CASA 473/09 Permission and direction helicopter charter operations (Cth)

Instrument number CASA 473/09

I, gregory JAMES hood, Executive Manager, CASA Operations Division, a delegate of CASA, make this instrument under subregulations 207 (3), 250 (2) and (3), and 251 (9) of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988.

[Signed Greg Hood]

Greg Hood
Executive Manager
CASA Operations Division

21 October 2009

Permission and direction — helicopter charter operations

1           Duration

             This instrument:

(a)     commences on 1 November 2009; and

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

2           Application

             This instrument applies to a helicopter flight in charter operations for which it is necessary to leave or board the helicopter when a landing is not possible or safe (the operations) by Brazakka Pty Ltd, trading as Cape York Helicopters/Torres Air, Aviation Reference Number 543383 (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 and at a height less than 1 000 feet above the terrain and to enable a passenger to leave or board the helicopter, 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 1.

Schedule 1             Condition

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