Operating facilities
28.—(1)  For any flight mentioned in regulation 3(1)(a) or (b), the pilot-in-command must not commence the flight from any aerodrome unless the pilot-in-command has ascertained, by every reasonable means available, that —
(a)the ground facilities at the aerodrome (including communication facilities and navigation aids) that are required for the safe operation of the aircraft are adequate for the type of operation to be conducted; and
(b)the airspace containing the intended route from the aerodrome of departure to the aerodrome of arrival (including any intended take-off alternate aerodrome, destination alternate aerodrome and en-route alternate aerodrome) can be safely used for the type of operation to be conducted.
(2)  A pilot-in-command mentioned in paragraph (1) must —
(a)if the pilot-in-command ascertains or observes in the course of conducting the operation that the ground facilities mentioned in paragraph (1)(a) are not adequate for the type of operation conducted — report, without undue delay, the inadequacy of the ground facilities to the authority responsible for the ground facilities; and
(b)if the pilot-in-command ascertains or observes in the course of conducting the operation that the airspace mentioned in paragraph (1)(b) is not safe for the type of operation conducted — report, without undue delay, the unsafe condition of the airspace to all appropriate air traffic services units and the person who prepared the flight plan for the operation.
[S 937/2020 wef 05/11/2020]