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CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY REGULATIONS 1998 - REG 131.385

Fuel and ballast requirements

  (1)   The Part   131 Manual of Standards may prescribe requirements relating to fuel and ballast for Part   131 aircraft, including (but not limited to) the following:

  (a)   matters that must be considered when determining whether a Part   131 aircraft has sufficient fuel or ballast to complete a flight safely;

  (b)   the amounts of fuel or ballast that must be carried on board a Part   131 aircraft for a flight;

  (c)   procedures for monitoring amounts of fuel or ballast during a flight of a Part   131 aircraft;

  (d)   procedures to be followed if fuel or ballast reaches specified amounts during a flight of a Part   131 aircraft.

  (2)   The operator and the pilot in command of a Part   131 aircraft for a flight that is a balloon transport operation each contravene this subregulation   if a requirement mentioned in subregulation   (1) is not met for the flight.

  (3)   The pilot in command of a Part   131 aircraft for a flight that is not a balloon transport operation contravenes this subregulation   if a requirement mentioned in subregulation   (1) is not met for the flight.

  (4)   A person commits an offence of strict liability if the person contravenes subregulation   (2) or (3).

Penalty:   50 penalty units.


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