Civil Aviation Order 95.55 (Exemptions from CAR and CASR — Certain Light Sport Aircraft, Lightweight Aeroplanes and Ultralight Aeroplanes) Instrument 2024 (Cth)

I, STEVEN JAMES CAMPBELL, 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 and subregulations 5(1) and (1A) of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988.

[Signed S. Campbell] Steven Campbell Executive Manager, National Operations & Standards

28 November 2024 Civil Aviation Order 95.55 (Exemptions from CAR and CASR — Certain Light Sport Aircraft, Lightweight Aeroplanes and Ultralight Aeroplanes) Instrument 2024

1 Name 1.1 This instrument is Civil Aviation Order 95.55 (Exemptions from CAR and CASR — Certain Light Sport Aircraft, Lightweight Aeroplanes and Ultralight Aeroplanes) Instrument 2024. 1.2 This instrument may be cited as Civil Aviation Order 95.55. 1.3 A reference in a CASA instrument (being an instrument issued by CASA under a statutory power to issue the instrument) to section 95.55 of the Civil Aviation Orders is taken to be a reference to this instrument.

2 Commencement This instrument commences on 2 December 2024.

3 Repeal This instrument is repealed at the end of 1 December 2027.

4 Application — relevant aeroplanes 4.1 This Order applies to the following aeroplanes if they are listed with a sport aviation body: (a) light sport aircraft (experimental); (b) light sport aircraft (production); (c) lightweight aeroplanes; (d) ultralight aeroplanes; (referred to in this Order as relevant aeroplanes). Note See definition of listed in paragraph 5.1. 4.2 This Order does not apply to an aircraft to which Civil Aviation Order 95.10 or Civil Aviation Order 95.32 applies.

5 Interpretation Note In this Order, certain terms and expressions have the same meaning as they have in the Act and the regulations. These include: aircraft flight manual instructions, amateur-built aircraft, ASAO, certificate of airworthiness, exposition, light sport aircraft, maximum take-off weight, modification/repair design approval, pilot certificate, restricted area, sport aviation body, special certificate of airworthiness, type certificated, VFR, VMC and VMC criteria. 5.1 In this Order, unless the contrary intention appears: Act means the Civil Aviation Act 1988. automatic ELT has the meaning given by section 26.50 of the Part 91 MOS. CAO 20.18 means Civil Aviation Order 20.18, as in force immediately before the commencement of the Civil Aviation Legislation Amendment (Flight Operations—Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2021. close relative, of a person, means the spouse or a parent, child or sibling of the person. competent issuing authority, in relation to a certificate, approval or other document for an aeroplane, means the NAA of a Contracting State or any other body that CASA has accepted in writing as competent to issue such documents for such aeroplanes. flying instructor authorisation, in relation to a relevant aeroplane, means an authorisation, however described, that: (a) is issued to a person (the holder) by the relevant sport aviation body in accordance with its operations manual or, if the sport aviation body is an ASAO, its exposition; and (b) confers privileges on the holder to conduct flying training in the aeroplane. kit-built aeroplane means: (a) in the case of a light sport aircraft — an aeroplane that: (i) has been assembled from a kit manufactured by a qualified manufacturer and in relation to which the applicant can give the information, statement and documents required by paragraph 21.193(e) of CASR; and (ii) has been assembled in accordance with the kit manufacturer's instructions for assembling the aeroplane; and (iii) is of the same make and model as an aeroplane covered by regulation 21.186 of CASR that has been issued with a special certificate of airworthiness; and (b) in any other case — an aeroplane that has been assembled by a person who undertook the assembly solely for the person's own education or recreation from a kit supplied by a commercial manufacturer. light sport aircraft (experimental) means a light sport aircraft: (a) that is an aeroplane; and (b) to which paragraph 21.191(j) or (k) of CASR applies; and (c) for which an experimental certificate: (i) is in force under regulation 21.195A of CASR; or (ii) would be in force were it not for the operation of subregulation 21.195B(4) of CASR. light sport aircraft (production) means a light sport aircraft: (a) that is an aeroplane; and (b) that was manufactured by a qualified manufacturer within the meaning of regulation 21.172 of CASR; and (c) for which a special certificate of airworthiness issued for a light sport aircraft covered by regulation 21.186 of CASR is in force, or would be in force were it not for the operation of paragraph 21.181(4)(a) of CASR. lightweight aeroplane means an aeroplane (other than a light sport aircraft or ultralight aeroplane): (a) that is a single-place or two-place aeroplane; and (b) that has a single engine and a single propeller; and (d) that has a maximum take-off weight: (i) if it is not equipped to operate on water — greater than 600 kilograms but not exceeding 760 kilograms; or (ii) if it is equipped to operate on water — greater than 650 kilograms but not exceeding 760 kilograms; and (e) for which: (i) a certificate of airworthiness is in force under regulation 21.176 of CASR, or would be in force were it not for the operation of paragraph 21.181(4)(a) of CASR; or (ii) in the case of an amateur-built or kit-built aeroplane — an experimental certificate is in force under regulation 21.195A of CASR, or would be in force were it not for the operation of subregulation 21.195B(4) of CASR. listed: an aeroplane is listed with a sport aviation body if: (a) the sport aviation body's approved function is or includes administering the aeroplane; and (b) the sport aviation body holds a record of: (i) a description of the aeroplane (by reference to its make, model and serial number or construction number) and the identity of the aeroplane's operator; and (ii) the identifying mark issued for the aeroplane by the sport aviation body in accordance with its operations manual or technical manual or, if the sport aviation body is an ASAO, its exposition; and (c) in the case of a Part 149 aircraft within the meaning of the Part 149 Manual of Standards — the aeroplane is registered with an ASAO in accordance with section 14 of the Part 149 Manual of Standards. NAA, of a Contracting State, means the national airworthiness authority of the Contracting State. operations manual, in relation to the relevant sport aviation body for a relevant aeroplane, means the manual, approved from time to time by CASA, that contains the practices, procedures, instructions and other information by which the sport aviation body ensures the operational safety of the aeroplane in accordance with the civil aviation legislation. Order means Civil Aviation Order. Part 91 MOS means the Part 91 Manual of Standards. pilot authorisation means a pilot certificate, or a rating or endorsement on a pilot certificate, and includes, without limitation, a flying instructor authorisation. RAAus means Recreational Aviation Australia Limited. relevant aeroplane means an aeroplane to which this Order applies under subsection 4. relevant sport aviation body, in relation to an aeroplane, person or activity means a sport aviation body whose approved function is, or includes, administering the aeroplane, person or activity (whether or not the sport aviation body is an ASAO). SAB flight permit: see subsection 5A. single-place aeroplane means an aeroplane that has been designed, manufactured or certificated to carry only the pilot and no other persons. SSR has the meaning given by section 26.67 of the Part 91 MOS. suitable landing area means an area in which a relevant aeroplane may be landed without endangering the safety, or damaging the property, of persons unconnected with the operation of the aeroplane. survival ELT has the meaning given by section 26.51 of the Part 91 MOS. technical manual means the manual issued by a relevant sport aviation body and approved in writing from time to time by CASA that contains: (a) airworthiness, design and maintenance standards; and (b) aeronautical practices and test procedures and processes; in accordance with the civil aviation legislation, for aeroplanes listed with the sport aviation body. transponder has the meaning given by section 26.67 of the Part 91 MOS. two-place aeroplane means an aeroplane that has been designed, manufactured or certificated to carry the pilot and no more than one other person. ultralight aeroplane means an aeroplane (other than a light sport aircraft or lightweight aeroplane) that: (a) is a single-place or two-place aeroplane; and (b) has a single engine and a single propeller; and (c) has a Vs0 stall speed not exceeding 45 knots; and (d) has a maximum take-off weight not exceeding: (i) if it is not equipped to operate on water — 600 kilograms; or (ii) if it is equipped to operate on water — 650 kilograms; and (e) is one of the following: (i) an aeroplane to which Schedule 1 to Civil Aviation Amendment Order (No. R92) 2004 (also known as section 101.28 of the Civil Aviation Orders), as in force from time to time, applies, that meets the design standards specified in that Schedule; (ii) an aeroplane mentioned in paragraph 1.1 of Schedule 1 to the Civil Aviation Amendment Order (No. R94) 2004 (also known as section 101.55 of the Civil Aviation Orders), as in force on 31 May 2016; (iii) an aeroplane mentioned in paragraph 1.2 of Schedule 1 to the Civil Aviation Amendment Order (No. R94) 2004 (also known as section 101.55 of the Civil Aviation Orders), as in force on 31 May 2016, that meets the design standards specified in that Schedule; (iv) an aeroplane to which Air Navigation Order section 95.25 as in force on 25 March 1985 applies (known as an old section 95.25 aeroplane); (v) an amateur-built or kit-built aeroplane; (vi) an aeroplane: (A) of a type for which a type certificate, a certificate of type approval or equivalent document has been issued by a competent issuing authority; and (B) that has been manufactured for sale by the holder of a certificate or equivalent document, permitting the manufacture of aeroplanes of that type, issued by CASA or a competent issuing authority. Vs0 stall speed, as determined by design standards or certification requirements for an aeroplane, is the stalling speed, or minimum steady flight speed, at which the aeroplane is controllable with: (a) wing flaps in the landing position; and (b) landing gear extended; and (c) engine idling with the throttle closed; and (d) centre of gravity in the most forward position; and (e) maximum take-off weight. 5.2 A reference in this Order to a class of airspace is a reference to the volumes of airspace of that class, as determined by CASA in the Determination of Airspace and Controlled Aerodromes, Etc. (Designated Airspace Handbook) Instrument, as in force from time to time.