Commonwealth legislation

CASA EX38/13 - Exemption - display of markings

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This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.

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This instrument creates an exemption for gliders and sailplanes registered with the Gliding Federation of Australia (GFA). Normally, Australian aircraft must display specific registration markings including the 'VH-' nationality prefix and all characters of their registration mark. This exemption allows eligible gliders to omit the 'VH-' prefix and the first letter 'G' from their external markings.

Who it affects: Glider and sailplane owners/operators registered with the GFA under Part 47 of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations.

Key points:

The exemption: Allows these aircraft to fly without displaying the usual 'VH-' prefix and the initial 'G' character of their registration
The condition: Only applies to GFA-registered aircraft operating in Australian territory
Why it matters: Reduces the marking burden on recreational gliders while maintaining identification through the GFA registration system

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CASA EX38/13 - Exemption - display of markings

Instrument number CASA EX38/13

I, PETER REGINALD FEREDAY, Executive Manager, Industry Permissions Division, a delegate of CASA, make this instrument under regulation 11.160 of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998 (CASR 1998).

[Signed P. Fereday]

Peter Reginald Fereday
Executive Manager
Industry Permissions Division

17 April 2013

Exemption — display of markings

1 Duration

This instrument:

(a) commences on the day of registration; and

(b) stops having effect at the end of 31 March 2016 as if it had been repealed by another instrument.

2 Application

This instrument applies to gliders and sailplanes registered with the Gliding Federation of Australia (the GFA) in accordance with Part 47 of CASR 1998 and operating in Australian territory.

3 Exemption

All gliders and sailplanes registered by the GFA are exempt from compliance with the requirements of regulations 45.025 and 45.035 of CASR 1998 in relation to displaying the Australian nationality “VH-” and the first character of the registration mark if that character is the letter “G”.

4 Condition

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

Schedule 1 Condition

The glider or sailplane must be registered by the GFA in accordance with Part 47 of CASR 1998 and must be operating in Australian territory.

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Sourced from the Federal Register of Legislation (legislation.gov.au), CC BY 4.0.

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