CASA 321/09 – Direction – number of cabin attendants in certain aircraft carrying more than 50 passengers (Cth)

Instrument number CASA 321/09

I, MICHAEL DAVID QUINN, Deputy Director of Aviation Safety, a delegate of CASA, make this instrument under regulation 208 of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988.

[Signed M.D. Quinn]

Mick Quinn
Deputy Director of Aviation Safety

30 July 2009

Direction — number of cabin attendants in certain aircraft carrying more than 50 passengers

1          Duration

This instrument:

(a)   commences on 1 August 2009; and

(b)   stops having effect at the end of 31 July 2011.

2          Application

(1)     Subject to subsection (2), this instrument applies to the aircraft mentioned in section 3 that is:

(a)   operated by Qantas Airways Limited, Aviation Reference Number 216147 (the operator); and

(b)   engaged in regular public transport operations.

(2)     This instrument does not apply to aircraft carrying 50 or less passengers.

Note   Instrument CASA 320/09 refers to aircraft carrying 50 or less passengers.

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 data certificate 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.