CASA 429/05 - Permission and direction – helicopter special operations (Cth)

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CASA 429/05 – Permission and direction – helicopter special operations

as amended, made under the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988.

This compilation was prepared on 8 September 2006 taking into account amendments up to CASA 295/06.

Prepared by the Legislative Drafting Branch, Legal Services Group, Civil Aviation Safety Authority, Canberra.

Permission and direction — helicopter special operations

1          Commencement

This instrument commences on the day after it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.

  1. Revocation

     Instrument number CASA 407/05 is revoked.

3          Application

This instrument applies to a helicopter flight mentioned in Schedule 1 (a special operation) by an operator mentioned in Schedule 2.

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

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

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          Operators

1     Aerial Agriculture Pty Ltd (Aviation Reference Number (ARN) 086967), trading as Fleet Helicopters

2     Austheli Pty Ltd (ARN 538983)

3     Australian Helicopters Pty Ltd (ARN 438297)

4     Bristow Helicopters Australia Pty Ltd (ARN 200267)

5     Careflight (ARN 405385)

6     Careflight Queensland Ltd (ARN 223513)

7     Central (Qld) Aviation Pty Ltd (ARN 405094)

8     Commercial Helicopters Pty Ltd (ARN 558381)

9     Heli-Aust Pty Ltd (ARN 401774)

10     Heli Dive Pty Ltd (ARN 581939)

11     Hevi Lift (PNG) Ltd (ARN 901102)

12     Hunter Region SLSA Helicopter Rescue Service Ltd (ARN 086990)

13     Lloyd Helicopters Pty Ltd (ARN 222688), trading as CHC Helicopters Australia

14     McDermott Aviation Pty Ltd (ARN 433115)

15     State of New South Wales acting through the Department of Environment and Conservation (NSW) (ARN 085810)

16     New South Wales Police Service (ARN 219412)

17       Southern Region SLSA Helicopter Rescue Service Pty Ltd (ARN 509332)

18     State of Western Australia, through The Commissioner of Police (ARN 214921)

19     Sunshine Coast Helicopter Rescue Service Ltd (ARN 220671)

20     Surf Life Saving Queensland Inc. (ARN 512148)

21     Sydney Helicopters Pty Ltd (ARN 544603)

22     Trecked Pty Ltd (ARN 572747)

23     True North No 2 Pty Ltd (ARN 565568)

Schedule 3          Condition

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

Notes to CASA 429/05 – Permission and direction – helicopter special operations

Note 1

CASA 429/05 – Permission and direction – helicopter special operations (in force under subregulations 207 (3), 250 (2) and (3) and 251 (9) of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988) as shown in this compilation is amended as indicated in the tables below.

Table of instruments

Title

Date of FRLI registration

Date of
commencement

Application, saving or
transitional provisions

CASA 429/05
Permission and direction – helicopter special operations
11 Nov 2005 (see F2005L03514) 12 Nov 2005

CASA 295/06
Amendment of instrument CASA 429/05

4 Sept 2006 (see F2006L02928)

5 Sept 2006

Table of amendments

ad. = added or inserted      am. = amended      rep. = repealed      rs. = repealed and substituted

Provision affected

How affected

Schedule 2 am.  CASA 295/06
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