Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations(1) The operator and the pilot in command of a single - engine aeroplane (other than a prescribed single - engine aeroplane) for a flight each contravene this subregulation if, during the flight, the aeroplane is flown more than 25 nautical miles over water from a suitable forced landing area.
(2) The operator and the pilot in command of a prescribed single - engine aeroplane for a flight each contravene this subregulation if:
(a) during the flight, the aeroplane is flown more than 25 nautical miles over water from a suitable forced landing area; and
(b) either:
(i) the aeroplane is not a kind of aeroplane allowed by the Part 135 Manual of Standards for the purposes of this regulation to be flown more than 25 nautical miles over water from a suitable forced landing area; or
(ii) the aeroplane is a kind of aeroplane allowed by the Part 135 Manual of Standards to be flown more than 25 nautical miles over water from a suitable forced landing area, but is flown in a way that contravenes a procedure prescribed by the Part 135 Manual of Standards for that kind of flight.
(3) A person commits an offence of strict liability if the person contravenes subregulation (1) or (2).