Civil Aviation Order 82.0 - Air operators' certificates - Applications for certificates & general requirements (02/12/2004)
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adequate aerodrome, for an aeroplane, means an aerodrome which:
(a) meets the physical requirements set out in Appendix 2; and
(b) provides facilities and services for the aeroplane type including:
(i) meteorological forecasts; and
(ii) at least 1 suitable authorised instrument approach procedure.
AFM means aircraft flight manual.
aircraft means an aeroplane, a helicopter or an airship.
certificate means an Air Operator’s Certificate issued by CASA under Division 2 of Part III of the Act.
check pilot means a person approved by CASA to conduct flight training and proficiency checks.
configuration maintenance and procedures (CMP) standards document means a document approved by the certification authority for the aeroplane specifying the minimum requirements for an aeroplane configuration, including any special inspections, hardware life limits, flight crew procedures, Master Minimum Equipment List constraints and maintenance practices necessary to establish the suitability of an airframe/engine combination for EDTO.
CTAF radio frequency, in relation to the terminal airspace of an aerodrome, means the very high radio frequency specified under regulation 99A of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988 as being the radio frequency for:
(a) communications between aircraft within the terminal airspace of the aerodrome; and
(b) communications between aircraft within the terminal airspace and the aerodrome.
EDTO alternate aerodrome means an adequate aerodrome that:
(a) is listed in the AOC holder’s EDTO safety operational specifications as being an aerodrome that may be designated as an alternate in the event of a diversion during an EDTO; and
(b) for an aerodrome inside Australian territory — is one for which radio carriage is required under regulation 166E of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988; and
(c) for an aerodrome outside Australian territory — has:
(i) air traffic control or air traffic services (with not more than 30 minutes’ notice); and
(ii) rescue and fire fighting services to Manual of Standards Part 139H category 4 (with not more than 30 minutes’ notice).
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Note This definition applies for flight planning and does not limit the discretion of the pilot in command during flight.
EDTO entry point means the first point on an EDTO route where the relevant threshold time is exceeded.
EDTO, or extended diversion time operation, means any flight by a turbine‑engined aeroplane where the flight time at the 1 engine inoperative cruise speed (in ISA and still air conditions) from a point on the route to an adequate aerodrome is greater than the threshold time.
ground based radiocommunication service, in relation to an aerodrome, means a radiocommunication service that:
(a) is operated, on the CTAF radio frequency for the terminal airspace of the aerodrome, by:
(i) a certificate holder; or
(ii) the aerodrome operator; or
(iii) a person authorised for that purpose by a certificate holder or the aerodrome operator; and
(b) provides information about the wind direction and the runway or runways in use.
high capacity aircraft means an aircraft that is certified as having a maximum seating capacity exceeding 38 seats or a maximum payload exceeding 4 200 kilograms.
ISA, or international standard atmosphere, means the atmospheric standard as described in ICAO Document 7488 — Manual of the ICAO Standard Atmosphere.
night vision device, or NVD, means night vision enhancement equipment, fitted to, or mounted in or on, an aircraft, or worn by a person in the aircraft, and that can:
(a) detect and amplify light in both the visual and near infra-red bands of the electromagnetic spectrum; or
(b) provide an artificial image representing topographical displays.
non-controlled aerodrome has the meaning given by paragraph 2.2.
operational support personnel means persons employed by an operator to carry out duties associated with fuelling, loading or dispatching aircraft.
passenger means a person who is not an operating crew member.
radiocommunication confirmation system, in relation to an aerodrome, means a radiocommunication system that:
(a) is operated by:
(i) a certificate holder; or
(ii) the aerodrome operator; or
(iii) a person authorised for that purpose by a certificate holder or the aerodrome operator; and
(b) confirms CTAF radio frequency selection by pilots of aircraft operating in the terminal airspace of the aerodrome.
remote island means:
(a) Christmas Island; or
(b) Lord Howe Island; or
(c) Norfolk Island.
TAWS-B+ system means a terrain awareness and warning system that is equipped with a visual display and complies with the requirements for Class B equipment expressed in TSO-C151, TSO-C151a or TSO-C151b.
threshold time means:
(a) for an aeroplane certificated to carry more than 19 passengers or having a maximum payload capacity exceeding 3 410 kg:
(i) for a twin engine aeroplane — 90 minutes; or
(ii) for an aeroplane with more than 2 engines — 180 minutes; and
(b) for an aeroplane engaged in passenger carrying operations but not certificated to carry more than 19 passengers — 180 minutes.
2.2 An aerodrome is a non-controlled aerodrome during any time when an air traffic control service is not provided at the aerodrome.
2.3 The minimum safe fuel for an aeroplane undertaking a flight to a remote island is:
(a) the minimum amount of fuel that the aeroplane should carry on that flight, according to the operations manual of the aeroplane’s operator, revised (if applicable) as directed by CASA to ensure that an adequate amount of fuel is carried on such flights; or
(b) if the operations manual does not make provision for the calculation of that amount or has not been revised as directed by CASA — whichever of the amounts of fuel mentioned in paragraph 2.4 is the greater.
2.4 For the purposes of subparagraph 2.3 (b), the amounts of fuel are:
(a) the minimum amount of fuel that will, whatever the weather conditions, enable the aeroplane to fly, with all its engines operating, to the remote island and then from the remote island to the aerodrome that is, for that flight, the alternate aerodrome for the aircraft, together with any reserve fuel requirements for the aircraft; and
(b) the minimum amount of fuel that would, if the failure of an engine or a loss of pressurisation were to occur during the flight, enable the aeroplane:
(i) to fly to its destination aerodrome or to its alternate aerodrome for the flight; and
(ii) to fly for 15 minutes at holding speed at 1 500 feet above that aerodrome under standard temperature conditions; and
(iii) to land at that aerodrome.
2.4.1 An amount of fuel mentioned in paragraph 2.4 is to be worked out by using:
(a) if the aeroplane is a transport category aircraft — the performance data, and the fuel consumption data, for the aeroplane contained in the aeroplane’s flight manual; or
(b) in any other case:
(i) the performance data for the aeroplane provided by the manufacturer of the aircraft’s airframe or contained in the aeroplane’s flight manual, the operations manual of the aeroplane’s operator or the pilot’s operating handbook for the aeroplane; and
(ii) the fuel consumption data for the aeroplane obtained from 1 of the sources mentioned in sub-subparagraph (i) or provided by the manufacturer of the aeroplane’s engines;
or, if any of those data need to be amended because of the issue of a supplemental type certificate for the aeroplane, those data as so amended; or
(c) in all cases — the performance data, and the fuel consumption data, for the aeroplane obtained in the course of a flight test of the aeroplane carried out in an approved manner.
2.5 For the purposes of this Part:
(a) a GPWS has a predictive terrain hazard warning function if it employs an aircraft navigation system and a terrain data base to compute a display of terrain along, and in the vicinity of, the flight path of an airborne aeroplane in order to provide the flight crew of the aeroplane with a warning of any terrain that may endanger the aeroplane if its flight path were to remain unchanged; and
(b) the GPWS is taken to be approved only if it meets:
(i) the requirements set out in FAA notice N 8110.64 as in force on 15 August 1999; or
(ii) the standard for the Class A Terrain Awareness Warning System specified in TSO C-151, TSO C-151a or TSO C-151b.