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be presented in placard form, such placards prominently displayed in the aircraft may be an acceptable type of loading system.

5 Load sheets

       5.1Subject to paragraph 5.1.1, the requirements of this paragraph are applicable to aircraft having a maximum take-off weight exceeding 5 700 kg and all aircraft engaged in regular public transport operations.

       5.1.1Paragraph 5.1 does not apply to an aircraft having a maximum take-off weight exceeding 5 700 kg while it is engaged in an aerial application operation.

       5.2Except as provided in paragraph 5.2.1 and 5.2.2, the operator and the pilot in command shall ensure that a load sheet is completed prior to departure of the aircraft on each stage of every flight.

       5.2.1Where the flight involves a number of stages, a supplementary load sheet based on the loading at the initial stage and accounting for all changes in the load may be used for each subsequent stage on the same day.

       5.2.2Where a standard load is carried on a number of consecutive flights on the same day from the same aerodrome, a load sheet completed for the first flight will meet the requirements of paragraph 5.1 for the subsequent flights if there is no change in any condition which could adversely affect the performance of the aircraft.

       5.3A load sheet shall contain the following and shall be signed by the pilot in command, the co-pilot or an approved load controller:

(a) name of pilot in command;

(b) date;

(c) aircraft type and registration marking;

(d) aerodromes of departure and destination;

(e) the aircraft's empty weight;

(f) weights of:

 (i) occupants;

 (ii) cargo;

 (iii) removable equipment;

 (iv) fuel and consumables (e.g. water methanol);

(g) the loaded aircraft weight with evidence that the centre of gravity is within the approved limits;

(h) the maximum allowable weight for the flight having regard to the requirements of section 20.7.0.

       5.4The operator and pilot shall ensure that the load sheet is carried in the aircraft and, in the case of aircraft engaged in regular public transport services, that a copy is retained on the ground at the aerodrome of departure.

       5.4.1The operator shall retain a copy of each load sheet for a period of 3 months after the relevant flight.

7 Passenger lists

       When passengers are carried on a charter or regular public transport flight, the operator or the operator's representative shall compile a passenger list and leave it for retention at the aerodrome of departure. The list shall contain the aircraft registration, the names of passengers carried, the date and estimated time of departure, and the places of embarkation and destination.

Note to Civil Aviation Order 20.16.1

Note 1

The Civil Aviation Order (in force under the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988)