CASA 23/17 Amendment of instrument CASA 125/09 — Drug and alcohol testing by CASA under Subpart 99.C of CASR 1998 (Cth)

Instrument number CASA 23/17

I, shane patrick carmody, Acting Director of Aviation Safety, on behalf of CASA, make this instrument under regulation 99.140 of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998 (CASR 1998).

[Signed S. Carmody]

Shane Carmody
Acting Director of Aviation Safety

6 March 2017

Amendment of instrument CASA 125/09 — Drug and alcohol testing by CASA under Subpart 99.C of CASR 1998

1          Commencement

This instrument commences on the day after registration.

2          Amendment of instrument CASA 125/09

                 Instrument CASA 125/09 is amended as set out in Schedule 1.

Schedule 1          Amendments

Schedule 3, clause 1, Table 1, item 2

substitute

2 For the conduct of a confirmatory test on a further body sample taken under subregulation 99.170 (1), where the result of an initial drug test using the Alere DDS2 approved drug testing device on an earlier body sample is a positive result Taking body samples: The approved tester is to ask the donor to: ·remove the swab of a Alere Certus Oral Fluid Collection Device from the packaging, ensuring the donor holds the plastic stem of the swab ·place the cotton end in the donor’s mouth, actively moving the swab around the gums and tongue and inside the donor’s cheeks ·leave the swab under the donor’s tongue until the sample presence indicator on the swab turns completely blue to indicate that a sufficient sample has been obtained ·remove the swab from the donor’s mouth and give it to the approved tester by holding the plastic stem. The approved tester may require the donor to replace the swab in the donor’s mouth until the swab turns blue. Preparing body samples: Once a sufficient sample has been obtained, the approved tester is to: ·remove the cap from the longer collection tube containing buffer solution and insert the swab into the tube, cotton end first ·firmly screw the cap onto the longer tube with the swab in it and gently shake for not less than 30 seconds to create the sample for testing ·remove the caps from the shorter, empty tubes ·remove the cap from the longer tube containing the sample and pour at least 1 ml (using guides on the tubes) of the buffer solution into each of the 2 shorter tubes, dividing the sample approximately evenly between the 2 shorter tubes ·firmly screw the caps onto the shorter tubes ·write the donor’s date of birth and the approved tester’s initials on a tamper-evident seal marked “A” and on a tamper-evident seal marked “B” provided with the CASA Transmission of sample to approved laboratory form ·invite the donor to initial the tamper-evident seals — the donor may choose to do so ·fix the tamper-evident seal “A” across the top of the cap and down the sides of 1 of the shorter tubes, ensuring that the centre oval with the letter “A” in the middle is placed over the top of the cap on the tube ·fix the tamper-evident seal “B” across the top of the cap and down the sides of the remaining shorter tube, ensuring that the centre oval with the letter “B” in the middle is placed over the top of the cap on the tube ·place the 2 sealed, shorter tubes into the front pocket of the transit bag, ensuring the gauze pad (if supplied) is in the same pocket, for dispatch to the approved laboratory for confirmatory testing.