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This Part prescribes rules governing air transport operations and commercial transport operations using—
(1) aeroplanes having a seating configuration of 9 seats or less, excluding any required crew member seat, and a MCTOW of 5700 kg or less, except when they are used for SEIFR passenger operations; and
(2) helicopters.
In this Part—
AFCS means automatic flight control system:
Air operation means an air transport operation or a commercial transport operation, except a SEIFR passenger operation, using—
(1) an aeroplane having a seating configuration of 9 seats or less, excluding any required crew member seat, and a MCTOW of 5700 kg or less; or
(2) a helicopter:
Air operator certificate means an airline air operator certificate or a general aviation air operator certificate:
Consolidation means the process by which a person, through practice and practical experience, increases proficiency in newly-acquired pilot operating knowledge and skills:
Exposition, unless the context otherwise requires, means the exposition required by rule 119.81 or 119.125:
Helicopter external sling load means the external carriage, lowering, or picking up, of a load, cargo, or passengers by a helicopter by means of a bucket, net, harness, sling, or stretcher, suspended beneath the helicopter:
Holder of an air operator certificate means the holder of an air operator certificate issued in accordance with Part 119 that authorises the holder to conduct an air operation:
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:
SAS means stability augmentation system:
Threshold means that point where a 1:20 obstacle-free approach surface intersects the runway surface.
Each holder of an air operator certificate must take reasonable care to ensure that all persons employed, engaged, or contracted by the holder of an air operator certificate to perform aviation activities, 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 the air operator certificate that authorises the operation.
If a crew member completes a test, flight check, or assessment, that is required under Subparts I or J 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.
In addition to the requirements in rule 91.211, each person performing a commercial transport operation must ensure that each passenger receives additional briefing or training in safety and emergency procedures appropriate to the characteristics of the flight operation.
