CASA EX105/15 Exemption — public address system (Cth)

Instrument number CASA EX105/15

I, GERARD JOHN CAMPBELL, Executive Manager, Operations Division, a delegate of CASA, make this instrument under regulation 11.160 of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998 (CASR 1998).

[Signed G.J. Campbell]

Gerard J. Campbell
Executive Manager
Operations Division

25 June 2015

Exemption — public address system

1          Repeal

                 Instrument CASA EX92/12 is repealed.

2          Duration

                 This instrument:

(a)   commences on 1 July 2015; and

(b)   expires at the end of June 2018, as if it had been repealed by another instrument.

3          Application

                 This instrument applies to the AS332L and AS332LI Super Puma helicopters (the aircraft) operated by Lloyd Helicopters Pty Ltd, trading as CHC Helicopters (Australia), Aviation Reference Number 222688 (the operator), when engaged in aerial work or charter operations.

4          Exemption

                 The operator and the pilot in command of each of the aircraft is exempt from compliance with paragraph 4.3 of Civil Aviation Order 20.16.3 (relating to the use of approved and serviceable public address system).

5          Conditions

                 The exemption is subject to the conditions mentioned in Schedule 1.

Schedule 1          Conditions

        1     Subject to clause 2, the aircraft must be fitted with an in-flight entertainment (IFE) system capable of transmitting public address announcements from the pilot in command to passengers.

        2     If the aircraft is not fitted with a serviceable IFE system, the operator and pilot in command must ensure that:

(a)   a passenger on that aircraft wears headphones that are able to receive normal and emergency instructions from the flight crew over the intercom system; and

(b)   the passenger relays those instructions orally to the other passengers.

        3     An IFE system must not remain inoperable for longer than the repair interval specified in the aircraft MEL.

        4     Passengers must not be carried except in accordance with clause 1 or 2.

        5     Where passengers are carried, every passenger must receive a comprehensive safety briefing before the flight.

        6     Where passengers are carried, passengers must remain seated with their seat belts fastened throughout the flight.