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• has sufficient knowledgeof the aircraft’s controls and systems toensure
the starting or running does not endanger any person or damage the
aircraft.
Thepilot in commandor in his absence any other person responsible for
starting or ground operation of an aircraft shall ensure that:
• In the case of land aircraft, passenger loading equipment topermit rapid
evacuation of passengers and crew is kept immediately availableduring
the starting of engines; and
• In the case of seaplanes, water transport of a capacity sufficient to enable
rapidevacuation of passengers and crew is immediately available during
the starting of engines.
Where any fuel or other flammablematerial is spilledwithin15metres (50 ft)
of an aircraft, the aircraft engines shall not be startedor operateduntil the fire
hazard has been removed.
An aircraft engine shall not be started or operated:
• within5metres (17 ft) of any sealed building;
• within8metres (25 ft) of other aircraft;
• within15metres (50 ft) of any exposed public area; and
• within8metres (25 ft) of any unsealed building in the case of an aircraft
with amaximum take-offweight not exceeding 5700 kg (12,566 lb).
MANIPULATIONOFPROPELLER (CAR 231)
In spiteof CAR 225 (pilots at controls page 23) andCAR 230 (above) and
paragraph two below, thepilot in command of an aircraftwhich requires an
operating crew of only onepilotmaymanipulate thepropeller of the aircraft
for the purposes of starting the aircraft if:
• assistance is not readily available for that purpose;
• adequate provision ismade to prevent the aircraftmoving forward; and
• no person is on board the aircraft.
A personwho is the holder of the certificateof registration for, or the
operator, hirer or pilot in command of, anAustralian aircraftmust not permit
a person tomanipulate thepropeller of the aircraft to start theengineunless
the firstmentioned person is satisfied that the personwho is tomanipulate
the propeller knows the correct starting procedures for the aircraft and can
manipulate the propeller safely.
engine groundoperation
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