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This Part prescribes rules governing air transport operations and commercial transport operations using an aeroplane having a seating configuration of more than 30 seats, excluding any required crew member seat, or a payload capacity of more than 3410 kg.
In this Part—
Air operation means an air transport operation or a commercial transport operation using an aeroplane having a seating configuration of more than 30 seats, excluding any required crew member seat, or a payload capacity of more than 3410 kg:
Air operator certificate means an airline air operator certificate:
Consolidation means the process by which a person, through practice and practical experience, increases proficiency in newly-acquired knowledge and skills:
Curriculum means a portion of an Advanced Qualification Programme that covers at least one of the following programme areas—
(1) indoctrination; or
(2) qualification that addresses the required training and qualification activities for a specific make, model, and series or variant of aeroplane and for a specific duty position; or
(3) continuing qualification that addresses the required training and qualification activities for a specific make, model, and series of aeroplane or variant and for a specific duty position:
Exposition, unless used with reference to another source, means a record of the information required by rule 119.81 or 119.125:
Evaluator means a qualified flight examiner or person who has completed training and evaluation that qualifies the person to evaluate the performance of crew members, instructors, other evaluators, and other operations personnel, in an Advanced Qualification Programme:
Line-operating flight time means flight time performed in air operations to which this Part applies:
Net take-off flight path, take-off flight path, take-off distance, and takeoff run have the same meaning as prescribed in the rules under which the aeroplane was certificated:
Second-in-command means a pilot, other than the pilot-in-command, who is required by the flight manual for the operation of an aircraft.
Threshold means that point where a 1:20 obstacle-free approach surface intersects the runway surface.
Each holder of an air operator certificate issued under Part 119 must ensure that all persons employed, engaged, or contracted, by the certificate holder are familiar with the appropriate sections of the Act, Civil Aviation Rules, and procedures specified in the certificate holder’s exposition.
Each person performing an air operation must conform with the applicable procedures specified in the exposition of the holder of an air operator certificate that authorises the operation.
If a crew member completes a test, flight check, or assessment, that is required under Subparts I, J, or M within 60 days before the date on which the test, flight check, or assessment is required, the crew member is deemed to have completed the test, flight check, or assessment on the date that it is required to be completed.
(a) The Director may not grant an exemption from a requirement under rule 121.381 or 121.383 if the exemption would extend by more than one year the date by which an aeroplane must be equipped with any of the following:
(1) the applicable TAWS prescribed by rule 121.381;
(2) an ACAS II prescribed by rule 121.383.
(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), the Director may not grant an exemption from —
(1) the requirement under rule 121.381(b) or 121.383(b)(1) for an aeroplane with a passenger seating configuration of 40 or less seats if the details specified under rule 47.55(b) in respect of that aeroplane already appear in the New Zealand Register of Aircraft on 1 August 2003; or
(2) the conditions to the requirements under rule 121.381(c) or 121.383(b)(2).
The following rules do not apply in the case of air operations conducted in New Zealand under an Australian AOC with ANZA privileges:
(1) 121.79:
(2) 121.81:
(3) 121.83:
(4) 121.89:
(5) 121.91(a):
(6) 121.91(b):
(7) 121.803:
(8) 121.805.
