Appendix G.3 Gyroplane category rating (
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This instrument amends the Flight Crew Licensing MOS to fully integrate gyroplanes into Australia’s training and certification system, establishing licence and rating pathways, competency and knowledge standards, endorsements, and flight-test criteria. It also resolves code conflicts and fixes minor errors.
It affects pilots, flight training organisations and CASA by enabling formal training, certification and commercial operations (e.g. aerial application, mustering), giving gyroplanes a clear regulatory framework reflecting their unique flight characteristics.
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Direct links to the current provisions in Part 61 Manual of Standards Amendment Instrument 2024 (No. 1).
| Unit code | Unit of knowledge |
|---|---|
| BAKC | Basic aeronautical knowledge |
| RFRC | RPL Flight rules and air law |
| PHFC | PPL Human factors |
| RMTC | RPL Meteorology |
| RBKG | Basic aeronautical knowledge – gyroplane |
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| Unit code | Unit of knowledge |
|---|---|
| BAKC | Basic aeronautical knowledge |
| RFRC | RPL Flight rules and air law |
| PHFC | PPL Human factors |
| RMTC | RPL Meteorology |
| RBKG | Basic aeronautical knowledge – gyroplane |
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:100%; margin-bottom:0pt; border-collapse:collapse"><thead><tr><td style="width:108pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; line-height:115%; font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif; font-weight:bold">Unit code</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:329.7pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; line-height:115%; font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif; font-weight:bold">Unit of competency</span></p></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td style="width:108pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; line-height:115%; font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">C1</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:329.7pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; line-height:115%; font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Communicating in the aviation environment</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:108pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; line-height:115%; font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">C2</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:329.7pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; line-height:115%; font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Perform pre- and post-flight actions and procedures</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:108pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; line-height:115%; font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">C4</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:329.7pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; line-height:115%; font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Manage fuel</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:108pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; line-height:115%; font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">C5</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:329.7pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; line-height:115%; font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Manage passengers and cargo</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:108pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; line-height:115%; font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">NTS1</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:329.7pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; line-height:115%; font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Non-technical skills 1</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:108pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; line-height:115%; font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">NTS2</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:329.7pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; line-height:115%; font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Non-technical skills 2</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:108pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; line-height:115%; font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">G1</span></p></td><td style="width:329.4pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; line-height:115%; font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Control gyroplane on the ground</span></p></td><td style="border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; vertical-align:top"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:108pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; line-height:115%; font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">G2</span></p></td><td style="width:329.4pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; line-height:115%; font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Take-off gyroplane</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:108pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; line-height:115%; font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">G3</span></p></td><td style="width:329.4pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; line-height:115%; font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Control gyroplane in normal flight</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:108pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; line-height:115%; font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">G4</span></p></td><td style="width:329.4pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; line-height:115%; font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Land gyroplane</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:108pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; line-height:115%; font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">G5</span></p></td><td style="width:329.4pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; line-height:115%; font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Gyroplane advanced manoeuvres</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:108pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; line-height:115%; font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">G6</span></p></td><td style="width:329.4pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; line-height:115%; font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Manage abnormal situations</span><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">– single-engine gyroplane</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top"></td></tr><tr style="height:0pt"><td style="width:110.5pt"></td><td style="width:313.9pt"></td><td style="width:0.3pt"></td></tr></tbody></table>
[3] Schedule 1, Section H, Appendix H.4 Gyroplane category rating (PPL) – Reserved
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| Unit code | Unit of knowledge |
|---|---|
| BAKC | Basic aeronautical knowledge |
| RFRC | RPL Flight rules and air law |
| RMTC | RPL Meteorology |
| PHFC | PPL Human factors |
| RBKG | Basic aeronautical knowledge – gyroplane |
| PAKC | PPL Aeronautical knowledge |
| PFRC | PPL Flight rules and air law |
| PHFC | PPL Human factors |
| PNVC | PPL Navigation |
| PMTC | PPL Meteorology |
| POPC | PPL Operations, performance and planning |
| PAKG | PPL Aeronautical knowledge – gyroplane |
| PFRG | PPL Flight rules and air law – gyroplane |
| POPG | PPL Operations, performance and planning – gyroplane |
| Unit code | Unit of competency |
|---|---|
| C1 | Communicating in the aviation environment |
| C2 | Perform pre- and post-flight actions and procedures |
| C3 | Operate aeronautical radio |
| C4 | Manage fuel |
| C5 | Manage passengers and cargo |
| NTS1 | Non-technical skills 1 |
| NTS2 | Non-technical skills 2 |
| NAV | Navigate aircraft |
| G1 | Control gyroplane on the ground |
| G2 | Take-off gyroplane |
| G3 | Control gyroplane in normal flight |
| G4 | Land gyroplane |
| G5 | Gyroplane advanced manoeuvres |
| G6 | Manage abnormal situations – single-engine gyroplane |
| ONTA | Operate at non-towered aerodrome |
| OGA | Operate in Class G airspace |
| CTR | Operate at a controlled aerodrome |
| CTA | Operate in controlled airspace |
[4] Schedule 1, Section I, Appendix I.4 Gyroplane category rating (CPL) – Reserved
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