Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

CIVIL AVIATION REGULATIONS 1988 - REG 217

         (1)    An operator of a regular public transport service, an operator of any aircraft the maximum take-off weight of which exceeds 5,700 kilograms and any other operator that CASA specifies shall provide a training and checking organisation so as to ensure that members of the operator's operating crews maintain their competency.

Penalty:   50 penalty units.

         (2)    The operator must ensure that the training and checking organisation includes provision for the making in each calendar year, but not at intervals of less than four months, of two checks of a nature sufficient to test the competency of each member of the operator's operating crews.

Penalty:   50 penalty units.

      (2A)   An offence against subregulation (1) or (2) is an offence of strict liability.

Note    For strict liability , see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code .

         (3)    The training and checking organisation and the tests and checks provided for therein shall be subject to the approval of CASA.

         (4)    A pilot may conduct tests or checks for the purposes of an approved training and checking organisation without being the holder of a flight instructor rating.