CASA 532/09 – Authorisation, permission and direction – helicopter special operations (Cth)

Instrument number CASA 532/09

I, GREGORY JAMES HOOD, Executive Manager, CASA Operations Division, a delegate of CASA, make this instrument under subregulations 151 (3), 207 (3), 250 (2) and 251 (9) of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988.

[Signed Greg Hood]

Greg Hood
Executive Manager
CASA Operations Division

19 November 2009

Authorisation, 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 December 2010.

2           Application

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

3           Authorisation

                The pilot in command of a helicopter operated by an operator mentioned in Schedule 2 may pick up a person when the helicopter is in flight.

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

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

Schedule 1             Special operation

                A helicopter search and rescue, 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.

Schedule 2             Operators

        1      Ansett Aviation Pty Ltd, Aviation Reference Number (ARN) 605123.

        2      Contract Helis Pty Ltd, trading as Executive Helifishing, Penguin Island Helicopters, Phillip Island Helicopters, Tooradin Helicopters, ARN 772235.

        3      Forest Air Helicopters (Aust) Pty Limited, ARN 601528.

        4      Choppair Helicopters Pty Ltd, trading as Ayres Rock Helicopters, Ayres Rock Scenic Flights, King’s Creek Helicopters, The Helicopter Group (Aust), ARN 566405.

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.