Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2021C01239:front:0:p9
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2021C01239
Segment Type: other
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Character Range: 20043–23033

period of time, or periods of time, during which an FCM has access to a crew rest facility.
late-night operation means an operation where an FDP includes more than 30 minutes between the hours of 2300 and 0530 local time.
local night means a period of 8 consecutive hours which includes the hours between 2200 and 0500 local time.
local time, for a location, means:
(a) local time in the time zone of the location; or
(b) local time in a time zone (the alternative local time):
           (i) that adjoins the time zone of the location; and
           (ii) whose nearest boundary is reasonably proximate to the location;
 provided the alternative local time is:
           (iii) specified in the AOC holder's operations manual; and
           (iv) used consistently as local time for the location, for the purposes of this CAO.
Note 1   CASA considers an alternative time zone to be used consistently as local time for a location if it is used, for example, throughout a period of daylight saving in the location or the adjoining time zone.
Note 2   Examples of where an AOC holder may consider using alternative local time are as follows:

Local time                                 Alternative local time
Gold Coast airport, Queensland summertime  NSW
Kununurra airport, Western Australia       NT

medical personnel means a person with medical, paramedical or nursing qualifications, and responsibilities directly related to the qualifications.
medical transport operation means an aircraft operation consisting of 1 or more flights for any of the following purposes:
(a) delivery of urgent medical assistance to a person, when determined to be necessary by a medical transport tasker;
(b) transportation of any of the following, when determined to be necessary by a medical transport tasker:
           (i) an ill or injured person;
           (ii) another person directly involved with the person mentioned in sub‑subparagraph (i);
          Note   For example, a close relative or the police.
           (iii) medical personnel intended to be, or who are, directly involved with the person mentioned in sub-subparagraph (i);
           (iv) blood, tissue or an organ for transfusion, grafting or transplantation (an item), including a person who has authorised custody of the item;
(c) the return of the aircraft to its base because an operation mentioned in subparagraph (a) or (b) is completed.
medical transport tasker means:
(a) medical personnel; or
(b) an organisation whose purpose is, or whose purposes include, medical transport tasking.
multi-pilot operation:
(a) means an aircraft operation conducted under multi-pilot procedures contained in the AOC holder's operations manual; but
(b) does not include:
           (i) contracted checking, within the meaning of regulation 142.020 of CASR; or
           (ii) contracted recurrent training within the meaning of regulation 142.020 of CASR;
 unless the training or checking is conducted as a multi-crew operation within the