Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations(1) A person contravenes this subregulation if:
(a) the person starts the engine of a Part 103 aircraft, or causes the engine to be started, while the aircraft is on the ground; and
(b) a requirement mentioned in subregulation (2) is not met.
(2) The requirements are the following:
(a) the person who starts the engine or causes the engine to be started must be:
(i) authorised by a Part 103 ASAO to pilot or maintain the aircraft; or
(ii) a person of a kind prescribed by the Part 103 Manual of Standards for the purposes of this subparagraph; and
(b) if subparagraph (a)(ii) applies--the aircraft must be secured from moving; and
(c) if the aircraft is hand - started--the requirements relating to hand - starting prescribed by the Part 103 Manual of Standards for the purposes of this paragraph.
(3) A person contravenes this subregulation if:
(a) the person operates a Part 103 aircraft on the ground, or causes a Part 103 aircraft to be operated on the ground; and
(b) the person permits another person to board the aircraft or to remain on the aircraft while a pilot seat of the aircraft is not occupied by a person who is competent to apply the brakes and control the engine.
(4) For the purposes of paragraph (3)(b), a person is competent to apply the brakes and control the engine of an aircraft if:
(a) the person has been given instructions on how, and assessed as competent, to apply the brakes and control the engine (including how to shut the engine down) by another person who is authorised by a Part 103 ASAO to pilot or maintain the aircraft; or
(b) the person is authorised by a Part 103 ASAO to maintain the aircraft.
(5) A person commits an offence of strict liability if the person contravenes subregulation (1) or (3).