Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01027:reg:3:p45
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01027
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 3 (pt 45/67)
Character Range: 2848923–2851897

flight of a rotorcraft if:
 (a) the flight:
 (i) begins in Australia and ends at a helideck outside Australian territory; or
 (ii) begins at a helideck outside Australian territory and ends in Australia; and
 (b) the flight is not part of a multi‑flight journey that begins or ends at an aerodrome that is outside Australian territory.
 (3) The operator and the pilot in command of a rotorcraft for a flight each contravene this subregulation if, when the flight begins, the pilot in command has not signed a flight preparation form certifying that the pilot in command is satisfied of the matters mentioned in subregulation (4).
 (4) The matters are the following:
 (a) the rotorcraft can be operated during the flight in accordance with its configuration deviation list (if any);
 (b) the parts of the operator's exposition required to be available to the rotorcraft's crew before the flight by regulation 133.050 are available;
 (c) the requirements and limitations in the operator's exposition relating to the flight can be complied with for the flight;
 (d) regulations 133.055, 133.060 and 133.065 are being complied with for the flight;
 (e) equipment required, under Subpart 133.K, to be fitted to, or carried on, the rotorcraft for the flight is fitted to, or carried on, the rotorcraft in accordance with that Subpart;
 (f) equipment mentioned in paragraph (e) is:
 (i) operative; or
 (ii) inoperative, and permitted to be inoperative for the flight under these Regulations;
 (g) the rotorcraft's take‑off, en‑route and landing performance capabilities meet the performance requirements for the circumstances and conditions expected during the flight;
 (h) the rotorcraft's weight and balance will remain within the rotorcraft's weight and balance limits throughout the flight.
 (5) A person commits an offence of strict liability if the person contravenes subregulation (3).
Penalty: 50 penalty units.

Division 133.C.4—Reporting and recording defects and incidents etc.

133.090  Procedures for reporting and recording defects etc.
  A rotorcraft operator's exposition must include procedures for the reporting and recording, by a flight crew member for a flight of the rotorcraft, of any of the following that occur during the flight:
 (a) an abnormal instrument indication;
 (b) abnormal flight conditions;
 (c) abnormal behaviour by the rotorcraft;
 (d) exceedence of an operating limit specified in the aircraft flight manual instructions for the rotorcraft;
 (e) a defect in the rotorcraft.

133.095  Procedures for reporting and recording incidents
  A rotorcraft operator's exposition must include procedures for the reporting and recording by crew members of incidents relating to a flight of the rotorcraft that endanger, or could endanger, the safe operation of the rotorcraft.

Division 133.C.5—Search and rescue services and emergency and survival equipment

133.100  Information about search and rescue services
 (1) The operator of a rotorcraft for