And swh.. in yr final para re transport, you are trying to be too clever by half... re "not being disclosed in the invoice" Does that alter CASA's interpretation of commerce then ??
Pvt helicopter pilot flies shipping pilot to ships and back, both the ships pilotage fees and helicopter times listed on Invoice. PVT operation.
( hope to goodness he didnt take a beaut aerial photo of the ship to sell to the shipping company as well ..!!)
PPL LAME flies to YWOOP for maint. job, a/c time listed on the invoice and maintenance times itemised. Pvt.operation? Just hope he didnt carry his toolbox with him, or if he did, no tarmac trawlers were at the other end.
Otherwise that would be????? OMG..!! CPL and AOC reqd.. the bleedn criminal!
Safety case, there... Nah !
State Government Dept has several aircraft, flown by IFR CPLs, carry folk from a variety of Depts, who can book seats on, and the other Depts are invoiced for the carriage of those pax. No CP or AOC. PVT operation.
Different strokes for different folks.? Or a bucket of regulatory worms?
Or just a monumental legalistic nightmare/ aka a clusterfcuk.?
And the Aviation industry at whatever level, suffers from it all.
Life's a bitch.!