CASA 422/06 Authorisation, permission and direction – helicopter special operations (Cth)

Instrument number CASA 422/06

I, Alan JAMES COOK, Manager Operations, General Aviation Operations Group, a delegate of CASA, make this instrument under subregulations 151 (3), 207 (3), 250 (2) and 251 (9) of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988.

[Signed Alan Cook]

Alan Cook
Manager Operations
General Aviation Operations Group

17 November 2006

Authorisation, 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 October 2009.

2          Application

   (1)     Subject to subsection (2), this instrument applies to a helicopter flight mentioned in Schedule 1 (a special operation) by each operator mentioned in Schedule 2.

   (2)     The reference in Schedule 1 to a helicopter law enforcement, or related training, operation applies only to Skyplan Australia Pty Ltd, State of Queensland acting through the Department of Emergency Services known as Emergency Management Queensland Helicopter Rescue and the State of Victoria in relation to Victoria Police Air Wing.

3          Authorisation

            The pilot in command of a helicopter operated by an operator mentioned in Schedule 2 may pick up a person when the helicopter is in flight.

4          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.

5          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.

6          Condition

            Each permission in section 4 is subject to the condition mentioned in Schedule 3.

Schedule 1          Special operation

            A helicopter search and rescue, law enforcement, firefighting or related training operation, 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.

Note   The reference to a helicopter law enforcement, or related training, operation applies only to Skyplan Australia Pty Ltd, State of Queensland acting through the Department of Emergency Services known as Emergency Management Queensland Helicopter Rescue and the State of Victoria in relation to Victoria Police Air Wing: see subsection 2 (2).

Schedule 2          Operators

      1     Gro-Air Pty Ltd (Aviation Reference Number (ARN) 523034)

      2     Helicopter Resources Pty Ltd (ARN 402952)

      3     Helicorp Pty Ltd (ARN 435780)

      4     Heli-Serv Pty Ltd (ARN 590384)

      5     Jayrow Helicopters Pty Ltd (ARN 016323)

      6     Kestrel Aviation College Pty Ltd (ARN 538942)

      7     Lifeflight Pty Ltd (ARN 566981)

      8     Osborne Aviation Services Pty Ltd (ARN 573435)

      9     Professional Helicopter Services Pty Ltd (ARN 059141)

    10     Skyplan Australia Pty Ltd (ARN 554908)

    11     Southern Peninsula Rescue Squad Incorporated (ARN 225288)

    12     State of Victoria in relation to Victoria Police Air Wing (ARN 053072)

    13     Tasmanian Helicopters Pty Ltd (ARN 533611)

    14     The Helicopter Service Australia Pty Ltd (ARN 439365)

    15     State of Queensland acting through the Department of Emergency Services known as Emergency Management Queensland Helicopter Rescue (ARN 223333)

Schedule 3          Condition

            The special operation must be carried out in accordance with the instructions, approved by CASA, set out in each operator’s operations manual.