AMC1 CAT.GEN.MPA.195(f)(3a) Handling of flight recorder
recordings: preservation, production, protection and use
ED Decision 2021/005/R
INSPECTION OF IMAGES OF THE FLIGHT CREW COMPARTMENT FOR ENSURING SERVICEABILITY
(a) When images of the flight crew compartment
recorded by a flight recorder are inspected for ensuring the serviceability of
the flight recorder, and any body part of a crew member is likely to be
visible on these images, then:
(1) the privacy of the image recordings should
be ensured (e.g. by locating the replay equipment in a separated area);
(2) access to the replay equipment should be
restricted to specifically authorised persons identified by their position;
(3) provision should be made for the secure
storage of the recording medium, the image recording files and copies thereof;
(4) the image recording files and copies
thereof should be destroyed not earlier than 2 months and not later than 1
year after completion of the inspection of the image recordings. Images that
do not contain any body part of a person may be retained for enhancing this
inspection (e.g. for comparing image quality); and
(5) only the accountable manager of the
operator and, when identified to comply with ORO.GEN.200, the safety manager should be
entitled to request a copy of the image recording files.
(b) The conditions enumerated in (a) should
also be complied with if the inspection of the image recording is
subcontracted to a third party. The contractual agreements with the third
party should explicitly cover these aspects.
Flight recorder cockpit image inspections require strict privacy. Access is limited to authorized personnel. Secure storage and timely destruction (2 months to 1 year) of recordings showing crew members are mandatory. Only accountable/safety managers can request copies. These rules apply even when inspections are outsourced.
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