/captain of an aircraft/ and duties on board

the /captain of an aircraft/ is the pilot, who generally manages the aircraft and is responsible for safe implementation of the flight;

The aircraft captain has the same duty to report on circumstances, events and disruptions to operations which could affect the airworthiness of the aircraft as have the owner and user in compliance with Article 33 of this Act.

The pilot-in-command or, in the case of commercial air transport, the operator shall be responsible for the satisfactory accomplishment of the pre-flight inspection.

(/captain of an aircraft/, tasks and restrictions)

(3) The /captain of an aircraft/ has the highest authority on board.

(2) The /captain of an aircraft/ is responsible for the safety of the aircraft, crew, passengers and /cargo/.

(1) One of the members of the aircraft crew on board an aircraft must be captain of the aircraft.

(5) The /captain of an aircraft/ shall lead the crew in all tasks on the aircraft.

(7) The /captain of an aircraft/ must be acquainted with the content of the /cargo/ that he is carrying.

(2) The /captain of an aircraft/ is responsible for the aircraft, passengers and other crew throughout the flight.

(duties of the /captain of an aircraft/)

(1) The /captain of an aircraft/ represents the interests of the owner or user of an aircraft and he is authorised to take measures in compliance with this Act and regulations issued on its basis.

(authorities of the captain of a foreign aircraft)

(6) The aircraft captain has the right to reject acceptance of members of a crew, passengers or /cargo/ on board and the right to demand that they disembark or be removed from the aircraft if circumstances so require.

The /captain of an aircraft/ or other person who manages the aircraft shall be fined from 100,000 to 150,000 tolars if:

(6) The captain of the aircraft must carry out a flight in compliance with regulations, from which he may deviate only when he considers that this is unavoidable for the safe performance of the flight.

(7) The aircraft captain may use measures of force which he believes to be justified when it is required to ensure obedience and to preserve order on board.

(4) The aircraft captain must ensure that all evidence relevant to a procedure on violations or for an investigation of a criminal offence are handed over to the competent official body.

(3) The /captain of an aircraft/ must check before taking off whether the crew and aircraft are prepared and capable of safe flight and whether all the prescribed documents are in the aircraft.

(2) If the aircraft has flown into an area in which flying is forbidden, the captain of the aircraft must ensure that the aircraft leaves such an area without delay immediately he becomes aware of the prohibited situation.

(8) The aircraft captain is obliged to offer the police urgent professional assistance immediately on landing and to report to them whenever this is required in compliance with his own legal authorities.

In the event of non-compliance by an aircraft operator or an aircraft commander with the general conditions or the regulatory measures referred to in paragraph 1 above, proceedings may be instituted against the offender at the Organisation's request:

(1) For the sake of public order and safety, the Administration may demand of the competent air traffic service that the /captain of an aircraft/ land immediately with an aircraft at the nearest suitable airport.

(5) Passengers are obliged to obey the orders of the aircraft captain.

(1) If reasons are given for the suspicion that a criminal offence or other act that could threaten flight safety or persons or objects on board, or disturb order and discipline in the aircraft, has been committed or is directly anticipated, the aircraft captain shall takes measures in compliance with his authorities.

(6) Authorised examiners must be qualified and must meet all prescribed conditions in order that at any moment of a practical examination they are able to take over further performance of the flight as captain of the aircraft or as air traffic controller.

(2) The aircraft captain may deprive of liberty a person suspected of a criminal offence for which a perpetrator is prosecuted ex officio and shall hand him over to the police or appropriate foreign official body outside the Republic of Slovenia, unless determined otherwise by law.

In the event of an aircraft accident with fatal outcome or serious physical injury, or in which serious damage to the aircraft or property which it is not carrying on board, the aircraft captain must immediately inform the Administration and deliver a written report.

The owner or user of an aircraft if the owner does not use the aircraft shall appoint a /captain of an aircraft/ for each flight or part of a flight.

The aircraft commanders shall be bound to comply with those instructions, except in the cases of force majeure provided for in the regulations referred to in the preceding article.

The captain of a foreign aircraft who, in compliance with the laws of the state which controls the airworthiness of the aircraft, has such authorities as are determined in Articles 59 and 60 of this Act, shall have the same authorities in the Republic of Slovenia.

(4) Members of crews are responsible in order to ensure flight safety to obey the orders of the aircraft captain even if this is outside their prescribed duties.

The Contracting Parties shall ensure that aircraft operators, aircraft commanders and the appropriate air traffic services comply therewith, unless prevented by compelling reasons of safety.

In the performance of the tasks provided for in Article 2.2(b), the Agency shall, within the limits of the powers conferred on the air traffic services, give all the necessary instructions to aircraft commanders.

(8) If a military aircraft was also involved in an accident or serious incident to a civil aircraft, a member from the ministry responsible for defence shall also be appointed to the commission which shall be appointed by the head of the investigating body.

(3) The competent air traffic service may on his own judgement or at the request of the /captain of an aircraft/, other air traffic navigation services or operators, temporarily prohibit or restrict air traffic in a specific part of the air space or at a specific airport or aerodrome if this is required in the interests of the safe flight of an aircraft.

(1) The head of the investigating body, prior to the completion of the investigation of an aviation accident or incident, may on the proposal of the main investigator, by temporary order restrict or prohibit use of a specific type of aircraft, its parts, equipment, navigation devices, carrying out flights and performing the work of /aircrew/ and other professional personnel, until the possible causes of the aviation accident or serious incident have been rectified, if there is a well-founded suspicion that a new accident or risk will thus be avoided.

1. he performs the tasks of pilot or member of the aircraft crew or performs tasks in relation to maintenance and airworthiness of an aircraft or guiding and controlling air traffic or planning aviation operations or issuing aviation meteorological observations or giving forecasts without having a valid licence, rating, authority, /confirmation/ or certificate (first paragraph of Article 43), 2. exercises /privileges/ deriving from a licence, rating, authority, /confirmation/ or certificate issued by another state member of ICAO or JAA, if he does not maintain the prescribed level of knowledge and qualification (third paragraph of Article 43), 3. performs duties on board on aircraft or performs tasks of maintenance and airworthiness of an aircraft or guides and controls air space or plans aviation operations if he is under the influence of alcohol, drugs or other psychoactive substances or if he has taken a medicine that could affect his psycho-physical capacities (first paragraph of Article 47), 4. behaves in conflict with the second paragraph of Article 47, 5. as member of the crew does not obey the orders of the captain of the aircraft (fourth paragraph of Article 60), 6. as pilot does not keep records of flight times (Article 66), 7. in performing tasks in air traffic navigation services does not behave such that the safety and order or ensured and that the safety of people and property is not threatened (first paragraph of Article 116).

An individual, a natural person, who commits a violation referred to in the first paragraph of this Article shall be fined from 60,000 to 140,000 tolars.

1. performs a flight with an aircraft registered in the Republic of Slovenia which does not have the markings of state affiliation ` S5` and the prescribed registration markings (first paragraph of Article 21), 2. uses an aircraft which is not airworthy (second paragraph of Article 31), 3. installs or uses radio devices or other equipment for communication from an aircraft without the prescribed permit for installation and use of such in an aircraft (Article 41), 4. does not ensure that there is a qualified crew on an aircraft, which has valid licenses, ratings, authorities, /confirmation/s or certificates for the corresponding aircraft and tasks which it implements and that it meets other prescribed conditions (first paragraph of Article 44), 5. does not determine a captain of the aircraft for each flight (fourth paragraph of Article 59), 6. violates conditions in connection with the use of airports and aerodromes (Article 90), 7. does not cooperate in search and rescue (third paragraph of Article 135), 8. violates conditions in connection with installation and use of radio equipment on board an aircraft and other devices for communication for the purposes of civil aviation (Article 154), 9. does not use the Slovene or English language in compliance with regulations (Article 155), 10. does not behave according to the decision of an inspector by which he orders the sealing of an aircraft or device (first paragraph of Article 172).

On completion of the ramp inspection, the commander of the aircraft or a representative of the aircraft operator shall be informed of the ramp inspection findings and, if significant defects have been found, the report shall be sent to the operator of the aircraft and to the competent authorities concerned.

Name of pilot in command, as ICAO Field 19 element 'C/'.

The primary source of data for each flight is the flight plan as filed by, or on behalf of, the pilot in command.

the operator or commander of a turbine-powered or a public transport aircraft used by an operator for which a Member State ensures safety oversight of operations;

On completion of the ramp inspection, the commander of the aircraft or a representative of the aircraft operator shall be informed of the ramp inspection findings and, if significant defects have been found, the report shall be sent to the operator of the aircraft and to the competent authorities concerned.

However, the organisation shall ensure that sufficient practical training has been carried out to ensure that such aircraft commander or flight engineer can accomplish the airworthiness directive to the required standard.

To ensure that the approved continuing airworthiness management organisation continues to meet the requirements of this Subpart, it shall establish a quality system and designate a quality manager to monitor compliance with, and the adequacy of, procedures required to ensure airworthy aircraft.

For a repetitive pre-flight airworthiness directive which specifically states that the flight crew may carry out such airworthiness directive, the organisation may issue a limited certification authorisation to the aircraft commander and/or the flight engineer on the basis of the flight crew licence held.

In the case of aircraft operating away from a supported location the organisation may issue a limited certification authorisation to the commander and/or the flight engineer on the basis of the flight crew licence held subject to being satisfied that sufficient practical training has been carried out to ensure that the commander or flight engineer can accomplish the specified task to the required standard.