NCC.POL.110 Mass and balance data and documentation

SI No. 1290/2024

Text in magenta in force from 30 October 2025

  1. The operator shall establish mass and balance data and produce mass and balance documentation prior to each flight specifying the load and its distribution in such a way that the mass and balance limits of the aircraft are not exceeded. The mass and balance documentation shall contain the following information:

    1. aircraft registration and type;

    2. flight identification, number and date, as applicable;

    3. name of the pilot-in-command;

    4. name of the person who prepared the document;

    5. dry operating mass and the corresponding CG of the aircraft;

    6. mass of the fuel or energy at take-off and the mass of trip fuel;

    7. mass of consumables other than fuel or energy, if applicable;

    8. load components including passengers, baggage, freight and ballast;

    9. take-off mass, landing mass and zero fuel or energy mass;

    10. applicable aircraft CG positions; and

    11. the limiting mass and CG values.

  2. Where mass and balance data and documentation are generated by a computerised mass and balance system, the operator shall verify the integrity of the output data.

  3. When the loading of the aircraft is not supervised by the pilot-in-command, the person supervising the loading of the aircraft shall confirm by hand signature or equivalent that the load and its distribution are in accordance with the mass and balance documentation established by the pilot-in-command. The pilot-in-command shall indicate his/her acceptance by hand signature or equivalent.

  4. The operator shall specify procedures for last minute changes to the load to ensure that:

    1. any last minute change after the completion of the mass and balance documentation is entered in the flight planning documents containing the mass and balance documentation;

    2. the maximum last minute change allowed in passenger numbers or hold load is specified; and

    3. new mass and balance documentation is prepared if this maximum number is exceeded.