CASA 420/08 Permission and direction helicopter special operations (Cth)

Instrument number CASA 420/08

I, gregory JEROME VAUGHAN, Group General Manager, General Aviation Operations, a delegate of CASA, make this instrument under subregulations 207 (3), 250 (2) and 251 (9) of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988.

[Signed G.J. Vaughan]

Greg Vaughan
Group General Manager
General Aviation Operations

2 October 2008

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 31 August 2010.

2          Application

          This instrument applies to a helicopter flight mentioned in Schedule 1 (a special operation) by Helistar Aviation Pty Ltd, trading as Helistar Aviation, Aviation Reference Number 585948 (the operator).

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 for a person 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, set out in the operator’s operations manual.