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EXAMPLESHOWNONTHECHART
• wet bulb temperature 10°C
• dry bulb temperature 12°C
• from the intersection of the temperature lines the shadinggives:
MODERATE ICING: cruise power; SERIOUS ICING: descent power
• relativehumidity 52 per cent
FUELREQUIREMENTS (CAR 234)
Thepilot in commandof an aircraftmust not commence a flightwithin
Australian territory, or to or fromAustralian territory, unless he or she has
taken reasonable steps to ensure that the aircraft carries sufficient fuel and oil
to enable the proposed flight to be undertaken in safety.
An operator of an aircraftmust take reasonable steps toensure that an
aircraft does not commence a flight as part of theoperator’s operations
unless the aircraft is carrying sufficient fuel andoil toenable the proposed
flight tobeundertaken in safety.
For the purposes of theseRegulations, in determiningwhether fuel and oil
carried on an aircraft in respect of a particular flightwas sufficientwithin
themeaning of paragraphs (1) and (2), a courtmust, in addition to any other
matters, take into account the followingmatters:
• the distance to be travelled by the aircraft on the flight to reach the
proposed destination;
• themeteorological conditions inwhich the aircraft is, ormay be required,
tofly;
• the possibility of:
– a forced diversion to an alternative aerodrome; and
– a delay pending landing clearance; and
fuel requirements
carburettor icing
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