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Regulation OTAR Part 135 - CAT - Helicopters and Small Aeroplanes

(1) when the surface is not in sight;
(2) at night; or
(3) when the cloud ceiling is less than 600 feet (180 m) or the visibility is less than 1500 m;
or
(4) over an open sea area:
(i) north of 45ºN or south of 45ºS; and
(ii) between 45ºN or 45ºS, when it is a hostile environment; and
(iii) between 45ºN or 45ºS for more than 10 minutes on any one flight, provided
that the operations manual contains procedures for coastal transit
operations.

OTAR.135.600 Applicability
This Subpart prescribes the instruments and equipment required for aircraft operating under this Part.
OTAR.135.605 General
The operator shall ensure that an aircraft does not commence a flight unless:
(a) the aircraft is equipped with the type and number of instruments and equipment required by this
Subpart; and
(b) the instruments and equipment shall be of a type approved by the Governor either generally or in
relation to a class of aircraft or in relation to that aircraft; and
(c) the instruments and equipment have been installed in accordance with the aircraft
manufacturer’s instructions or other instructions acceptable to the Governor.
OTAR.135.610 Inoperative instruments and equipment
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), an aircraft shall not commence a flight with inoperative
instruments or equipment if it is legally required to carry that instrument or equipment, unless the
following conditions are met:
(1) a minimum equipment list (MEL) has been approved by the Governor for use with that
aircraft; and
(2) the aircraft records available to the pilot include an entry describing the inoperative
instruments and equipment; and
(3) the aircraft is operated in accordance with all applicable conditions and limitations
contained in the MEL.
(b) An aircraft that is not required to hold an MEL may be operated under this Part with inoperative
instruments and equipment provided the inoperative instruments and equipment:
(1) are not:
(i) part of the certification instruments and equipment prescribed in the
applicable airworthiness requirements under which the aircraft was type
certificated; or
(ii) required by this Subpart for specific operations; or
(iii) required by an airworthiness directive to be in operable condition; and
(2) are placarded "Inoperative" and the required maintenance recorded in accordance with
OTAR Part 43.
OTAR.135.615 Minimum equipment list (MEL)
The operator shall, where a master minimum equipment list (MMEL) exists for the aircraft:
(a) establish, for each aircraft, a minimum equipment list (MEL) approved by the Governor. This shall
be based upon, but no less restrictive than, the relevant master minimum equipment list (MMEL);
and
(b) ensure the MEL is contained in the operations manual; and
(c) not operate an aircraft other than in accordance with the MEL unless permitted by the Governor.
Any such permission will in no circumstances permit operation outside the constraints of the
MMEL.
OTAR.135.620 Flight crew compartment door
The operator shall ensure that:
(a) An aeroplane equipped with a flight crew compartment door that is designed to resist penetration
by small arms fire and grenade shrapnel, and to resist forcible intrusions by unauthorised
persons, shall be provided with means for monitoring from either pilot's station the entire door
area outside the flight crew compartment to identify persons requesting entry and to detect
suspicious behaviour or potential threat.
(b) An aeroplane that is equipped with a flight crew compartment door shall be equipped with a
means of locking that door.

OTAR.135.625 Location of instruments and equipment
The operator shall ensure that:
(a) any instruments and equipment to be operated or used by one pilot can be readily seen and
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