CASA 169/15 Direction — number of cabin attendants (Eastern Australia Airlines) (Cth)

Instrument number CASA 169/15

I, GERARD JOHN CAMPBELL, Executive Manager, Operations Division, a delegate of CASA, make this instrument under regulation 208 of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988.

[Signed G.J. Campbell]

Gerard J. Campbell
Executive Manager
Operations Division

18 December 2015

Direction — number of cabin attendants (Eastern Australia Airlines)

1          Duration

                 This instrument:

(a)   commences on the day of registration; and

(b)   expires at the end of November 2016, as if it had been repealed by another instrument.

2          Application

                 This instrument applies to an aircraft mentioned in section 3 that is operated by Eastern Australia Airlines Pty Limited, Aviation Reference Number 401654 (the operator), and engaged in regular public transport, or charter, operations.

3          Direction

                 In spite of subparagraph 6.1 (b) of Civil Aviation Order 20.16.3 (CAO 20.16.3), the operator may operate an Australian registered Dash 8-300 aircraft with a type certificate data sheet that provides for a maximum seating capacity of 50 passengers if there is 1 cabin attendant for every 50 passenger seats or part of that number.

Note   CAO 20.16.3 applies in all other respects to an aircraft referred to in this section.

4          Conditions

                 The direction is subject to the conditions mentioned in Schedule 1.

Schedule 1          Conditions

        1     Only physically competent (able-bodied) persons may occupy seats in the underwing emergency exit row 10.

        2     The number of able-bodied persons available to occupy seats in the underwing emergency exit row 10 must be determined only after the weight and balance requirements applicable to the loading of the aircraft have been complied with.

        3     If there are fewer than 4 able-bodied persons available, they must be seated in the underwing emergency exit row 10 in the following order of precedence for seats: 10 A, then 10 B, then 10 D and then 10 C.

        4     All passengers seated in the underwing emergency exit row 10 seats must receive and respond to a briefing approved by CASA which instructs them on the operation of emergency exits and subsequent actions required in the event of an emergency.

        5     The operator must ensure that the aircraft can be evacuated in 90 seconds.

        6     Arrangements for the seating and briefing of passengers must be in accordance with procedures set out in the operator’s operations manual and approved by CASA.

        7     A copy of this direction must be included in the operator’s operations manual as made and without alteration.