Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01118:reg:4:p4
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01118
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 4 (pt 4/5)
Character Range: 126559–129319

Before a Part 131 aircraft begins a flight, any equipment that is required to be fitted to, or carried on, the aircraft under this Chapter (other than surveillance equipment required under Division 26.10) must be compliant with the requirements of, or approved under, Part 21 or Part 31 of CASR.
Note   Division 26.10, concerning requirements for mandatory or optional carriage of surveillance equipment, provides conditional alleviation from TSO or ETSO authorisation that would otherwise be required. To preserve the scope of this alleviation, such equipment is also excluded from a requirement for CASR Part 21 approval.
       (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to the following:
(a) an item of equipment used to display the time;
(b) an item of equipment used to display vertical speed;
(c) an item of equipment used to display magnetic heading;
(d) an item of equipment used to indicate envelope temperature;
(e) an item of equipment used to determine free air temperature;
(f) radiocommunications equipment;
(g) a drop or handling line;
(h) a trail rope;
(i) an independent portable light, for example, a torch or landing light;
(j) a headset;
(k) a first-aid kit or medical kit;
(l) survival equipment, including signalling equipment;
(m) an item of equipment used to determine the drift direction of the Part 131 aircraft.
       (3) Before a foreign-registered Part 131 aircraft begins a flight in Australian airspace, the equipment fitted to, or carried on, the aircraft must have been approved as required by the NAA of the aircraft's State of registry.
       (4) If equipment is carried on an aircraft although not required by this Chapter to be fitted or carried, then:
(a) the equipment need not be compliant with the requirements of, or approved under, Part 21 of CASR; and
(b) for a foreign registered aircraft — the equipment need not have been approved by the NAA of the aircraft's State of registry; and
(c) any information, or data, provided by the equipment must not be used by any flight crew member for a flight to comply with any requirement of the civil aviation legislation in relation to communications or navigation; and
(d) the equipment, whether functional or otherwise, must not at any time affect the airworthiness of the aircraft.
Note   For other requirements in relation to surveillance equipment that is not required to be fitted or carried, see section 26.21.

26.03 Visibility and accessibility — pilot-operated equipment
       (1) This section applies in relation to equipment that is required under this Chapter to be fitted to, or carried on, an aircraft for a flight.
       (2) Any equipment that is for a pilot's manual or visual use in, or from, the pilot's control position must be visible to, and usable by, the