CASA 387/09 – Permission and direction – helicopter special operations (Cth)

Instrument number CASA 387/09

I, gregory JAMES HOOD, Executive Manager, CASA Operations Division, a delegate of CASA, make this instrument under subregulations 207 (3), 250 (2) and (3), and 251 (9) of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988.

[Signed Greg Hood]

Greg Hood
Executive Manager
CASA Operations Division

3 September 2009

Permission and direction — helicopter special operations

1           Duration

             This instrument:

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

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

2           Application

             This instrument applies to a helicopter flight mentioned in Schedule 1 (a special operation) conducted by Koolardie Aviation Pty Ltd, Aviation Reference Number 777094.

3           Permission

             When a helicopter is in the hover, to enable a passenger to leave or board, the passenger may be carried on the undercarriage for the purpose of leaving or boarding.

4           Direction

             When a helicopter is in the hover, to enable a passenger to leave or board, the passenger is not required to occupy a seat or wear a seat belt.

5           Condition

             The permission in section 3 is subject to the condition mentioned in Schedule 2.

Schedule 1             Special operation

                A helicopter search and rescue operation, law enforcement operation, firefighting operation, or training for any of those operations, in which, for the purpose of the operation or training, it is necessary to leave or board the helicopter when a landing is not possible or safe.

Schedule 2             Condition

                The special operation must be carried out in accordance with the instructions approved by CASA and set out in the operator’s operationsmanual.