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Exemptions and relief measures: COVID-19

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Aircraft operators (AOC holders, flight training operators, balloons and Part 137)

AOCs and Part 141/142 Certificates have been extended by six months. You will be contacted by us with the details for your new certificate.

General exemptions are now in place for a number of CASA authorisations including proficiency checks, dangerous goods, drug and alcohol management procedures and emergency procedures.

We have extended the transition to the new fatigue rules by 12 months, meaning that most operators will need to comply with the new fatigue rules from 1 July 2021. Read the announcement.

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Aircraft maintenance engineers

We have put in place measures to give temporary relief to candidates who are part-way through a training and examination program. Read the announcement.

We are extending the:

  • end date of the CASA Basics to 30 June 2021
  • 10-year timeframe to undertake module exams by an additional 12 months
  • aircraft type training theory (usually five years) and practical (usually three years) timeframe requirements by an additional 12 months
  • five-year qualification timeframe by an additional 12 months.

As well, we are providing additional support for some non-destructive testing (NDT) and aircraft weld authority holders. If you have one and you are affected by the COVID-19 restrictions, exemptions are now in place to assist you when applying for a renewal until 16 September 2020.

If you are concerned about the impact the social distancing rules may have on your ability to continue your training – consider training in a virtual environment. We are working closely with Part 147 maintenance training organisations to speed up the necessary approvals. In the meantime, speak with your local training organisations to find out more.

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Air traffic control and flight service licence holders

Air traffic control and flight service licence holders will be able to exercise the privileges of their licence for six months after the expiration of their medical certificate. The conditions on medical certificates will continue to apply.

You are exempt from the recency and currency provisions in Part 65 of CASR to give you more time to comply.

This includes:

  • the requirement for you to have five hours of recent experience within the previous 21 days - extended to 30 days.
  • the requirement to have passed an assessment (check of proficiency) within the previous six months - extended to nine months.
  • if you are being supervised the currency and recency exemptions apply to you and a person conducting the supervision if that is applicable.
  • CASA EX57/20 Exemptions Instrument 2020
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Airworthiness

We are developing general exemptions for several authorisations or permissions related to the airworthiness of aircraft. This will include Part 42.G certificate holders (CAMO), Part 145, Part 147, Part 21 and CAR 30 organisations. Read the announcement.

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Flight crew

Flight crew including pilots, instructors, examiners,and flight engineers.

General exemptions and extensions are now in place for number of licencing authorisations including medical certificates, flight reviews and proficiency checks.

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Aerodromes

We've given aerodrome operators the option of applying some of the new Part 139 Aerodrome rules ahead of their originally scheduled announcement. Read the announcement.
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Remote pilot operator certificate holders

All ReOC certificates in force before 2 April 2020 will be extended for six months, unless you are currently subject to CASA enforcement (show cause notice).

Your certificate will not be reissued or amended. The link to the instrument that extends your ReOC follows.

We will update our records in the coming weeks to reflect your new expiry period. We encourage you to log into the myCASA portal from May onwards to check that your organisational details are correct and to review your updated certificate details.

We request that you insert a copy of the instrument that extends your certificate into your operations manual.

CASA 17/20 - ReOC holders (extensions of time due to COVID-19) certificate amendment instrument 2020 (pdf 140.21 KB)

For operators transitioning to the new requirements in the CASR Part 101 MOS, we have delayed certain commencement dates (Chapter 2 and Chapter 10). 

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