Civil Aviation Order 95.10 (Exemptions from CAR and CASR — Microlight Aeroplanes) Instrument 2024as amendedmade under regulations 11.160 and 11.205 of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998 and subregulations 5(1) and (1A) of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988.This compilation was prepared on 9 July 2026 and includes amendment F2026L00923. It is a compilation of Civil Aviation Order 95.10 (Exemptions from CAR and CASR — Microlight Aeroplanes) Instrument 2024, as amended and in force on 9 July 2026.Prepared by the Legal Services Branch, Legal Division, Civil Aviation Safety Authority, Canberra.Compilation No. 2.ContentsPage1 Name3 Repeal4 Application5 Definitions6 Relevant aircraft authorised to fly without certificate of airworthiness7 Authorisation to perform duty without civil aviation authority8 Exemptions9 General conditions10 Flight conditions10A Controlled aerodromes, Class A, B, C or D airspace and restricted areas10B Online self-assessment of medical fitness10C Conditions — pilots holding current record of class 5 medical self-declaration only11 Flight height and separation limitations12 Approval of flights not complying with conditions13 Transitional provisions14 Savings Provision — Civil Aviation Order 95.10 Amendment Instrument 2026Note to Civil Aviation Order 95.10 (Exemptions from CAR and CASR — Microlight Aeroplanes) Instrument 2024
Note In this Order, certain terms and expressions have the same meaning as they have in the Act and the regulations. These include: ASAO, authorised person, aviation safety radio frequency, certificate of airworthiness, exposition, flying training, inoperative, pilot certificate, restricted area, sport aviation body, weight-shift-controlled aeroplane, VMC and VMC criteria.5.1 In this Order, unless the contrary intention appears:3-axis aeroplane means an aeroplane that has a conventional 3-axis flight control system.acceptable correcting lenses means correcting lenses (which may be a pair of spectacles or a combination of contact lenses and a pair of spectacles) to satisfy the requirements of item 1.36 of table 67.150 of CASR.Act means the Civil Aviation Act 1988.automatic ELT has the meaning given by section 26.50 of the Part 91 MOS.aviation English language proficiency assessment has the meaning given by regulation 61.010 of CASR.Aviation Medical Certificate (Basic Class 2) means a certificate issued by CASA to a person, under a legislative instrument made by CASA, on the basis that the person meets the medical standard basic class 2, as the medical standard exists at the time CASA issues the certificate.Note At the time of making Civil Aviation Order 95.10 Amendment Instrument 2026, an Aviation Medical Certificate (Basic Class 2) is issued under CASA EX11/25 — Medical Certification (Basic Class 2 Medical Certificate) Exemption 2025 (freely available to view or download at <https://www.legislation.gov.au/F2025L00270>).Aviation Medical Guidelines means the document entitled Guidelines – Medical Assessment for Aviation, as published by CASA from time to time.Note At the time of making Civil Aviation Order 95.10 Amendment Instrument 2026, version 1.1 (dated September 2025) of the Guidelines – Medical Assessment for Aviation was freely available to view or download on CASA’s website at <https://casa.gov.au>.CAO 20.18 means Civil Aviation Order 20.18, as in force immediately before the commencement of the Civil Aviation Legislation Amendment (Flight Operations—Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2021.close relative, of a person, means the spouse or a parent, child or sibling of the person.conditional private driver licence means a private driver licence issued by a driver licensing authority of a State or Territory as a conditional licence in accordance with a law in force in the State or Territory and that is issued subject to any of the following conditions:(a) that the holder must wear correcting lenses at all times while driving;(b) that the holder is only authorised to drive during daylight hours;(c) that the holder must drive only a motor vehicle that is fitted with a specified driver aid or that is modified as directed by the driver licensing authority or as printed on the licence;(d) that the driver is regularly medically assessed for fitness to drive.controlled aerodrome endorsement has the same meaning as in Division 61.G.2 of CASR.controlled airspace endorsement has the same meaning as in Division 61.G.2 of CASR.current:(a) for an Aviation Medical Certificate (Basic Class 2) — means the period beginning from when the certificate is issued by CASA and ending at the time and date of expiry, as recorded on the certificate; and(b) for a class 1 medical certificate — has the meaning given by regulation 61.010 of CASR; and(c) for a class 2 medical certificate — has the meaning given by regulation 61.010 of CASR; and(d) for a record of class 5 medical self-declaration, means:(i) the renewal date specified in the record has not passed; and(ii) the person to whom CASA gave the record has not been required to surrender the record for one of the reasons mentioned in paragraph 10C.4; and(e) for a recreational aviation medical practitioner’s certificate — has the meaning given by regulation 61.010 of CASR; and(f) for an aviation English language proficiency assessment — has the meaning given by regulation 61.010 of CASR.disqualifying medical condition means any of the following:(a) epilepsy and other seizure disorders, or diseases that could cause seizures;(b) blackouts or other sudden alterations of consciousness, or diseases that could cause these;(c) insulin-treated diabetes;(d) high-risk pregnancy;(e) lung disease that requires oxygen therapy;(f) intracranial malignancies;(g) visual field or visual acuity that does not meet the private vehicle driver standards set out in the publication Assessing fitness to drive for commercial and private vehicle drivers, as existing from time to time;Note At the time of making Civil Aviation Order 95.10 Amendment Instrument 2026, the publication titled Assessing fitness to drive for commercial and private vehicle drivers, 6th edition, 2022 is freely available by searching for the publication title on the Austroads Publications page, located at <https://austroads.gov.au/publications>.(h) hearing loss that means the person is unable to understand conversational voice at a distance of 2 metres at the time of the assessment, whether unaided or with the assistance of a medically prescribed hearing aid;(i) any neurological or other functional impairment that causes the person not to be able to operate the flight controls safely in all circumstances when in the flying environment;(j) any musculoskeletal disability, disorder or disease of the bones, joints, muscles, or tendons, which would limit or restrict the normal manipulation of aircraft controls, or would require physical modifications to the aircraft to enable appropriate manipulation of the controls;(k) any other abnormality, disability, or disease (active or latent) or injury that can become suddenly and unpredictably safety-relevant in the flying environment;(l) any other medical condition that makes a person unable to safely perform all required aspects of the flying task that the person intends to perform;(m) any disease or condition that reduces the capacity of a person to undertake the online self-assessment of medical fitness process, including to make a declaration or give an undertaking as part of that process, including, but not limited to, the following:(i) dementia or other memory disorders, including, but not limited to, Alzheimer’s disease, vascular dementia and Lewy Body dementia;(ii) psychotic disorders or psychiatric diseases with psychotic features, including, but not limited to, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder;(iii) any other disease that includes cognitive impairment or decline as a known part of the natural history of the disease, including, but not limited to, Parkinson’s disease and traumatic brain injury.disqualifying medication or substance means any of the following medications or substances that, if taken or used regularly at the dosage or amount taken by the person concerned, may reduce the person’s capacity to safely perform all required aspects of the flying task that the person intends to perform, or to undertake the online self-assessment of medical fitness process (including making a declaration or giving an undertaking as part of that process):(a) benzodiazepines and other sedatives, including, but not limited to, diazepam and alprazolam;(b) antipsychotics, including, but not limited to, olanzapine, quetiapine and aripiprazole;(c) tricyclic antidepressants, including, but not limited to, amitriptyline;(d) mood stabilising medications, including, but not limited to, lithium and sodium valproate;(e) narcotic analgesics, including, but not limited to, hydromorphone, codeine, morphine and oxycodone;(f) pain-modifying medications, including, but not limited to, gabapentin and pregabalin;(g) Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol;(h) 6-Acetyl morphine;(i) Amphetamine;(j) Benzoylecgonine;(k) Cocaine;(l) Codeine;(m) Dexamphetamine;(n) Methylamphetamine;(o) Methylenedioxyamphetamine;(p) Methylenedioxymethylamphetamine;(q) Morphine;(r) any medication that causes the pilot to have an alteration in sensory function, motor function or cognition.flight radio endorsement has the same meaning as in Division 61.G.2 of CASR.listed: an aircraft is listed with a sport aviation body if:(a) the sport aviation body’s approved function is or includes administering the aircraft; and(b) the sport aviation body holds a record of:(i) a description of the aircraft (by reference to its make, model and serial number or construction number) and the identity of the aircraft’s operator; and(ii) the identifying mark issued for the aircraft by the sport aviation body in accordance with its operations manual or technical manual.medical condition — see paragraph 5.7.medically significant condition has the meaning given by subregulation 67.010(1) of CASR.medical practitioner means a person entitled to practice as a medical practitioner under a law of a State or Territory.medical standard basic class 2 means the commercial vehicle driver medical standards that apply to drivers of heavy vehicles, public passenger vehicles or vehicles carrying dangerous goods, published by Austroads, without conditions or restrictions other than a requirement to wear glasses or a hearing aid.Note At the time of making Civil Aviation Order 95.10 Amendment Instrument 2026, the commercial vehicle driver medical standards mentioned in the definition of medical standard basic class 2 are included in the publication titled Assessing fitness to drive for commercial and private vehicle drivers, 6th edition, 2022. That publication is freely available by searching for the publication title on the Austroads Publications page, located at <https://austroads.gov.au/publications>.microlight aeroplane means a privately built single-place weight-shift-controlled aeroplane or a privately built single-place 3-axis aeroplane that:(a) has a take-off weight (being the total weight of the aeroplane when it begins to taxi before taking off, including the weight of the pilot and of fuel, oil, recovery and personnel parachutes, flotation equipment, items of optional equipment, tools and baggage) not exceeding:(i) in the case of an aeroplane that is not equipped to land on water:(A) if it has no parachute recovery system — 300 kilograms; or(B) if it has a parachute recovery system — 320 kilograms; or(ii) in the case of an aeroplane that is equipped to land on water:(A) if it has no parachute recovery system — 335 kilograms; or(B) if it has a parachute recovery system — 355 kilograms; and(b) has a wing loading not exceeding 30 kilograms per square metre at its take-off weight.Note A microlight aeroplane is not a Part 103 aircraft.needs correcting lenses, in relation to a person, means a person:(a) who would fail to qualify for a record of class 5 medical self-declaration where the only medical condition causing such a failure would relate solely to the person’s ophthalmic condition for which the normal use of prescribed refractive correcting lenses is the only medical requirement; and(b) whose visual acuity is corrected by their lenses to:(i) at least 6/12 in 1 eye; and(ii) at least 6/18 in the other eye; and(iii) at least 6/12 in both eyes together; and(c) whose record of class 5 medical self-declaration includes the following information:“The person to whom this record of class 5 medical self-declaration relates must wear correcting lenses at all times when relying on this medical self-declaration in the exercise of functions and privileges for aviation purposes.”.online self-assessment of medical fitness process means the process described in subsection 10B.Note The steps in the online self-assessment of medical fitness process, listed in subsection 10B, include a requirement that the person involved is provided with a copy of the Aviation Medical Guidelines.operations manual, in relation to the relevant sport aviation body for a relevant aircraft, means the manual, approved from time to time by CASA, that contains the practices, procedures, instructions and other information by which the sport aviation body ensures the operational safety of the aircraft in accordance with the civil aviation legislation.operative, for anything, means that the thing is not inoperative.Order means Civil Aviation Order.Part 61-equivalent controlled aerodrome endorsement, in relation to a pilot authorisation, means an endorsement issued by RAAus in accordance with requirements that are, under the RAAus exposition, equivalent to the standards for:(a) a controlled aerodrome endorsement issued under Part 61 of CASR; and(b) a flight radio endorsement issued under Part 61 of CASR.Note 1 The controlled aerodrome endorsement standards under Part 61 of CASR are mentioned in Appendix G.5 of Schedule 1, and in Schedule 2, to the Part 61 MOS.Note 2 The flight radio endorsement standards under Part 61 of CASR are mentioned in Appendix G.7 of Schedule 1, and in Schedule 2, to the Part 61 MOS.Part 61-equivalent controlled airspace endorsement, in relation to a pilot authorisation, means an endorsement issued by RAAus in accordance with requirements, under the RAAus exposition, equivalent to the standards for:(a) a controlled airspace endorsement issued under Part 61 of CASR; and(b) a flight radio endorsement issued under Part 61 of CASR.Note 1 The controlled airspace endorsement standards under Part 61 of CASR are mentioned in Appendix G.6 of Schedule 1, and in Schedule 2, to the Part 61 MOS.Note 2 The flight radio endorsement standards under Part 61 of CASR are mentioned in Appendix G.7 of Schedule 1, and in Schedule 2, to the Part 61 MOS.Part 61 MOS means the Part 61 Manual of Standards Instrument 2014, as in force from time to time.Part 91 MOS means the Part 91 Manual of Standards.pilot authorisation means a pilot certificate, or a rating or endorsement on a pilot certificate, and includes, without limitation, a flying instructor authorisation.pilot authorisation applicant means a person who has applied to RAAus for the grant of a pilot authorisation (whether or not the person has applied after a pilot authorisation they held was cancelled).private driver licence means a private driver licence issued by a driver licensing authority of a State or Territory in accordance with a law in force in the State or Territory authorising the holder to drive:(a) a motor vehicle with a maximum loaded mass that is not greater than 4.5 tonnes and that is constructed or equipped to seat not more than 12 adults (including the driver); or(b) a car-based motor tricycle; or(c) a motor bike; or(d) a motor trike (other than a car-based motor tricycle) that does not have a body type commonly known as, or similar to, a sedan, station wagon, coupe, convertible, roadster, utility, tray top or van; or(e) any tractor or implement.privately built: see paragraph 5.2.problematic use of a substance means the use of one or more psychoactive substances by aviation personnel in a way that:(a) constitutes a direct hazard to the user or endangers the lives, health or welfare of others; or(b) causes or worsens an occupational, social, mental or physical problem or disorder.Note This definition is based on the definition of Problematic use of substances in section 1.1 of Annex 1, Personnel Licensing, to the Chicago Convention.psychoactive substance means:(a) alcohol; or(b) opioids; or(c) cannabinoids; or(d) sedatives and hypnotics; or(e) cocaine; or(f) any other psychostimulants, hallucinogens, and volatile solvents, excluding caffeine or nicotine.Note This definition is based on the definition of Psychoactive substances in section 1.1 of Annex 1, Personnel Licensing, to the Chicago Convention.RAAus means Recreational Aviation Australia Limited.RAAus appointed person, in relation to the inspection of a record of class 5 medical self-declaration, means a person who:(a) is appointed by RAAus in its capacity as an ASAO to perform an approved function on its behalf; and(b) has duties and responsibilities, set out in the RAAus exposition for an appointed person, conducting audits or surveillance in relation to an approved function of RAAus mentioned in section 20 or 21 of the Part 149 Manual of Standards.Note 1 Under subsection 149.220(2) of CASR, an ASAO must maintain a register containing particular information for each person appointed by the ASAO to perform an approved function on behalf of the ASAO.Note 2 Subsection 20(1) of the Part 149 Manual of Standards prescribes the aviation administration function of administering the flight operations of a Part 149 aircraft, including authorising individuals to perform a duty essential to the operation of the aircraft. Subsections 20(2) to (6) set out the scope of the function, along with activities and authorisations administered under the function. Subsection 21(1) prescribes the aviation administration function of administering a person that conducts flying training, or flight tests, in relation to a Part 149 aircraft (a Part 149 flying training organisation). Subsections 21(2) to (4) set out the following:(a) the scope of the function;(b) under the function, a person may be authorised to be a Part 149 flying training organisation that, for the aircraft, does one or more of the activities mentioned in subsection (3);(c) the circumstances in which a Part 149 training organisation conducts flying training, or a flight test, in relation to the aircraft.RAAus restricted pilot means a person who:(a) holds a student pilot certificate, a converting pilot certificate or a pilot certificate, issued by or under the delegated authority of RAAus; and(b) is authorised to fly a solo flight by a person approved by RAAus, in accordance with the RAAus exposition, to carry out flying training.recognised standard part, in relation to a relevant aircraft, means a part specified in a list of standard parts for such aircraft included in the relevant sport aviation’s operations manual or technical manual, or if the sport aviation body is an ASAO, its exposition.record of class 5 medical self-declaration, in relation to a person, means a document given to the person by CASA to acknowledge that the person has successfully completed the online self-assessment of medical fitness process.recreational aviation medical practitioner’s certificate has the meaning given by regulation 61.010 of CASR.regularly taking or using, in relation to the taking or using of a medication or substance by a particular person, means taking or using the medication or substance on most days, in circumstances in which the disease or symptoms for which the person is taking or using the medication or substance can be expected to become significantly worse if the medication or substance is not taken or used on most days.relevant aircraft means an aircraft to which this Order applies under subsection 4.relevant sport aviation body, in relation to an aircraft, person or activity means a sport aviation body whose approved function is or includes administering the aircraft, person or activity (whether or not the sport aviation body is an ASAO).renewal date, in relation to a person’s record of class 5 medical self-declaration, means the date specified in it as the date when the self-declaration ends (unless the person has been earlier required to surrender the self-declaration), which will be:(a) 5 years after the date of successful completion of the self-assessment process set out in subsection 10B — in the case of a person who was younger than 40 when that process was successfully completed and does not also hold a conditional private driver licence; or(b) 2 years after the date of successful completion — in the case of a person:(i) who was younger than 40 when that process was successfully completed and who holds a conditional private driver licence; or(ii) who was between 40 and 75 years old when that process was successfully completed; or(c) 1 year after the date of successful completion — in the case of a person who was 75 years old or older when that process was successfully completed.safety-relevant, in relation to a medical condition, means a condition that reduces, or is likely to reduce, the ability of someone who has it to:(a) in the case of RAAus restricted pilot — conduct a solo flight; or(b) in the case of a pilot authorisation applicant — undertake a flight test in an aircraft; or(c) in the case of a person who holds a pilot authorisation — exercise the privileges of the authorisation in a single-pilot operation in an aircraft.single-place aircraft means an aircraft that has been designed, manufactured or certificated to carry only the pilot and no other person.SSR has the meaning given by section 26.67 of the Part 91 MOS.successfully completed the online self-assessment of medical fitness process — see subsection 10B.surveillance equipment has the meaning given by section 26.67 of the Part 91 MOS.suitable landing area, in relation to a relevant aircraft, means an area in which such an aircraft may be landed without endangering the safety, or damaging the property, of persons unconnected with the operation of the aircraft.survival ELT has the meaning given by section 26.51 of Part 91 MOS.technical manual, in relation to the relevant sport aviation body for a relevant aircraft, means the manual, approved from time to time by CASA, that contains:(a) airworthiness, design and maintenance standards; and(b) aeronautical practices and test procedures and processes;by which the relevant sport aviation body ensures the technical safety of the aircraft in accordance with the civil aviation legislation.transponder has the meaning given by section 26.67 of the Part 91 MOS.5.2 Subject to paragraph 5.3, for the purposes of this Order, a microlight aeroplane is privately built only if:(a) the aeroplane was built by a person, or was jointly built by not more than 4 persons, with a view to the aeroplane being owned by the person, or by 1 or more of the persons, who built it; and(b) the person who built the aeroplane was, or each of the persons who built the aeroplane was, at the time of completion of the aeroplane, an eligible private builder in relation to the aeroplane (within the meaning of paragraph 5.5); and(c) the aeroplane:(i) was designed by its builder, or by 1 or more of its builders; or(ii) was built in accordance with a set of drawings or a data package, or a set of drawings and a data package, approved, in writing, by a relevant sport aviation body; or(iii) was built from a kit approved, in writing, by a sport aviation body; and(d) except in a case to which sub-subparagraph (c)(iii) applies — the parts from which the aeroplane was built (other than any recognised standard parts) were made by, or at the direction of, the person, or 1 or more of the persons, who built the aeroplane.5.3 CASA may determine, in writing, that a microlight aeroplane that would not otherwise comply with this Order:(a) substantially complies with specifications set out in this Order; and(b) may safely be operated in accordance with its conditions.5.4 The operator of a microlight aeroplane, the subject of a determination under paragraph 5.3, may operate the aeroplane in accordance with this Order, subject to compliance with any additional condition that CASA mentions in that determination.5.5 For the purposes of this Order, a person is, at the time the building of a microlight aeroplane is completed, an eligible private builder in relation to the aeroplane only if the person has not, within the preceding 12 months, whether alone or jointly with another person or other persons, completed building another microlight aeroplane that satisfies the requirements mentioned in subparagraph 5.2(c).5.6 In this Order, a reference to a class of airspace means the volumes of airspace of that class, as determined by CASA in the Determination of Airspace and Controlled Aerodromes, Etc. (Designated Airspace Handbook) Instrument, as in force from time to time.5.7 A reference in this Order to a medical condition (other than pregnancy, a consequence of pregnancy or the termination of a pregnancy) includes both such a condition that is congenital and one that is the result of injury or illness.
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