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PART 10
COMMERCIAL AIR TRANSPORT BY FOREIGN AIR CARRIERS

10.1 GENERAL

10.1.1.1 Applicibility

This Part prescribes requirements applicable to the operation of any civil aircraft for the purpose of commercial air transportation operations by any air carrier whose Air Operator Certificate is issued and controlled by a civil aviation authority other than Saint Lucia. This Part does not apply to aircraft when used by military, customs, and police services, which are not used for compensation or hire.

10.1.1.2 Definitions

For the purpose of this Part, the following definitions shall apply:
1. “Foreign air operator” means any operator, not being an Saint Lucia air operator, which undertakes, whether directly or indirectly or by lease or any other arrangement, to engage in commercial air transport operations within the borders or airspace of Saint Lucia, whether on a scheduled or charter basis;
1. “Foreign Authority” means the civil aviation authority that issues and oversees the Air Operator Certificate of the foreign operator.

10.1.1.3 Compliance

(1) A foreign air operator may not operate an aircraft in commercial air transportation operations contrary to the requirements of—
1. (a) this Part;
1. (b) applicable paragraphs of Parts 7 and 8; and
1. (c) standards contained in ICAO Annex 6, Parts I and III.

(2) Part (1) applies also to any person who engages in an operation governed by this Part of these regulations without the appropriate certificate and operations specification or similar document required as part of the certification.

10.1.1.4 Authority to Inspect

A foreign air operator shall ensure that any person authorized by the Authority, will be permitted at any time, without prior notice, to board any aeroplane or helicopter operated for commercial air transportation to Saint Lucia to inspect the documents and manuals required by 10.1.2.1 and 10.1.2.3.

10.1.1.5 Specific Operating Provisions

(1) The Authority will direct, by means of Specific Operating Provisions, which specific operations shall be authorized, prohibited, limited or subject to certain conditions, in the interest of public safety.

(2) Each foreign air operator shall have Specific Operating Provisions that contain the following information—
1. (a) the reason for the issuance;
1. (b) applicability and duration;
1. (c) limitations to, or actions required by, the operator;
1. (d) enroute authorizations and limitations; and
1. (e) aerodrome authorizations.

(3) Operations Specification are supplementary to the provisions of this Part.

10.1.2 Documents

10.1.2.1 Foreign Air Operator's Aircraft Technical Log

A foreign air operator shall use an aircraft technical log system containing the following information for each aircraft—
1. (a) information about each flight necessary to ensure continued flight safety;
1. (b) the current aircraft certificate of release to service;
1. (c) the current maintenance statement giving the aircraft maintenance status of what scheduled and out of phase maintenance is next due, unless the Authority agrees to the maintenance statement being kept elsewhere;
1. (d) all outstanding deferred defects that affect the operation of the aircraft; and
1. (e) any necessary guidance instructions on maintenance support.

10.1.2.2 Air Operator Manuals To Be Carried

A foreign air operator shall ensure that—
1. (a) the current parts of the Operations Manual relevant to the duties of the crew are carried on each flight;
1. (b) those parts of the Operations Manual which are required for the conduct of a flight are easily accessible to the crew on board the aircraft on each flight; and
1. (c) the current approved AFM, RFM, or AOM is carried on the aircraft on each flight.

10.1.2.3 Additional Information And Forms To Be Carried

(1) A foreign air operator shall ensure that, in addition to the documents and manuals prescribed in 10.1.2.1 and 10.1.2.2, the following information and forms, relevant to the type and area of operation, are carried on each flight—
1. (a) operational Flight Plan;
1. (b) aircraft Technical Log containing at least the information required in 10.1.2.1(a);
1. (c) appropriate NOTAM/AIS briefing documentation;
1. (d) appropriate meteorological information;
1. (e) mass and balance documentation;
1. (f) copy of applicable Specific Operating Provisions required under this Part;
1. (g) notification of special loads including any dangerous goods; and
1. (h) current maps and charts for the area of operation.

(2) The Authority may authorise the information detailed in paragraph (1), or parts thereof, to be presented in a form other than on printed paper provided the information is accessible for inspection.

10.1.2.4 Production Of Documentation, Manuals And Records

(1) A foreign air operator shall—
1. (a) give any person authorized by the Authority access to any documents, manuals and records which are related to flight operations and maintenance; and
1. (b) produce all such documents, manuals and records, when requested to do so by the Authority, within a reasonable period of time.

(2) The pilot in command shall, within a reasonable time of being requested to do so by a person authorized by the Authority, produce to that person the documentation, manuals and records required to be carried on board.

10.1.2.5 Preservation, Production And Use Of Flight Recorder Recordings

Following an accident, incident, or when the Authority so directs, the operator of an aeroplane or helicopter on which a fight recorder is carried shall preserve the original recorded data for a period of 60 days unless otherwise directed by the investigating authority.

10.1.3 Performance

10.1.3.1 Computation Of Passenger And Baggage Weights

(1) A foreign air operator shall compute the mass of passengers and checked baggage using—
1. (a) the actual weighed mass of each person and the actual weighed mass of baggage; or
1. (b) the standard mass values specified by the foreign Authority.

(2) The Authority may require a foreign air operator to produce evidence validating any standard mass values used.

10.1.3.2 Single-Engine Aircraft

(1) A foreign air operator shall not operate a single-engine piston aircraft for the purpose of commercial air transportation operations.

(2) A foreign air operator shall only operate a single-engine turbine aircraft in conditions of weather and light, and over such routes and diversions that permit a safe forced landing to be executed in the event of engine failure.

10.1.4 Operations

10.1.4.1 Approach And Landing Conditions

Before initiating an approach to land, the pilot in command must determine that, according to the information available—
1. (a) weather at the aerodrome and the conditions of the runway are safe for the approach and landing; and
1. (b) in the case of missed approach, being able to meet the performance requirements contained in the Operations Manual.

10.2 SECURITY

10.2.1.1 Aircraft Security

A foreign air operator shall—
1. (a) ensure that all appropriate personnel are familiar, and comply, with the relevant requirements of the national security programs of the State of the operator;
1. (b) establish, maintain and conduct approved training programs which enable the operator's personnel to take appropriate action to prevent acts of unlawful interference such as sabotage or unlawful seizure of aircraft and to minimize the consequences of such events should they occur;
1. (c) following an act of unlawful interference on board an aircraft the commander or, in his absence the operator, shall submit, without delay, a report of such an act to the Authority and the Authority in the State of the operator;
1. (d) ensure that all aircraft carry a checklist of the procedures to be followed for that type in searching for concealed weapons, explosives or other dangerous devices; and
1. (e) if installed, the flight crew compartment door on all aircraft operated for the purpose of carrying passengers shall be capable of being locked from within the compartment in order to prevent unauthorized access.

10.2.1.2 Unauthorized Carriage

A foreign air operator shall take measures to ensure that no persons conceal themselves or cargo on board an aircraft.

10.3 Dangerous Goods

10.3.1.1 Offering Dangerous Goods For Transport By Air

(1) A foreign air operator may accept dangerous goods for transport by air in Saint Lucia only if the foreign air operator—
1. (a) has been authorized to do so by the foreign Authority; and
1. (b) has conducted the required personnel training.

(2) The foreign air operator shall properly classify, document, certify, describe, package, mark, label and put in a fit condition for transport, dangerous goods as required by the operator's dangerous goods program as approved by the foreign Authority.

(3) The foreign air operator shall state in the Specific Operating Provisions required in 10.1.1.5 whether or not that operator has been authorised to accept dangerous goods by the foreign Authority.

(4) Where the foreign operator has been granted authority to accept dangerous goods, and has an approved dangerous goods program authorised by the foreign Authority, the foreign operator shall submit a copy of its dangerous goods program to the Authority.

10.3.1.2 Carriage of Weapons of War and Munitions of War

(1) A foreign air operator conducting commercial air transportation operations to Saint Lucia shall:
1. (a) not transport weapons of war and munitions of war by air unless an approval to do so has been granted by all States concerned;
1. (b) ensure that weapons of war and munitions of war are:
  1. (i) stowed in the aircraft in a place which is inaccessible to passengers during flight, and
  1. (ii) in the case of firearms, unloaded, unless, before the commencement of the flight, an approval has been granted by all States concerned that such weapons of war and munitions of war may be carried in circumstances that differ in part or in total from those indicated in this subparagraph;
1. (c) ensure that the pilot in command is notified before the flight begins of the details and location on board the aeroplane or helicopter of any weapons of war and munitions of war that are intended to be carried.

10.3.1.3 Carriage of Sporting Weapons and Ammunition

(1) A foreign air operator conducting commercial air transportation operations to Saint Lucia shall take all measures necessary to ensure that any sporting weapons intended to be carried by air are reported.

(2) A foreign air operator accepting the carriage of sporting weapons shall ensure that they are—
1. (a) stowed in the aircraft in a place which is inaccessible to passengers during flight unless the Authority has determined that compliance is impracticable and has approved other procedures; and
1. (b) in the case of firearms or other weapons that can contain ammunition, unloaded.

(3) A foreign air operator may allow a passenger to carry ammunition for sporting weapons in passenger's checked baggage, as approved by the Authority.

PART 11
AERIAL WORK

CONTENTS

11.1	General
11.1.1.1	Applicability
11.1.1.2	Definitions
11.1.1.3	Acronyms
11.2	Agricultural Aircraft Operations
11.2.1	General
11.2.1.1	Applicability
11.2.2	Certification Rules
11.2.2.1	Certificate Required
11.2.2.2	Application for Certificate
11.2.2.3	Amendment of Certificate
11.2.2.4	Certification Requirements
11.2.2.5	Duration of Certificate
11.2.3	Operating Rules
11.2.3.1	General
11.2.3.2	Carrying of Certificate
11.2.3.3	Limitations on Private Agricultural Aircraft Operator
11.2.3.4	Manner of Dispensing
11.2.3.5	Economic Poison Dispensing
11.2.3.6	Personnel
11.2.3.7	Operations in Controlled Airspace Designated for an Airport
11.2.3.8	Operation Over Congested Areas: General
11.2.3.9	Operation Over Congested Areas: Pilots and Aircraft
11.2.3.10	Availability of Certificate
11.2.4	Records and Reports
11.2.4.1	Records: Commercial Agricultural Aircraft Operator
11.2.4.2	Change of Address
11.2.4.3	Termination of Operations
11.3	Helicopter External Loads
11.3.1.1	Applicability
11.3.2	Certification Rules
11.3.2.1	Certificate Required
11.3.2.2	Limitations on Private Agricultural Aircraft Operator
11.3.2.3	Duration of Certificate
11.3.2.4	Application for Certificate Issuance or Renewal
11.3.2.5	Requirements for Issuance of a Rotorcraft External-Load Operator Certificate
11.3.2.6	Rotorcraft
11.3.2.7	Personnel
11.3.2.8	Amendment of Certificate
11.3.2.9	Availability, Transfer, and Surrender of Certificate
11.3.3	Operating Rules and Related Requirements
11.3.3.1	Operating Rules
11.3.3.2	Carriage of Persons
11.3.3.3	Crewmember Training, Currency, and Testing Requirements
11.3.4	Airworthiness Requirements
11.3.4.1	Flight Characteristics Requirements
11.3.4.2	Structures and Design
11.3.4.3	Operating Limitations
11.3.4.4	Rotorcraft-Load Combination Flight Manual
11.3.4.5	Markings and Placards
11.3.4.6	Airworthiness Certification
11.4	GLIDER TOWING
11.4.1.1	Applicability
11.4.1.2	Certificate Required
11.4.1.3	Aircraft Requirements
11.4.1.4	Experience and Training Requirements
11.5	BANNER TOWING
11.5.1.1	Applicability
11.5.1.2	Certificate or Authorisation Required
11.5.1.3	Aircraft Requirements
11.5.1.4	Experience and Training Requirements
11.5.1.5	Operating Rules
11.6	TV AND MOVIE OPERATIONS
11.6.1.1	Applicability
11.6.1.2	Certificate or Authorisation Required
11.6.1.3	Aircraft Requirement
11.6.1.4	Experience and Training Requirements
11.6.1.5	Waiver Requirements
11.6.1.6	Contents of a Motion Picture and Television Flight Operations Manual
11.7	SIGHT-SEEING FLIGHTS
11.7.1.1	Applicability
11.7.1.2	Certificate or Authorisation Required
11.7.1.3	Experience and Training Requirements
11.7.1.4	Operating Rules
11.8	FISH SPOTTING
11.8.1.1	Applicability
11.8.1.2	Certificate or Authorisation Required
11.8.1.3	Operating Rules
11.9	TRAFFIC REPORTING
11.9.1.1	Applicability
11.9.1.2	Certificate or Authorisation Required