Yup we're dealing with utter MORONS with no redeeming features whatsoever.
(2) The pilot in command of a multi-engined aircraft commits an offence if:
(a) during a flight of the aircraft, an engine fails or its rotation is stopped; and
(b) the pilot does not:
(i) fly the aircraft to the nearest aerodrome that is suitable for landing the aircraft; and
(ii) land the aircraft at the aerodrome. Penalty: 50 penalty units.
(3) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against subregulation (2) that:
(a) the pilot flew the aircraft to, and landed at, an aerodrome (the alternative aerodrome) that was not the nearest aerodrome suitable for landing the aircraft; and
(b) the pilot believed, having considered the matters mentioned in subregulation (4), that it was safe to fly the aircraft to, and land the aircraft at, the alternative aerodrome; and
(c) the belief was reasonable in the circumstances.
(4) For paragraph (3) (b), the matters are the following:
(a) the nature of the malfunction that caused the engine to fail, or caused its rotation to stop, and the possible mechanical difficulties that may occur if the flight continued beyond the nearest aerodrome suitable for landing the aircraft;
(b) the availability of the inoperative engine to be used;
(c) the altitude of the aircraft and whether it is able to maintain a safe altitude;
(d) the weight of the aircraft and the amount of usable fuel remaining;
MM07046A-110321A.doc, 22/03/2011, 3:59 PM Schedule 1 Amendments of Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998
(e) the additional distance to be flown to the alternative aerodrome, taking into account the aircraft’s performance availability should another engine fail;
(f) the relative characteristics of the nearest aerodrome and the alternative aerodrome;
(g) weather conditions on the route to the nearest aerodrome and the alternative aerodrome and at other possible landing places;
(h) air traffic congestion on the route to, and at, the nearest aerodrome and the alternative aerodrome;
(i) the pilot’s familiarity with the nearest aerodrome and the alternative aerodrome;
(j) the type of terrain to be flown over on the route to the nearest aerodrome and the alternative aerodrome;
(k) whether the flight to the nearest aerodrome or the alternative aerodrome will be over water;
(l) whether the flight to the nearest aerodrome or the alternative aerodrome will be over a populous area.
(5) An offence against subregulation (1) or (2) is an offence of strict liability.
Note For the defence of sudden or extraordinary emergency, see section 10.3 of the Criminal Code.
So the PIC of a 747 or A380 who carries out a precautionary shutdown of
1 of the 4 engines must divert and land at the nearest suitable aerodrome while the PIC of a 777 can fly over the most inhospitable and remote terrain on the planet on two engines?
You bozos better either rescind all ETOPS approvals or, better yet, stick to **** you understand. Its not immediately apparent what that might be - its certainly not flying aircraft.