Instrument number CASA EX73/20
I, CHRISTOPHER PAUL MONAHAN, Executive Manager, National Operations & Standards, a delegate of CASA, make this instrument under regulations 11.160 and 11.205 of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998.
[Signed Christopher P. Monahan]
Christopher P. Monahan
Executive Manager, National Operations & Standards
28 April 2020
CASA EX73/20 — Low-level Rating Exemption 2020
1 Name
This instrument is CASA EX73/20 — Low-level Rating Exemption 2020.
2 Duration
This instrument:
(a) commences on 1 May 2020; and
(b) is repealed at the end of 30 April 2023.
3 Definitions
In this instrument:
aerial mustering endorsement means:
(a) an aerial mustering – aeroplane endorsement mentioned in item 5 of Table 61.1075 of CASR; and
(b) an aerial mustering – helicopter endorsement mentioned in item 6 of Table 61.1075 of CASR; and
(c) an aerial mustering – gyroplane endorsement mentioned in item 7 of Table 61.1075 of CASR.
low-level rating has the same meaning as in Part 61 of CASR.
4 Application
This instrument applies to a holder of a pilot licence with a low-level rating.
5 Exemptions
(1) The holder is exempt from compliance with the requirements of the following provisions of CASR:
(a) regulation 61.1040, to the extent that it requires compliance with regulations 61.1055 and 61.1060;
(b) regulation 61.1055;
(c) regulation 61.1060.
(2) The exemption is subject to the conditions mentioned in sections 6 and 7.
6 Condition — Flight review requirement for all rating holders
The holder must not exercise the privileges of the low-level rating unless, within 24 months before exercising the privileges, the holder:
(a) has successfully completed a flight review for the rating; or
(b) has passed a flight test for the rating; or
(c) has passed a flight test for the grant of a low-level endorsement (as long as it is more than 6 months after passing the flight test for the rating); or
(d) has successfully completed an aerial application proficiency check under regulation 61.1110 of CASR; or
(e) has successfully completed an operator proficiency check that covers:
(i) operations under the rating; or
(ii) operations under the aerial application rating; or
(f) is successfully participating in an operator’s training and checking system for an operation under the rating, being a system for which the operator holds an appropriate approval under regulation 61.040 of CASR.
7 Condition — Recency requirement for aerial mustering only
If the low-level rating has an aerial mustering endorsement, the holder must not engage in an aerial mustering operation unless, within 12 months before the operation, the holder has:
(a) completed 20 hours of aerial mustering operations; or
(b) been assessed as competent to conduct aerial mustering operations by a flight instructor who holds a low-level training endorsement; or
(c) successfully completed an operator proficiency check in low-level operations covering aerial mustering operations; or
(d) successfully completed a low-level flight review covering aerial mustering operations.