by a parent,
guardian, or attendant designated by the child’s parent or guardian to attend to the
safety of the child during the flight.
(d) Paragraph (a) and (b) shall not apply to persons carried in balloons or engaged in parachute
operations.
Note: The applicable requirements for parachuting operations are specified in paragraph 91.390.
OTAR.91.360 Familiarity with operating limitations and emergency equipment
The pilot-in-command of an aircraft shall before beginning a flight, be familiar with:
(a) the aircraft flight manual for that aircraft; and
(b) any placards, listings, or instrument markings containing any operating limitation prescribed for
that aircraft by the manufacturer or the Governor; and
(c) the emergency equipment installed on the aircraft; and
(d) which crew member is assigned to operate each item of emergency equipment; and
(e) the procedures to be followed for the use of normal and emergency equipment in an emergency
situation.
OTAR.91.365 Flying displays
(a) The pilot-in-command of an aircraft shall not participate in a flying display unless:
(1) he holds a current display authorisation, granted by the Governor; and
(2) he has taken all reasonable steps to confirm that the organiser of the flying display has
been granted any permission as may be required, and that the planned flight can be
safely made in accordance with the terms of such permission; and
(3) he operates at a height not less than that specified in either the pilot’s display
authorisation or any permission associated with the flying display, whichever is the
greater; and
(4) he flies the aircraft aligned with reference to a display line sufficiently distanced from
spectators so as not to cause undue risk to persons or property on the surface; and
(5) he does not carry any additional persons other than those crew members required to
operate the aircraft; and
(6) he does not fly over any spectator area; and
(7) he does not conduct any high-energy manoeuvre between the display line and any
spectator area; and
(8) he does not initiate any manoeuvre in the direction of any spectator area.
(b) Paragraph (a) shall not apply to private aviation events that are not open to the general public.
OTAR.91.370 Aerial work and specialised operations
(a) A flight is an aerial work flight if it is a flight in respect of which valuable consideration has been
given or promised for:
(1) the conduct of an aerial work activity during which, excluding crew members, no more
than 6 persons indispensable to that aerial work activity are carried in the aircraft; and
(2) flights immediately before and after an aerial work activity, provided that such flights are
connected with that aerial work activity and the persons carried are as specified in (a)
(1).
Note: Where valuable consideration is involved and persons are to be carried other
than as specified in (a)(1) and (a)(2), then the rules applicable to commercial air
transport apply, and operations are subject to OTAR Part 121 or Part 135 (aircraft
registered in the Territory); or the terms of a permission under article 135 of the Order
(foreign-registered aircraft).
(b) Before commencing any aerial work operation, the operator of the aircraft shall carry out a risk
assessment and develop appropriate standard operating procedures to provide guidance to
operating staff to ensure safe means of carrying out the aerial task.
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