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

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Civil Aviation Regulations, 2011

Part 128 : Helicopter Aerial Work and Certain Other Air Service Operations

Subpart 7 : Flight Operations

Division Two : Operational Control

128.07.18 Operational flight plans

 

(1) An operator shall prepare an operational flight plan (OFP) for its flights as provided in technical standard 128.04.4 of Document SA-CATS-128.

 

(2) The signatures or alternative means of signifying acceptance of the OFP by the pilot-in-command and flight operations officer, if applicable, as required by technical standard 128.04.4 of Document SA-CATS-128, shall constitute a flight release and certifies that—
(a) the OFP has been prepared and accepted in accordance with the procedures specified in the operations manual; and
(b) the fight is safe to proceed.