Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01027:reg:5:p35
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01027
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 5 (pt 35/36)
Character Range: 3099820–3102563

Before landing, the pilot must satisfy himself or herself that the landing can be safely carried out by considering the aeroplane's landing weight and each other relevant factor.
Penalty: 50 penalty units.
 (3) A contravention of subregulation (1) or (2) is an offence of strict liability.

137.185  Take‑off over a populous area
 (1) The pilot in command of an aeroplane engaged in an application operation may commence a take off over a populous area only if the aeroplane's performance will allow it to be 200 feet or more AGL when it crosses the aerodrome boundary and climbing at 200 feet or more per minute.
Penalty: 50 penalty units.
 (2) A contravention of subregulation (1) is an offence of strict liability.
Subpart 137.J—Weight and balance

137.190  Weight limitations
 (1) The pilot in command of an aeroplane engaged in an application operation must not commence a take‑off if the aeroplane's gross weight exceeds:
 (a) the maximum gross weight shown in the aeroplane's flight manual; or
 (b) any maximum gross weight that:
 (i) has been established for that type of aeroplane by a flight test supervised by CASA; and
 (ii) is shown on a placard, approved by CASA and displayed in the aeroplane's cockpit; or
 (c) the maximum gross weight shown on the type certificate, or type certificate data sheet, that is issued for the aeroplane by the national aviation authority of the State of Design (within the meaning given in Annex 8 to the Chicago Convention) of the aeroplane.
Penalty: 50 penalty units.
 (2) The pilot must calculate the take‑off weight by a method that includes calculating the weight of:
 (a) the crew and any equipment carried; and
 (b) the aeroplane's fuel and load.
Penalty: 50 penalty units.
 (3) The operator of the aeroplane must not specify a minimum load to be carried by the aeroplane that is greater than the load that the pilot reasonably considers to be safe.
Penalty: 50 penalty units.
 (4) A contravention of subregulation (1), (2) or (3) is an offence of strict liability.

137.195  Loading—supervision
 (1) The pilot in command of an aeroplane to be used in an application operation must:
 (a) supervise the loading of the aeroplane; and
 (b) not commence the operation unless the load is placed in a way that is consistent with the data used for the calculation of the aeroplane's weight and balance.
Penalty: 25 penalty units.
 (2) A contravention of subregulation (1) is an offence of strict liability.
Subpart 137.K—Instruments and equipment

137.200  Installation of instruments and equipment
 (1) Subject to subregulation (3), the operator of an aeroplane that is to be used in an application operation must ensure that instruments and items of equipment, other than role equipment, used