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Provided that paragraph (b) of this regulation shall not apply with respect to any entry prescribed to be inade by a licensed air- craft radio engineer.

61. When repairs to an aircraft, engine or variable-pitch propeller have been required in consequence either of damage caused by a forced landing or of defects which have occasioned a forced landing, the entry of such repairs made in the aircraft, en- gine ar variable-pitch propeller log book shall state that they have been so required and shall identify the forced landing in question by referring to the entry thereof contained in the journey log book.

62. Entries in the journey log book and the personal flying lug book shall be made at latest within 24 hours after the events to which they relate, and the relevant particulars in the journey log book shall be entered in the aircraft, engine, or variable-pitch propeller log book at latest within 24 hours after the return of the aircraft to its station.

63. Every entry and signature in any log book shall be made in ink or indelible pencil.

PART VII.

CARRIAGE OF OPERATING CREW.

64. With reference to Article 22 of the Order, the following requirements shall apply in relation to the number and description of the members of the operating crew to be carried in aircrafı registered in the Colony.

Minimum crew for any flight.

65. For the purposes of paragraph (2) of Article 22 of the Order the number and description of the members of the operating crew of an aircraft registered in the Colony shall be-

(1) If a certificate of airworthiness in respect of the aircraft is in force, on all fights at least the number and description of persons specified as the minimum operating crew for that aircraft in the certificate of airworthiness.

(2) If no certificate of airworthiness in respect of the aircraft is in force, but a certificate of airworthiness in respect of that aircraft has previously been in force, on all fights at least the

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number and description of persons specified as the minimum operating crew in the certificate of airworthiness last in force in respect of that aircraft.

(3) If no certificate of airworthiness in respect of the aircraft is or has been in force and the aircraft is a series aircraft conform- ing with a prototype or prolotype (modified) aircraft in respect of which a certificate of airworthiness has been issued, on all flights at least the number and description of persons specified as the minimum operating crew in that certificate of airworthiness.

(4) In all other cases at least the number and description of persons sufficient to ensure the safety of the aircraft on any flight which is undertaken.

Carriage of a flight engineer.

66. Where a light engineer is required by the terms of the certificate of airworthiness to be carried in an aircraft and a separate flight engineer's station is incorporated in the design of the aircraft a figlu engineer, qualified under the terms of his licence to act in that capacity in the aircraft, shall be carried and assigned for duties only at the said station unless the operating crew includes a person, licensed for flight duties in another capacity and being also the holder of the appropriate flight en- gineer's licence who could, without interference with his normal duties, carry out satisfactorily the duties also of flight engineer, in which case that person may act in the capacity of flight engineer.

Carriage of additional pilots.

67. (1) When an aircraft carries two or more pilots as mem- bers of the operating crew-

(a) one of them shall, before the flight commences, be de- signated by the operator of the aircraft as the senior pilot and the other pilots shall act only under his direction;

(b) two pilats shall remain at the controls when the aircraft

is departing from or landing at an aerodrome; and

(4) at least one pilot shall remain at the controls at all times

during flight.