Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations(1) A pilot is qualified as pilot in command for a flight of a rotorcraft if:
(a) the pilot meets the minimum flying experience requirements specified, in accordance with subregulation (2), in the rotorcraft operator's exposition for the rotorcraft; and
(b) for a flight described in an item of column 1 of the following table--the pilot has completed, in a rotorcraft of that kind, the flight hours mentioned in column 2 of the item; and
(c) for a flight that is a multi - crew operation--the pilot has successfully completed command training that complies with the requirements prescribed by the Part 133 Manual of Standards; and
(d) the pilot is:
(i) if the rotorcraft is an Australian aircraft--authorised to pilot the rotorcraft during the flight as pilot in command under Part 61; or
(ii) if the rotorcraft is a foreign registered aircraft--authorised to pilot the rotorcraft during the flight as pilot in command by the rotorcraft's State of registry.
Flight hours required to qualify as pilot in command | ||
Item | Column 1 | Column 2 |
| Flight hours | |
1 | 5 hours as pilot in command, or pilot in command under supervision, at night | |
2 | VFR flight in single - engine rotorcraft | Either: (a) 5 hours as pilot in command, or pilot in command under supervision, by day in a rotorcraft of that kind; or (b) if the pilot has 5 hours of aeronautical experience in another kind of single - engine rotorcraft--3 hours as pilot in command, or pilot in command under supervision, by day in a rotorcraft of the kind referred to in paragraph (a) |
3 | VFR flight in multi - engine rotorcraft | 10 hours as pilot in command, or pilot in command under supervision, by day |
4 | IFR flight in multi - engine rotorcraft | 15 hours as pilot in command under supervision under the IFR |
5 | Flight that is a multi - crew operation | Either: (a) 20 hours as pilot in command; or (b) 20 hours as pilot in command under supervision in a multi - crew operation |
(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(a), the rotorcraft operator's exposition must include minimum flying experience requirements for all rotorcraft operated by the operator for Australian air transport operations.
(3) To avoid doubt, more than one item of column 2 of the table in subregulation (1) may apply to a particular hour of flight time.