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or a restraint strap instead of a seatbelt.
       (3) When a safety harness or a restraint strap (the equipment) is worn instead of a seatbelt, the equipment must be:
(a) fit for the particular purpose of the operation; and
(b) compliant with the requirements of, or approved under, Part 21 of CASR; and
(c) serviceable before the operation commences.
       (4) Before the aircraft's flight, or a related series of flights, a crew member intending to wear the equipment must have been trained by the operator in the use of the equipment and assessed as competent.
       (5) The equipment must be:
(a) available at all times for the crew member who is to use the equipment; and
(b) correctly fitted, worn and adjusted to prevent the crew member who is using the equipment from completely exiting the aircraft when wearing the equipment; and
(c) secured, via the restraint strap, to an aircraft hard point in accordance with relevant approved data; and
(d) the subject of confirmation by the pilot in command and the crew member that paragraphs (a) to (c) are complied with.
       (6) A crew member who intends during flight to transfer from a seatbelt to the equipment must be secured by the equipment before the crew member unfastens the seatbelt.
       (7) The aircraft must not be manoeuvred in a way that subjects a crew member to additional flight loads unless the crew member has been briefed on the manoeuvre by the pilot in command.
       (8) A crew member proposing to move around in the aircraft's cabin while wearing the equipment must:
(a) advise the pilot in command of the proposed movements; and
(b) not adversely affect the aircraft's centre of gravity or controllability.

CHAPTER 15 RULES FOR EXTERNAL LOAD OPERATIONS

Division 1 Class D external loads

15.01 Application
        Unless it provide otherwise, this Chapter applies only to an aerial work certificate holder.
Note 1   By virtue of subparagraph 138.030 (2) (b) (iii), only an aerial work certificate holder may conduct a Class D external load operation.
Note 2   It is a significant change requiring CASA approval for an operator to begin any kind of class D external load operation for the first time, whether it involves winching, a belly hook, a platform, rappelling, or a hover entry/exit) — see subparagraph 138.012 (a) (vii) of CASR.

15.02 Persons who may be carried as external loads
        For subregulation 138.410 (2), the following classes of persons are prescribed for carriage on or in a part of an aircraft that is not normally specified in the AFM as being for the carriage of crew members or aerial work passengers in an aerial work operation:
(a) air crew members;
(b) task specialists;
(c) aerial