Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01244:reg:4:p3
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01244
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 4 (pt 3/15)
Character Range: 201898–205020

a prescribed thing is any of the following on the fly-over area of a runway strip (the relevant area):

           (i) an airside vehicle, including anything that is part of the vehicle, and any mobile or moveable object, machine or equipment carried in, attached to, resting on, or for use with, the vehicle (ancillary things);

           (ii) relevant personnel who:

            (A) accompany, use, or are transported on, or in, an airside vehicle; or
            (B) alight from the vehicle, whether or not they carry or transfer ancillary things; or
            (C) arrive by foot on the relevant area, and are present and move about on foot, whether or not they carry or transfer anything relevant to their presence; and

(b) a prescribed purpose is one or more of the following activities conducted on the fly-over area of a runway strip:

           (i) a serviceability inspection or an aerodrome technical inspection;

          Note   See Chapter 12 for serviceability inspections and aerodrome technical inspections.

           (ii) the removal of foreign object debris;

          Note   The expression foreign object debris is defined in subsection 3.01 (2).

           (iii) wildlife hazard management, monitoring, dispersal or culling;

           (iv) time-limited works;

          Note   Examples of some common time-limited works include grass maintenance, line marking, drain clearing.

           (v) emergency or time-critical remediation or similar activity essential to maintain aerodrome safety.

       (3) For subsection (1), the conditions are the following:

(a) the certified aerodrome operator must ensure that:

           (i) all requirements of this section are complied with; and

           (ii) the aerodrome manual contains procedures to provide that all requirements of this section are complied with;

(b) the certified aerodrome operator must ensure that all applicable requirements under Chapter 14 are complied with;

       Note   Chapter 14 deals with Control of Airside Access and Vehicle Control.

(c) for a controlled aerodrome when air traffic control (ATC) is in attendance — an airside driver, or relevant personnel, seeking to access the fly-over area of a runway strip at the aerodrome must:

           (i) comply with the applicable requirements of any letter of agreement between the aerodrome operator and the ATC provider; and

           (ii) remain outside the graded runway strip until expressly cleared for entry by ATC; and

           (iii) during periods of low visibility, remain outside the fly-over area of the runway strip until expressly cleared for entry by ATC; and

           (iv) comply with any instructions issued by ATC;

(d) for both:

           (i) an uncontrolled aerodrome (including one with an aerodrome flight information service (an AFIS), a CA/GRS or a UNICOM); and

 (ii) a controlled aerodrome when ATC is not available;

 an airside driver or relevant personnel (as applicable), seeking to access the fly-over area of a runway strip at the aerodrome (the relevant area), must:

 (iii) comply with the applicable requirements of