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Civil Aviation Amendment Order
(No. R62) 2004

I, WILLIAM BRUCE BYRON, Director of Aviation Safety, on behalf of CASA, issue the following Civil Aviation Order under subregulation 308 (1) of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988.

[Signed Bruce Byron]

Bruce Byron
Director of Aviation Safety and
   Chief Executive Officer

12 December 2004

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1 Name of Order
  This Order is the Civil Aviation Amendment Order (No. R62) 2004.
2 Commencement
  This Order commences on gazettal.
       3                      Replacement of section 95.7.3 of the Civil Aviation Orders
  Section 95.7.3 of the Civil Aviation Orders is omitted and a new section substituted as set out in Schedule 1.
Schedule 1 Substitution of section 95.7.3 of the Civil Aviation Orders

SECTION 95.7.3

EXEMPTION OF CERTAIN HELICOPTERS ENGAGED IN TRANSFER-RING MARINE PILOTS FROM COMPLIANCE WITH SUBREGULATION 174B (2) OF THE CIVIL AVIATION REGULATIONS 1988
1 APPLICATION
1.1 This section applies to a helicopter that:
         (a) is engaged in charter operations at night for hire or reward for the purpose of transferring marine pilots from:
 (i) land to ship; or
 (ii) ship to land; or
 (iii) ship to ship; and
         (b) is equipped with flight instrumentation in accordance with subsection 2; and
         (c) is crewed by flight crew members who comply with subsection 3.
2 SPECIAL EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR A HELICOPTER ENGAGED IN MARINE PILOT TRANSFERS
2.1 The flight instrumentation of a helicopter engaged in marine pilot transfers must:
         (a) meet the requirements specified in Appendix VIII of section 20.18; and
         (b) include a radio or radar altimeter; and
         (c) if the helicopter is required, under subparagraph 4.1 (c), to be crewed by 2 pilots — a second attitude indicator must be fitted instead of a turn indicator.
3 TRAINING THAT MUST HAVE BEEN UNDERTAKEN BY HELICOPTER FLIGHT CREW
3.1 The pilot of a helicopter engaged in marine pilot transfers must meet the requirements specified in the operator's operations manual relating to:
         (a) additional night training, under the supervision of a pilot nominated by the operator, including the specified minimum number of:
 (i) night transfers; and
 (ii) shipboard landings and take-offs; and
         (b) recent aeronautical experience.
3.2 All helicopter flight crew engaged in marine pilot transfers must have undertaken helicopter underwater escape training.
4 OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR HELICOPTERS ENGAGED IN MARINE PILOT TRANSFERS
4.1 While a helicopter is engaged in a marine pilot transfer at night:
         (a) all flight crew must wear a serviceable life jacket fitted with:
 (i) an integral electric light; and
 (ii) a very high frequency emergency locator beacon; and
         (b) the V.M.C. conditions specified in the helicopter's flight manual for flight at night must be followed; and
         (c) if a helicopter is engaged in a transfer to or from, or between ships, at