CASA 14/06 Permission and direction – helicopter special operations (Cth)

Instrument number CASA 14/06

I, JAmes Waters, Acting Manager, Operations, General Aviation Operations Group, a delegate of CASA, make this instrument under subregulations 207 (3), 250 (2) and 251 (9) of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988 (CAR 1988).

[Signed James Waters]

James Waters
Acting Manager, Operations
General Aviation Operations Group

31 January 2006

Permission and direction — helicopter special operations

1          Duration

            This instrument:

(a)   commences on the day after it is registered; and

(b)   stops having effect at the end of 31 July 2008.

2          Application

            This instrument applies to a helicopter flight mentioned in Schedule 1 (a special operation) by Helihire Pty Ltd, trading as Helistar Aviation, Aviation Reference Number 585948 (the operator).

3          Permission

            When a helicopter is in the hover to enable a passenger to leave or board, the passenger may be carried on the undercarriage for the purpose of leaving or boarding.

4          Direction

            When a helicopter is in the hover to enable a passenger to leave or board, the passenger is not required to occupy a seat or wear a seat belt.

5          Condition

            The permission in section 3 is subject to the condition mentioned in Schedule 2.

Schedule 1          Special operation

            A helicopter search and rescue, law enforcement, firefighting or related training operation, in which, for the purpose of the operation or training, it is necessary for a person to leave or board the helicopter when a landing is not possible or safe.

Schedule 2          Condition

            The special operation must be carried out in accordance with the instructions, accepted by CASA, set out in the operator’s operations manual.