CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY REGULATIONS 1998 - REG 90.130 External doors

CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY REGULATIONS 1998 - REG 90.130

  (1A)   This regulation does not apply in relation to an external door that is only used for cargo.

  (1)   The registered operator of an aircraft to which this Subpart applies commits an offence if:

  (a)   the registered operator:

  (i)   operates the aircraft; or

  (ii)   permits a person to operate the aircraft; and

  (b)   a requirement in this regulation is not met while the aircraft is operating.

Penalty:   50 penalty units.

  (2)   An external door in the aircraft must be of a kind that can be opened from both inside and outside the aircraft, unless:

  (a)   the aircraft is an unpressurised small aeroplane; and

  (b)   in the aircraft's type design the door can be opened from the inside only.

  (3)   The information mentioned in subregulation   (4) must be clearly marked:

  (a)   on the inside of each external door; and

  (b)   if an external door can be opened from the outside--on the outside of the external door.

  (4)   For subregulation   (3), the information is:

  (a)   the location of the handle; and

  (b)   the operating instructions for the handle; and

  (c)   the position of the handle when the door is properly locked, or another way of showing when the door is properly locked.

  (5)   In a large aeroplane or a pressurised small aeroplane, the design of an external door that, in use, initially opens outwards must allow for the locking mechanism to be visible from inside the aircraft to check whether the locking pins or latches are fully engaged.

  (6)   An external door must also meet the requirements in this Part for an emergency exit.

  (7)   An offence against subregulation   (1) is an offence of strict liability.