
Compliance Is Our Priority
We designed Pilotlogbook to comply with the requirements outlined in CASR Part 61.345, 61.355, and 61.365 for pilots and their personal logbooks. Key excerpts from the legislation are provided below.
the following is Sourced from CASR PART 61
Pilotlogbook Keeps You Compliant. Here's how:
Part 61.345 Personal logbooks—pilots
(1) A person who holds a pilot licence, or a certificate of validation of an overseas flight crew licence that is equivalent to a pilot licence, commits an offence if the person does not keep a personal logbook in accordance with this regulation.
Penalty: 50 penalty units.
✅ (2) The person must record his or her full name and date of birth in the person’s logbook.
✅ (3) The person must, as soon as practicable after completing each flight, record the following information in the person’s logbook for the flight:
✅ (a) the date the flight began;
✅ (b) the type of aircraft;
✅ (c) whether it was a single‑engine or multi‑engine aircraft;
✅ (d) the aircraft’s nationality and registration marks;
✅ (e) the take‑off and landing points for the flight, and for each segment of the flight;
✅ (f) the flight time (if any) flown in each of the following capacities:
✅ (i) pilot in command;
✅ (ii) co‑pilot;
✅ (iii) pilot in command under supervision;
✅ (iv) pilot receiving flight training;
✅ (Using Included Specialist Columns) (g) if the person is a flight instructor—any flight time spent exercising the privileges of his or her flight instructor rating;
✅ (Using Included Specialist Columns) (h) if the person is a flight examiner—any flight time spent exercising the privileges of his or her flight examiner rating;
✅ (i) whether the flight was by day or night, or both;
✅ (j) any instrument flight time;
✅ (k) whether the person conducted an instrument approach operation and, if so, the type of instrument approach procedure.
(4) The person must, as soon as practicable after completing each simulated flight in a flight simulation training device, record the following information in the person’s logbook for the simulated flight:
✅ (a) the date the simulated flight began;
✅ (b) the type of aircraft represented by the device;
✅ (c) the simulated flight time (if any) performed in each of the following capacities:
✅ (i) pilot in command;
✅ (ii) co‑pilot;
✅ (iii) pilot in command under supervision;
✅ (iv) pilot receiving flight training;
✅ (Using Included Specialist Columns) (d) if the person is a flight instructor or simulator instructor—any time spent exercising the privileges of his or her instructor rating;
✅ (e) whether the flight was conducted in simulated day or night conditions, or both;
✅ (f) a description of the simulated flight activity.
Part 61.355 Retention of personal logbooks
(1) A person commits an offence if:
✅ (a) the person is required to keep a personal logbook under regulation 61.345 or 61.350; and
✅ (Store Pilotlogbook on-device or in the cloud, it's yours after all) (b) the person does not retain the logbook for 7 years after the day the last entry is made in it.
Penalty: 50 penalty units.
(2) A person commits an offence if:
✅ (a) the person is required to keep a personal logbook under regulation 61.345 or 61.350; and
✅ (b) the person does not ensure that each entry in the logbook is retained unaltered throughout the period mentioned in subregulation (1).
Penalty: 50 penalty units.
(3) An offence against this regulation is an offence of strict liability.
Part 61.365 Production of personal logbooks
(1) CASA may direct the holder of a flight crew licence or certificate of validation to produce the holder’s personal logbook for inspection by CASA.
(2) The holder of a flight crew licence or certificate of validation commits an offence if:
(a) CASA directs the holder to produce his or her personal logbook under subregulation (1); and
✅ (Quickly produce a formatted printed version of Pilotlogbook using our custom scripted Print Section) (b) the holder does not produce an up to date version of the personal logbook within 7 days after the day the direction is given.
Penalty: 50 penalty units.
(3) If the holder’s personal logbook is kept in electronic form, a requirement to produce the logbook is met if:
✅ (a) the holder produces a printed copy of the logbook; and
✅ (Pilotlogbook's Print Section has signature and date fields once printed) (b) each page is certified by the holder as a true copy of the logbook records set out on the page.
(4) An offence against this regulation is an offence of strict liability.