Post by Peter Lewis on Jan 28, 2019 22:04:46 GMT 12
January 2019 Bulletin 2
Fellow aviators
Last year, you may remember that the CAA discontinued sending out reminder notices for the annual
return of aircraft operating statistics. It chose, instead, to file infringement notices with a penalty of
$1500 for each offence.
The requirements are in Rule 12.151 – to see this in detail, visit:
www.caa.govt.nz/assets/legacy/rules/Rule_Consolidations/Part_012_Consolidation.pdf
Basically:
• operators of all aircraft used for hire or reward must report hours, including those used for
adventure Aviation under Part 115. And…
• operators of Standard and Restricted category aircraft must report non-hire or reward hours.
The CAA says that the information is used mainly to assess the safety performance of the aviation
industry and sub-sectors of it – the most common measurements are accidents per 100,000 flying hours,
but there are a number of others (incidents, injuries, etc per 100,000 hrs) and other uses for the
information, for example, when considering policy suggestions.
Approximately one third of NZ's GA fleet is used in non-hire or reward operations, and are not required
to furnish annual operating returns because they are not in a Standard or Restricted category. This begs
the question: Why does the CAA require this annual data if the limited statistics gathered present an
inaccurate portrayal of accidents or incidents?
The annual return of aircraft operating statistics for Standard and Restricted category aircraft is due on 1
February 2019. The CAA could target private owners this year (it was commercial operators last year) and
- without warning - issue infringement notices with heavy fines that must be paid within 28 days.
You may wish to trust that the CAA will not issue infringement notices. On the other hand, if you wish to
file your annual return of operating statistics and avoid the risk of a fine, you need a copy of the
CAA605 form.
Kind regards
Des and Brian
Fellow aviators
Last year, you may remember that the CAA discontinued sending out reminder notices for the annual
return of aircraft operating statistics. It chose, instead, to file infringement notices with a penalty of
$1500 for each offence.
The requirements are in Rule 12.151 – to see this in detail, visit:
www.caa.govt.nz/assets/legacy/rules/Rule_Consolidations/Part_012_Consolidation.pdf
Basically:
• operators of all aircraft used for hire or reward must report hours, including those used for
adventure Aviation under Part 115. And…
• operators of Standard and Restricted category aircraft must report non-hire or reward hours.
The CAA says that the information is used mainly to assess the safety performance of the aviation
industry and sub-sectors of it – the most common measurements are accidents per 100,000 flying hours,
but there are a number of others (incidents, injuries, etc per 100,000 hrs) and other uses for the
information, for example, when considering policy suggestions.
Approximately one third of NZ's GA fleet is used in non-hire or reward operations, and are not required
to furnish annual operating returns because they are not in a Standard or Restricted category. This begs
the question: Why does the CAA require this annual data if the limited statistics gathered present an
inaccurate portrayal of accidents or incidents?
The annual return of aircraft operating statistics for Standard and Restricted category aircraft is due on 1
February 2019. The CAA could target private owners this year (it was commercial operators last year) and
- without warning - issue infringement notices with heavy fines that must be paid within 28 days.
You may wish to trust that the CAA will not issue infringement notices. On the other hand, if you wish to
file your annual return of operating statistics and avoid the risk of a fine, you need a copy of the
CAA605 form.
Kind regards
Des and Brian
