CASA 41/20 — Number of Cabin Attendants (Qantas Airways) Direction 2020 (Cth)

Instrument number CASA 41/20

I, WARREN CRAIG MARTIN, Executive Manager, Regulatory Services & Surveillance, a delegate of CASA, make this instrument under regulation 208 of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988 and regulation 11.245 of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998.

[Signed C. Martin]

Craig Martin
Executive Manager
Regulatory Services & Surveillance

28 July 2020

CASA 41/20 — Number of Cabin Attendants (Qantas Airways) Direction 2020

1          Name

                 This instrument is CASA 41/20 — Number of Cabin Attendants (Qantas Airways) Direction 2020.

2          Duration

                 This instrument:

(a)   commences on 1 August 2020; and

(b)   is repealed at the earlier of the following:

             (i)  the commencement of the Civil Aviation Safety Amendment (Part 121) Regulations 2018;

            (ii)  the end of 31 July 2022.

Note   For regulation 11.250 of CASR, the directions in section 5 cease to be in force at the earlier of the times mentioned in paragraph (b).

3          Definitions

Note   In this instrument, certain terms and expressions have the same meaning as they have in the Civil Aviation Act 1988 and the regulations. These include: operations manual, passenger, regular public transport operationsand type certificate data sheet.

                 In this instrument:

cabin attendanthas the meaning given by subsection 2 of Civil Aviation Order 20.16.3.

relevant aircraft means a BoeingB737-800 series aircraft with a type certificate data sheet that, at the time this instrument commences, mentions a maximum seating capacity of 189 passengers.

Qantas Airways means Qantas Airways Limited, ARN 216147.

4          Application

                 This instrument applies to Qantas Airways in relation to its operation of a relevant aircraft in charter, or regular public transport, operations.

5          Directions

        (1)     Subparagraph 6.1 (b) of Civil Aviation Order 20.16.3, as in force from time to time, does not apply to Qantas Airways in relation to its operation of a relevant aircraft.

        (2)     Qantas Airways must assign for duty at least 1 cabin attendant for each 50, or part of 50, passenger seats fitted for each flight of a relevant aircraft.

        (3)     Qantas Airways must give CASA:

(a)   written notice of any proposed revision of any part of Qantas Airways’ operations manual that relates to emergency procedures for a relevant aircraft, including in relation to exits; and

(b)   the written notice mentioned in paragraph (a) at least 14 days before making any proposed revision.