CASA EX81/13 Exemption from having training and checking organisation (Cth)

Instrument number CASA EX81/13

I, GERARD JOHN CAMPBELL, Executive Manager, Operations Division, a delegate of CASA, make this instrument under regulation 11.160 of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998 (CASR 1998).

[Signed G.J. Campbell]

Gerard J. Campbell
Executive Manager
Operations Division

26 July 2013

Exemption — from having training and checking organisation

1          Duration

                 This instrument:

(a)   commences on 1 August 2013; and

(b)   expires at the end of 31 July 2016, as if it had been repealed by another instrument.

2          Definitions

                 In this instrument:

aerial application operation means:

(a)   a flight that is carried out by an aeroplane to apply application material; and

(b)   a flight by an aeroplane that is for, or partly for, 1 or more of the following purposes:

             (i)  inspection of a work area;

            (ii)  pilot training or checking relating to a flight mentioned in paragraph (a);

           (iii)  training of a crew member other than the pilot;

           (iv)  travel from a landing area to a work area and back;

(v) the carriage of a passenger specified in regulation 137.135 of CASR 1998 for a purpose set out in that regulation; and

(c)   preparation for any activities mentioned in paragraphs (a) and (b).

application material means fertiliser, trace elements, seeds, baits, water, pesticides or other material.

3          Application

                 This instrument applies to the operator of a single engine aircraft (the aircraft):

(a)   with a maximum take-off weight of more than 5 700 kilograms; and

(b)   that is employed in aerial application operations.

4          Exemption

                 The operator of an aeroplane with a maximum take-off weight of more than 5 700 kilograms that is used in aerial application operations is exempt from compliance with regulation 217 of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988.

5          Conditions

                 The exemption is subject to the conditions mentioned in Schedule 1.

Schedule 1          Conditions

        1     The aircraft must:

(a)   be used exclusively for aerial application purposes; and

(b)   carry only crew members.

        2     The operations in which the aircraft is employed must be conducted in accordance with the operator’s operations manual.