Civil Aviation Order 82.0 Amendment Order (No. 1) 2007 (Cth)

I, William Bruce Byron, Director of Aviation Safety, on behalf of CASA, make this instrument under paragraph 28BA (1) (b) of the Civil Aviation Act 1988 and subregulations 5 (1) and 209 (1) of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988.

[Signed Bruce Byron]

Bruce Byron
Director of Aviation Safety and
   Chief Executive Officer

15 February 2007

Civil Aviation Order 82.0 Amendment Order (No. 1) 2007

1          Name of instrument

            This instrument is the Civil Aviation Order 82.0 Amendment Order (No. 1) 2007.

2          Commencement

            This instrument commences on the day after it is registered.

3          Amendment of Civil Aviation Order 82.0

             Schedule 1 amends Civil Aviation Order 82.0.

Schedule 1          Amendment

[1]       Paragraph 2.1

insert

            night vision device,or NVD, means night vision enhancement equipment, fitted to, or mounted in or on, an aircraft, or worn by a person in the aircraft, and that can:

(a)   detect and amplify light in both the visual and near infra-red bands of the electromagnetic spectrum; or

(b)   provide an artificial image representing topographical displays.

[2]       After subsection 3C

insert

3D       Condition for use of NVD by an AOC holder

3D.1     Each certificate is subject to the condition that the certificate holder may only use NVD as the primary means of terrain avoidance for safe air navigation by means of visual surface reference external to an aircraft in accordance with a CASA approval, including any exemptions, conditions, directions, instructions, specifications or other matter contained in the approval.

3D.2     This condition does not apply to the certificate of a holder who:

(a)   has a current CASA approval to conduct NVG operations in accordance with Compliance Management Instruction 04/74 — Night Vision Goggles (NVG) for Helicopter Operations or other CASA conditions; and

(b)   complies with the terms of the approval.