CASA 427/09 – Direction – number of cabin attendants (Cth)

Instrument number CASA 427/09

I, MICHAEL DAVID QUINN, Deputy Director of Aviation Safety, a delegate of CASA, make this instrument under regulation 208 of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988.

[Signed M.D. Quinn]

Mick Quinn
Deputy Director of Aviation Safety

29 September 2009

Direction — number of cabin attendants

1           Duration

This instrument:

(a)     commences on 1 October 2009; and

(b)     stops having effect at the end of 31 August 2011.

2           Application

This instrument applies to the aircraft mentioned in section 3 that is:

(a)     operated by Alliance Airlines Pty Ltd, Aviation Reference Number 593564 (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 Fokker F28 MK 0100 FK series aircraft that provides for a maximum seating capacity of 100 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      Only physically competent (able-bodied) persons may occupy seats in the overwing emergency exit rows.

2      During the aircraft take-off, landing operation and in prepared emergencies, each overwing exit row must be occupied by a minimum of 2 able-bodied persons.

3      All passengers seated in the overwing emergency exit rows must receive and respond to a briefing which instructs them in the opening of overwing emergency exits and subsequent actions required in the event of an emergency.

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

5      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.