CASA 78/12 Permission and direction helicopter operations (Aeropower) (Cth)

Instrument number CASA 78/12

I, gregory JAMES HOOD, Executive Manager, 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
Operations Division

5 March 2012

Permission and direction — helicopter operations (Aeropower)

1          Duration

          This instrument:

(a)   commences on the day after registration; and

(b)   stops having effect at the end of February 2015.

2          Application

This instrument applies to a helicopter flight mentioned in Schedule 1 (a special operation) by Aeropower Pty Ltd, Aviation Reference Number 550845 (the operator).

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 2.

Schedule 1          Special operation

             An operation to enable a person to emplane from, or deplane to, a transmission line tower structure, for maintenance purposes or in training for such an operation, in which it is necessary for a person to leave or board the helicopter when a landing is not possible or safe.

Schedule 2          Condition

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