Prescribed conditions of whale watching tour permits (aircraft)
27 Prescribed conditions of whale watching tour permits (aircraft)
For the purposes of section 83H of the Act, the following are prescribed conditions for a whale watching tour permit that specifies that the holder may conduct tours from an aircraft—
the permit holder must, for each tour conducted, provide each person on the tour, who is not an employee of the permit holder, with clear and accurate information on the biology and conservation status of and threats facing each species of marine mammal encountered on the tour;
Examples
Information on the biology of marine mammals includes information on their morphology, behaviour, distribution and reproductive cycle.
the permit holder must ensure that signs are clearly posted on the aircraft in places where all persons on the aircraft are reasonably likely to see them, advising of the requirements of these Regulations;
the permit holder must take reasonable steps to ensure that no person on the aircraft breaches these Regulations;
the permit holder must ensure that the aircraft does not fly lower than 300 vertical metres within a 300-metre radius of a whale;
if operating a helicopter or gyrocopter, the permit holder must ensure that the aircraft does not hover within a 300-metre radius of a whale.
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