Civil Aviation Regulations, 1996 (LI 1617).

Regulation 43 Issue of Aerial Application Certificates. (1) An aircraft shall not be used for the dropping of articles for the purposes of agriculture, horticulture or forestry or for training for the dropping of articles for any of such purposes, otherwise than under and in accordance with the terms of an aerial application certificate granted to the operator of the aircraft under sub-regulation (2) of this regulation. (2) The Authority may grant to any person applying for an aerial application certificate if it is satisfied that the person is a fit person to hold the certificate and is competent, having regard in particular to his previous conduct and experience, his equipment, staffing and other arrangements to secure the safe operation of the aircraft specified in the certificate on flights for the purposes specified in sub-regulation (1). (3) An aerial application certificate may be granted subject to such conditions as the Authority thinks fit including without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, conditions for ensuring that the aircraft and any article dropped from it does not endanger persons or property in the aircraft or elsewhere and shall subject to regulation 61 remain in force for the period specified in the certificate. (4) Every applicant for and holder of an aerial application certificate shall make available to the Authority upon application and every member of his operation staff upon the certificate being granted, an aerial application manual which shall contain all such information and instructions as may be necessary to enable the operation staff to perform their duties and the holder of certificate shall make such amendments of or additions to the manual as the Authority may require.

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