CASA 192/06 Direction carriage of cabin attendants in hot air balloons (Cth)

Instrument number CASA192/06

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.

[Signed Alan Cook]

Alan Cook

Manager Operations

General Aviation Operations Group

19 June 2006

Direction — carriage of cabin attendants in hot air balloons

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 Kavanagh B400 balloon (the balloon):

(a)   operated by Raging Thunder Balloon Adventures Pty Ltd, Aviation Registration Number 520686 (the operator); and

(b)   bearing the nationality and registration marks VH-URF.

3          Direction

            The operator may operate the balloon carrying up to 20 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 20 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.