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CASA EX115/16 - Exemption — from having training and checking organisation

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What this does: This exemption lets certain agricultural aviation businesses skip the normal requirement to set up and maintain a formal training and checking organisation (a dedicated system for testing and refreshing pilot skills).

Who it affects: Operators using single-engine aircraft weighing over 5.7 tonnes for aerial application work (such as crop dusting, spraying fertiliser, or firefighting).

What changes: Normally, these operators would need to comply with Regulation 217 of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988, which requires a structured training and checking system. This exemption removes that obligation.

Key conditions: The exemption only applies if:

The aircraft is used exclusively for aerial application work (no carrying passengers or freight);
The aircraft only carries essential crew (no passengers); and
The operator follows their approved operations manual (the rulebook for how they run their flights).

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CASA EX115/16 - Exemption — from having training and checking organisation

Instrument number CASA EX115/16

I, GERARD JOHN CAMPBELL, Safety Assurance Senior Manager, Aviation Group, a delegate of CASA, make this instrument under regulation 11.160 of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998 (CASR 1998).

[Signed G.J. Campbell]

Gerard J. Campbell
Safety Assurance Senior Manager
Aviation Group

29 July 2016

Exemption — from having training and checking organisation

1 Duration

This instrument:

(a) commences on 1 August 2016; and

(b) is repealed at the end of 31 July 2019.

2 Definition

In this instrument:

aerial application operation has the meaning given by regulation 137.010 of CASR 1998.

3 Application

This instrument applies to an operator that operates only single engine aircraft (the aircraft):

(a) with a maximum take-off weight of more than 5 700 kilograms; and

(b) that are employed in aerial application operations.

4 Exemption

The operator is exempt from compliance with regulation 217 of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988.

5 Conditions

The exemption is subject to the conditions mentioned in Schedule 1.

Schedule 1 Conditions

1 The aircraft must:

(a) be used exclusively for aerial application purposes; and

(b) carry only crew members.

2 The operations in which the aircraft is employed must be conducted in accordance with the operator’s operations manual.

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