CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY REGULATIONS 1998 - REG 137.175 Firefighting operations

CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY REGULATIONS 1998 - REG 137.175

  (1)   A person must not operate an aeroplane for an application operation that involves firefighting unless the emergency control authority responsible for the firefighting:

  (a)   has not, when the operation commences, taken control of the fighting of the fire; or

  (b)   has taken control of the firefighting and asks the person to carry out the operation.

Penalty:   50 penalty units.

  (2)   A pilot is authorised to conduct an application operation that:

  (a)   involves firefighting; and

  (b)   is requested by the relevant emergency control authority;

only if he or she has more than 500 hours experience as pilot in command in application operations when the operation commences.

Penalty:   50 penalty units.

  (3)   A contravention of subregulation   (1) or (2) is an offence of strict liability.

Subpart   137.E -- All - weather operations

Note:   Reserved for future use.

Subpart   137.H -- Aeroplane performance