Instrument number CASA EX18/13
I, GERARD JOHN CAMPBELL, Acting 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
Acting Executive Manager
Operations Division
18 February 2013
Exemption — recency flying at night by holders of night V.F.R. agricultural ratings
1 Duration
This instrument:
(a) commences on 1 March 2013; and
(b) stops having effect at the end of February 2016.
2 Definitions
In this instrument:
AGL means above ground level.
agricultural pilot means the holder of a rating.
approved person means a person that is approved by CASA to determine the competency of a pilot to conduct agricultural operations at night.
Order means Civil Aviation Order 40.2.2.
rating means night V.F.R agricultural rating.
3 Application
This instrument applies to agricultural pilots who do not meet the requirements of subparagraph 5.1 (a) of Appendix II of the Order.
4 Exemption
Agricultural pilots are exempt from compliance with subparagraph 5.1 (a) of Appendix II of the Order.
5 Conditions
The exemption is subject to the conditions mentioned in Schedule 1.
Schedule 1 Conditions
1 In the 12 months preceding the flight, the pilot must have either:
(a) completed 10 hours of agricultural operations at night below 500 feet AGL; or
(b) been assessed as competent to conduct agricultural operations at night by an approved person.
2 The pilot may begin an agricultural operation below 500 feet AGL later than 20 minutes before night only if the pilot has, in the 45 days preceding the flight, either:
(a) completed agricultural operations at night below 500 feet AGL, including at least 3 take-offs and 3 landings at night, in aircraft of the same category; or
(b) practiced the necessary manoeuvres involved in agricultural operations in an unladen aircraft at night, including night circuits and simulated application runs along the runway lights or flare path.