CASA EX02/17 Exemption — electronic surveillance equipment fitted to vehicles (Cth)

Instrument number CASA EX02/17

I, SHANE PATRICK CARMODY, Acting Director of Aviation Safety, on behalf of CASA, make this instrument under regulation 11.160 of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998 (CASR).

[Signed S. Carmody]

Shane Carmody
Acting Director of Aviation Safety

24 February 2017

Exemption — electronic surveillance equipment fitted to vehicles

1          Duration

                 This instrument:

(a)   commences on the day of registration; and

(b)   is repealed at the end of 31 January 2020.

2          Definitions

                 In this instrument:

A-SMGCS has the meaning as defined in regulation 139.251 of CASR.

multilateration system means a group of equipment:

(a)   configured to provide position derived from the secondary surveillance radar transponder signals (replies or squitters) primarily using time difference of arrival techniques; and

(b)   from which additional information, including identification, can be extracted from the received signals.

3          Application

        (1)     Subject to subsection (2), this instrument applies in relation to the aerodrome operator of an aerodrome that is designated as an aerodrome to which A‑SMGCS applies.

        (2)     This instrument only applies if the following requirements are met:

(a)   the A-SMGCS at the aerodrome uses surface movement radar or a multilateration system as the primary source of position information about activities within the runway strip of the aerodrome;

(b)   the aerodrome operator complies with regulation 139.254 of CASR as if the reference in subparagraph 139.254 (3) (a) (i) of CASR to “meets the technical standards for the equipment published in the Manual of Standards” were a reference to “is 1 of the following:

(A)  the Saab Sensis VeeLo NextGen;

(B)   the ERA a.s. Squid”.

4          Exemption

                 The aerodrome operator is exempt from compliance with regulation 139.254 of CASR to the extent that it requires establishment of, and compliance with, procedures for requiring vehicles to be fitted with serviceable electronic surveillance equipment that meets the technical standards prescribed in Table 10.9‑1 of paragraph 10.9.4.1 of the Manual of Standards (MOS) – Part 139 Aerodromes (the MOS).

Note   Regulation 139.254 of CASR requires an operator of a certified aerodrome that is designated as an aerodrome to which A‑SMGCS applies to establish procedures which require any vehicle that enters, or moves on, the aerodrome’s manoeuvring area to be fitted with serviceable electronic surveillance equipment that meets the technical standards for the equipment published in the MOS.