1Civil Aviation Amendment Order (No. R11) 2004 - Civil Aviation Order 20.10 - Hot refuelling - Helicopters (02/12/2004)

Civil Aviation Amendment Order

(No. R11) 2004

I, WILLIAM BRUCE BYRON, Director of Aviation Safety, on behalf of CASA, issue the following Civil Aviation Order under subregulation 235 (7) of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988.

[Signed Bruce Byron]

Bruce Byron

Director of Aviation Safety and

Chief Executive Officer

2 December 2004

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1 Name of Order

This Order is the Civil Aviation Amendment Order (No. R11) 2004.

2 Commencement

This Order commences on gazettal.

3 Replacement of section 20.10 of the Civil Aviation Orders

Section 20.10 of the Civil Aviation Orders is omitted and a new section substituted as set out in Schedule 1.

Schedule 1 Substitution of section 20.10 of the Civil Aviation Orders

SECTION 20.10

HOT REFUELLING — HELICOPTERS

1 MEANING OF HOT REFUELLING

1.1 In this section, hot refuelling means the refuelling of a helicopter with its engine or engines running.

1.2 Hot refuelling of a helicopter may take place with its rotor or rotors rotating.

1A APPLICATION

1A.1 The hot refuelling of helicopters must be carried out in accordance with:

(a) the requirements set out in section 20.9 other than the requirements set out in paragraphs 4.1.1.1, 4.3.1, 4.3.8, 4.4.1, 4.5.1 and 5.1.4; and
(b) this section.

Note: Operators and pilots should note that the provisions of paragraph 5.1 of section 20.2 of the Civil Aviation Orders relating to the inspections and tests for the presence of water in an aircraft’s fuel system before the start of each day’s flying are applicable to helicopters to which this section applies.

2 OPERATOR’S RESPONSIBILITIES

2.1 Hot refuelling of a helicopter must not be carried out unless authorised by its operator.

2.2 Before authorising the hot refuelling of a helicopter, the operator must be satisfied that the refuelling can be carried out safely and, in particular, must have regard to:

(a) the configuration of the helicopter and its engine or engines; and
(b) the location of the components of the helicopter’s fuel system; and
(c) the refuelling system or systems to be used and its or their components; and
(d) the helicopter’s flight manual.

2.3 The operator of a helicopter who authorises hot refuelling of that helicopter must include in the operations manual:

(a) the operational circumstances in which hot refuelling may take place; and
(b) the procedures to be followed during hot refuelling; and
(c) the requirements and instructions, if any, set out in the helicopter’s flight manual that relate to hot refuelling; and
(d) if applicable, the instructions to ensure fuel quality as required for the purposes of subparagraph 7.2 (b).