Commonwealth Numbered Regulations Commonwealth Numbered Regulations
Civil Aviation Regulations 1988
1 Regulation 234
Repeal the regulation, substitute:
(1) For the purposes of paragraph 98(5A)(a) of the Act, CASA may issue a legislative instrument prescribing requirements relating to fuel for aircraft.
(2) Without limiting subregulation (1), the instrument may prescribe:
(a) matters that must be considered when determining whether an aircraft has sufficient fuel to complete a flight safely; and
(b) the amounts of fuel that must be carried on board an aircraft for a flight; and
(c) procedures for monitoring amounts of fuel during a flight; and
(d) procedures to be followed if fuel reaches specified amounts during a flight.
(3) The pilot in command of an aircraft for a flight commits an offence of strict liability if:
(a) the pilot is subject to a requirement under the instrument made for the purposes of subregulation (1) in relation to the flight; and
(b) the pilot does not comply with the requirement in relation to the flight.
Penalty: 50 penalty units.
(4) The operator of an aircraft commits an offence of strict liability if:
(a) the operator is subject to a requirement under the instrument made for the purposes of subregulation (1) in relation to a flight of the aircraft; and
(b) the operator does not comply with the requirement in relation to the flight.
Penalty: 50 penalty units.
The operator and the pilot in command of an aircraft for a flight each commit an offence of strict liability if, when the aircraft begins the flight, the aircraft is not carrying sufficient oil to complete the flight safely.
Penalty: 50 penalty units.