Civil Aviation Order 92.3 Standards for safe operations and use of aerodromes Conditions applicable to licences issued to special traffic mix aerodromes (07/11/2000) (Cth)
Civil Aviation Amendment Order
(No. 18) 2000
I, MICHAEL ROBERT TOLLER, Director of Aviation Safety, on behalf of CASA, issue the following Civil Aviation Order under regulations 89D, 261 and 303 of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988.
[Signed M. Toller]
Mick Toller
Director of Aviation Safety
Dated 7 November 2000
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Name of Order
This Order is the Civil Aviation Amendment Order (No. 18) 2000.
Commencement
This Order commences on 1 March 2001.
Amendment of the Civil Aviation Orders
Schedule 1 amends Part 92 of the Civil Aviation Orders.
SCHEDULE 1 Amendment of the Civil Aviation Orders
New section 92.3
after
section 92.2 of the Civil Aviation Orders
insert
SECTION 92.3 Conditions Applicable to Licences issued to Special Traffic Mix Aerodromes
1Application
1.1For the purposes of regulation 303 of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988 (CAR 1988), this section specifies conditions that are of general application to the class of licences comprising Schedule 1 aerodrome licences.
1.2For the purposes of subregulation 261 (1) of CAR 1988, a certified air/ground radio service provided in accordance with this section is permitted to engage in the Aeronautical Mobile Radio Service as a land station.
1.3For the purposes of subregulation 261 (2) of CAR 1988, a certified air/ground radio operator with the qualifications and experience specified in this section is approved to be employed at a land station as a radio operator engaged in the Aeronautical Mobile Radio Service.
2Interpretation
2.1In this section:
AAIS means Automated Aerodrome Information Service, being the provision of current, routine information to arriving and departing aircraft by means of continuous and repetitive broadcasts while the certified air/ground radio service is in operation.
AIP means Aeronautical Information Publications.
AIS means Airservices Australia in its capacity as the provider of an Aeronautical Information Service.
broadcasting aircraft, in relation to an aerodrome, means an aircraft making an initial radio broadcast on the MBZ radio frequency for that aerodrome.
certified air/ground radio service means an aerodrome radio information service that provides operational information to aircraft within an MBZ in accordance with this section.
certified air/ground radio operator means a person operating a certified air/ground radio service.
ERSA means that part of the AIP known as the Enroute Supplement Australia.
high capacity aircraft means an aircraft that is certified as having a maximum seating capacity exceeding 38 seats or a maximum payload exceeding 4,200 kilograms.
MBZ means mandatory broadcast zone, being airspace designated under subregulation 99A (1) of CAR 1988 as an area in which mandatory broadcast requirements specified under subregulation 99A (3) apply.
MBZ radio frequency means the very high radio frequency specified under subregulation 99A (3) of CAR 1988 as being the radio frequency for communications between aircraft within an MBZ.
movement means a take-off or landing.
QNH altimeter setting means the pressure setting which, when placed on the pressure setting sub-scale of a sensitive altimeter of an aircraft located at the reference point of an aerodrome, will cause the altimeter to indicate the vertical displacement of the reference point above mean sea level.
relevant traffic, in relation to an aerodrome, means aircraft:
(a)that the certified air/ground radio operator knows to be operating within the MBZ for that aerodrome; and
(b)that may constitute a hazard to a broadcasting aircraft.
Schedule 1 aerodrome licence means an aerodrome licence that is specified in Schedule 1 because:
(a)the aerodrome to which it relates is a special traffic mix aerodrome, being an aerodrome that does not have air traffic control but has had, on average over the previous 12 months, 10 or more daily movements of regular public transport high capacity aircraft mixed with significant daily movements of other aircraft; and
(b)CASA considers that it is necessary to include it in Schedule 1 in order to ensure the safety of air navigation.
3Certified air/ground radio service
3.1The holder of a Schedule 1 aerodrome licence must:
(a)provide, or arrange for the provision of, a certified air/ground radio service at the aerodrome, being a service that meets the requirements of this section; and
(b)ensure that a certified air/ground radio operator at the aerodrome complies with the requirements of this section.
3.2Subject to paragraph 3.3, or unless otherwise authorised by CASA in writing, a certified air/ground radio service must be provided during the scheduled times of arrival and departure at the aerodrome of a high capacity aircraft carrying out a regular public transport service.
3.3If a certified air/ground radio service cannot be provided because:
(a)the operator who normally provides that service is injured or ill; or
(b)the facility is unserviceable;
paragraph 3.2 does not apply, for not more than 7 consecutive days, while:
(c)the operator is absent through illness or injury; or
(d)the facility is unserviceable.
3.4The holder of a Schedule 1 aerodrome licence must:
(a)notify AIS of the hours of operation of the certified air/ground radio service at the aerodrome for publication in the AIP; and
(b)immediately notify AIS if that service becomes unavailable.
4Provision of information by certified air/ground radio service
4.1A certified air/ground radio operator at an aerodrome must give a broadcasting aircraft information on relevant traffic at the aerodrome, consisting of:
(a)the call sign of each aircraft and its type; and
(b)its last position, as reported or observed, and operational intentions.
4.2A certified air/ground radio operator must make available the following information by means of an AAIS:
(a)wind speed and direction; and
(b)the preferred runway;
(c)runway surface conditions;
(d)the QNH altimeter setting for the aerodrome;
(e)air temperature;
(f)estimated cloud base and visibility;
(g)any other relevant information on the weather;
(h)any other relevant operational information.
4.3A certified air/ground radio operator must alert emergency services in the event of an emergency or possible emergency:
(a)if requested to do so by, or on behalf of, the pilot or operator of an aircraft; or
(b)if he or she considers that an emergency exists.
5Facilities for service provision
5.1The holder of a Schedule 1 aerodrome licence must provide suitable facilities for the operation of a certified air/ground radio service at the aerodrome, including:
(a)a work station with a full view of the circuit area and manoeuvring area; and
(b)a VHF transmitter/receiver operating on the appropriate MBZ frequency; and
(c)an AAIS facility; and
(d)subject to paragraph 5.2, instrumentation complying with the standards set by the Bureau of Meteorology to ensure a sufficient degree of precision for aviation purposes, which measures:
(i)the wind direction in degrees expressed as a magnetic compass bearing;
(ii)the wind speed in knots;
(iii)the aerodrome barometric pressure in hectopascals;
(iv)the aerodrome temperature in degrees Celsius; and
(e)current aeronautical documentation, including NOTAMS appropriate to I.F.R. and V.F.R. operations within the MBZ; and
(f)the current issue of the Civil Aviation Advisory Publication No. — AIRWAYS 3 (CAAP No. — AIRWAYS 3); and
(g)the current Aerodrome Emergency Plan; and
(h)a telephone.
5.2Subparagraph 5.1 (d) does not apply if the measurements are available from an automatic weather station at the aerodrome that complies with the standards set by the Bureau of Meteorology to ensure a sufficient degree of precision for aviation purposes.
6Certified air/ground radio operators — required qualifications and procedures
6.1The certified air/ground radio operator, or operators, at an aerodrome must:
(a)hold a current air/ground radio operator certificate issued by CASA or a person approved in writing by CASA for that purpose; and
(b)hold a current flight radiotelephone operator licence or a current aircraft radiotelephone operator certificate of proficiency; and
(c)be approved in writing by CASA for the purposes of regulation 120 of CAR 1988 to report actual weather conditions.
6.2A certified air/ground radio operator providing a certified air/ground radio service must not perform any other duties while providing that service.
6.3The call sign of a certified air/ground radio service must be the location of the aerodrome as set out in the relevant aerodrome entry in AIP ERSA followed by the word “radio”.
6.4The words and phrases used by a certified air/ground radio operator must be in accordance with directions given by CASA under regulation 82A of CAR 1988 and published in AIP or NOTAMS.
6.5The holder of a Schedule 1 aerodrome licence must not knowingly allow a certified air/ground radio operator who suffers any incapacity that is likely to impair his or her efficiency in providing a certified air/ground radio service to provide such a service during his or her incapacity.
6.6The holder of a Schedule 1 aerodrome licence must not knowingly allow a certified air/ground radio operator who has consumed alcohol in the previous 8 hours to provide a certified air/ground radio service.
7Pre-commissioning and routine compliance checks
7.1The holder of a Schedule 1 aerodrome licence must not commission a certified air/ground radio service for the purposes of this section, unless:
(a)a pre-commissioning check has been carried out, in accordance with the current issue of CAAP No. — AIRWAYS 3, by a person approved in writing by CASA for that purpose; and
(b)CASA has authorised the commissioning after the pre-commissioning check has been completed; and
(c)a NOTAM has been issued to give notice of the commissioning.
7.2Not less than once every 12 months, the holder of a Schedule 1 aerodrome licence must have a compliance check of the certified air/ground radio service carried out:
(a)in accordance with the current issue of CAAP No. — AIRWAYS 3; and
(b)by an authorised CASA officer or a person approved in writing by CASA for that purpose.
SCHEDULE 1 Licences issued for special traffic mix aerodromes
Ayers Rock Airport aerodrome licence
Broome International Airport aerodrome licence
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