the fuel regulations?
Leadsled said:
There is nothing nuanced about the regulations, they are quite plain.
That is correct - in an "outcomes" framework as distinct from a "prescriptive" framework. The key phrase in CAR 234 is:
...reasonable steps to ensure that the aircraft carries sufficient fuel and oil to enable the proposed flight to be undertaken in safety.
What is "sufficient" and what is "safety" will be determined in hindsight by a Judge, not an aviator. 
Experience in other aviation litigation determined by non-aviator judges shows that "nuanced" doesn't even begin to explain some of the outcomes. As far as I know, there is no legal precedents yet established in Australia at any serious level in the court system in regard to CAR 234. 
Last edited by Prince Niccolo M; 8th Jun 2013 at 05:09.