The only time a NVFR flight would be operating lower than 3000ft AMSL or 1000ft AGL would be in accordance with subregulation 91.277(3) of CASR - taking off or landing or within the NVFR circling area of an aerodrome (within 3NM)
Once again CASA is talking nonsense, although their part about operating below 1,000 AGL is correct, that can only be done within 3nm radius of the airport, but you can operate below 3,000 AMSL if all other pieces fall into line.
We operated from our own lit airstrip carrying out VMC, NVMC, IMC flights, the strip was effectively at sea level and our operations were over water, LSALT was 1,900, dictated by an ABC radio transmitter on a hill, rarely did we get as high as 3,000AMSL, that's nose bleed territory for a helo pilot.
Our VMC limit over water in our operating area was clear of cloud, 350', 3k vis, didn't specify day or night
The people answering the questions may be confident as to the validity of their conclusions and the relevance and accuracy of the facts they assert
Still awaiting an answer to a letter submitted years ago re their edict that FAR 23 aircraft are not permitted to fly at temps in excess of 40°C. Take anything they say on board with caution, as
Clinton says, there be dragons.
CASA's 'Regulatory Guidance Delivery' folk omitted what I consider to be fundamentally important, intersecting definitions
There you go, puts the discussion to bed
Clinton. 