[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 14, Volume 4]

[Revised as of January 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 14CFR249.4]



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                     TITLE 14--AERONAUTICS AND SPACE

 

   CHAPTER II--OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

                         (AVIATION PROCEEDINGS)

 

PART 249_PRESERVATION OF AIR CARRIER RECORDS--Table of Contents

 

                     Subpart A_General Instructions

 

Sec. 249.4  Photographic copies.



    (a) Any record may be transferred to nonerasable microfilm 

(including microfiche, computer output microfilm, and aperture cards) at 

any time. Rec ords so maintained on microfilm shall satisfy the minimum 

requirements listed in paragraphs (b) through (f) of this section.

    (b) The microfilm shall be of a quality that can be easily read and 

that can be reproduced in paper similar in size to an original without 

loss of clarity or detail during the periods the rec ords are required 

to be retained in Sec. Sec. 249.20 and 249.21.

    (c) Microfilm records shall be indexed and retained in such a manner 

as will render them readily accessible, and the company shall have 

facilities available to locate, identify and read the microfilm and 

reproduce in paper form. Authorized representatives of the DOT shall be 

given immediate access to these facilities upon request.

    (d) Any significant characteristic, feature, or other attribute 

which microfilm will not preserve shall be clearly indicated at the 

beginning of each roll of film or series of microfilm records if 

applicable to all records on the roll or series, or on the individual 

record, as appropriate.

    (e) The printed side of printed forms need not be microfilmed for 

each record if nothing has been added to the printed matter common to 

all such forms, but an identified specimen of the form shall be on the 

film for reference.

    (f) Each roll of film or series of microfilm records shall include a 

microfilm of a certificate stating that the photographs are direct and 

facsimile reproductions of the original records and they have been made 

in accordance with prescribed regulations. Such a certificate shall be 

executed by a person having personal knowledge of these facts. Where the 

microfilm is computer output, the microfilm certificate shall state that 

the information is complete and accurate.



[ER-1214, 46 FR 25415, May 6, 1981, as amended at 60 FR 66725, Dec. 26, 

1995]