CASA 376/11 – Direction – number of cabin attendants (Cth)

Instrument number CASA 376/11

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 section 3 that is:

(a)   operated by Capiteq Limited, trading as Airnorth, Aviation Reference Number 518845 (the operator); and

(b)   engaged in regular public transport and charter 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 Embraer 170-100 series aircraft with a type certificate data sheet that provides for a maximum seating capacity of 78 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     During the aircraft take-off, landing operation and in prepared emergencies, a cabin attendant must be positioned in the crew seat adjacent to the forward and aft entrance doors which serve as emergency exits.

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

        3     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.