I, William Bruce Byron, Director of Aviation Safety, on behalf of CASA, make this instrument under regulations 5.11 and 303 of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988.
[Signed Bruce Byron]
Bruce Byron
Director of Aviation Safety and
   Chief Executive Officer
19 December 2008
Civil Aviation Order 40.0 Amendment Order (No. 3) 2008
1          Name of instrument
            This instrument is Civil Aviation Order 40.0 Amendment Order (No. 3) 2008.
2          Commencement
            This instrument commences on the day after it is registered.
3          Amendment of Civil Aviation Order 40.0
             Schedule 1 amends Civil Aviation Order 40.0.
Schedule 1          Amendment
[1]        After subsection 2
insert
2A       Consolidation on multi-crew pilot (aeroplane) licences
2A.1     For regulation 5.11, it is a condition on each multi-crew pilot (aeroplane) licence (MP(A)L) that the holder must comply with the requirements of this subsection, unless CASA approves otherwise in writing.
2A.2     If the MP(A)L issued to the holder is endorsed with a type endorsement (the initial type endorsement), the MP(A)L may not be endorsed with another type endorsement until the holder has complied with paragraph 2A.3.
2A.3     The MP(A)L holder must use the initial type endorsement to accumulate the following co-pilot flight experience with the same operator:
(a)       250 hours of flight in:
             (i)  charter operations; or
            (ii)  regular public transport (RPT) operations; or
            (iii)  charter operations and RPT operations; or
(b)      150 separate sector flights in:
             (i)  charter operations; or
            (ii)  RPT operations; or
(iii)   charter operations and RPT operations.
2A.4     Paragraphs 2A.2 and 2A.3 cease to apply to the holder of a MP(A)L if he or she has accumulated the flight experience mentioned in paragraph 2A.3 using the MP(A)L with the initial type endorsement.
2A.5     Paragraphs 2A.2 and 2A.3 do not apply to a person who becomes the holder of a MP(A)L by relying on a current or previous overseas pilot licence (MP(A)L equivalent), provided that the person has accumulated the co-pilot flight experience mentioned in subparagraph 2A.3 (a) or (b):
(a)   with the same operator; and
(b)   using the MP(A)L equivalent and an overseas type endorsement.
2A.6     In this subsection:
            overseas type endorsement means an endorsement or similar authorisation issued by a NAA that is at least equivalent to a type endorsement issued by CASA.
            sector flight for an aeroplane means an operation that comprises take-off from an aerodrome, followed by a period of flight, followed by landing at a different aerodrome.
            type endorsement means a type endorsement for a multi-engine turbine-powered aeroplane certificated for operation with a minimum crew of at least 2 pilots.
[2]        Paragraph 4.1
omit
or an air transport pilot licence
insert
, an air transport pilot licence and a multi-crew pilot (aeroplane) licence
[3]        Paragraph 5.1
omit
and air transport pilot licence
insert
, air transport pilot licence and multi-crew pilot (aeroplane) licence
[4]        Subsection 6, definition of flight crew licence, after subparagraph (a)
insert
(aa)  multi-crew pilot (aeroplane) licence (MP(A)L);