Carriage of licensed flight radio Operátors
provided that, if the said messages can be received by means of the radio apparatus carried in the aircraft in accordance with sub-paragraph B (i) of paragraph (1) of this regulation additional apparatus for the purpose of this sub-paragraph need not be provided; or
(vi) in the course of which it may have to land at an aerodrome in IFR weather conditions unless it is equipped with radio apparatus capable of receiving signals transmitted by an aeronautical station for the purpose of guiding the aircraft to a point above the aerodrome from which a visual landing can be effected.
(2) Radio apparatus carried in aircraft in accordance with the requirements of this regulation shall be in working order and shall be as notified in respect of the type of apparatus and the radio frequency employed, or, if no such notification is made, shall be suitable for satisfactory operation at the altitude or altitudes at which the flight is planned to be carried out and in the conditions obtaining on the route to be flown.
(3) In exceptional circumstances exemption from compliance with all or any of the requirements of this regulation and of regulation 8 may be granted by the Director in respect of any aircraft or type of aircraft and subject to any conditions he may think fit. In particular, the Director may grant such exemption in any case where, owing to the absence of radio facilities avail- able for air navigation, it appears to him that the carriage in the aircraft of radio navigation apparatus would serve no useful purpose.
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8. Subject to the provisions of paragraph (3) of regulation the following requirements of this regulation relating to the carriage of licensed flight radio operators shall apply in respect in aircraft of aircraft required to be equipped with radio apparatus in
accordance with the provisions of regulation 7
(4) the aircraft shall carry at least one licensed flight radio operator qualified under the terms of his licence to operate, for the sending and receiving of morse or spoken messages, the radio apparatus with which the aircraft is equipped;
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(b) if the aircraft carries out two-way communication by means of morse code and is down under Instrument Flight Rules within a control area or a control zone, the Aight radiotelegraphy operator shall be a separate person from any other member of the operating crew and, while on duty as a flight radiotelegraphy operator, shall not carry out any duties in the aircraft other than those of a flight radiotelegraphy operator;
(c) if the aircraft carries out two-way communication by
means of morse code as distinct from spoken messages, the flight radio operator (if he is the holder of the appro- priate pilot's licence) shall not act in the capacity of pilot of the aircraft except in case of emergency and as a temporary measure ;
(d) if the aircraft is employed on a scheduled journey the Director may, at his discretion, require further conditions to be complied with in respect of the flight radio opera- tors and the radio apparatus to be carried in the aircraft, according to the particular circumstances of the case.
9. The following provisions of this regulation shall apply Service- to flights on which the requirements specified in regulations 7 and ability of $ are required to be complied with-
(a) before commencing any such flight, the person in com- mand of the aircraft shall satisfy himself that the aircraft is equipped with radio apparatus in accordance with the requirements of regulation 7, and that such apparatus is fit in every way for the flight, and in the case of a public transport aircraft, that a certificate of service. ability has been issued in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (1) of regulation 11 and is in force. If a night radiotelegraphy operator other than the pilot is to be carried on such flight, he shall be responsible for furnishing such information to the person in command as will enable him so to satisfy himself;
(b) if the radio apparatus becomes defective during the flight the aircraft shall comply with such of the Rules of the Air in Schedule Il to the Order as may be appro- priate in the circumstances of the case.
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