Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

1988 NO. 158 CIVIL AVIATION REGULATIONS - REG 256

256. (1) A person shall not, while in a state of intoxication, enter any
aircraft.

(2) A person acting as a member of the operating crew of an aircraft, or
carried in the aircraft for the purpose of so acting, shall not, while so
acting or carried, be in a state in which, by reason of his or her having
consumed, used, or absorbed any alcoholic liquor, drug, pharmaceutical or
medicinal preparation or other substance, his or her capacity so to act is
impaired.

(3) A person shall not act as, or perform any duties or functions preparatory
to acting as, a member of the operating crew of an aircraft if the person has,
during the period of 8 hours immediately preceding the departure of the
aircraft consumed any alcoholic liquor.

(4) A person who is on board an aircraft as a member of the operating crew, or
as a person carried in the aircraft for the purpose of acting as a member of
the operating crew, shall not consume any alcoholic liquor.

(5) A person shall not, while acting in any capacity in either Air Traffic
Control or Flight Service, be in a state in which, by reason of his or her
having consumed, used, or absorbed any alcoholic liquor, drug, pharmaceutical
or medicinal preparation or other substance, his or her capacity so to act is
impaired.

(6) A person shall not act in any capacity in either Air Traffic Control or
Flight Service if the person has, during the period of 8 hours immediately
preceding the commencement of the period of duty in which he or she so acts,
consumed any alcoholic liquor.

(7) A person who is on duty in either Air Traffic Control or Flight Service
shall not consume any alcoholic liquor.