Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2009C00093:body:0:p6
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2009C00093
Segment Type: other
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Character Range: 13050–15873

fittings shall be provided for the attachment of the sea anchor to the aircraft.

9 Illumination of emergency exits
       9.1 Where an aircraft, which is equipped with an emergency lighting system in compliance with airworthiness directive Part 39-105 AD/General/4, is in flight and less than 1 000 feet above the terrain or on the ground with passengers on board, then either:
(a) the emergency lighting system shall be switched on; or
(b) the normal cabin lights shall be switched on and the emergency lighting system shall be armed.

10 Emergency procedures
       10.1 The operator of an aircraft engaged on charter or regular public transport operations shall specify in the aircraft's operations manual the procedures for handling:
(a) emergency decompression, where appropriate; and
(b) fire on the ground or in the air; and
(c) flight crew compartment impact drill; and
(d) emergency evacuation; and
(e) ditching, where appropriate.

11 Assignment of emergency duties
       11.1 The operator and, where appropriate, the pilot in command, of an aircraft engaged on charter or regular public transport operations shall assign to each category of required crew member, as appropriate, the necessary functions to be performed in an emergency or situation requiring emergency evacuation. These functions shall be realistic, practicable and such as to ensure that any reasonably anticipated emergency can be adequately handled and shall take into consideration the possible incapacitation of individual crew members.

12 Crew member proficiency in the execution of emergency procedures
       12.1 A crew member shall not be assigned or accept assignment to emergency duties in an aircraft engaged in a charter or a regular public transport operation unless he has undertaken and passed the proficiency test specified in Appendix IV of this section on that type of aircraft.
       12.2 Subject to paragraph 12.6, the proficiency test shall be taken and passed annually.
       12.3 Subject to paragraph 12.3.1, the proficiency test to be undertaken by a crew member of an aircraft is to be conducted by:
(a) CASA; or
(b) a person approved by CASA for the purpose; or
(c) the person appointed as Chief Pilot by the operator of the aircraft.
       12.3.1 To remove any doubt, it is stated that a Chief Pilot who is a crew member of an aircraft cannot conduct the proficiency test that, as a crew member, he or she is required to undertake.
       12.4 Upon satisfactory completion of the proficiency test a certificate to the effect that the crew member has passed the test shall be issued to the operator by the person who conducted the test. A certificate issued under this paragraph shall be current for a period of twelve months after the date of issue thereof.
       12.5 An operator shall retain all certificates