Notice of Proposed Rule Making – NPRM 0705OS
Use of NVG in helicopter operations –
proposed CAO 82.6
Objectives of the proposed CAO 82.6
To enact a discrete rule set and supporting advisory material for Night Vision Imaging Systems – Use of NVG in Helicopters for specific operations. Additionally:
- Changes must be capable of being implemented;
- Changes must not result in operators becoming non-compliant;
- Change must meet equivalent level of safety or higher.
Key proposed changes
- NVG use as primary means of terrain avoidance will require an Instrument of Approval issued by CASA and will only be available to AOC holders;
- NVG use will initially be limited to specific types of helicopter operations;
- Standards developed in relation to initial, recurrency and line training for flight crews for the use of NVG;
- Standards developed in relation to NVG qualifications and licence requirements for operators and flight crew;
- Standards developed in relation to aircraft and NVG equipment airworthiness requirements for NVG;
- Standards developed for the operational use of NVG;
- CAR 215 direction provided for minimum Operations Manual content;
- Exemptions granted for specific operations in relation to minimum height for V.F.R. flights at night (CAR174B); and
- Introduction of a CAAP (174-1) giving comprehensive guidance to meeting the requirement of CAO 82.6 and additional general information on NVG.
How to respond
Please forward your response to CASA by 16 July 2007 by one of the following means:- Online response form (preferred method)
- Fax Regulatory Documentation Coordinator 1800 653 897 (free call) or international +612 6217 1691
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Post (no stamp required in Australia)
Reply Paid 2005
Regulatory Documentation Coordinator
CASA’s Regulatory Development Management Branch
Canberra ACT 2601, Australia - email (use the response format in the NPRM) nprm0705os@casa.gov.au
Additional information
Contact Yvette Lutze or John Beasy, CAO 82.6 Project Leaders
email nprm0705os@casa.gov.au