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Old 1st Sep 2015, 07:04
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Lead Balloon
 
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Stop scaremongering, kaz!

People don't want to know that even if the exemption is in force, all of this still applies to PVT GA aircraft:
232 Flight check system

(1) The operator of an aircraft shall establish a flight check system for each type of aircraft, setting out the procedure to be followed by the pilot in command and other flight crew members prior to and on take‑off, in flight, on landing and in emergency situations.

Penalty: 25 penalty units.

(2) [exemption applies]

(3) The pilot in command must ensure that the check lists of the procedures are carried in the aircraft and are located where they will be available instantly to the crew member concerned.

Penalty: 10 penalty units.

(4) The pilot in command shall ensure that the flight check system is carried out in detail.

Penalty: 25 penalty units.

(5) [exemption applies]

(6) An offence against subregulation (1), (3), (4) or (5) is an offence of strict liability.

Note: For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.
People don't want to know that the CASA guidance on ramp checks is therefore accurate. Pilots of PVT GA aircraft can be asked to produce paper or electronic copies of the checklist of the procedures from the flight check system established by the operator, and those pilots risk being considered in breach of 232(3) if those copies can't be produced. And if the pilot can't produce the copies, s/he is going to have difficulty in explaining how s/he can comply with 232(4).

But relax: The CASA guidance on ramp checks and CAR 232 read in light of the exemption don't mean what they say.
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