CASA EX01/17 Direction and exemption — operations for the Corryong 2017 Hang Gliding Cup and 2017 Paragliding Open (Cth)

Instrument number CASA EX01/17

I, GERard John campbell, Safety Assurance Senior Manager, Aviation Group, a delegate of CASA, make this instrument under subregulations 11.160 (1), 11.205 (1) and 11.245 (1) of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998 (CASR 1998).

[Signed G.J. Campbell]

Gerard J. Campbell
Safety Assurance Senior Manager
Aviation Group

4 January 2017

Direction and exemption — operations for the Corryong 2017 Hang Gliding Cup and 2017 Paragliding Open

1          Duration

                 This instrument:

(a)   commences on 7 January 2017; and

(b)   is repealed at the end of 29 January 2017.

2          Definitions

Note   In this instrument certain terms and expressions have the same meaning as they have in the Civil Aviation Act 1988 and regulations under the Act. These include in the vicinity of that is defined in regulation 166 of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988.

                 In this instrument:

Competition Director means the person appointed by HGFA to manage the event.

event means the 2017 Hang Gliding Cup and the 2017 Paragliding Open conducted at Corryong during the event period.

event period means the period:

(a)   commencing at the start of 7 January and ceasing at the end of 15 January 2017; and

(b)   re-commencing at the start of 21 January and ceasing at the end of 29 January 2017.

event vicinity means the area within a 50 nautical miles radius of the summit of Mount Elliot, Corryong, Victoria.

HGFA means The Hang Gliding Federation of Australia Incorporated, ARN 217853.

3          Direction

                 The HGFA is directed to comply with the requirements mentioned in Schedule 1.

4          Exemption

        (1)     The pilot in command of a hang-glider or paraglider is exempt from compliance with regulation 166E of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988 (CAR 1988), if the pilot operates the hang-glider or paraglider during the event period for the purpose of the event in the vicinity of Corryong aerodrome.

        (2)     The exemption in subsection (1) is subject to complying with the conditions mentioned in Schedule 2.

Schedule 1          Requirements for direction

        1     For each day of the event, the HGFA must ensure:

(a)   that an effective ground communications station is established and maintained in the vicinity of Corryong aerodrome; and

(b)   that pilots of aircraft not participating in the event that operate during the event period in the vicinity of Corryong aerodrome are provided the following information about the event: location of the launch site and activities, duration of activities, and operating direction of aircraft participating in the event; and

(c)   the Competition Director or another person authorised to broadcast on the ground communications system maintains a listening watch on appropriate VHF frequencies whenever flights are taking place for the purpose of the event.

        2     For clause 1, the ground communications station must be active on relevant UHF, VHF common traffic advisory, and VHF area frequencies, commencing 30 minutes before event flights begin and continuing for the duration of event flights.

        3     Before the first flight on each day of the event, HGFA must ensure that a daily briefing is provided to event participants that addresses the following:

(a)   confirmation of ground communications station set-up and the frequencies in use; and

(b)   review and explanation of the NOTAM published for that day in relation to the event; and

(c)   review and explanation of the event vicinity boundaries and the requirement to operate within the boundaries; and

(d)   review and explanation of the conditions under which this exemption has been issued; and

(e)   any other matters that HGFA considers appropriate to promote the safety of the event.

        4     For each day of the event, the HGFA must ensure that the Competition Director:

(a)   records the name of each event participant that attends the daily briefing mentioned in clause 3, and retains the record for 3 months from the end of the event period; and

(b)   gives CASA sufficient information to prepare a NOTAM about the event operations that manages risk of conflict between aircraft participating in the event and other aircraft.

Schedule 2          Conditions on exemption

        1     The hang-glider or paraglider must be equipped with serviceable UHF radio.

        2     If, during a flight in the vicinity of Corryong aerodrome, the pilot in command becomes aware that the UHF radio of the hang-glider or paraglider is unserviceable the pilot in command must cease the flight as soon as practicable.

        3     The pilot in command may only conduct a flight to which this exemption applies if satisfied:

(a)   that a ground communications station has been established in accordance with Schedule 1 of this instrument, and is operating satisfactorily; and

(b)   that a NOTAM has been published for the day of the flight that provides information about the event to aircraft operating in the event vicinity.

        4     The pilot-in-command must:

(a)   attend the daily briefing mentioned in clause 3 of Schedule 1; and

(b)   operate in accordance with the HGFA Operations Manual as it exists from time to time during the event period; and

(c)   hold at least a valid HGFA pilot certificate.

        5     The pilot in command may rely on the daily briefing mentioned in paragraph 4 (a) to reach the satisfaction mentioned in clause 3.