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

Regulations

Civil Aviation Regulations, 2011

Part 91 : General Aviation and Operating Flight Rules

Subpart 7 : Flight Operations

91.07.34 Electronic flight bags

 

(1) A PIC shall not use an EFB, portable or installed, on board aircraft except with the approval of the Director.

 

(2) The Director may only approve the use of EFB on board aircraft if the requirements prescribed in Document SA-CATS 91 are met.

 

(3) If an EFB is used on board aircraft, a PIC and an operator or owner of an aircraft shall—
(a) assess the safety risk associated with each EFB function;
(b) establish procedures for the use of, and training requirements for, each EFB function;
(c) ensure that, in the event of EFB failure, sufficient information is readily available to a flight crew for the flight to be conducted safely;
(d) ensure that requirements are established for redundancy of information, if appropriate, contained and displayed by EFB functions;
(e) ensure that 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 EFB function including any database it may use.

 

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

 

[Regulation 91.07.34 substituted by regulation 21(l) of Notice No. R.1503, GG45491, dated 15 November 2021 (Twenty-First Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2021)]