AMC2 BOP.ADD.205 Record-keeping

• ED Decision 2018/004/R found in: Balloon Rule Book - Part-BOP Part-BFCL Part-ML CS-31GB CS-31HB CS-31TGB (Sep 2020)

AMC2 BOP.ADD.205 Record-keeping ED Decision 2018/004/R STORAGE PERIODS AND AVAILABILITY (a)     The following records should be stored for at least 5 years: (1)     records of the activities referred to in [BOP.ADD.030](#_DxCrossRefBm1924813206); (2)     a copy of the operator’s declaration; (3)     details of approvals held; and (4)     operations manual. (b)     The following information used for the preparation and execution of a flight, and associated reports, should be stored for 3 months: (1)     the operational flight plan, if applicable; (2)     mass documentation; (3)     notification of special loads, including written information to the pilot-in-command about dangerous goods, if applicable; and (4)     flight report(s) for recording details of any occurrence, or any event that the pilot-in-command deems necessary to report or record. (c)      Flight crew records should be stored for the periods indicated below: <table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="567"> <tr> <td width="243"> <p><b>Flight crew licence</b></p> </td> <td width="325"> <p>As long as the crew member is exercising the privileges of the licence for the balloon operator</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="243"> <p><b>Flight crew member training, checking and qualifications</b></p> </td> <td width="325"> <p>3 years</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="243"> <p><b>Records on flight crew member recent experience</b></p> </td> <td width="325"> <p>15 months</p> </td> </tr> </table> (d)     The operator should make such records available, on request, to the crew member concerned. (e)     The operator should preserve the information used for the preparation and execution of a flight and personnel training records, even if the operator ceases to be the operator of that balloon or the employer of that crew member, provided this is within the timescales prescribed in (c). (f)      If a crew member becomes a crew member for another operator, the former operator should make the crew member’s records available to the new operator, provided this is within the timescales prescribed in (c). (g)     A summary of training should be maintained by the operator to show every crew member’s completion of each stage of training and checking.