54. Manipulation of controls

An AOC holder must ensure that only the following persons are permitted to manipulate the flight controls of any relevant aircraft that is in flight for any purpose:

a flight crew member qualified in accordance with Division 10 and authorised by the AOC holder;

an authorised representative of the Authority —

who has the permission of the AOC holder and the pilot‑in‑command; and

who is performing a duty for which the representative was authorised by the Authority.

Where any passenger occupies a seat that has access to flight controls in a relevant aircraft, the pilot-in-command of the aircraft must brief the passenger to ensure no intentional or inadvertent manipulation of the flight controls or instruments occurs.

An AOC holder must ensure that only the following persons are permitted to manipulate the flight controls of any relevant aircraft that is in flight for any purpose:

a flight crew member qualified in accordance with Division 10 and authorised by the AOC holder;

an authorised representative of the Authority —

who has the permission of the AOC holder and the pilot‑in‑command; and

who is performing a duty for which the representative was authorised by the Authority.

Where any passenger occupies a seat that has access to flight controls in a relevant aircraft, the pilot-in-command of the aircraft must brief the passenger to ensure no intentional or inadvertent manipulation of the flight controls or instruments occurs.