Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00187:reg:6:p10
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00187
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 6 (pt 10/11)
Character Range: 112863–115534

be used by each NVIS pilot and each NVIS air crew member who is involved in the operation.
       (4) If, for subsection (1), an NVIS operation is conducted by a single NVIS pilot as the only NVIS crew member then, subject to subsection (5), the operation must be conducted at or above 1 000 ft AGL.
       (5) An NVIS operation mentioned in subsection (4) may be conducted below 1 000 ft AGL only if it is:
(a) operationally necessary; and
(b) conducted at or above 500 ft AGL; and
(c) the subject of a detailed risk assessment given to CASA; and
(d) conducted by an operator who holds a CASA approval under regulation 91.045.
       (6) If, for subsection (1), an NVIS operation (other than one conducted by a single NVIS pilot as the only NVIS crew member) is conducted below 500 ft AGL in the hover, then, despite any other provision in this Chapter, the pilot in command may do any of the following:
(a) degoggle as an individual;
(b) permit all or any particular NVIS air crew member to degoggle;
        but only if, and for so long as, the degoggling enhances operational safety.
       (7) If, for subsection (1), in an NVIS operation (other than one conducted by a single NVIS pilot as the only NVIS crew member):
(a) the performance of the NVIS used by an NVIS pilot or NVIS air crew member is degraded because of extensive illumination in the area being overflown; and
(b) the continued use of the NVIS in such circumstances is likely to affect operational safety; and
(c) terrain and obstacles in the area may be visually identified and avoided;
        then the pilot in command may do any of the following in accordance with procedures in the operations manual:
(d) degoggle as an individual;
(e) permit all or any particular NVIS pilot or NVIS air crew member to degoggle;
        but only if, and for so long as, the degoggling enhances operational safety.

3.10 Weather requirements — cloud
       (1) The pilot in command of an aircraft for an NVIS operation must comply with 1 of the following for the operation:
(a) the in-flight cloud requirements set out in Table 3.10 (1) of this MOS;
(b) the in-flight cloud requirements approved by CASA under subsection (3).
       (2) For Table 3.10 (1), for an NVIS aircraft and crew mentioned in an item of column 1 of the Table, that is conducting an NVIS operation of a kind mentioned in column 2 of the item, the minimum in-flight cloud requirements are set out in column 3 of the item.
              Table 3.10 (1) — In-flight cloud requirements

          Column 1                                Column 2                                    Column 3
    Item  NVIS aircraft and crew                  Kind