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CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY REGULATIONS 1998 - REG 137.300

Pilot to be fit for duty

  (1)   The pilot must not commence an application operation if he or she is not fit for duty.

Penalty:   25 penalty units.

  (2)   The operator of an aeroplane to be used in an application operation must not allow the pilot to commence the operation if the operator has reason to believe that the pilot is not fit for duty.

Penalty:   25 penalty units.

  (3)   For subregulations   (1) and (2), a pilot is not fit for duty if, for example:

  (a)   he or she has not had adequate rest, food or drink; or

  (b)   he or she is adversely affected by a medical condition or a psychoactive substance.

Note:   The expression psychoactive substances refers to alcohol, drugs and volatile solvents, but not coffee and tobacco: see clause   60 of Part   2 of the Dictionary.

  (4)   In paragraph   (3)(b):

"medical" includes psychological and psychiatric.

  (5)   A contravention of subregulation   (1) or (2) is an offence of strict liability.

 

Table of contents

Subpart   138.A--Preliminary

138.005   Application of Part   138

138.010   Definition of aerial work operation etc.

138.012   Definition of significant change

138.015   Definition of task specialist

138.020   Issue of Manual of Standards for Part   138

138.025   Approvals by CASA for Part   138

Subpart   138.B--Certification

Division   138.B.1--Requirement for certification for certain operations

138.030   Requirement to hold aerial work certificate

Division   138.B.2--Aerial work certificates

138.035   Application for aerial work certificate

138.040   Issue of aerial work certificate

138.045   Approval of manuals

138.050   Conditions of aerial work certificates

138.055   Compliance with conditions of aerial work certificates

Division   138.B.3--Changes relating to aerial work operators

138.060   Changes of name etc.

138.062   Application for approval of significant changes

138.064   Approval of significant changes

138.066   Changes must be made in accordance with process in operations manual

138.068   CASA directions relating to operations manual or key personnel

Division   138.B.4--Organisation and personnel

138.070   Organisation and personnel

138.075   Key personnel cannot carry out responsibilities

138.080   Familiarisation training for key personnel

138.085   Responsibilities and accountabilities of chief executive officer

138.090   Qualifications and experience of head of operations

138.095   Responsibilities of head of operations

138.100   Qualifications and experience of head of training and checking

138.105   Responsibilities of head of training and checking

138.110   Experience of safety manager

138.115   Responsibilities of safety manager

138.120   Additional qualification and experience requirements for key personnel

Division   138.B.5--Training and checking

138.125   Operators who are required to have a training and checking system

138.130   Requirements for flight crew

138.135   Requirements for other operational safety - critical personnel

Division   138.B.6--Safety management system

138.140   Operators who are required to have a safety management system

138.145   Safety management system requirements

Division   138.B.7--Personnel fatigue management

138.150   Operators who are required to have a crew fatigue management system

Division   138.B.8--Operations manuals

138.155   Content of operations manual

138.157   Compliance with operations manual by operator

138.160   Compliance with operations manual by personnel

138.165   Providing personnel with operations manual

Division   138.B.9--Records and documents

138.170   Personnel training and checking records

138.175   Availability of records

138.180   Copies of flight crew licences and medical certificates

138.185   Retention periods for personnel records

Division   138.B.10--Miscellaneous

138.195   Reference library

138.200   Maximum period for use of foreign registered aircraft in Australian territory

Subpart   138.C--General

Division   138.C.1--General flight limitations

138.205   Permitted categories of aircraft for aerial work operations

Division   138.C.2--Operational documents

138.210   Compliance with flight manual

138.215   Availability of checklists

Division   138.C.3--Flight related documents

138.220   Electronic documents

138.225   Availability of parts of operations manual

Division   138.C.4--Reporting and recording defects and incidents etc.

138.230   Procedures for reporting and recording defects etc.

138.235   Reporting and recording incidents

Division   138.C.5--Search and rescue services and emergency and survival equipment

Division   138.C.6--Miscellaneous requirements

Subpart   138.D--Operational procedures

Division   138.D.1--Operational control

Division   138.D.2--Flight preparation

138.265   Flight preparation requirements

Division   138.D.3--Flight planning

138.270   Availability of flight planning information

Division   138.D.4--Flight rules

138.275   Minimum height rules

Division   138.D.5--Take - offs and landings

138.280   Procedures for safety at aerodromes

Division   138.D.6--Fuel requirements

138.285   Fuel procedures

138.290   Oil requirements

138.300   Hot fuelling

138.302   Fuelling safety procedures

Division   138.D.7--Carriage of passengers or cargo

138.305   Carriage of passengers--general

138.320   Procedures for carriage of restricted persons

Division   138.D.8--Instruments, indicators, equipment and systems

138.340   Head - up displays, enhanced vision systems and synthetic vision systems

138.345   Survival equipment procedures

138.350   NVIS flights

Division   138.D.9--Miscellaneous

138.370   Operator must conduct risk assessments

138.375   Wearing of seatbelts and other restraint devices

138.380   Procedures in relation to frost etc.

138.385   Procedures in relation to polar operations

Division   138.D.10--Rules for external load operations

138.400   Certain night operations prohibited unless operation is an emergency service operation or approved by CASA

138.410   Manual of Standards may prescribe requirements for external load operations

Division   138.D.11--Rules for dispensing operations

138.425   Manual of Standards may prescribe requirements for dispensing operations

Division   138.D.12--Rules for task specialist operations

138.430   Manual of Standards may prescribe requirements for task specialist operations

138.432   Possessing and discharging firearms

Subpart   138.F--Performance

138.435   Take - off performance

138.440   Landing performance

Subpart   138.J--Weight and balance

138.450   Loading of aircraft

138.460   Weight and balance documents

Subpart   138.K--Equipment

138.465   Requirements relating to equipment

Subpart   138.N--Flight crew

138.475   Composition, number, qualifications and training

138.480   Training for new or inexperienced flight crew members

138.485   Competence

138.490   Assignment to duty of pilot in command

138.500   Qualification as pilot in command

138.505   Training and checking to be conducted by certain persons

Subpart   138.P--Air crew members and task specialists

Division   138.P.1--Air crew members

138.535   Application of Division   138.P.1

138.540   Composition, number, qualifications and training

138.550   Training and checking to be conducted by certain persons

Division   138.P.2--Task specialists

138.575   Application of Division   138.P.2

138.580   Qualifications and training

138.590   Training and checking to be conducted by certain persons

Subpart   138.A -- Preliminary

 



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