Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2010C00712:body:0:p3
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2010C00712
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(iii) a person who is picked up by the aircraft;
(d) the special operation must only be carried out in accordance with the policies, risk assessment and management instructions and standard operating procedures approved by CASA and included in the operator's operations manual.

3 Exemptions in relation to helicopters hovering, air transiting, air taxiing or ground taxiing on or over aerodromes
       3.1If the conditions set out in paragraph 3.2 are complied with, a helicopter is exempt from compliance with paragraph 157 (1) (b) and subregulation 163 (1) of the regulations.
       3.2The exemption given by paragraph 3.1, in relation to a helicopter, is subject to the following conditions:
(a) the helicopter must be hovering, air transiting, air taxiing or ground taxiing on or over an aerodrome;
(b) the helicopter must maintain such horizontal separation from any other aircraft, person or obstruction as ensures that the helicopter does not constitute a hazard to the aircraft, person or obstruction;
(c) if the helicopter is hovering, air taxiing or ground taxiing — the distance between the helicopter's rotor tip path and any other aircraft, person or obstruction must be such distance as ensures that rotor downwash from the helicopter (including objects picked up by the downwash) does not constitute a hazard to the aircraft, person or obstruction.

4 Exemption from horizontal separation requirement
       4.1If the conditions set out in paragraph 4.2 are complied with, a helicopter is exempt from compliance with subregulation 163 (1) of the regulations, but only to the extent that that subregulation would otherwise require the helicopter to maintain at least 600 metres horizontal separation from another helicopter.
       4.2The exemption given by paragraph 4.1 is subject to the following conditions:
(a) the helicopters concerned must be flying within an access lane or access corridor, details of which have been published in the AIP or NOTAMS, for use by helicopters arriving at or departing from a specified place;
(b) the helicopters concerned must be flying at an altitude, or within a range of altitudes, specified in the AIP or NOTAMS in relation to the access lane or access corridor;
(c) the helicopters concerned must maintain such horizontal separation from one another as ensures that the helicopters do not constitute a hazard to one another.

5 Exemption from requirements relating to landing at, and taking-off from, aerodromes
       5.1A helicopter is exempt from compliance with paragraphs 166A (2) (d), (e) and (f) of the regulations.

6 Exemption from requirement to use landing area of uncontrolled aerodrome
       6.1Subject to the conditions mentioned in paragraph 6.2, for a landing on, or take‑off from, a part of an uncontrolled aerodrome that is outside the landing area of the aerodrome, a helicopter is exempt from compliance with paragraph