Instrument number CASA 04/26
I, Daniel bernard o’hagan, Section Manager Drafting, Legal Division, a delegate of CASA, make this instrument under regulations 11.056, 61.040 and 141.035 of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998.
[Signed D.B. O’Hagan]
Danny O’HaganSection Manager DraftingLegal Division
13 February 2026
CASA 04/26 — Flight Training and Flight Tests for Grant of Aerial Mustering Endorsements Approval 2026
Part 1 — Preliminary
1 Name
This instrument is CASA 04/26 — Flight Training and Flight Tests for Grant of Aerial Mustering Endorsements Approval 2026.
2 Duration
This instrument:
(a) commences on 1 March 2026; and
(b) is repealed at the end of 28 February 2029.
3 Interpretation
Note In this instrument, certain terms and expressions have the same meaning as they have in the Civil Aviation Act 1988 and the regulations. The terms defined in the CASR Dictionary are: aerial work certificate, Part 61 Manual of Standards and Part 141 operator. The terms defined in regulation 61.010 of CASR are: category, flight examiner, flight test, flight training, pilot in command under supervision, pilot instructor and pilot licence.
In this instrument, unless the contrary intention appears:
aerial mustering means the use of an aircraft to locate, direct and concentrate livestock.
aerial mustering endorsement means:
(a) an aerial mustering – aeroplane endorsement (see item 5 of table 61.1075); or
(b) an aerial mustering – helicopter endorsement (see item 6 of table 61.1075); or
(c) an aerial mustering – gyroplane endorsement (see item 7 of table 61.1075).
authorised dual flight means dual flight (within the meaning of regulation 61.010) but with a pilot approved under subsection 6(2) occupying a flight control seat rather than a pilot instructor.
course completion certificate has the same meaning as in paragraph 61.195(2)(e) of CASR.
FTM means the flight test management system administered by CASA.
Part 61 MOS means the Part 61 Manual of Standards.
Part 141 flight training has the meaning given by subregulation 141.015(1) of CASR.
table 61.1075 means the table in regulation 61.1075 of CASR.
Part 2 — Approval of operators to conduct flight training for aerial mustering endorsements
Note This Part is made under regulations 11.056 and 141.035 of CASR.
4 Approval
(1) An operator who holds an aerial work certificate under Part 138 of CASR that authorises the conduct of aerial mustering for a category of aircraft is approved under regulation 141.035, for regulation 141.050, to conduct flight training for an aerial mustering endorsement for that category of aircraft in relation to the holder of a pilot licence.
(2) The operator must ensure compliance with the conditions in section 5.
5 Conditions
(1) The flight training must be managed by the operator’s head of operations.
(2) The operator must not employ or engage (whether by contract or other arrangement) a person to conduct the flight training unless the person is approved under subsection 6(2) to do so.
(3) The operator’s operations manual must contain a description of the flight training activities.
(4) Flight training for an aerial mustering endorsement must not be conducted unless the person conducting the training is authorised under Part 61 of CASR to exercise the privileges of that endorsement.
(5) The flight training must meet the following requirements:
(a) the aeronautical knowledge training, practical flight training and assessments must comply with the Part 61 MOS;
(b) the practical flight training must include a minimum of 20 hours of authorised dual flight in an aircraft of the same type as that to be used for the aerial mustering following the successful completion of the training;
(c) both the theoretical and practical components of the flight training must be conducted in a suitable ground environment and airspace, with appropriate facilities and training resources;
(d) the aircraft used for the flight training must be airworthy and suitable for the training;
(e) the person conducting the training must be competent to conduct the flight training (including assessment).
(6) Flight training for an aerial mustering endorsement must not be delivered to an applicant unless the applicant:
(a) has completed at least 100 hours as pilot in command in the same aircraft category as that to which the endorsement relates; and
(b) meets the relevant requirements in table 61.1075 for the grant of the endorsement (other than the requirement for at least 5 hours of dual flight while receiving training in aerial mustering).
(7) A course completion certificate must be issued to an applicant who successfully completes the flight training that specifies the names of the operator, person conducting the training and applicant (in addition to the details required for such a certificate under paragraph 61.195(2)(e) of CASR).
(8) A record of the following details must be made by the person conducting the training as soon as practicable after the successful completion of flight training by an applicant, and kept by the operator in a secure place for a period of at least 3 years:
(a) the applicant’s name, ARN and dates of commencement and completion of flight training;
(b) for each flight training activity:
(i) the location; and
(ii) the date; and
(iii) the aircraft type and registration mark; and
(iv) the flight time, and whether the flight was undertaken by the applicant in authorised dual flight, solo or as pilot in command under supervision; and
(v) the results of the applicant’s performance measured against the relevant Part 61 MOS competency requirements;
(c) a copy of the applicant’s course completion certificate together with the additional details required under subsection (7).
Part 3 — Approval of pilots to conduct flight training and flight tests for grant of aerial mustering endorsements
Note This Part is made under regulations 11.056, 61.040 and 141.035 of CASR.
6 Approvals
(1) This section applies in relation to a pilot who:
(a) holds a commercial pilot licence or an air transport pilot licence; and
(b) is employed or engaged (whether by contract or other arrangement) by an operator approved under section 4; and
(c) has at least 3 years operational experience conducting aerial mustering (not category-specific); and
(d) has at least 2 000 hours pilot in command experience conducting aerial mustering in a category of aircraft (the relevant category); and
(e) is qualified in principles and methods of instruction:
(i) by having completed an approved course of training in principles and methods of instruction delivered by a Part 141 operator; or
(ii) by holding a Certificate IV in Training and Assessment; or
(iii) by holding a tertiary qualification in teaching; and
(f) has completed a course of instructor training, delivered by a Part 141 operator, that:
(i) comprises at least 5 hours dual flight training in a non‑pilot in command seat; and
Note This would provide evidence of the trainer’s competency in flying an aircraft in a control seat from which flight training will be delivered.
(ii) is delivered by a flight instructor who holds:
(A) a grade 1 training endorsement or an instructor rating training endorsement; and
(B) a low-level rating training endorsement; and
(iii) involves an assessment by the flight instructor of the pilot’s competency to deliver training for the aerial mustering endorsement; and
(g) has successfully completed the e-learning modules of the Flight examiner rating course, prepared by CASA:
(i) if completed before this instrument commences — as that course existed at the time the pilot completed the course; or
(ii) if completed after this instrument commences — as that course existed at the time this instrument commences.
Note The details of this course can be found on the internet at: <https://www.casa.gov.au/licences-and-certificates/flight-examiners/flight-examiner-rating-course>.
(2) The pilot is approved under regulation 141.035 of CASR, for regulation 141.050, to conduct flight training for the grant of an aerial mustering endorsement for the relevant category of aircraft in relation to the holder of a pilot licence.
Note This approval authorises the pilot to conduct training that falls within the ambit of paragraph (1)(e) of the definition of Part 141 flight training in regulation 141.015 of CASR.
(3) The pilot is approved under regulation 61.040 of CASR, for subregulation 61.245(3), to conduct a flight test for the grant of an aerial mustering endorsement for the relevant category of aircraft in relation to the holder of a pilot licence.
(4) The pilot is approved under regulation 61.040 of CASR, for subregulation 61.150(7), to grant an aerial mustering endorsement for the relevant category of aircraft in relation to the holder of a pilot licence.
(5) The approvals in this section are subject to the conditions in section 7.
7 Conditions
A pilot who is approved under section 6 must ensure compliance with the following conditions:
(a) the pilot must, if conducting flight training under an approval in subsection 6(2), or a flight test under an approval in subsection 6(3), hold an aerial mustering endorsement for the same category of aircraft as that for which the flight training or flight test (as the case may be) is conducted;
(b) the pilot must, in relation to an approval under subsection 6(2), complete a recurrent check every 2 years in conducting flight training, assessed by a flight instructor who holds:
(i) a grade 1 training endorsement or an instructor rating training endorsement; and
(ii) a low-level rating training endorsement;
(c) the pilot must, if conducting a flight test under an approval in subsection 6(3), comply with the following requirements and obligations of Part 61 of CASR as if the pilot were a flight examiner:
(i) subregulation 61.1275(3);
(ii) paragraph 61.1280(3)(e);
(iii) regulation 61.1295;
(iv) subregulations 61.1300(4) and (5);
(d) the pilot must be registered with FTM and use the FTM as the method of flight test notification for the flight test.