CASA 492/05 Permission and direction helicopter special operations (Cth)

Instrument number CASA 492/05

I, JAmes Waters, Acting Manager, Operations, General Aviation Operations Group, a delegate of CASA, make this instrument under subregulations 207 (3), 250 (2) and 251 (9) of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988 (CAR 1988).

[Signed James Waters]

James Waters
Acting Manager, Operations
General Aviation Operations Group

6^th December 2005

Permission and direction — helicopter special operations

1          Duration

            This instrument:

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

(b)   stops having effect at the end of 31 October 2006.

2          Application

   (1)     Subject to subsection (2), this instrument applies to a helicopter flight mentioned in Schedule 1 (a special operation) by each operator mentioned in Schedule 2.

   (2)     The reference in Schedule 1 to a helicopter law enforcement, or related training, operation applies only to Skyplan Australia Pty Ltd and the State of Victoria in relation to Victoria Police Airwing.

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 to enable a passenger to leave or board, the passenger is not required to occupy a seat or wear a seat belt.

5          Condition

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

Schedule 1          Special operation

            A helicopter search and rescue, law enforcement, firefighting or related training operation, in which, for the purpose of the operation or training, it is necessary for a person to leave or board the helicopter when a landing is not possible or safe.

Note   The reference to a helicopter law enforcement, or related training, operation applies only to Skyplan Australia Pty Ltd and State of Victoria in relation to Victoria Police Airwing: see subsection 2 (2).

Schedule 2          Operators

      1     Gro-Air Pty Ltd (Aviation Reference Number (ARN) 523034)

      2     Helicopter Resources Pty Ltd (ARN 402952)

      3     Helicorp Pty Ltd (ARN 435780)

      4     Heli-Serv Pty Ltd (ARN 590384)

      5     Jayrow Helicopters Pty Ltd (ARN 016323)

      6     Kestrel Aviation College Pty Ltd (ARN 538942)

      7     Lifeflight Pty Ltd (ARN 566981)

      8     Osborne Aviation Services Pty Ltd (ARN 573435)

      9     Professional Helicopter Services Pty Ltd (ARN 059141)

    10     Skyplan Australia Pty Ltd (ARN 554908)

    11     Southern Peninsula Rescue Squad Incorporated (ARN 225288)

    12     State of Victoria in relation to Victoria Police Force (ARN 053072)

    13     Tasmanian Helicopters Pty Ltd (ARN 533611)

    14     The Helicopter Service Australia Pty Ltd (ARN 439365)

Schedule 3          Condition

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