Part 138 (Aerial Work Operations) Manual of Standards 2020 (Cth)

Part 138 (Aerial Work Operations) Manual of Standards 2020

(as amended)

made under regulations 138.020 and 201.025 of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998, and section 4 of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901. This compilation was prepared on 10 April 2024 taking into account amendments up to Part 133, Part 135 and Part 138 Manuals of Standards – Miscellaneous Minor Matters – Amendment Instrument 2024. It is a compilation of Part 138 (Aerial Work Operations) Manual of Standards 2020 as amended and in force on 10 April 2024.

Prepared by the Advisory and Drafting Branch, Legal, International and Regulatory Affairs Division, Civil Aviation Safety Authority, Canberra. Compilation No. 4 Contents Note This Table of Contents is for guidance only. It is not a formal part of the Part 138 (Aerial Work Operations) Manual of Standards 2020. See subsection 1.01 (4).

Page CHAPTER 1 PRELIMINARY AND DEFINITIONS Division 1 Preliminary 1.01 Name of instrument 1.02 Commencement 1.03 Application 1.03A References to instruments and documents 1.03B References to ICAO documents 1.03C References to AS/NZS standards, TSOs, ETSOs, (E)TSOs Division 2 Definitions — general 1.04 Definitions etc. Division 3 Definitions — AWZ 1.05 Aerial work zone (AWZ) Division 4 Definition of suitable forced landing area 1.06 Suitable forced landing area Division 5 Definition of SAR, search, and rescue 1.07 SAR, search and rescue CHAPTER 2 PRESCRIPTIONS FOR CLASSES OF EXTERNAL LOAD AND CLASSES OF AERIAL WORK PASSENGERS 2.01 Classes of external loads 2.02 Aerial work passengers — classes of persons CHAPTER 3 OTHER PRESCRIBED BODIES AND ORGANISATIONS INCLUDED IN, OR EXCLUDED FROM, DEFINITIONS FOR PART 138 OF CASR 3.01 Other operations excluded from definition of aerial work operation 3.02 Task specialists included in definition 3.03 Authorities for emergency service operations CHAPTER 4 TRAINING AND CHECKING SYSTEM 4.01 Application 4.02 Training and checking system 4.03 Voluntary extension of a mandatory training and checking system 4.04 Voluntary adoption of a training and checking system for nominated operations CHAPTER 5 SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM 5.01 Application 5.02 Safety management systems CHAPTER 6 PERSONNEL FATIGUE MANAGEMENT 6.01 Application 6.02 Personnel fatigue management CHAPTER 7 OPERATIONS MANUAL 7.01 Application 7.02 Minimum distance from an object 7.03 Requirements for prescribed single-engine aeroplane (PSEA) CHAPTER 8 OPERATIONAL DOCUMENTS 8.01 Application 8.02 Compliance with the aircraft flight manual (AFM) 8.03 Avoid area of the HV curve chart of a rotorcraft AFM CHAPTER 9 FLIGHT RULES — MINIMUM HEIGHT Division 1 Preliminary 9.01 Application 9.02 Minimum height rules Division 2 Close proximity to an object in an area that is not a populous area or a public gathering 9.03 Requirements for aircraft flight in close proximity to an object in an area that is not a populous area or a public gathering Division 3 Rotorcraft — IFR flight and VFR flight at night 9.04 Requirements for rotorcraft IFR flight, and VFR flight at night, below minimum height 9.05 When no suitable forced landing area is available Division 4 Aircraft IFR flight below minimum height over the sea 9.06 Requirements for aircraft IFR flight below minimum height in IMC or at night over the sea 9.07 Distance and obstacle requirements etc. 9.08 Crew requirements 9.09 Persons who may be carried during the flight 9.10 Flight below 1 500 ft in IMC or at night 9.11 Radar and instruments 9.12 Visibility 9.13 Minimum altitude Division 5 Rotorcraft IFR flight that is a SAR operation involving an auto-hover using transition mode capability over the sea 9.14 Requirements for rotorcraft IFR flight involving an ESO SAR auto‑hover using transition mode capability over the sea 9.15 Operating crew 9.16 Rotorcraft requirements 9.17 The flight and obstacles 9.18 Weather may determine the persons who may be carried 9.19 Requirements for descent 9.20 Use of the automatic flight control system (AFCS) 9.21 Use of the flight director (FD) Division 6 Aircraft flight over populous areas and public gatherings 9.22 Requirements for aeroplane flight over populous areas or public gatherings 9.23 Requirements for rotorcraft flight over populous areas or public gatherings CHAPTER 10 RESERVED CHAPTER 11 CARRIAGE OF AERIAL WORK PASSENGERS OR AERIAL WORK CARGO 11.01 Application 11.02 Carriage of 1 to 9 aerial work passengers in IFR flights 11.03 Carriage of 1 or 2 aerial work passengers in VFR flights at night 11.04 Carriage of 3 to 9 aerial work passengers in VFR flights at night 11.05 Carriage of 10 or more aerial work passengers 11.06 Requirements for aerial work passengers 11.07 Carriage of 1 or more aerial work passengers over water CHAPTER 12 NIGHT VISION IMAGING SYSTEMS Division 1 Purpose, application and definitions 12.01 Purpose 12.02 Application 12.03 Definitions Division 2 — Requirements for NVIS operations 12.04 General HLS-NVIS requirements 12.05 HLS-NVIS standard 12.06 HLS-NVIS basic 12.07 No formation flights 12.08 Alternate aerodrome lighting requirements 12.09 Aircraft lighting requirements 12.10 Requirements related to NVIS crew members 12.11 Weather requirements — cloud CHAPTER 13 RISK ASSESSMENTS (INCLUDING AWZ-RAs) Division 1 Risk — general 13.01 Application 13.02 Risk criteria — all operators 13.03 Risk assessment and mitigation — all operators 13.04 Risk assessment matters — all operators 13.05 Risk assessment and mitigation processes — limited aerial work operators 13.06 Risk assessment and mitigation processes — aerial work certificate holders only 13.07 Procedures for risk assessment and mitigation processes Division 2 AWZ-RA — risk and related requirements 13.08 Application 13.09 Preparation of an AWZ-RA — aerial work operations CHAPTER 14 SEATBELTS AND OTHER RESTRAINT DEVICES 14.01 Application 14.02 Wearing of seatbelts and other restraint devices 14.03 Safety harness or a restraint strap CHAPTER 15 RULES FOR EXTERNAL LOAD OPERATIONS Division 1 Class D external loads 15.01 Application 15.02 Persons who may be carried as external loads 15.03 RESERVED 15.04 Equipment requirements if person carried on or in an attachment to an aircraft 15.05 Classes of persons who may be picked-up or set-down 15.06 Operational requirements if a person is picked-up or set-down Division 2 General requirements 15.07 Requirements for external loads 15.08 Helicopter external load operations at night over water, including SAR 15.09 Approvals required for Class C and Class E external load operations 15.10 External load operations over an AWZ 15.11 External load operations at night 15.12 Additional requirements for Class E external loads 15.13 Towed and long loads must be jettisonable CHAPTER 16 REQUIREMENTS FOR DISPENSING OPERATIONS Division 1 Preliminary 16.01 Application 16.02 Dispensing operations to be in VMC 16.03 Requirements for dispensing operations Division 2 NVIS firebombing 16.04 Application 16.05 Compliance 16.06 Crew composition, qualification and experience 16.07 Use of a belly tank Division 3 — NVIS incendiary dropping 16.08 Application 16.09 Compliance 16.10 Crew composition, qualification and experience CHAPTER 17 REQUIREMENTS FOR TASK SPECIALIST OPERATIONS Division 1 Preliminary 17.01 Application Division 2 Aerial mustering operations 17.02 Pilot qualifications and experience Division 3 Firearms and aerial work operations 17.03 Application 17.04 Possession and carriage of a firearm 17.05 Pilot requirements for aerial platform shooting 17.06 Task specialist requirements — discharge of firearms 17.07 Additional requirements — discharge of firearms 17.08 Communication requirements Division 4 Marine pilot transfer 17.09 Task specialist marine pilot transfer operations Division 5 NVIS fire mapping 17.10 Application 17.11 Compliance 17.12 Crew composition, qualification, and experience CHAPTER 18 PERFORMANCE – TAKE-OFF AND LANDING – AIRCRAFT Division 1 Take-off and landing performance – large aeroplanes – all aerial work operations 18.01 Application 18.02 Take-off and landing performance for large aeroplanes Division 2 Take-off and landing performance – rotorcraft – aerial work certificate holders only 18.03 Application 18.04 Take-off and landing performance for rotorcraft operated with OEI accountability Division 3 Take-off and landing performance – other aircraft – all aerial work operations 18.05 Application 18.06 Take-off and landing performance for other aircraft CHAPTER 19 RESERVED CHAPTER 20 RESERVED CHAPTER 21 WEIGHT AND BALANCE 21.01 Application 21.02 Procedures for loading aircraft — document carriage 21.03 Weight and balance documents CHAPTER 22 EQUIPMENT 22.01 Application 22.02 Purpose 22.03 Approval of equipment 22.04 Visibility and accessibility of equipment 22.05 Serviceability of equipment 22.06 Usage monitoring system requirements 22.07 Searchlights and intercommunication system for aerial work operations at night 22.08 Carriage of survival equipment etc. 22.09 Minimum equipment for NVIS incendiary dropping, NVIS fire mapping and NVIS firebombing CHAPTER 23 FLIGHT CREW TRAINING AND CHECKING Division 1 Flight crew training and checking events 23.01 Application 23.02 General emergency training and competency 23.03 Conversion training and proficiency checks 23.04 Differences training requirements 23.05 Recurrent training and checking requirements 23.06 Remedial training and checking requirements Division 2 Qualification as pilot in command 23.07 Application 23.08 Specific qualifications and experience Division 3 Individuals who conduct training and checking 23.09 Application 23.10 Requirements for individuals conducting training and checking 23.11 CASA may test nominated individuals CHAPTER 24 AIR CREW MEMBER TRAINING AND CHECKING 24.01 Application 24.02 Training and proficiency checks, recurrent proficiency check requirements and general emergency competency 24.03 Who is to conduct training and checking 24.04 CASA may test nominated individuals CHAPTER 25 TASK SPECIALIST TRAINING AND CHECKING 25.01 Application 25.02 Required training and checking 25.03 Conduct of training and checking by an aerial work certificate holder 25.04 Conduct of training and checking by a limited aerial work operator Note to Part 138 (Aerial Work Operations) Manual of Standards 2020............88 Part 138 (Aerial Work Operations) Manual of Standards 2020