Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY REGULATIONS 1998 - REG 66.010

    In this Part:

"additional practical experience" , for an applicant for an aircraft engineer licence or a rating to be endorsed on a licence, means practical experience in carrying out maintenance on operating aircraft:

  (a)   that the applicant carries out under the supervision of a person who holds:

  (i)   the same aircraft engineer licence as the licence applied for; or

  (ii)   the same rating as the rating applied for; and

  (b)   that the applicant carries out on the kind of aircraft for:

  (i)   the licence applied for; or

  (ii)   the licence on which the rating applied for is to be endorsed.

"aircraft type" means:

  (a)   a particular type, or type and model, of large aircraft with a particular type of aircraft engine; or

  (b)   a large aircraft with a particular type of aircraft engine; or

  (c)   a small aircraft with a particular type of aircraft engine.

Note:   For paragraph   (b), aircraft mentioned in this paragraph are known as "non - rated aircraft".

Example 1:   For paragraph   (a), Airbus A310(GE CF6)

Example 2:   For paragraph   (a), Boeing 747 - 400 (RR RB211)

Example 3:   For paragraph   (b), non - rated aircraft (PWC PT6)

Example 4:   For paragraph   (b), non - rated aircraft (Honeywell TPE331)

Example 5:   For paragraph   (c), small aircraft (PWC PT6)

Example 6:   For paragraph   (c), small aircraft (Honeywell TPE331)

"category A licence holder" means an individual who holds a category A licence that is in force.

"category B1 licence holder" means an individual who holds a category B1 licence that is in force.

"category B2 licence holder" means an individual who holds a category B2 licence that is in force.

"category C licence holder" means an individual who holds a category C licence that is in force.

"Defence Force aircraft" means aircraft mentioned in paragraph   (a) of the definition of state aircraft in section   3 of the Act.

"Defence Force aircraft authorisation" means an authorisation to perform, in relation to Defence Force aircraft, a function that is of the same nature as:

  (a)   the function of performing maintenance certification; or

  (b)   the function of issuing a certificate of release to service.

"Defence Force aircraft rating" means an authorisation that:

  (a)   is of the same nature as a rating; and

  (b)   relates to Defence Force aircraft.

"foreign rating" means an authorisation that:

  (a)   is of the same nature as a rating; and

  (b)   is:

  (i)   granted under a national aviation law of a foreign country, other than a foreign country that is an excluded State; or

  (ii)   issued by a foreign company, other than a foreign company incorporated or formed in an excluded State.

"medical practitioner" has the meaning given by subregulation   67.010(1).

"practical experience in carrying out maintenance on operating aircraft" includes:

  (a)   simulated maintenance experience using maintenance simulation technology; and

  (b)   practical maintenance experience on representative aeronautical products during maintenance training.

"requalification requirement" , for an aircraft engineer licence, has the meaning given by the Part   66 Manual of Standards.

"safety-relevant" , in relation to a medically significant condition, has the meaning given by regulation   67.015.

"specialist medical practitioner" has the meaning given by subregulation   67.010(1).

Note:   See the Dictionary for definitions of other terms used in this Part.