Instrument number CASA EX34/11
I, JOHN FRANCIS McCORMICK, Director of Aviation Safety, on behalf of CASA, make this instrument under subregulation 308 (1) of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988 (CAR 1988).
[Signed John F. McCormick]
John F. McCormick
Director of Aviation Safety
23 March 2011
Exemption — recency requirements for night flying (Network Aviation Pty Ltd)
1 Duration
This instrument:
(a) commences on the day after it is registered; and
(b) stops having effect at the end of February 2013.
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 Embraer 120 aeroplane operated by Network Aviation Pty Ltd, trading as Network Aviation Australia, Aviation Reference Number 555309 (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 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 B 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 CAR 217 training and checking organisation.
3 The pilot in command of the aeroplane must not carry out a flight to which this exemption 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 carrying out night operations; and
(ii) conducted in an approved type simulator.
