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Civil Aviation Order 95.4.1 (as amended)

made under regulation 308 of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988.
This compilation was prepared on 29 March 2013 taking into account amendments up to Civil Aviation Order 95.4.1 Amendment Instrument 2013 (No. 1).
Prepared by the Legislative Drafting Branch, Legal Services Division, Civil Aviation Safety Authority, Canberra.

Contents

Section 95.4.1 (Exemption from provisions of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988 — gliders engaged in charter operations)
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1 Interpretation
2 Exemption
3 Licence not required
4 Issue of charter glider authorisation
5 Conditions applicable to the holder of a charter glider authorisation
6 Conditions applicable to the operator of charter glider flights
 Appendix 1 6
 Notes to Civil Aviation Order 95.4.1

Section 95.4.1
Exemption from provisions of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988 — gliders engaged in charter operations

1 Interpretation
       1.1In this section, unless the contrary intention appears:
CFI means:
(a) the operator's chief flying instructor; or
(b) the operator's instructor panel chairperson.
GFA means the Gliding Federation of Australia (A.C.N. 008 560 263).
glider means:
(a) a sailplane; or
(b) a power-assisted sailplane; or
(c) a powered sailplane.
glider pilot means a person who:
(a) is a member of the GFA; and
(b) holds a C gliding certificate issued by the GFA.
level 2 GFA instructor means a person who holds a level 2 instructor authorisation issued by the GFA.
operator means an incorporated gliding club which:
(a) is affiliated with the GFA; and
(b) engages in charter operations.
power-assisted sailplane has the same meaning as in section 95.4.
powered sailplane has the same meaning as in section 95.4.
sailplane has the same meaning as in section 95.4.

2 Exemption
       2.1Subject to paragraph 2.2, a glider engaged in charter operations, or a person who is in, on, or otherwise associated with the operation of, a glider engaged in charter operations, is exempt from compliance with the following provisions of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988:
(aa) Parts 4 and 4A, provided that both the GFA Operational Regulations and the GFA Manual of Standard Procedures Part 3 Airworthiness are complied with;
(a) subregulation 55 (6);
(b) Part 5;
(c) subregulations 83 (1), (2) and (3) in respect of VHF equipment;
(d) paragraphs 133 (1) (a) and (e);
(e) paragraphs 139 (1) (d) and (e);
(f) subregulation 150 (1) in relation to the dropping of towing or drag increasing devices;
(g) paragraph 155 (3) (a), on condition that:
 (i) if the acrobatic flight takes place more than 2 nautical miles from a licensed aerodrome — the flight does not take place at a height of less than 1 000 feet above the highest point of the terrain or of any obstacle on the terrain within a radius