Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations(1) The operator of an aeroplane for a flight contravenes this subregulation if, when the flight begins, a requirement mentioned in subregulation (2) is not met.
(2) The requirements are as follows:
(a) the composition of the aeroplane's flight crew for the flight must comply with the aircraft flight manual instructions for the aeroplane;
(b) if the flight is a kind of operation for which the operator's exposition requires the carriage of additional flight crew members--the flight crew must include the additional flight crew members;
(c) each flight crew member must be qualified under regulation 135.395 or 135.400 to carry out the duties assigned to the flight crew member by the operator for the flight;
(d) if the flight is a VFR flight at night that is a passenger transport operation or a medical transport operation--at least one of the flight crew members must hold an instrument rating;
(e) the pilot in command and the co - pilot for the flight must have the recent experience for the flight required by Division 135.N.4;
(f) each flight crew member must meet the training and checking requirements for the flight crew member and the flight mentioned in subregulation (4);
(g) if the operator's exposition includes requirements, in accordance with regulation 135.410, in relation to knowledge that the pilot in command must have of the route of, and aerodromes for, the flight--the pilot in command must meet the requirements;
(h) each flight crew member for whom, under the operator's exposition, differences training for the aeroplane is required, must have successfully completed the differences training.
(3) For the purposes of paragraph (2)(b), the aeroplane operator's exposition must include the kinds of operation (if any) for which additional flight crew members must be carried.
(4) The Part 135 Manual of Standards may prescribe requirements relating to training and checking that must be completed by a flight crew member for a flight.
New or inexperienced crew members
(5) An aeroplane operator's exposition must include the requirements that must be met for new or inexperienced crew members to be assigned to duty for a flight of the aeroplane.
(6) A person commits an offence of strict liability if the person contravenes subregulation (1).