Your not missing anything if the flight is private then no contingency fuel is required, however if the flight is an air transport sector then the 10% contingency fuel is applicable. It's an important distinction to make, to know for sure what category the flight falls under.

Thanks for that Stuart .

Could you tell me where it says Air transport vs private for the requirement of the contingency fuel ? I don’t doubt your answer at all but I can not see in either the Part 135 or the Part 91 sections I mentioned above where it says for air transport or private apart from that part 91 say you don’t need it and part 135 says you do ! CASA need to simplify things!

Thank mate

That is the whole issue you have to know what category your flight falls under so you can apply the relevant rules, nowhere in the regulations does it clarify the difference. Except this vague entry. If you look at

[color=blue] Part 91.035[/color] "Application of Part 91—certain provisions of this Part do not apply if provisions of Part 105, 121, 133, 135 or 138 apply"

In the table on page 442 you will see the entry Division 135.D.6 and that suggests that Part 91 fuel requirements do not apply to Part 135 operations.

Clear as mud.

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Clear as mud !! They might as well start writing it in Cantonese just to make it a bit more complicated ! Thanks for that Stuart

One thing that might ease your mind is CASA has indicated that the type of flight will be made clear in the PEXO exam questions.

Also you will find this on the front page of CASR 135.

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Thanks Bob ????