CASA 62/09 – Permission and direction – helicopter special operations (Cth)

Instrument number CASA 62/09

I, gregory JAMES HOOD, Group General Manager, General Aviation Operations, 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
Group General Manager
General Aviation Operations

23 February 2009

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 July 2010.

2          Application

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

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

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

Schedule 1          Special operation

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

Schedule 2          Operators

      1     Aviation Utilities Pty Ltd, trading as United Aero Helicopters (ARN 771954)

      2     True North No 2 Pty Ltd (ARN 565568)

Schedule 3          Condition

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