CASA 251/03 Direction under regulation 208 relating to the carriage of a cabin attendant in a hot air balloon (Cth)

INSTRUMENT NUMBER:  CASA 251/03

CIVIL AVIATION ACT 1988

CIVIL AVIATION REGULATIONS 1988

DIRECTION UNDER REGULATION 208 RELATING TO THE CARRIAGE OF A CABIN ATTENDANT IN A BALLOON

I, JAMES MARCOLIN, Acting General Manager, General Aviation Operations, a delegate of CASA, under regulation 208 of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988, and having regard to the safety of air navigation, direct that

Global Ballooning Pty Ltd (Aviation Reference Number 543317)

may, without carrying a cabin attendant, operate the 350,000 cubic feet hot air balloon bearing nationality and registration marks VH-EOA in operations that involve carrying 16 passengers on condition that:

(a)the duties and responsibilities of the pilot in command of a balloon relating to the briefing and control of passengers in normal and emergency situations are set out in the operator’s operations manual;  and

(b)during the operations, an approximately equal weight of passengers is located in each of the balloon’s 4 passenger compartments;  and

(c)during the operations, the passengers are, at all times, in a position to hear any instructions given by the pilot in command;  and

(d)during the operations, there are 2 suitably trained ground crew available, with one at either end of the basket, to assist the pilot with the embarkation and disembarkation of passengers;  and

(e)the training required by the ground crew referred to in paragraph (d) above is included in the operator’s operations manual;  and

(f)the operations are conducted in accordance with all relevant requirements set out in section 20.16.3 of the Civil Aviation Orders other than subparagraph 6.1 (a) and paragraph 7.1.

This instrument:

(a)   starts having effect on 1 July 2003; and

(b)   stops having effect at the end of June 2006.

[Signed Jim Marcolin]

Jim Marcolin

Acting General Manager General Aviation Operations

20 June 2003