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CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY REGULATIONS 1998 - REG 101.300

Conditions on remote pilot licences

             (2)  Without limiting regulations 11.056 and 11.067, a condition may:

                     (a)  allow the person to operate RPA of only specified kinds; or

                     (b)  limit the areas where he or she may operate RPA; or

                     (c)  allow him or her to operate RPA only in VMC.

             (3)  It is a condition of a remote pilot licence that the licence holder must not operate an RPA above 400 ft AGL in controlled airspace, or within 3 nautical miles of the movement area of a controlled aerodrome, unless he or she holds at least one of the following qualifications:

                     (a)  an aeronautical radio operator certificate;

                     (b)  a flight crew licence;

                     (c)  an ATC licence;

                     (d)  a military qualification equivalent to a licence mentioned in paragraph (b) or (c);

                     (e)  a flight service licence.

             (4)  It is a condition of a remote pilot licence that an RPA must be operated within the visual line of sight of the licence holder unless he or she:

                     (a)  has passed:

                              (i)  an aeronautical knowledge examination (within the meaning of Part 61) for the grant of an instrument rating under Part 61; or

                             (ii)  an aviation licence theory examination before 1 September 2014 that is taken to be an equivalent requirement for the grant of an instrument rating under regulation 202.274; or

                            (iii)  an approved examination; and

                     (b)  either:

                              (i)  holds both a certificate as an RPA operator under Division 101.F.4 and an approval under regulation 101.029 to operate the RPA beyond the person's visual line of sight; or

                             (ii)  is a member of an RPA operator's personnel and the RPA operator holds both a certificate as an RPA operator under Division 101.F.4 and an approval under regulation 101.029 for the operator's personnel to operate RPA beyond their visual line of sight.

             (5)  It is a condition of a remote pilot licence that the licence holder must not operate more than 1 RPA at a time unless:

                     (a)  he or she holds an approval under regulation 101.029 to operate more than 1 RPA at a time; and

                     (b)  the conditions (if any) imposed on the approval are complied with.

             (6)  The holder of a remote pilot licence commits an offence of strict liability if the holder contravenes a condition mentioned in subregulation (3), (4) or (5).

Penalty:  50 penalty units.



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