Which statement about Form D completion is true regarding legibility?

Which statement about Form D completion is true regarding legibility?

• A. It must be printed in uppercase
• B. It must be legible and without erasure or alteration
• C. It can be submitted without review
• D. It can be handwritten in any legible form and may be altered later

Answer: (B)

Clarity and integrity of Form D are essential. Legibility ensures that every entry can be read accurately by the person who must act on it—dispatchers, supervisors, and crew—so instructions and conditions are understood without ambiguity. Any erasure or alteration introduces doubt about what was originally written and can lead to misreadings or unsafe actions. For that reason, Form D must be legible and free from erasure or alteration. If something needs to be changed, the proper practice is to prepare a new Form D or follow the approved correction procedure, not to alter the existing one. Other statements don’t fit because they either impose unnecessary formatting (uppercase) or imply the form can be submitted without review or altered later.

Clarity and integrity of Form D are essential. Legibility ensures that every entry can be read accurately by the person who must act on it—dispatchers, supervisors, and crew—so instructions and conditions are understood without ambiguity. Any erasure or alteration introduces doubt about what was originally written and can lead to misreadings or unsafe actions. For that reason, Form D must be legible and free from erasure or alteration. If something needs to be changed, the proper practice is to prepare a new Form D or follow the approved correction procedure, not to alter the existing one. Other statements don’t fit because they either impose unnecessary formatting (uppercase) or imply the form can be submitted without review or altered later.