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Section 82.0 is a general section outlining what is required of AWK, CHT & RPT ops. Subsection 3A is "an addition" in that it only applies to CHT as its title states. Go and speak to CASA and an aviation lawyer if you don’t believe me or HDH but as a former ATO I can assure you that you are interpreting the CAO’s incorrectly. AWK and RPT don’t require an alternate for a remote island destination unless it is in the operator’s ops manual and/or CASA has directed them to carry one. It is an idiotic situation I agree but that is the way the rules are written by CASA. If they had meant for the rule to apply to AWK and RPT ops it would have stated it in subsection 3A.