Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

1988 NO. 158 CIVIL AVIATION REGULATIONS - REG 253

253. (1) An operator shall not assign a person to act as a crew member of an
aircraft, and a person shall not act as a crew member of an aircraft, unless
the person is competent in the use of the emergency and life-saving equipment
carried in the aircraft.

(2) An operator shall ensure that crew members are periodically tested as to
competency in the use of the emergency and life-saving equipment carried in
the aircraft to which they are assigned.

(3) The operator of an aircraft which is used in over-water flights shall
ensure that each crew member is instructed in "ditching" and "abandon ship"
procedures in so far as is practicable and that he or she is periodically
tested as to his or her knowledge of those procedures.

(4) The operator of an aircraft shall detail a crew member to ensure that
passengers are made familiar with the location of emergency exits in the
aircraft in which they are travelling and the location and use of emergency
equipment carried in the aircraft.

(5) The training and testing of crew members and the familiarization of
passengers as required under the provisions of this regulation shall be
carried out in such manner as the Authority specifies to be satisfactory.

(6) The Authority may issue directions as to the carriage in aircraft, and the
use in such circumstances and subject to such conditions as the Authority
specifies, of medicinal preparations and drugs, including morphine and
compounds of morphine or other opium alkaloids.

(7) Any medicinal preparations or drugs may be carried and used in aircraft in
accordance with a direction given by the Authority in pursuance of
subregulation (6) without any licence, authority or other permission
prescribed or required by or under the law of a State or Territory of the
Commonwealth.