I, JOHN FRANCIS McCORMICK, Director of Aviation Safety, on behalf of CASA, make this instrument under regulation 5, subregulations 5.22 (1) and (2), and 5.23 (1) of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988, and regulation 11.068 of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998.
[Signed John F. McCormick]
John F. McCormick
Director of Aviation Safety
27 March 2013
Civil Aviation Order 40.3.0 Amendment Instrument 2013 (No. 1)
1          Name of instrument
                 This instrument is the Civil Aviation Order 40.3.0 Amendment Instrument 2013 (No. 1).
2          Commencement
                 This instrument commences on the day of registration.
3          Amendment of Civil Aviation Order 40.3.0
                 Schedule 1 amends Civil Aviation Order 40.3.0.
Schedule 1          Amendment
[1]       Paragraph 2B.1
substitute
     2B.1     This subsection is for regulation 11.068 of CASR 1998.
     2B.2     It is a condition on the approval of a person approved by CASA under paragraph 5.21 (1) (b) of CAR 1988.
     2B.3     Subject to paragraph 2B.4, conversion training for a helicopter mentioned in paragraph 2A.2 must not be conducted in a helicopter but must be conducted in a qualified synthetic training device (QSTD) for the helicopter type if:
(a)   for a helicopter mentioned in subparagraph 2A.2 (a) — a QSTD for the helicopter type is available in Australia; or
(b)   for a helicopter mentioned in subparagraph 2A.2 (b) — a QSTD for the helicopter type is available in Australia or in a recognised foreign State as defined in subsection 2A.
     2B.4     Paragraph 2B.3 does not apply for helicopter conversion training for the issue of a co-pilot endorsement if:
(a)   the conversion training is conducted wholly in accordance with Appendix III of this Order; and
(b)   no other training or flight manoeuvre is conducted during a flight for the conversion training.
[2]       Paragraph 2B.2, Note 1 and Note 2
substitute
Note   Subsection 2B constitutes a condition on the approval of a person to conduct helicopter conversion training. It is intended to ensure that conversion training is not conducted in a helicopter, but rather in a QSTD, in the circumstances to which subsection 2B applies.
[3]       Paragraph 2B.2
omit
2B.2     For paragraph 2B.1:
insert
2B.5     For paragraph 2B.3: