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Annex VII (Part-NCO) is amended as follows: (a) point NCO.GEN.102 is amended as follows: (i) the heading is replaced by the following: ‘NCO.GEN.102 Touring motor gliders and powered sailplanes’; (ii) point (d) is deleted; (b) in point NCO.GEN.103, point (a) is replaced by the following: ‘(a) start and end at the same aerodrome or operating site, except for sailplanes;’; (c) point NCO.GEN.105 is amended as follows: (i) in point (a)(4), points (iii) and (iv) are replaced by the following: ‘(iii) instruments and equipment required for the execution of that flight are installed in the aircraft and are operative, unless operation with inoperative equipment is permitted by the minimum equipment list (MEL) or equivalent document, if applicable, as provided for in points NCO.IDE.A.105, NCO.IDE.H.105 or NCO.IDE.S.105; (iv) the mass of the aircraft and the centre of gravity location are such that the flight can be conducted within limits prescribed in the airworthiness documentation;’; (ii) in point (f), point (1) is replaced by the following: ‘(1) keep his/her safety belt fastened while at his/her station; and’; (d) point NCO.GEN.106 is deleted; (e) in point NCO.GEN.135, point (c) is replaced by the following: ‘(c) Notwithstanding point (a), on flights with sailplanes, excluding touring motor gliders (TMGs), the documents and information referred to in points (a)(2) to (a)(8) and points (a)(11), (a)(12) and (a)(13) may be carried in the retrieve vehicle.’; (f) point NCO.OP.121 is deleted; (g) point NCO.OP.127 is deleted; (h) point NCO.OP.150 is replaced by the following: ‘NCO.OP.150 Carriage of passengers The pilot-in-command shall ensure that, prior to and during taxiing, take-off and landing, and whenever deemed necessary in the interest of safety, each passenger on board occupies a seat or berth and has his/her safety belt or restraint device properly secured.’; (i) point NCO.OP.156 is replaced by the following: ‘NCO.OP.156 Smoking on board — sailplanes No person shall be allowed to smoke on board a sailplane.’; (j) point NCO.OP.176 is deleted; (k) point NCO.OP.185 is replaced by the following: ‘NCO.OP.185 In-flight fuel management The pilot-in-command shall check at regular intervals that the amount of usable fuel remaining in flight is not less than the fuel required to proceed to a weather-permissible aerodrome or operating site and the planned reserve fuel as required by points NCO.OP.125 or NCO.OP.126.’; (l) point NCO.OP.215 is deleted; (m) in point NCO.POL.100, point (a) is replaced by the following: ‘(a) During any phase of operation, the loading, the mass and the centre of gravity (CG) position of the aircraft shall comply with any limitation specified in the AFM or equivalent document.’; (n) point NCO.POL.105 is replaced by the following: ‘NCO.POL.105 Weighing (a) The operator shall ensure that the mass and the CG of the aircraft have been established by actual weighing prior to the initial entry into service of the aircraft. The accumulated effects of modifications and repairs on the mass and balance shall be accounted for and properly documented. Such information shall be made available to the pilot-in-command. The aircraft shall be reweighed if the effect of modifications on the mass and balance is not accurately known. (b) The weighing shall be accomplished: (1) for aeroplanes and helicopters, by the manufacturer of the aircraft or by an approved maintenance organisation; and (2) for sailplanes, by the manufacturer of the aircraft or in accordance with Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 1321/2014.’; (o) in Subpart D, Section 4 is deleted; (p) in point NCO.SPEC.115, point (b) is replaced by the following: ‘(b) During critical phases of the flight or whenever deemed necessary by the pilot-in-command in the interest of safety, the crew member shall be restrained at his/her assigned station, unless otherwise specified in the checklist.’; (q) in NCO.SPEC.120, point (b) is replaced by the following: ‘(b) During critical phases of the flight or whenever deemed necessary by the pilot-in-command in the interest of safety, the task specialist shall be restrained at his/her assigned station, unless otherwise specified in the checklist.’;