Instrument number CASA EX129/13
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.
[Signed G.J. Campbell]
Gerard J. Campbell
Executive Manager
Operations Division
19 December 2013
Exemption – recency requirements for night flying – Regional Express Pty Ltd
1 Duration
This instrument:
(a) commences on the day of registration; and
(b) expires at the end of 31 August 2014, as if it had been repealed by another instrument.
2 Application
The instrument applies to a flight undertaken by a commercial (aeroplane) pilot or an air transport (aeroplane) pilot:
(a) at night; and
(b) as the pilot in command of an aeroplane operated by Regional Express Pty Ltd, Aviation Reference Number 752788 (the operator).
3 Exemption
A pilot in command to whom this exemption applies is exempt from compliance with paragraphs 5.109 (1) (b) and 5.170 (1) (b) of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988 (CAR 1988).
4 Conditions
The exemption is subject to the conditions mentioned in Schedule 1.
Schedule 1 Conditions
1 In this Schedule:
approved type simulator means a Level C or Level D qualified flight simulator approved by CASA:
(a) as a training device for the type of aircraft to be used in the night operation; and
(b) for use in the tests and checks provided for in the operator’s training and checking organisation.
2 The operator must have a currently approved training and checking organisation as required under regulation 217 of CAR 1988 and an approved and accepted training and checking manual incorporating the conditions of this Schedule.
3 The pilot in command of the aeroplane must not carry out a flight to which this instrument applies, unless:
(a) within the period of 90 days immediately before the day of the proposed flight — he or she has carried out at least 3 night take-offs and 3 night landings in an aeroplane of the same type or in an approved type simulator; or
(b) within the period of 180 days immediately before the day of the proposed flight, he or she has completed a proficiency check:
(i) related to the carrying out of night operations; and
(ii) conducted in an approved type simulator.
