Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

1988 NO. 158 CIVIL AVIATION REGULATIONS - REG 239

239. (1) Before beginning a flight, the pilot in command shall study all
available information appropriate to the intended operation, and, in the cases
of flights away from the vicinity of an aerodrome and all I.F.R. flights,
shall make a careful study of:

   (a)  current weather reports and forecasts for the route to be followed and
        at aerodromes to be used;

   (b)  the airways facilities available on the route to be followed and the
        condition of those facilities;

   (c)  the condition of aerodromes to be used and their suitability for the
        aircraft to be used; and

   (d)  the Air Traffic Control rules and procedure appertaining to the
        particular flight; and the pilot shall plan the flight in relation to
        the information obtained.

(2) When meteorological conditions at the aerodromes of intended landing are
forecast to be less than the minima specified by the Authority, the pilot in
command shall make provision for an alternative course of action and shall
arrange for the aircraft to carry the necessary additional fuel.