CASA 189/06 Direction – carriage of cabin attendant in hot air balloon (Cth)

Instrument number CASA 189/06

I, ALAN JAMES COOK, Manager Operations, General Aviation Operations Group, a delegate of CASA, make this instrument under regulation 208 of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988 (CAR 1988).

[Signed Alan Cook]

Alan Cook

Manager Operations

General Aviation Operations Group

19 June 2006

Direction — carriage of cabin attendant in hot air balloon

1          Duration

            This instrument:

(a)   commences on 1 July 2006; and

(b)   stops having effect at the end of 30 June 2009.

2          Application

            This instrument applies to the balloon that:

(a)   is operated by Hot Air Pty Ltd, Aviation Reference Number 541038 (the operator); and

(b)   bears the nationality and registration marks VH-OSE.

3          Direction

             The operator may operate the balloon carrying up to 16 passengers without carrying a cabin attendant.

4          Conditions

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

Schedule 1          Conditions

      1     The balloon must not carry more than 16 passengers.

      2     An approximately equal weight of passengers must be located in each of the balloon’s 4 compartments.

      3     During operations, the passengers must be, at all times, in a position to hear any instructions given by the pilot in command.

      4     When more than 15 passengers are carried, there must be 2 suitably qualified ground crew available, with 1 at either end of the basket, to assist the pilot with the embarkation and disembarkation of passengers.

      5     The course of training required by the ground crew mentioned in clause 4 must be included in the operator’s operations manual.

      6     The operation must comply with Civil Aviation Order 20.16.3, other than subparagraph 6.1 (a) and paragraph 7.1.