CASA 75/16 Direction — number of cabin attendants (National Jet Systems) (Cth)

Instrument number CASA 75/16

I, MARK ALAN SKIDMORE, Director of Aviation Safety, on behalf of CASA, make this instrument under regulation 208 of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988.

[Signed M. Skidmore]

Mark Skidmore AM
Director of Aviation Safety

20 July 2016

Direction — number of cabin attendants (National Jet Systems)

1          Duration

This instrument:

(a)   commences on 1 August 2016; and

(b)   is repealed at the end of 31 July 2018.

2          Application

This instrument applies to an aircraft mentioned in section 3 that is operated by National Jet Systems Pty Ltd, trading as Cobham Aviation Services Australia – Airline Services, Aviation Reference Number 436109 (the operator), and engaged in regular public transport, or 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 B717 type aircraft with a type certificate data sheet that provides for a maximum seating capacity of 125 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     Only physically competent (able-bodied) persons may occupy seats in the overwing emergency exit rows.

2     During the aircraft take-off or landing and in prepared emergencies, each overwing emergency exit row must be occupied by a minimum of 2 able‑bodied persons.

3     If less than 8 able-bodied persons are available to occupy the overwing emergency exit rows, the operator must ensure that after compliance with the weight and balance loading requirements, the overwing emergency exit rows are occupied in the following sequence:

(a)   forward overwing exit, seats A and F;

(b)   rear overwing exit, seats A and F;

(c)   forward overwing exit, seats D and C;

(d)   rear overwing exit, seats D and C.

Note   Clause 3 does not affect the requirement to carry 1 cabin attendant for every 50 passenger seats, or part thereof.

4     All passengers seated in the overwing emergency exit rows must receive and respond to a briefing, approved by CASA, which instructs them on the operation of the emergency exits and subsequent actions required in the event of an emergency.

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

6     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.

7     The operator must not conduct an operation that requires the carriage of life rafts in accordance with paragraph 5.2 of Civil Aviation Order 20.11.

8     A copy of this instrument must be included in the operator’s operations manual.