CASA 306/05 - Direction – carriage of cabin attendant in hot air balloon (Cth)

Instrument number CASA 306/05

I, JAMES WATERS, Manager, General Aviation Operations make this instrument under regulation 208 of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988.

[Signed J. Waters]

James Waters

Manager, General Aviation Operations

25 August 2005

Direction — carriage of cabin attendant in hot air balloon

1          Duration

            This instrument:

(a)   commences on the day after it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments; and

(b)   stops having effect at the end of June 2008.

2          Application

            This instrument applies to the Colt 315A balloon:

(a)   bearing the nationality and registration marks VH-YSH (the balloon); and

(b)   operated by International Balloon Flight Company (Australia) Pty Ltd, trading as Hunter Valley Hot Air Ballooning (Aviation Reference Number 572815) (the operator).

3          Direction

            The operator may engage in operations involving carrying more than 15 passengers without carrying a cabin attendant.

4Conditions

            The direction is subject to the conditions mentioned in Schedule 1.

Schedule 1          Conditions

1No more than 18 passengers may be carried.

2An approximately equal weight of passengers must be located in each passenger compartment.

3During the operations, the passengers must, at all times, be in a position to hear any instructions given by the pilot in command.

4There must be 2 suitably trained ground crew available, with 1 at either end of the basket, to assist the pilot with the embarkation and disembarkation of passengers.

5The training required by the ground crew mentioned in clause 4 must be included in the operator’s operations manual.

6The operations must be conducted in accordance with Civil Aviation Order 20.16.3, other than subparagraph 6 (1) (a) and paragraph 7.1.