CASA 271/10 – Direction number of cabin attendants (Cth)

Instrument number CASA 271/10

I, GREGORY JAMES HOOD, Executive Manager, CASA Operations Division, a delegate of CASA, make this instrument under regulation 208 of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988.

[Signed Greg Hood]

Greg Hood
Executive Manager
CASA Operations Division

28 July 2010

Direction — number of cabin attendants

1          Duration

This instrument:

(a)   commences on the day after it is registered; and

(b)   stops having effect at the end of 31 July 2012.

2          Application

This instrument applies to an aircraft mentioned in Schedule 1 and operated by National Jet Systems Pty Ltd, trading as Cobham Aviation Services Australia – Airline Services, Aviation Reference Number 436109 (the operator), and engaged in charter or 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 the aircraft with not less than 3 cabin attendants.

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 2.

Schedule 1          Aircraft

Australian registered Boeing 717 type aircraft with a maximum seating capacity of 115 passengers.

Schedule 2          Conditions

1     Only physically competent (able-bodied) persons may occupy seats in the emergency exit rows.

2     During the aircraft take-off or landing and in prepared emergencies, emergency exit row seats must be occupied by a minimum of 2 physically competent (able‑bodied) persons.

3     If less than 8 able-bodied persons are available to occupy the emergency exit rows, the operator must ensure that after compliance with the weight and balance loading requirements, the emergency exit rows are occupied in the following sequence:

(a)   Row 14, seats A and F;

(b)   Row 15, seats A and F;

(c)   Row 14, seats D and C;

(d)   Row 15, seats D and C.

Note   Clause 3 does not affect the requirement to carry 3 cabin attendants.

4     All passengers seated in the emergency exit rows must receive and respond to a briefing acceptable to CASA which instructs them on the operation of the emergency exits and subsequent actions required in the event of an emergency.

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

6     Arrangements for the seating and briefing of passengers must be in accordance with procedures set out in the operator’s operations manual and acceptable to CASA.

7     The operation must not be one that requires the carriage of life rafts in accordance with paragraph 5.2 of Civil Aviation Order 20.11.