Civil Aviation Order 95.7 - Exemption from the provisions of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988 - Helicopters (12/12/2004) (Cth)

Civil Aviation Order 95.7 (as amended)

made under regulation 308 of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988. This compilation was prepared on 19 October 2010 taking into account amendments up to Civil Aviation Order 95.7 Amendment Order (No. 2) 2010.

Prepared by the Legislative Drafting Branch, Legal Services Division, Civil Aviation Safety Authority, Canberra.

Contents Exemption from provisions of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988 — helicopters Page

1 Interpretation 2 Exemptions in relation to water rescue operations 3 Exemptions in relation to helicopters hovering, air transiting, air taxiing or ground taxiing on or over aerodromes 4 Exemption from horizontal separation requirement 5 Exemption from requirements relating to landing at, and taking-off from, aerodromes 6 Exemption from requirement to use landing area of uncontrolled aerodrome 7 Exemption from general requirement for pilot to be at controls 8 Exemption from requirement to make certain pre-flight tests Notes to Civil Aviation Order 95.7

Section 95.7 Exemption from provisions of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988 — helicopters

1 Interpretation 1.1In this section: air taxiing means airborne movement of a helicopter at low speeds and at heights normally associated with ground effect. air transiting means airborne movement of a helicopter that is: (a) for the purpose of going from one place within an aerodrome to another place within the aerodrome; and (b) at or below 100 feet above the surface of the aerodrome; and (c) at speeds greater than those used in air taxiing. approved course of water rescue training, in relation to a helicopter, means a course of training in the techniques and normal and emergency procedures associated with helicopter water rescues, being a course: (a) specified in the operations manual of the helicopter's operator; and (b) approved by CASA. approved water rescue training means training in accordance with an approved course of water rescue training. crew member, in relation to a helicopter, does not include a person receiving approved water rescue training. exempted water rescue personnel, in relation to a helicopter being used in water rescue operations, means persons, other than the pilot, who are directly engaged in an actual water rescue or in approved water rescue training. ground taxiing means movement of a helicopter under its own power and on its undercarriage wheels. HLS or helicopter landing site means a place that is used as an aerodrome for helicopters to land at and take off from. hover means flight at zero ground speed. regulations means the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988. special operations means: (a) helicopter operations for search and rescue; or (b) helicopter firefighting operations; or (c) helicopter emergency medical services involving emplaning or deplaning; or (d) related training operations in which, for the purposes of the operation or training, it is necessary for a person to leave or board the helicopter when the helicopter is in a hover or when landing is not possible or safe. water rescue operations, in relation to a helicopter, means operations in which persons are picked up and carried in rescue equipment attached to the external load attachment of the helicopter, being operations in the course of: (a) an actual water rescue; or (b) approved water rescue training.