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Civil Aviation Act, 2009 (Act No. 13 of 2009)

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Civil Aviation Regulations, 2011

Part 121 : Air Transport Operations - Carriage on Aeroplanes of more than 19 Passengers or Cargo

Subpart 7 : Flight Operations

Division Two : Dispatch and flight release rules

121.07.32 Operations with electronic flight bags

 

(1) A person shall not use an EFB unless such person—
(a) is authorised to do so in terms of the operations specifications; and
(b) complies with the EFB requirements prescribed in Document SA-CATS 121.

 

(2) Where an EFB is used on board an aircraft , an operator or owner of such aircraft shall—
(a) assess the safety risk associated with each EFB function;
(b) establish and document procedures for the use of, and training requirements for an EFB device and each EFB function in such operator or owner's operations manual;
(c) ensure that, in the event of an EFB failure, sufficient information is readily available to a flight crew for a flight concerned to be conducted safely;
(d) ensure that requirements are established for redundancy of information, if appropriate, contained and displayed by EFB function;
(e) ensure that the EFB equipment and its associated installation hardware, including interaction with aircraft systems if applicable, meet the appropriate airworthiness certification requirements; and
(f) establish and document procedures for the management of the EFB functions including any database it may use.

 

(3) Where a portable EFB is used on board aircraft, an operator or owner of an aircraft shall ensure that such portable EFB does not affect a performance of aircraft systems, equipment or the ability to operate an aircraft.

 

[Regulation 121.07.32 substituted by regulation 32(l) of Notice No. R.1503, GG45491, dated 15 November 2021 (Twenty-First Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2021)]