CASA EX99/18 — Flight Reviews Exemption 2018 (Cth)

Instrument number CASA EX99/18

I, CHRISTOPHER PAUL MONAHAN, Executive Manager, National Operations & Standards, a delegate of CASA, make this instrument under regulations 11.160 and 11.205 of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998.

[Signed Christopher P. Monahan]

Christopher P. Monahan
Executive Manager, National Operations & Standards

28 August 2018

CASA EX99/18 — Flight Reviews Exemption 2018

1          Name

                 This instrument is CASA EX99/18 — Flight Reviews Exemption 2018.

2          Duration

                 This instrument:

(a)   commences on 1 September 2018; and

(b)   is repealed at the end of 31 August 2021.

3          Definitions

                 In this instrument:

(a)   words and phrases have the same meaning as in Part 61 of CASR; and

(b)   a reference to a provision commencing with the numerals “61” is a reference to the provision of the same number in Part 61 of CASR.

4          Application

                 This instrument applies to a person who holds 1 of the following aircraft class or pilot type ratings under Part 61 of CASR:

(a)   a single-engine aeroplane class rating;

(b)   a multi-engine aeroplane class rating;

(c)   a single-engine aeroplane pilot type rating;

(d)   a multi-engine aeroplane pilot type rating;

(e)   a single-engine helicopter class rating;

(f)    a single-engine helicopter pilot type rating;

(g)   a multi-engine helicopter pilot type rating.

5          Exemption from certain flight review requirements

        (1)     Subsection (2) applies to a person who:

(a)   is the holder of a rating mentioned in column 1 of an item in the Table; and

(b)   has a valid flight review mentioned in column 2 of the item.

        (2)     The person is exempt from the provision of CASR mentioned in column 3 of the item to the extent that the provision requires the person to have a valid flight review for the rating mentioned in column 1 of the item.

        (3)     The exemption in subsection (2) is subject to the additional conditions and exclusions mentioned in section 6.

Table

Item	Column 1 Rating	Column 2 Valid flight review under (regulation):	Column 3 Provision (regulation)
1	single-engine aeroplane class rating Note   See Note below.	61.800 — for any aeroplane pilot type rating	61.745
2	multi-engine aeroplane class rating	61.800 — for any multi-engine aeroplane pilot type rating	61.745
3	single-engine aeroplane pilot type rating	61.800 — for any aeroplane pilot type rating; or 61.745 — for any aeroplane class rating	61.800
4	multi-engine aeroplane pilot type rating	61.800 — for any multi-engine aeroplane pilot type rating; or 61.745 — for the multi-engine aeroplane class rating	61.800
5	single-engine helicopter class rating	61.800 — for any helicopter type rating	61.745
6	single-engine helicopter pilot type rating	61.800 — for any helicopter pilot type rating; or 61.745 — for the single-engine helicopter class rating	61.800
7	multi-engine helicopter pilot type rating	61.800 — for any multi-engine helicopter pilot type rating	61.800

Note   Under subregulations 61.375 (3) and (4), a licence holder is authorised to exercise the privileges of the licence in an aeroplane in the single-engine aeroplane class if the holder is authorised to exercise the privileges of the multi-engine aeroplane class rating. Thus, if the licence holder has a valid flight review for multi-engine aeroplanes, the holder is authorised to operate aeroplanes in the single-engine aeroplane class without requiring a valid single-engine aeroplane class rating flight review.

6          Additional conditions and exclusions

Evidence of completion of applicable flight review

        (1)     The holder of a rating mentioned in column 1 of an item in the Table must ensure that their pilot licence includes a record that the holder has completed the applicable flight review referred to in column 2 of the item.

MU-2 aircraft type rating

        (2)     The exemptions under this instrument do not affect the flight review requirements for the holder of the MU-2 single pilot multi-engine aeroplane type rating, as set out in paragraph 6 (b) of instrument number CASA 07/17 titled Conditions on authorisations — flight crew licences and aircraft endorsements (Edition 2), with Federal Register of Legislation number F2017L00085 (CASA 07/17) (as in force on 27 July 2018).

Note   Under CASA 07/17, the holder of the MU-2 single pilot multi-engine aeroplane type rating must not exercise the privileges of the rating as a pilot in command unless (among other things) the holder has, within the previous 12 months, satisfactorily completed a flight review or a proficiency check conducted in an MU-2 aircraft.

Single-engine helicopter class rating

        (3)     The exemptions under this instrument do not affect the flight review requirements for the holder of a single-engine helicopter class rating for use in the conduct of operations in an R22 or R44 helicopter, as set out in section 8 of CASA 07/17(as in force on 27 July 2018).

Note   Under CASA 07/17, the holder of a single-engine helicopter class rating must not conduct operations in an R22 or R44 helicopter unless (among other things) the holder has completed a flight review, in accordance with regulation 61.745, and the flight review was conducted in an R22 or R44 helicopter.