Cap. 641 Art. 69Transmission of records between operators.

(1) A person who is required by this Act to preserve any document or record by reason of being the operator of an aircraft is for the purposes of this article referred to as "the first operator".

(2) Subject to sub-article (3), if the first operator ceases to be the operator of an aircraft, he shall continue to preserve the document or record:

(a) for a period of thirty-six (36) months; or

(b) if earlier, until sub-article (4) has been complied with.

(3) In the event of the death of the first operator the duty to preserve the document or record falls on the first operator’s personal representative.

(4) If another person becomes the operator of the aircraft, the first operator or their personal representative shall, following a request, deliver to that other person:

(a) the national airworthiness review certificate and release to service;

(b) the logbooks;

(c) the weight schedule; and

(d) any record made by a flight data recorder and preserved in accordance with this Act which are in force or required to be preserved for that aircraft.

(5) If an engine or variable pitch propeller is removed from an aircraft and installed in another aircraft operated by another person, the first operator of the aircraft or their personal representative shall following a request, deliver to that other person the logbook relating to that engine or propeller.

(6) If any person for whom a record has been kept by the first operator becomes a member of the flight crew of a public transport aircraft registered in Malta and operated by another person, the first operator or their personal representative shall deliver those records to that other person on demand.

(7) It is the duty of the "subsequent operator" referred to in sub-articles (4), (5) and (6) to deal with the documents or records delivered under those sub-article as if it were the first operator.