Law & Reg's - Detail Flashcards
Required Knowledge and Skill
Articles 163/164
= In the year 163(5) the first public school opened in the US in Boston. This gave the children the required KNOWLEDGE and SKILL. The (5) is five total points for Knowledge and Skill
KNOWLEDGE
= I’m Pretty Darn Sure as Shit
(a) Pre-take-off checks
(b) Dispatcher’s approval of aircraft departure and changes to flight plan.
(c) Supervision of flight crew and cabin crew members
(d) Safety management of aircraft operations including measures to deter safety-threatening behavior etc. and crisis measures.
SKILL
= M and N’s
Aircraft maneuvers and measures in normal and non-normal conditions.
Also, under Article 163
1) Article 72 is limited by aircraft type and
2) Aircraft will be those >5700kg
And Article 164
- Yearly examination conducted by airline on behalf on MLITT
- Qualification becomes invalid if
1) Fails to receive the exam
2) Rejects the exam
3) Fails the exam
Documents Carried By Airman
Article 67
Flight crewmember SHALL CARRY competence certificate (licence) and medical.
Standards of Crew Assignment
Articles 68, 157-3 and OM 8-5
24hrs: 12 hrs flight, 15hrs duty, and 5 landings
1 month: 100hrs duty
3 months: 270hrs duty
1 year: 1000hrs duty
OM 8-5.
Recent Flight Experience
Articles 69, 158, 161.
NO PERSON shall engage in operation of aircraft used for air transport services unless they have the REQUIRED flight experience within a certain period.
- 3 takeoffs and landing within 90 days and
- 6 hours instrument in 180 days
Intoxicants
Article 70, OM 8-16
A crewmember SHALL NOT OPERATE whilst under the influence of ALCOHOL, ANESTHETICS or CHEMICALS that may IMPAIR their ability.
24hrs after a vaccination
12 hrs from alcohol
Article 71 also states that you must not fly if you are suffering any physical deficiencies.
Refer to OM 8‐16
Obligation for Keeping Watch
Article 71-2
ANY PILOT who is piloting an aircraft must MAINTAIN a watch to AVOID COLLISION, except when WEATHER conditions are such that it will NOT PERMIT him to RECOGNISE any objects.
Requirements of PIC
Articles 72, 163, 164
NO PERSON may act as PIC of an aircraft used for Air Transport Services unless they have obtained approval from the MLITT with regards to knowledge and skill.
Also, under Article 163
1) Article 72 is limited by aircraft type and
2) Aircraft will be those >5700kg
And Article 164
- Yearly examination conducted by airline on behalf on MLITT
- Qualification becomes invalid if
1) Fails to receive the exam
2) Rejects the exam
3) Fails the exam
Authority of PIC
Article 73, OM 8-10
The PIC shall DIRECT AND SUPERVISE those who PERFORM their duties onboard the aircraft. (Note no reference to passengers).
Confirmation Before Departure
Articles 73-2, 164-14 and OM 2-2-1
The PIC SHALL NOT START AN AIRCRAFT, unless he/she has CONFIRMED that the aircraft has NO PROBLEMS for flight and the PREPARATION for AIR NAVIGATION has been completed (as per 164-14)
- Might Take Another Wee Quick Squizz
(i) Maintenance status of aircraft and its equipment (including logbook, maintenance, exterior inspection, ground run of engines)
(ii) Take-off weight, landing weight, location of the center of gravity, and weight distribution
(iii) Aeronautical information.
(iv) Weather
(v) Quantity and quality of fuel and lubricant
(vi) Safety of payloads
+ 3 inspections - logbook, exterior, other elemental inspections
Aircraft Dispatcher
Article 77, OM 3-3
No aircraft shall depart or have its flight‐plan altered unless the PIC has obtained prior approval from an aircraft dispatcher.
Prohibition etc of Safety Impeding Acts
Articles 73-3, 164-15
4 Items
NO PERSON on board an aircraft shall COMMIT an act which IMPEDES SAFETY of the aircraft, INFLICTS DAMAGE on any other person or property, DISTURBS the ORDER or BREAKS DISCIPLINE on board.
Prohibition etc of Safety Impeding Acts
Articles 73-4, 164-16
3 measures, 3 reasons for #1
(1) The PIC MAY, from the moment when all EXTERNAL DOORS of the aircraft are closed for takeoff until the moment when ANY SUCH DOOR is opened for disembarkation after landing, in the case where he/she has REASONABLE GROUNDS to believe that a person on board the aircraft has COMMITTED or is ABOUT TO COMMIT any safety impeding act, IMPOSE RESTRAINT or other necessary measures to DETER the act, or DISEMBARK the offending person to ensure SAFETY of the aircraft, PROTECTION of any other person or property therein, or maintenance of ORDER or DISCIPLINE on board.
2 conditions for #2
(2) The PIC SHALL NOT AFTER LANDING, in the case where he/she has imposed restraint upon a person, EXCEPT WHEN such a person agrees to onward carriage under restraint, or when there exists UNAVOIDABLE CIRCUMSTANCES with regard to not disembarking the offending person, TAKE OFF the aircraft with such a person on board under any form of CONSECUTIVE CONSTRAINT.
(3) ANY PERSON on board the aircraft may, upon REQUEST or APPROVAL of the PIC, provide the NECESSARY ASSISTANCE for him/her to implement the measures in paragraph (1).
(4) The PIC shall, in LANDING the aircraft with a person on board who has been placed under restraint pursuant to the provision of paragraph (1), or with a person on board to be disembarked pursuant to the provision of the same paragraph, NOTIFY the nearest air traffic control unit with the reason for restraint or disembarkation, if possible prior to landing.
(5) The PIC may, when a person on board an aircraft HAS COMMITTED any of the following safety impeding acts, order the person not to repeat or continue the said act, pursuant to the provision of Ordinances of the MLITT: external doors, smoking in lavatories, interfering with crew duties.
Others as per Ordinance 164-16
The Bogan Flight from Darwin to Alice
SAFETY IMPEDING ACTS
= A bogan on a flight from Darwin to Alice Springs… Walks through and OPENS the DOOR, lights up a durrie and starts SMOKING in a TOILET, then annoys the Captain IMPEDING their DUTY, walks back to business class and calls the miso USING his MOBILE TELEPHONE, then sits down and doesn’t use a SAFETY BELT, decides to RECLINE the SEAT BACK and use the TRAY TABLE, throws in BAGGAGE in the AISLE, and finally gets bored to starts OPERATING EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT.
Category II as per OM 6-S-40 = Ordinance 164-16
(i) An act of operating the opening and closing device of an entrance or an emergency door without any proper reason
(ii) An act of smoking in a toilet
(iii) An act of impeding execution of the duty of one or more personnel on board of aircraft and consequently may affect the maintenance of safety of subject aircraft, the protection of persons other than the one who commits said act or properties within said aircraft, or the maintenance of order or discipline within said aircraft
(iv) An act of activating without any proper reason a mobile telephone or any other electronic device that may hinder safety of aircraft navigation, which is set forth in a public notice issued by the MLITT
(v) An act of failing to use a safety belt without any proper reason in a take-off, landing, or any other case where the pilot in chief instructs the use of it.
(vi) An act of failing in take-off or landing to return the back of a seat, table, or foot rest to its original position without any proper reason
(vii) An act of placing without any proper reason the baggage on an aisle or any other place, eventually blocking evacuation in an emergency
(viii) An act of operating or displacing an emergency device or equipment, or damaging the original functions of one of these objects.
Authority of PIC
all references
- Direct and supervise (Article 73)
- Authority and Responsibility (OM 8-10)
- Prohibition of Safety Impeding Acts (Article 73-4)
- Measures in Danger (Article 74)
Measures in Danger (Authority)
Article 74
The PIC may, when a DANGER OCCURS or he/she DEEMS A DANGER to be likely to occur, to the AIRCRAFT or PASSENGERS, ORDER THE PASSENGERS on board regarding the PROCEDURES for evacuation or other MATTERS necessary for safety
Measures in Danger (Responsibility)
Article 75
The PIC shall, when an EMERGENT DANGER occurs to the aircraft during flight, employ EVERY MEANS NECESSARY for RESCUING passengers and PREVENTING injury or DAMAGE to persons or objects on the land or water.
