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Article 48 Use of oxygen - non-commercial air transport flights

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(1)

This article applies to any aircraft registered in the Territory and flying for any purpose other than commercial air transport.

(2)

In relation to every flight to which this article applies the pilot-in-command of the aircraft shall, except where the cabin pressure altitude does not exceed 10,000 feet during the flight, take all reasonable steps to ensure that—

(a)

before the aircraft reaches flight level 130 the method of use of the oxygen provided in the aircraft in compliance with the requirements of article 15 is demonstrated to all passengers;

(b)

when flying above flight level 130 all passengers and crew members are instructed to use oxygen;

(c)

during any period when the aircraft is flying above flight level 100 up to and including flight level 130 oxygen is used by all the flight crew of the aircraft for that part of the flight at those altitudes that is of more than 30 minutes duration; and

(d)

during any period when the aircraft is flying above flight level 130 oxygen is used continuously by all the flight crew of the aircraft.