CASA 477/09 Direction number of cabin attendants (Cth)

Instrument number CASA 477/09

I, GREGORY JAMES HOOD, Executive Manager, CASA Operations Division, a delegate of CASA, make this instrument under regulation 208 of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988.

[Signed Greg Hood]

Greg Hood
Executive Manager
CASA Operations Division

29 October 2009

Direction — number of cabin attendants

1           Duration

                This instrument:

(a)     commences on the day after it is registered; and

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

2           Revocation

                Instrument CASA 251/09 is revoked.

3           Application

                This instrument applies to an aircraft mentioned in section 4 operated by Virgin Blue Airlines Pty Limited, Aviation Reference Number 567591 (the operator), and engaged in regular public transport, and charter, operations.

4           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 Boeing 737-800 series aircraft with a type certificate data sheet that provides for a maximum seating capacity of 189 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.

5           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.