>From our experience this year, the Airfield Reporting Officer (that’s the guy >who turns up in a ute to check your ASICs) at each place was very helpful.
If there is nobody there when you land, go to the General Aviation area and find the exit, and there will be a notice with the phone number of the ARO. DO NOT go to the high security area, where the passenger planes operate, at the larger aerodromes like Longreach or Roma. Even with an ASIC you should not wander onto that bit of the apron. >> A passenger can accompany you to and from your aircraft in the G/A area of a security controlled airfield, but you can’t take the same person onto the airfield just to have a look at your aircraft. You would have to get a visitor’s pass issued for them (e.g. at Toowoomba). Therefore taking your crew onto the airfield to help you launch is outside the rules but we were not challenged at all about that. At Roma the ARO even gave me a lift out to the runway, but I think he was in a hurry to get rid of us! At Longreach where I had to do an aerotow, we set up everything on the runway and then had to push everything off again as another aircraft was inbound and we were not quite ready. No problem, just being kept under a watchful eye, and if anything they were quite interested in the whole process. >> In America, although or last visit was several years ago, security was much less, as someone in this thread has said. At Deer Park in Washington State, there is a very high fence all around. When we asked what the security fence was for, they said ah well that’s to keep the deer out! At Minden, I wandered past an exec jet with a red carpet, and the pilot invited me to have a look around. It was the State Governor’s aircraft. Come back to Australia, and the ASIC business does seem extreme, but I do not think it will go away. >> Pam From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Christopher McDonnell Sent: Sunday, 22 December 2013 14:05 To: [email protected]; Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] ASIC - Thanks Wombat, Nice to have someone around who knows their way around. (5) Subregulation (1) does not apply to a person: (a) who is in a part of the sterile area that is generally accessible to passengers or the public generally; or (b) who is a passenger and: (i) is boarding or disembarking from an aircraft by means of an aerobridge; or (ii) is boarding or disembarking from an aircraft in the secure area and is moving reasonably directly between the aircraft and the terminal building. So your P2 can head for the bar while you stand in the sun copping an infringement notice. Only at the wrong time of day though. Chris From: Mike Cleaver <mailto:[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, December 22, 2013 1:36 PM To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. <mailto:[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] ASIC - On 22/12/2013 12:34 PM, Christopher McDonnell wrote: What are the penalties/sanctions if you flop on a RPT aerodrome in a non motorised glider because the day dies for example. I ask only out of curiosity and laziness to research. If you are in a security area of a security controlled aerodrome you must either (a) wear your ASIC, or (b) be escorted by someone who is wearing their ASIC. There is a list of security controlled aerodromes at http://www.infrastructure.gov.au/transport/security/aviation/files/List_of_Airport_Classifications_23082013.pdf The criteria for each category of airport are in the Aviation Security Regulations 2005 - a copy is on the Comlaw web site at page 58 (regulation 3.01B) of http://www.comlaw.gov.au/Details/F2013C00204 The rules on display of an ASIC are: 3.03 Requirement to display ASICs in secure areas (1) Subject to subregulations (4), (4A) and (5), regulations 3.05 to 3.09 and subregulations 3.18(2) and 3.26(2): (a) a person in the airside security zone of a security controlled airport must properly display a valid red ASIC; and (b) a person in a secure area (other than the airside security zone) of such an airport must properly display either a valid red ASIC or a valid grey ASIC. Penalty: 5 penalty units. Note 1: The requirement in subregulation (1) applies to a person who is accessing parts of the sterile area not generally accessible to passengers or the public. Note 2: For properly displaying, see regulation 1.04; for valid, see regulation 1.05; for secure area, see regulation 1.03. Note 3: A person who properly displays a valid VIC or TAC, and is supervised by a person who properly displays a valid ASIC, need not display a valid ASIC—see regulation 3.09. (2) To avoid doubt, the obligations in subregulation (1) apply to crew. (3) A contravention of subregulation (1) is an offence of strict liability. (4) Subregulation (1) does not apply in relation to a security controlled airport from or to which no regular public transport operation operates. (4A) At a security controlled airport from or to which no screened air service operates, paragraphs (1)(a) and (b) apply only during traffic periods. (4B) To avoid doubt, there is no requirement that a person display a VIC or TAC in the secure area of an airport referred to in subregulation (4A) other than during traffic periods. (5) Subregulation (1) does not apply to a person: (a) who is in a part of the sterile area that is generally accessible to passengers or the public generally; or (b) who is a passenger and: (i) is boarding or disembarking from an aircraft by means of an aerobridge; or (ii) is boarding or disembarking from an aircraft in the secure area and is moving reasonably directly between the aircraft and the terminal building. the traffic period is the time from 2 hours before the scheduled arrival of an RPT aircraft until 2 hours after it departs, and the airside security zone is only within a specified area of the aerodrome. Also note the exclusions in 4, 4A and 4B. 5 penalty units means a court can impose a fine of up to $550, and there is a $110 fixed penalty notice scheme in existence. If you get 3 fixed penalty notices you can lose your ASIC for between 1 and 2 years. All really designed to screen out terrorists and people inadvertently carrying dangerous goods on aeroplanes in passenger services, but making life difficult for people with legitimate business and recreational activity related to aviation. Hope this helps some of you work out what is and what is not required - I make no comment on the appropriateness or otherwise of the rules - just identifying what they are! Wombat _____ _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring
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