CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY REGULATIONS 1998 - REG 61.405 Limitations on exercise of privileges of pilot licences--medical requirements--recreational pilot licence holders

CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY REGULATIONS 1998 - REG 61.405

  (1)   The holder of a recreational pilot licence is authorised to exercise the privileges of the licence only if:

  (a)   the holder also holds a current class 1 or 2 medical certificate; or

  (b)   the holder:

  (i)   also holds a current recreational aviation medical practitioner's certificate; and

  (ii)   meets the requirements mentioned in subregulation   (2); or

  (c)   the holder also holds a medical exemption for the exercise of the privileges of the licence.

  (2)   For subparagraph   (1)(b)(ii), the requirements are as follows:

  (a)   the holder must have:

  (i)   given CASA a copy of the holder's recreational aviation medical practitioner's certificate; and

  (ii)   received from CASA a written acknowledgement of the receipt of the copy;

  (b)   while exercising the privileges of the licence in an aircraft, the holder must carry both of the following on the aircraft:

  (i)   the certificate;

  (ii)   the acknowledgement mentioned in subparagraph   (a)(ii);

  (c)   the holder must comply with any limitations or conditions stated on the certificate;

  (d)   the holder must meet the modified Austroads medical standards.

Note:   For when a person meets the modified Austroads medical standards, see regulation   67.262.

  (3)   In this regulation:

"current" : a recreational aviation medical practitioner's certificate for the holder of a recreational pilot licence is current for the shortest of the following periods:

  (a)   the period beginning on the day the certificate was signed by the medical practitioner and ending 24   months after that day;

  (b)   if, when the holder exercises the privileges of the licence, the holder is at least   65--the period beginning on the day the certificate was signed by the medical practitioner and ending 12   months after that day;

  (c)   if the certificate states the period for which it applies--the period beginning on the day the certificate was signed by the medical practitioner and ending at the end of the stated period.

Note:   A licence holder must not exercise the privileges of his or her licence during any period of temporary medical unfitness that could render the holder unable to exercise those privileges safely: see regulation   67.270.