Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY REGULATIONS 1998 - REG 61.105

  (1)   A person's instrument flight time is:

  (a)   for the holder of an authorisation mentioned in subregulation   (2) other than a flight instructor or flight examiner--any time spent piloting an aircraft solely by reference to instruments and without external visual reference points in IMC or simulated IMC; and

  (b)   for a person who does not hold an authorisation mentioned in subregulation   (2)--any dual instrument flight time; and

  (c)   for a flight instructor--any time spent conducting training mentioned in regulation   61.1165, or a flight review, during dual instrument flight time in IMC; and

  (d)   for a flight examiner--any time spent conducting a flight test or proficiency check during instrument flight time in IMC.

  (2)   For paragraph   (1)(a), the authorisations are as follows:

  (a)   an instrument rating;

  (b)   a private instrument rating;

  (c)   for flight in an aeroplane or powered - lift aircraft--an air transport pilot licence;

  (d)   for flight in an aeroplane--a multi - crew pilot licence.