CASA 29/18 — Civil Aviation (Fuel Requirements) Instrument 2018 (Cth)

Instrument number CASA 29/18 I, GRAEME MILLS CRAWFORD, Acting Director of Aviation Safety, on behalf of CASA, make this instrument under regulation 234 of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988.

[Signed G.M. Crawford] Graeme M. Crawford Acting Director of Aviation Safety 17 May 2018 CASA 29/18 — Civil Aviation (Fuel Requirements) Instrument 2018

Contents Page

1 Name 1A Commencement 2 Definitions 3 Application 4 Usable fuel required for flight 5 The amount of fuel that must be carried for a flight 6 Determining and monitoring fuel quantity 7 Procedures in the event of fuel quantity below specified levels 8 Fuel requirements for AOC holders and Part 141 operators — operational variations 9 Fuel requirements for AOC holders — EDTO 10 Fuel requirements for AOC holders — passenger-carrying and medical transport aeroplane operations to remote islands 11 Fuel requirements for charter operation in certain sailplanes

1 Name

This instrument is CASA 29/18 — Civil Aviation (Fuel Requirements) Instrument 2018.

1A Commencement This instrument commences immediately after the commencement of the Civil Aviation Amendment (Fuel and Oil Requirements) Regulations 2018.

2 Definitions In this instrument: additional fuel means the supplementary amount of fuel (if any) required to allow the aircraft, if engine failure or loss of pressurisation (if applicable), whichever results in the greater subsequent fuel consumption, occurs at the most critical point: (a) to proceed to an alternate aerodrome; and (b) to fly for 15 minutes at holding speed at 1 500 feet above aerodrome elevation in ISA conditions; and (c) to make an approach and landing. Note Fuel planning in accordance with subsections 5 (2), (3) and (4) may place the aircraft in a fuel emergency situation if an engine failure or loss of pressurisation occurs as described above. alternate aerodrome means an aerodrome: (a) to which an aircraft may proceed, when it becomes either impossible or inadvisable to proceed to, or land at, the destination aerodrome; and (b) where the necessary services and facilities are available; and (c) where aircraft performance requirements can be met; and (d) which is operational at the expected time of use. Note Despite paragraph 13 (1) (b) of the Legislation Act 2003, the expression alternate aerodrome has a different meaning in this instrument to the meaning of that expression as defined in regulation 2 of CAR. alternate fuel means the amount of fuel required to enable an aircraft to do the following in a sequence: (a) a missed approach at the destination aerodrome; (b) fly the expected routing to the destination alternate; (c) conduct the approach; (d) land at the destination alternate. ATC means air traffic control. CAO means Civil Aviation Order. certificate holder means a Part 141 operator or a holder of an AOC. decision point means a point en route at which an aircraft can: (a) if the flight arrives at the point with adequate fuel to complete the flight to the destination aerodrome while maintaining the required amount of fuel — continue to the destination aerodrome; or (b) otherwise — divert to an en-route alternate with adequate fuel to complete the flight to the en-route alternate while maintaining the required amount of fuel. destination aerodrome means the aerodrome to which a flight is planned. destination alternate means an alternate aerodrome at which an aircraft may land if it becomes either impossible or inadvisable to land at the destination aerodrome. Note The aerodrome from which a flight departs may also be a destination alternate for the flight. EDTO means an extended diversion time operation as defined in CAO 82.0 as in force from time to time. en-route alternate means an alternate aerodrome at which an aircraft may land in the event that a diversion becomes necessary while en route. Note The aerodrome from which a flight departs may also be an en-route alternate for the flight. fixed fuel reserve means the amount of fuel: (a) required to fly at 1 500 feet above aerodrome elevation in ISA conditions for the period of time specified for the flight in column 3 of Table 1: (i) for a helicopter conducting an I.F.R. flight, an aeroplane or an airship — at holding speed; or (ii) for a helicopter conducting an V.F.R. flight — at range speed; and (b) calculated with the estimated weight on arrival at the destination alternate (or the destination aerodrome when no destination alternate is required); and (c) which is usable fuel remaining in the fuel tanks until completion of the final landing. flight commencement means the moment an aircraft vacates its parking position (whether pushed back or on its own power), also known as off-block time, for the purpose of take-off. holding fuel means the amount of fuel required to fly for the period of time anticipated to be required for holding (taking into account the operating conditions) calculated at the holding fuel consumption rate established for the aircraft for the anticipated meteorological conditions or ISA. ISA, or international standard atmosphere, means the atmospheric standard as described in ICAO Document 7488 — Manual of the ICAO Standard Atmosphere as existing from time to time. large aeroplane means an aeroplane with a maximum take-off weight of more than 5 700 kg. necessary services and facilities means the services and facilities that are required under civil aviation legislation for the landing of the aircraft conducting the type of operation under which the flight is to be conducted. operational variation means an alternative requirement to a requirement of this instrument. power-assisted sailplane has the meaning given by subsection 2 of CAO 95.4 as at the date of commencement of this instrument. powered sailplane has the meaning given by subsection 2 of CAO 95.4 as at the date of commencement of this instrument. remote island means any of the following: (a) Christmas Island; (b) the Cocos (Keeling) Islands; (c) Lord Howe Island; (d) Norfolk Island. RPT means regular public transport. small aeroplane means an aeroplane with a maximum take-off weight of not more than 5 700 kg. Table 1 means the table in subsection 5 (6). taxi fuel means the amount of fuel expected to be used before take-off, taking into account local conditions at the departure aerodrome and auxiliary power unit consumption (if applicable). Note For helicopter operations requiring a hover taxi to position to the take-off departure point, taxi fuel is the fuel expected to be consumed before the take-off for departure. trip fuel means the amount of fuel required to enable the aircraft to fly until landing at the destination aerodrome taking into account the operating conditions, including (as applicable): (a) fuel for take-off and climb from departure aerodrome elevation to initial cruising level/altitude, taking into account the expected departure routing; and (b) fuel for cruise from top of climb to top of descent, including any step climb or descent from the initial cruising level/altitude mentioned in paragraph (a); and (c) fuel from top of descent to the point where the approach is initiated, taking into account the expected arrival procedure; and (d) fuel for executing an approach and landing at the destination aerodrome. unforeseen factors means factors that could have an influence on the fuel consumption to the destination aerodrome, including, without limitation, the following: (a) deviation of an individual aircraft from the expected fuel consumption data; (b) deviation from forecast meteorological conditions; (c) extended delays and deviations from planned routings or cruising levels. variable fuel reserve means the amount of fuel that is the highest of: (a) the percentage specified in column 4 of Table 1 of the trip fuel for the flight; and (b) in the event of in-flight re-planning — the percentage specified in column 4 of Table 1 of the trip fuel, based on the consumption rate used to plan the in-flight re-planning trip fuel, from the point of in-flight re-planning to the destination aerodrome; and (c) for an RPT or charter flight in an aeroplane — an amount of fuel to fly for 5 minutes at holding speed at 1 500 feet above the destination aerodrome in ISA conditions. Note 1 Other expressions used in this instrument have the same meaning as in the Civil Aviation Act 1988. For example, AOC is defined in section 3 of that Act. Note 2 Other expressions used in this instrument have the same meaning as in CAR. For example, I.F.R. and V.F.R. are defined in regulation 2 of those regulations. Note 3 Other expressions used in this instrument have the same meaning as in CASR. For example, flight crew member is defined in the Dictionary at the end of those regulations.