Chapter 11—EquipmentChapter 11—Equipment

Chapter 11—Equipment

Division 1—General

11.01 Purpose of Chapter 11

(1) For the purposes of subregulation 121.460(1) of CASR, this Chapter prescribes requirements relating to: (a) the fitment and non-fitment of equipment to an aeroplane; and (b) the carrying of equipment on an aeroplane; and (c) equipment that is fitted to, or carried on, an aeroplane.

Note: Requirements in relation to equipment may also be in relation to the inoperability of the equipment.

(2) In this Chapter, unless the contrary intention appears in or for a particular provision: (a) a reference to a pilot seeing or viewing anything from a pilot’s seat is taken to mean that the thing is seen or viewed from the pilot’s normal sitting position in the seat; and (b) any mention of feet (or ft) in the context of an altitude is taken to mean feet above mean sea level (AMSL), unless otherwise stated.

11.02 Standards etc.

In this Chapter, a reference in a provision to a document that is applied, adopted or incorporated for the purposes of the provision is a reference to the document as it exists or is in force from time to time, unless the contrary intention is expressly stated by the reference being to a specifically dated version of the document.

11.03 Aeroplane operator—Chapter 11 requirements

(1) The operator of an aeroplane must ensure that each requirement set out in this Chapter that applies in relation to the aeroplane is met. (2) The pilot in command of an aeroplane for a flight must ensure that each of the requirements mentioned in the following provisions is met for the aeroplane and the flight: (a) subsections 11.16(1) to (6); (b) subsection 11.18(2); (c) section 11.22; (d) subsections 11.42(2) and (3); (f) subsections 11.67(1) to (7); (g) subsections 11.68(1) and (2).