Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00341:body:0:p55
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00341
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Character Range: 136479–139416

involves a person emplaning or deplaning while the rotorcraft is in flight or partially in flight (a hover entry or exit), the operator and the pilot in command must ensure that the person is an air crew member, a task specialist, or an aerial work passenger, who has received hover entry and exit training in accordance with the operator's operations manual.

Division 2 General requirements

15.07 Requirements for external loads
        For subregulation 138.410 (2), the requirements set out in this Division are prescribed relating to the flight of an aircraft involving an external load operation, including for prescribed classes of such flights.
Note   External load operations may be conducted over a populous area or a public gathering in accordance with section 13.09 — see subsection 15.09 (2).

15.08 Helicopter external load operations at night over water, including SAR
       (1) For subregulation 138.410 (2), the operator and the pilot in command for an external load operation at night over water must ensure that the requirements set out in this section are met.
Note   This includes a night SAR operation involving an auto-hover over water.
       (2) For the operation, the flight attitude, height, and position of the helicopter must be maintained by the following:
(a) monitoring the aircraft's instruments;
(b) reference to visible external objects.
       (3) For subsection (2), external objects are visible only if they are:
(a) visible because they are adequately illuminated by ground or celestial lighting; or
(b) visible through an NVIS, provided that the flight is conducted in accordance with the requirements for an NVIS operation.
       (4) Despite subsection (2), if the operation is a SAR operation with an auto-hover using a transition mode capability over water in accordance with Division 5 of Chapter 9, the flight attitude, height and position of the helicopter must be maintained by the following:
(a) monitoring the aircraft's instruments;
(b) monitoring the aircraft's navigation source data;
(c) monitoring the aircraft's autopilot and flight director SAR modes;
(d) reference to external objects, if any.

15.09 Approvals required for Class C and Class E external load operations
       (1) This section applies to the following operators:
(a) an aerial work certificate holder;
(b) a limited aerial work operator.
       (2) An external load operation may be conducted over a populous area or a public gathering in accordance with section 13.09.
       (3) A Class C external load operation or a Class E external load operation must not be conducted unless the operator is an aerial work certificate holder who has CASA approval under regulation 138.025 for the particular operation.
       (4) For subsection (3), an application for written approval must be accompanied by the operator's:
(a) detailed risk assessment and mitigation processes; and
(b) proposed operations manual content