CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY REGULATIONS 1998 - REG 92.165 Goods carried by external load

CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY REGULATIONS 1998 - REG 92.165

    Regulations   92.020, 92.025, 92.030 and 92.035 do not apply to the carriage of dangerous goods by an Australian aircraft that is a rotorcraft if:

  (a)   the rotorcraft is operating in Australian territory; and

  (b)   the goods:

  (i)   are carried as an external load; and

  (ii)   are in a proper condition for carriage by air; and

  (iii)   are segregated in accordance with the Technical Instructions, or, if they are likely to react dangerously with one another, are not carried in the same load; and

  (iv)   are not of a kind that the Technical Instructions forbid the transport of by air under any circumstances; and

  (v)   are packed and stowed to prevent leakage or damage during the flight; and

  (vi)   are not fireworks, pyrotechnics or other explosives intended to be activated during the flight; and

  (c)   only crew members and persons associated with the goods are carried on board the rotorcraft; and

  (d)   the rotorcraft's pilot - in - command is told before the load is carried what the goods are and the quantity of them in the load; and

  (e)   the rotorcraft is being used to conduct an external load operation in accordance with the requirements of these Regulations that apply in relation to the rotorcraft.

Note:   See Part   133 in relation to requirements that apply to external load operations that are part of a medical transport operation and Part   138 in relation to requirements that apply to external load operations that involve an aerial work operation.