Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations(1) An aerial work operation means one or more of the following (and each of the following is a kind of aerial work operation):
(a) an external load operation;
(b) a dispensing operation;
(c) a task specialist operation;
(d) an operation of a kind prescribed by the Part 138 Manual of Standards for the purposes of this paragraph.
(2) An external load operation means carrying or towing a load outside an aircraft in flight and includes training for such an operation.
(3) A dispensing operation means dropping or releasing any substance or object from an aircraft in flight and includes training for such an operation.
(4) A task specialist operation means carrying out a specialised activity using an aircraft in flight and includes training for such an activity.
(5) Despite subregulation (1), an aerial work operation does not include the following:
(a) a medical transport operation;
(b) an external load operation involving winching a person, if the operation is conducted as part of an air transport operation;
(c) glider towing;
(d) a person undertaking a parachute descent;
(e) an aerial application operation (including any external load operation undertaken as part of that operation) to apply fire retardants (including water), or oil or chemical dispersants, if the operation is conducted by a person holding a civil aviation authorisation under Part 137 to undertake the operation;
(f) any other aerial application operation;
(g) any other operation of a kind prescribed by the Part
138 Manual of Standards for the purposes of this paragraph .