1Civil Aviation Order 95.14 - Exemption from the provisions of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988 - Parasails & gyrogliders (12/12/2004)

Civil Aviation Amendment Order (No. R68) 2004
as amended

made under subregulation 308 (1) of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988.

This compilation was prepared on 3 February 2015 taking into account amendments up to Civil Aviation Order (Flight Crew Licensing) Repeal and Amendment Instrument 2014 (No. 1).

Prepared by the Legislative Drafting Section, Legal Branch, Legal Services Division, Civil Aviation Safety Authority, Canberra.

1 Name of Order

This Order is the Civil Aviation Amendment Order (No. R68) 2004.

2 Commencement

This Order commences on gazettal.

3 Replacement of section 95.14 of the Civil Aviation Orders

Section 95.14 of the Civil Aviation Orders is omitted and a new section substituted as set out in Schedule 1.

Schedule 1 Substitution of section 95.14 of the Civil Aviation Orders

Section 95.14

Exemption from provisions of the regulations under the Civil Aviation Act 1988 — parasails and gyrogliders

1 Application

This section applies to parasails and gyrogliders.

2 Definitions

In this section:

gyroglider means a non-power-driven heavier-than-air aircraft supported in flight by the reaction of the air on 1 or more rotors which rotate freely on substantially vertical axes.

parasail means a parachute tethered to a point or vehicle on the ground or to a watercraft and deriving lift chiefly from aerodynamic reactions on flexible surfaces remaining fixed under given conditions of flight.

3 Exemption

3.1If the conditions set out in this Order are complied with, parasails and gyrogliders are exempt from compliance with Part 61 of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998 and the following provisions of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988:

(a) Parts 3, 4, 4A, 4B, 4C, 4D and 7;

(b) subregulation 83 (1) in respect of VHF equipment;

(c) Part 11 (other than regulations 140, 143, 144, 145 and 156);

(d) Part 14.

3A Licence not required

3A.1For the purposes of paragraph 20AB (1) (b) of the Act, a person is authorised to perform a duty essential to the operation of an aircraft to which this section applies without holding a flight crew licence if he or she complies with the conditions set out in subsection 4.

4 Conditions

4.1Except with the permission in writing of CASA and in accordance with any conditions specified in the permit to minimize hazard to other aircraft or to persons or property on the ground or water, a person must not fly a parasail or gyroglider: