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PC3 as defined by the Part 133 MOS; or
(b) operating by day in VMC in accordance with the requirements of the rotorcraft's AFM and with the capability to:
           (i) remain clear of obstacles; and
           (ii) reach a suitable forced landing area; and
           (iii) conduct a forced landing into the area without causing a hazard to persons or property on the ground in the area; or
(c) operating at night in VMC using NVIS and able to comply with the requirements mentioned in paragraph (b) as if they applied.
offshore facility has the same meaning as in the Maritime Transport and Offshore Facilities Act 2003.
offshore surveillance operation means a surveillance operation that is conducted over the sea.
Part 91 MOS has the meaning given by Part 1 of the CASR Dictionary.
Part 121 MOS has the meaning given by Part 1 of the CASR Dictionary.
Part 133 MOS has the meaning given by Part 1 of the CASR Dictionary.
Part 142 operator has the meaning given by Part 1 of the CASR Dictionary.
performance class, or PC, means a class of performance capability of a rotorcraft and has the same meaning as in the Part 133 MOS.
positioning flight means:
(a) a flight of an aircraft to position aerial work cargo, or an aerial work passenger, in order to prepare for and carry out an aerial work operation; and
(b) a flight to reposition or remove aerial work cargo or an aerial work passenger on completion or cancellation of an aerial work operation, or of that part of the operation, to which a positioning flight related.
prescribed single-engine aeroplane has the meaning given by Part 1 of the CASR Dictionary.
PSEA means a prescribed single-engine aeroplane.
Note   A single-engine aeroplane is a prescribed single-engine aeroplane if it is of a kind prescribed by the Part 135 MOS for the purposes of subregulation 135.240 (3) of CASR.
radio navigation system means equipment carried on, or installed in, an aircraft for the purpose of navigating the aircraft by reference to the signals emitted by a radio navigation aid.
RAIM means receiver autonomous integrity monitoring for GNSS.
rappelling means any of the following:
(a) a person lowering themselves from an airborne rotorcraft by going down a line hanging from the rotorcraft;
(b) a person being lowered from an airborne rotorcraft by controlled release from the rotorcraft of a line to which the person is securely attached;
(c) a person lowering themselves down a line hanging from an airborne rotorcraft, with descent of the person controlled by a person on the ground;
(d) a person coming down from, or going up to, an airborne rotorcraft by using a flexible ladder hanging from the