CASA EX115/11 – Exemption – flight data recording (Cth)

Instrument number CASA EX115/11

I, JOHN FRANCIS Mccormick, Director of Aviation Safety, on behalf of CASA, make this instrument under regulation 11.160 of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998.

[Signed John F. McCormick]

John F. McCormick
Director of Aviation Safety

28 September 2011

Exemption — flight data recording

1          Duration

                 This instrument:

(a)   commences on 1 October 2011; and

(b)   stops having effect at the end of 30 September 2014.

2          Application

                 This instrument applies to all Australian registered Cessna 525B aircraft with maximum take-off weight of over 5 700 kg which do not meet the flight and data recording requirements contained in Civil Aviation Order 20.18 (CAO 20.18) and which are used in private operations (the aircraft).

3          Exemption

                 The aircraft are exempt from compliance with subregulation 207 (2) of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988 only to the extent mentioned in Schedule 1.

4          Condition

                 The exemption is subject to the condition mentioned in Schedule 2.

Schedule 1          Extent of exemption

              The exemption extends only to the directions under subregulation 207 (2) that are contained is subparagraph 6.1 (a) of CAO 20.18.

Schedule 2          Condition

              The aircraft must have an approved cockpit voice recorder system.