CASA EX10/06 Exemption from provisions of CASR Part 172 (Cth)

Instrument number CASA EX10/06

I, bruce ROBERT gemmell, Deputy Chief Executive and Chief Operating Officer, a delegate of CASA, make this instrument under regulation 11.160 of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998 (CASR 1998).

[Signed B. Gemmell]

Bruce Gemmell

Deputy Chief Executive and

   Chief Operating Officer

6 March 2006

Exemption — from provisions of CASR Part 172

1          Duration

            This instrument:

(a)   commences on the day after it is registered; and

(b)   stops having effect at the end of 31 January 2008.

2          Application

            This instrument applies to:

(a)   Airservices Australia (AA); and

(b)   each AA controller;

            for an RNAV (RNP-AR) approach or departure by an RNP capable Boeing 737 -800 aeroplane operated by Qantas Airways Ltd (Qantas) in the trial described in instrument CASA 19/06.

3          Exemption

AA and each AA controller are exempt from compliance with each applicable provision of Part 172 of CASR 1998 mentioned in Schedule 1 to the extent mentioned for the provision.

Schedule 1 Provisions of CASR 1998 and extent of exemption

Item	Provision	Application	Extent of exemption
1	Subregulation 172.060 (1)	AA only	the requirement that AA maintain an operations manual that complies with the standards set out in paragraphs 12.2.1.2 (a), 12.2.4.1 (b) and 12.2.4.1 (c) of the MOS.
2	Paragraph 172.065 (1) (a)	AA and each AA controller	(a)  the requirement in paragraph 12.2.1.2 (a) of the MOS that tracking instructions must be specified when SIDS are not published; and (b)  the requirement in paragraph 12.2.4.1 (b) of the MOS that a controller must not issue an air traffic clearance which authorises or requires a pilot to descend in I.M.C. below the lowest safe altitude (LSALT) for the route segment in a manner different from that specified in IAL charts published in AIP/FLIP Terminal; and (c)  the requirement in paragraph 12.2.4.1 (c) of the MOS that a controller must not issue an air traffic clearance which authorises or requires a pilot to descend in I.M.C. below the LSALT for the route segment in a manner different from that specified in the approved instrument procedure published in NOTAM.