156. Inspection- (1) Any person, authorised by the Director-General by general or
special order in writing in this behalf, may-
(a) at all reasonable times enter
any place to which access is necessary for the purpose of exercising his powers
or carrying out his duties under these rules;
(b) at all times during working
hours enter that portion of any organisation, factory or place in which
aircraft, aircraft components, items of equipment, materials are being
designed, manufactured, overhauled, repaired, modified, assembled, tested,
stored, and inspect any such organisation, factory or place, aircraft, aircraft
component and item of equipment and drawings relating thereto;
(c) at any time inspect any aircraft
including a private aircraft which is required by these rules to be certified
as airworthy or in respect of which as certificate of airworthiness is in force
or has been suspended or deemed to be suspended.
(d) enter, inspect and search any
aircraft or any aviation facility, including air navigation serives, and also
inspect any personnel, document and records for the purpose of securing
compliance with any of these rules or the provisions of the Aircraft Act, 1934
(22 of 1934).
(2)
Any person authorised by the Director-General to inspect under sub-rule (1)
shall advise the owner or operator of the aircraft and the organisation in the
method of inspection, manufacture and maintenance of aircraft.
(3)
The owner or operator of the aircraft, organization or air navigation facility
shall allow the person so authorized, access any part of the aircraft, organization
or air navigation facility including equipment, records, documents and
personnel and shall co-operate in conducting the activities referred in sub-rule(1).
[Substituted by GSR No. 1202 dated 23-7-1976
Amended by GSR No. 812(E) dated 21-11-2008]