(1) The operator and the pilot in command of a rotorcraft for a flight each contravene this subregulation if, during any stage of the flight, the rotorcraft is not flown in a performance class.
(2) Subregulation (1) does not apply in relation to a stage of a flight if:
(a) the flight is a medical transport operation; and
(b) the stage of the flight is conducted at a medical transport operating site; and
(c) the operator's exposition includes risk assessment and management procedures that must be complied with if the rotorcraft is not flown in a performance class during such a stage; and
(d) the procedures are complied with for the flight.
(3) A person commits an offence of strict liability if the person contravenes subregulation (1).
Note: A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matters
in subregulation (2): see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal
Code .