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Civil Aviation Amendment Order
(No. R12) 2004

I, WILLIAM BRUCE BYRON, Director of Aviation Safety, on behalf of CASA, issue the following Civil Aviation Order under subregulation 235 (7) of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988.

[Signed Bruce Byron]

Bruce Byron
Director of Aviation Safety and
   Chief Executive Officer

2 December 2004

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1 Name of Order
  This Order is the Civil Aviation Amendment Order (No. R12) 2004.
2 Commencement
  This Order commences on gazettal.
       3                       Replacement of section 20.10.1 of the Civil Aviation Orders
  Section 20.10.1 of the Civil Aviation Orders is omitted and a new section substituted as set out in Schedule 1.
Schedule 1 Substitution of section 20.10.1 of the Civil Aviation Orders

SECTION 20.10.1

HOT REFUELLING — TURBINE ENGINE AEROPLANE ENGAGED IN AERIAL WORK OR PRIVATE OPERATIONS
1 INTERPRETATION
1.1 In this section:
     hot refuelling means the refuelling of an aeroplane with its engine or engines running.
     equivalent data means the information and instructions that would otherwise be contained in an aeroplane's flight manual but, in the absence of a flight manual, are instead displayed either wholly on a placard or partly on a placard and partly in another document.
1.2 Hot refuelling of an aeroplane may take place with its propeller or propellers rotating.
2 APPLICATION
2.1 This section applies only to turbine engine aeroplanes engaged in aerial work or private operations.
2.2 The hot refuelling of aeroplanes at an aerodrome or a place used as an aerodrome must be carried out in accordance with:
 (a) the requirements set out in section 20.9 other than the requirements set out in paragraphs 4.1.1.1, 4.3.1, 4.3.8, 4.4.1, 4.5.1 and 5.1.4; and
 (b) this section.
Note: Operators and pilots should note that the provisions of paragraph 5.1 of section 20.2 of the Civil Aviation Orders relating to the inspections and tests for the presence of water in an aircraft's fuel system before the start of each day's flying are applicable to aeroplanes to which this section applies.
3 OPERATOR'S OR OWNER'S RESPONSIBILITIES
3.1 Hot refuelling of an aeroplane must not be carried out unless authorised by:
 (a) if the operation is not a private operation — the operator of the aeroplane; or
 (b) in the case of a private operation — the owner of the aeroplane.
3.2 Hot refuelling may only be carried out:
 (a) at an aerodrome — with the consent of the aerodrome operator; or
 (b) at a place used as an aerodrome — with the consent of the owner or occupier of the place.
3.3 Before authorising the hot refuelling of an aeroplane, the operator or owner must be satisfied that the refuelling can be carried out safely and, in particular, must have regard to:
 (a)