CASA 489/11 Direction number of cabin attendants (Cth)

Instrument number CASA 48911

I, JOHN FRANCIS McCORMICK, Director of Aviation Safety, on behalf of CASA, make this instrument under regulation 208 of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988.

[Signed John F. McCormick]

John F. McCormick
Director of Aviation Safety

30 November 2011

Direction — number of cabin attendants

1          Duration

                 This instrument:

(a)   commences on 1 December 2011; and

(b)   stops having effect at the end of 31 May 2012.

2          Application

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

(a)   operated by Capiteq Limited, trading as Airnorth, Aviation Reference Number 518845 (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 Embraer 170-100 series aircraft with a type certificate data sheet that provides for a maximum seating capacity of 78 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     During the aircraft take-off, landing operation and in prepared emergencies, a cabin attendant must be positioned in the crew seat adjacent to the forward and aft entrance doors which serve as emergency exits.

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

        3     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.