S.L. 499.9 ст. 41Issue of aerial application certificates.

(1) An aircraft shall not be used for the dropping of articles for the purposes of agriculture, horticulture or for training, for the dropping of articles for any of such purposes, other than under and in accordance with the terms of an aerial application certificate granted to the aircraft under subarticle (2).

(2) The Director General shall grant to any person applying therefor an aerial application certificate if he is satisfied that that person is a fit person to hold the certificate and is competent, having regard in particular to his previous conduct and experience, his equipment, organisation, staffing and other arrangements to secure the safe operation of the aircraft specified in the certificate on flights for the purposes specified in subarticle (1). The certificate may be granted subject to such conditions as the Director General 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 the provisions of article 60, remain in force for the period specified in this certificate.

(3) Every applicant for and the holder of an aerial application certificate shall make available to the Director General upon application and to every member of his operating 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 operating staff to perform their duties as such. The holder of a certificate shall make such amendments of, or additions to, the manual as the Director General may require.

(4) For the purposes of this article "operating staff’ has the meaning ascribed to it in article 24(4).