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CASA 01/17 – Approval – operation of RPA at night

as amended

made under regulations 11.056 and 101.029 and subregulation 101.095 (1A) of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998.
This compilation was prepared on 3 August 2023 taking into account amendments up to CASA 39/23 – Amendment of CASA 01/17 (Approval – operation of RPA at night) Instrument 2023 as amended and in force on 3 August 2023.

Prepared by the Advisory and Drafting Branch, Legal, International & Regulatory Affairs Division, Civil Aviation Safety Authority, Canberra.

Compilation No. 1.

3 Application
        This instrument applies to the operation of an RPA, other than a large RPA, by a person who holds a certificate as an RPA operator (the operator).

4 Definitions
        In this instrument:
authorised remote pilot means the operator's chief remote pilot, or a person authorised by the operator's chief remote pilot to operate the RPA in accordance with clauses 8 and 9 of Schedule 1.
RPAS Sample Operations Manual means any of the following documents published by CASA:
(a) RPAS Sample Operations Manual with revision date 6 February 2017;
(b) RPAS Sample Operations Manual version 1.0 published in January 2020;
(c) RPAS Sample Operations Manual version 1.0 published on 22 June 2023.

5 Approval
       (1) The operator is approved to operate the RPA at night.
       (2) An authorised remote pilot is approved to operate the RPA at night.

6 Conditions
       (1) The approval in subsection 5 (1) is subject to the conditions mentioned in Schedules 1 and 2.
       (2) The approval in subsection 5 (2) is subject to the conditions mentioned in Schedule 2.

Schedule 1 Conditions — operator
      1 The operator must have documented practices and procedures, that are approved in writing by CASA or by a Manager or Team Leader of CASA with responsibility for regulatory oversight of RPA operations, for training and testing of individuals in relation to operating RPA at night.
      2 For clause 1, the practices and procedures mentioned in the RPAS Sample Operations Manual for training and testing of individuals in relation to operating RPA at night are taken to be approved by CASA.
      3 The operator must have documented practices and procedures, that are approved in writing by CASA or by a Manager or Team Leader of CASA with responsibility for regulatory oversight of RPA operations, for:
(a) making records detailing the training and testing undertaken by authorised remote pilots; and
(b) retention of those records.
      4 For clause 3, the practices and procedures mentioned in the RPAS Sample Operations Manual for making and retention of records detailing the training and testing undertaken by personnel involved in RPA operations are taken to be approved by CASA.
      5 The operator must have documented