Article 8 Amendment to the Air Navigation (Isle of Man) Order 2015

After article 52 (pilot to remain at controls and be secured in seat) insert—

“Pilot in command – responsibility for journey log

52A.

(1)

This article applies to an aircraft—

(a)

registered in the Isle of Man;

(b)

in respect of which a certificate of airworthiness is in force; and

(c)

that is used for international air navigation.

(2)

The operator of the aircraft must ensure that a journey log is kept for the aircraft.

(3)

Except as provided by paragraph (4), the pilot in command of a flight of the aircraft must at the end of the flight enter in the journey log—

(a)

details of the aircraft’s nationality and registration;

(b)

the date of the flight;

(c)

the names of the crew members and their duty assignments;

(d)

the departure and arrival points and times of the flight;

(e)

the purpose of the flight; and

(f)

any observations regarding the flight,

and sign the log.

(4)

If an aircraft undertakes two or more consecutive flights, each of which begins and ends—

(a)

within a period of 24 hours;

(b)

at the same aerodrome; and

(c)

with the same pilot in command,

the pilot in command may complete the log as required by paragraph (3) at the end of the last of those flights.

(5)

Except as otherwise provided by article 90, the operator of an aircraft must preserve the journey log for the aircraft for at least two years after the aircraft has been destroyed or has been permanently withdrawn from use, or for such shorter period as the Department may permit in a particular case.

(6)

In this article, “journey log” means the document described as “Document H” in Schedule 7 and in the case of an aircraft that has a maximum total mass authorised of 2730kg or less, includes a record acceptable to the Department in lieu of a journey log.”.