Regulation 7 Loading—additional provisions

(1)

If it appears to the person supervising the loading of the aircraft that any of the circumstances described in paragraph (2) arise he shall, if he considers it necessary in the interests of the safety of the aircraft, or if the CAA has so directed in the particular case, require any such person and his hand baggage, passenger or hold baggage, as the case may be, to be weighed for the purpose of the entry to be made in the load sheet.

(2)

The circumstances referred to in paragraph (1) are—

(a)

any person and his hand baggage to be carried exceeds the weights set out in Tables 1 or 2;

(b)

where regulation 5(7) applies, any passenger to be carried exceeds the weights set out in Table 2 as adjusted in accordance with that paragraph; or

(c)

any hold baggage to be carried exceeds the weights set out in Table 3.

(3)

If any person and his hand baggage, passenger or any hold baggage has been weighed pursuant to paragraph (1), the weights entered in the load sheet shall take account of—

(a)

the actual weight of that person and his hand baggage, that passenger or that hold baggage, as the case may be; or

(b)

the weight determined in accordance with regulation 5(2) or regulation 6(2),

whichever weight shall be the greater.