Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY REGULATIONS 1998 - REG 99.015

             (1)  This Part applies to the SSAAs specified in this regulation.

             (2)  The specified SSAAs are:

                     (a)  any activity undertaken by a person, other than as a passenger, in an aerodrome testing area; and

                     (b)  calculation of the position of freight, baggage, passengers and fuel on aircraft; and

                     (c)  the manufacture or maintenance of any of the following:

                              (i)  aircraft;

                             (ii)  aeronautical products;

                            (iii)  aviation radionavigation products;

                            (iv)  aviation telecommunication products;

                             (v)  reserve parachutes or emergency parachutes; and

                     (d)  the certification of maintenance of a kind mentioned in paragraph (c); and

                   (da)  the issuing of a certificate of release to service for an aircraft or aeronautical product in relation to maintenance carried out on the aircraft or aeronautical product; and

                     (e)  the fuelling and maintenance of vehicles that will be used to fuel aircraft on aerodrome testing areas; and

                      (f)  activities undertaken by an airport security guard or a screening officer in the course of the person's duties as a guard or officer; and

                     (g)  activities undertaken by a member of the crew of an aircraft in the course of the person's duties as a crew member; and

                     (h)  the loading and unloading of trolleys containing baggage for loading onto aircraft and the driving of such trolleys; and

                      (i)  activities undertaken by a holder of an ATC licence in the course of the person's duties as a controller; and

                      (j)  activities undertaken by the supervisor of a holder of an ATC licence in the course of the person's duties as such a supervisor; and

                     (k)  providing flight information and search and rescue alert services:

                              (i)  to a pilot or operator of an aircraft immediately before the flight of the aircraft; or

                             (ii)  to a pilot or operator of an aircraft, during the flight of the aircraft; or

                            (iii)  as an intermediary for communications between a pilot or operator of the aircraft, and an air traffic controller; and

                      (l)  providing aviation fire fighting services; and

                    (m)  undertaking parachute descents; and

                     (n)  supervising parachute descents.

             (3)  This Part applies to the safety-sensitive aviation activities specified in paragraphs (2)(b) to (n) even if those activities do not occur in an aerodrome testing area.