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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JANUARY 15, 1932. 27

(3) Acrobatic category

Subdivision (a) to (g) in the two preceding categories.

NOTES. (i) All machines in the normal and special categories are limited to straight flying, i.e., are precluded from any evolution which might cause abrupt variations in the height or altitude of the machine.

(ii) The flight of machines in the special category may be limited, as a precau-

tionary measure, to certain areas and to certain periods.

(iii) Machines in the acrobatic category are not restricted to straight flying.

26. Classification of individual machines. (1) The category in which a machine may be given a certificate of airworthiness will depend mainly upon its load factors.

27.—(1) The subdivisions, which are the means of further classifying machines according to the purposes for which they may be used, are defined above.

These definitions are not, however, to be understood as necessarily restricting a machine to use for the purpose of only one subdivision, for, as indicated in paragraph 28 (2) below, it may be used for the purpose of more than one subdivision, provided that (except in the case mentioned in (2) (i) of this paragraph) the subdivisions concerned are specified on its certificate of airworthiness.

(2) (i) A public transport machine for passengers may be used for the carriage of passengers without remuneration.

(ii) The classification of a machine only under subdivision (d) does not enable it to be used for the purposes of public transport.

(iii) A machine will be classified as an aerial work machine under subdivision (e) for the special purposes for which its structural features and/or equipment are accepted as satisfactory.

EMPLOYMENT OF MACHINES.

28.--(1) A machine may be employed, in any given flight, solely for the purpose of one of the subdivisions in which it is classified on its certificate of airworthiness, provided that in that flight all requirements (including those in respect of the equip- ment and operation of the machine) which attach to the subdivision concerned are complied with.

(2) A machine may be employed, in any given flight, for the purpose of more than one of the subdivisions in which it is classified on its certificate of airworthiness, provided that in that flight all requirements (including those in respect of the equip- ment and operation of the machine) which are common to the subdivisions concerned are complied with, and in cases where differences occur between the requirements attached to the subdivisions in question the highest standard is satisfied.

(3) A machine classified in any one of the subdivisions (a) to (f) inclusive, and/or category 3 may take part in any sporting competitions.

29. In the event of its being desired to use a machine for purposes of subdivisions other than those stated on its certificate of airworthiness, an application for reclassifica- tion should be forwarded to the Registrar of Aircraft, Harbour Office, Victoria, Hong Kong, prior to the machine being used for such purposes. The application should be accompanied by all the necessary particulars to show that all requirements in respect of the proposed new classification are satisfied.

The application will be submitted for decision by the Governor. Prior to the issue of a new certificate of airworthiness by the Director of Air Services the machine may only be used for the purposes shown in its original certificate of airworthiness.

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