garrya100,
Well blimey crikey, stone the crows, whoda' thunk it??
I am truly indebted to your erudite and in-depth knowledge of the subject.
All those years I sat on a DOTARS advisory body, and I need you to explain the system to me --- NOT.
Frank A's later post is quite interesting, he actually has it right, in contrast to your assertions. As Frank correctly points out, you can operated without an ASIC cards in a
security controlled area (note, I did not say airport) with an escort.
Or, do you really think every pilot on an area that is security controlled has an Australian ASIC --- at an international airport ---- all the foreign crews??
I chose my words carefully --- as an Australian pilot you can fly with an AVID or an ASIC card, but you can fly without an ASIC card, and there are plenty of places --- including areas of some airports outside the security controlled areas, where you can operate without an ASIC card. Not all airport operators declare the whole airport, where a security plan is required, as a security controlled area.
You need to read, inwardly digest and develop an understanding of all the rules, before you start making bland assertions.
Now, back to the thread. So far as a number of people have been able to determine, the quoted section of CASR 61 seems to stand alone.
I was informed that -----
By whom, did you get it in writing, with details of the head of power, what makes you think it was somebody who actually knew the answer??
I haven't yet read the bit in Part 61 that says we all have to get new licenses with a pic. on them ---- as Ms Pauline Hanson would say --- please explain.
I certainly have my old book license with a pic. on the back page, I think I looked quite hansom about 40 years ago.
And I would welcome a return to a credit card license,(like my FAA or NZ one) as we had for many years, the Toller era CASA "policy" that such a license was not "ICAO Compliant", and we had to have a bleeding great book, which just happened to be the size of a UK license,( I suppose I could say that my UK and Australian licenses look "matched" in a pocket in my flight bag) was a load of self-serving rubbish.
Tootle pip!!
PS: Anybody want to claim the US or NZ licenses are not ICAO compliant --- please inform ICAO, I am certain they will be glad of your help, and will immediately ground all US and NZ licensed pilots from international operations, until such time as "compliant" licenses are produced.