Aircraft weight schedule
18.—(1) Every aircraft in respect of which a certificate of airworthiness or permit to fly issued under this Order is in force shall be weighed, and the position of its centre of gravity determined, at such times and in such manner as the Governor may require or approve in the case of that aircraft.
(2) Upon the aircraft being weighed the operator of the aircraft shall prepare a weight schedule showing—
(a)either the basic weight of the aircraft, that is to say, the empty weight of the aircraft established in accordance with the type certification basis of the aircraft, or such other weight as may be approved by the Governor in the case of that aircraft; and
(b)either the position of the centre of gravity of the aircraft at its basic weight or such other position of the centre of gravity as may be approved by the Governor in the case of that aircraft.
(3) Subject to article 120, the weight schedule shall be preserved by the operator of the aircraft until the expiration of a period of six months following the next occasion on which the aircraft is weighed for the purposes of this article.