Cap. 641 Art. 60Personal flying log.

(1) A personal flying log shall be kept by:

(a) every member of the flight crew of an aircraft registered in Malta; and

(b) every person who engages in flying for the purpose of qualifying for the:

(i) granting of a flight crew licence under this Act;

(ii) granting of a flight crew licence issued by the Directorate under Part-FCL;

(iii) granting, renewal or revalidation of a rating or certificate under this Act; or

(iv) granting, renewal or revalidation of a certificate under Part-FCL.

(2) The information to be recorded in the personal flying log shall be:

(a) the name and address of the holder of the log;

(b) detailed information about the holder’s licence, if any, to act as a member of the flight crew of an aircraft; and

(c) the name and address of the holder’s employer, if any.

(3) Detailed information about each flight during which the holder of the log acted either:

(a) as a member of the flight crew of an aircraft; or

(b) for the purpose of qualifying for the grant, renewal or revalidation of a licence, rating or certificate under this Act or Part-FCL, shall be recorded in the log as soon as reasonably practicable after the end of each flight.

(4) The information recorded in accordance with sub-article (3) shall include:

(a) the date, the places at which the holder of the log embarked on and disembarked from the aircraft and the time spent during the course of a flight when the holder was acting in either capacity;

(b) the type and registration marks of the aircraft;

(c) the capacity in which the holder acted in flight;

(d) information about any special conditions under which the flight was conducted, including night flying and instrument flying; and

(e) information about any test or examination undertaken by the holder of the log whilst in flight.

(5) Information about any test or examination undertaken whilst in a flight simulator shall be recorded in the log, including:

(a) the date of the test or examination;

(b) the type of simulator;

(c) the capacity in which the holder acted; and

(d) the nature of the test or examination.

(6) For the purposes of this article, a helicopter is in flight from the moment the helicopter’s rotor blades start turning until the moment the helicopter comes to rest at the end of the flight and the rotor blades are stopped.