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QUALIFICATIONS FORNIGHT FLYINGUNDERVFR (CAR174C)
• Subject to this regulation, a person other than:
– in the case of agricultural operations—the holder of a licenceonwhich
a night VFR agricultural rating has beenendorsed; or
– in the case of any other flight—theholder of a licence onwhich a night
VFR ratinghas been endorsed; or
– a student pilot, or holder of a private pilot licence, a commercial pilot
licence or an air transport pilot licence, permitted under Part 5 to fly
an aircraft in a traffic pattern at night under theVFR; shall not fly an
aircraft at night under theVFR.
• Apilotwho holds a licenceonwhich an instrument rating for a category
of aircraft has been endorsedmay fly an aircraft of the same category at
night under theVFR:
– using the types of navigation aids endorsed in thepilot’s logbook for
usewith that rating; and
– subject to compliancewith any conditions that CASA issues inCivil
AviationOrders in relation to aeronautical experience and recent
experience.
In this regulation, a reference to flying an aircraft includes a reference to
conducting a flight as pilot in command.
VFR FLIGHTSATNIGHT (CAR 174B)
• Exceptwith thepermission of CASA, an aircraft shall not, exceptwhen
necessary for take-off or landing, beflown at night under theVFR at a
height less than1000 ft above the highest obstacle locatedwithin 10nm
of the aircraft in flight.
• A singleengine aircraftmust not beflown at night under theVFRexcept in
the following operations:
– private operations;
– aerial work operations;
– charter operations that do not involve the carryingof passengers for
hire or reward;
– charter operations that involve the carryingof passengers for hire or
reward, if:
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