Overview

To provide students with the required aviation theoretical knowledge in the areas of Navigation, Operations, Performance & Planning, Flight Rules & Air Law for the Commercial Pilot Licence (Aeroplane), as well as flight under the Instrument Flight Rules (IFR), as detailed in the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) Part 61 Manual of Standards (MOS).

Requisites

Prerequisites
AVT10005 Private Pilot Licence Theory

AND
AVT10006 Commercial Pilot Licence Theory 1

Teaching periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
Semester 2
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
29-July-2024
27-October-2024
Last self-enrolment date
11-August-2024
Census date
31-August-2024
Last withdraw without fail date
13-September-2024
Results released date
03-December-2024
Semester 1
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
03-March-2025
01-June-2025
Last self-enrolment date
16-March-2025
Census date
31-March-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
24-April-2025
Results released date
08-July-2025
Semester 2
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
04-August-2025
02-November-2025
Last self-enrolment date
17-August-2025
Census date
31-August-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
19-September-2025
Results released date
09-December-2025

Learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

  • Explain the environmental, legal and human factors that affect flying operations at the Commercial Pilot Level under the Visual Flight Rules (VFR) and Instrument Flight Rules (IFR)
  • Safely and accurately apply theoretical knowledge to flying operations at the Commercial Pilot Level under the VFR and IFR and
  • Demonstrate an understanding of the unit content sufficient to pass the CASA Commercial Pilot Licence (Aeroplane) Theory Examinations for Navigation, Operations, Performance & Planning and Flight Rules & Air Law
  • Demonstrate an understanding of the unit content sufficient to pass the CASA Instrument Rating (IREX) Examination

Teaching methods

Hawthorn

Type Hours per week Number of weeks Total (number of hours)
Face to Face Contact (Phasing out)
Lecture
11.79 14 weeks 165
TOTAL165

Assessment

Type Task Weighting ULO's
CASA CPL Flight Rules & Air Law (CLWA) ExaminationIndividual 12 - 13% 1,2,3 
CASA CPL Navigation (CNAV) ExaminationIndividual 12 - 13% 1,2,3 
CASA CPL Operations, Performance & Planning (CFPA) ExaminationIndividual 12 - 13% 1,2,3 
CASA Instrument Rating (IREX) ExaminationIndividual 12 - 13% 1,2,4 
Flight Rules & Air Law TestIndividual 12 - 13% 1,2,3 
Instrument Rating TestIndividual 12 - 13% 1,2,4 
Navigation TestIndividual 12 - 13% 1,2,3 
Operations, Performance & Planning TestIndividual 12 - 13% 1,2,3 

Hurdle

To pass this unit and achieve all Unit Learning Outcomes to a minimum standard, a student must pass all assessments and must attend a minimum of 80% of the scheduled classes.

Content

This unit of study satisfies the theoretical knowledge requirements specified in the CASA Part 61 MOS for three of the seven subjects required for the award of a Commercial Pilot Licence (Aeroplane), as well as the award of an Instrument Rating by CASA. It consists of the following areas of aviation theoretical knowledge:

  • Navigation
  • Operations, Performance & Planning
  • Flight Rules & Air Law and
  • Instrument Rating

Study resources

Reading materials

A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.