CASA 251/09 – Direction – number of cabin attendants (Cth)

Instrument number CASA 251/09

I, CLIVE ROY ADAMS, Acting Group General Manager, Air Transport Operations, a delegate of CASA, make this instrument under regulation 208 of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988.

[Signed Clive Adams]

Clive Adams
Acting Group General Manager
Air Transport Operations

15 June 2009

Direction — number of cabin attendants

1          Duration

            This instrument:

(a)   commences on 1 July 2009; and

(b)   stops having effect at the end of June 2011.

2          Application

            This instrument applies to an aircraft mentioned in section 3 operated by Virgin Blue Airlines Pty Limited, Aviation Reference Number 567591 (the operator), and engaged in regular public transport 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 Boeing 737-800 series aircraft with a type certificate data sheet that provides for a maximum seating capacity of 189 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 overwing emergency exit rows.

      2     During the aircraft take-off, landing operation and in prepared emergencies, each overwing exit row must be occupied by a minimum of 2 able-bodied persons.

      3     All passengers seated in the overwing emergency exit rows must receive and respond to a briefing which instructs them in the opening of overwing emergency exits and subsequent actions required in the event of an emergency.

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

      5     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.