Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2021C01240:body:0:p8
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2021C01240
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Character Range: 17826–20603

portable, for an EFB, means designed by its manufacturer to be carried by hand, and carried by hand onto the flight deck of an aircraft by a flight crew member or an authorised EFB custodian, for use:
(a) without a mount; or
(b) when mounted in the flight deck by a flight crew member on an approved mount.
recognised foreign country has the same meaning as in regulation 21.012 of CASR 1998.
       1.2In this Appendix:
(a) a reference to training is taken to include a reference to the contemporaneous assessment, by the trainer, of the person who has been trained; and
(b) a reference to carrying a portable EFB onto the flight deck of an aircraft includes carrying the EFB off the flight deck after use.
       1.3For the definition of functionality level:
(a) functionality level 1 means that the EFB:
           (i) is used to view authorised aeronautical information, but without the functionality to change any of that data; and
           (ii) may have a flight planning tool to facilitate the use of the data mentioned in subparagraph (i); and
 (iii) may be 1 or more of the following:
(A) subject to subparagraph (iv) — held in the hand;
(B) mounted on an approved mount;
(C) attached to a stand-alone kneeboard secured to a flight crew member;
(D) connected to aircraft power for battery re-charging;
(E) connected to an installed antenna intended for use with the EFB for situational awareness but not navigation; and
 (iv) unless secured in accordance with sub-subparagraph (iii) (B) or (C) — must be stowed:
(A) during take-off and landing; and
(B) during an instrument approach; and
(C) when the aircraft is flying at a height less than 1 000 feet above the terrain; and
(D) in turbulent conditions; and
 (v) has no data connectivity with the avionics systems of the aircraft; and
 (vi) may have wireless or other connectivity to receive or transmit information for EFB administrative control processes only; and
(b) functionality level 2 means that the EFB:
 (i) must have the functionality of functionality level 1; and
 (ii) subject to subclause 1.4, has 1 or more software applications that use algorithms requiring manual input to satisfy operational requirements; and
 (iii) has no data connectivity with the avionics systems of the aircraft; and
 (iv) may have wireless or other connectivity to receive or transmit information for EFB administrative control processes only; and
Note   Examples of "software applications that use algorithms requiring manual input to satisfy operational requirements" include weight and balance calculations, or performance calculations required by the aircraft's approved flight manual.
(c) functionality level 3 means that the EFB has:
 (i) the functionality of functionality levels 1 and 2; and
 (ii) 1 or more software