CASA 374/11 – Direction – number of cabin attendants (Cth)

Instrument number CASA 374/11

I, GREGORY JAMES HOOD, Executive Manager, 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
Operations Division

24 August 2011

Direction — number of cabin attendants

1          Duration

                 This instrument:

(a)   commences on 1 September 2011; and

(b)   stops having effect at the end of 30 November 2011.

2          Application

                 This instrument applies to the aircraft mentioned in Schedule 1 operated by Jetstar Airways Pty Limited, Aviation Reference Number 510654 (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 the aircraft 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 the aircraft mentioned in Schedule 1.

4          Conditions

                 The direction is subject to the conditions mentioned in Schedule 2.

Schedule 1          Aircraft

               Australian registered Airbus A321-200 series aircraft with a type certificate data sheet that provides for a maximum seating capacity of 220 passengers or an Australian registered Airbus A320-200 series aircraft with a type certificate data sheet that provides for a maximum seating capacity of 180 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, landing operation and in prepared emergencies, emergency exit row seats must be occupied by a minimum of 2 physically competent (able-bodied) persons.

        3     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.

        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 acceptable to CASA.