CASA EX115/15 Authorisation to carry out maintenance on manned free balloons Exemption to allow supervision of maintenance on manned free balloons (Cth)

Instrument number CASA EX115/15

I, MARK ALAN SKIDMORE, Director of Aviation Safety, on behalf of CASA, make this instrument under subregulation 42ZC (6) of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988 (CAR 1988) and regulation 11.160 of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998.

[Signed M. Skidmore]

Mark Skidmore AM
Director of Aviation Safety

8 July 2015

Authorisation — to carry out maintenance on manned free balloons

Exemption — to allow supervision of maintenance on manned free balloons

1          Duration

                 This instrument:

(a)   commences on the day of registration; and

(b)   expires at the end of June 2018, as if it had been repealed by another instrument.

2          Application

                 This instrument applies to the carrying out of maintenance on manned free balloons, and to the supervision of that maintenance, when the aircraft is operated under:

(a)   a standard certificate of airworthiness; or

(b)   an experimental certificate.

3          Authorisation

                 This instrument authorises a person who is supervised in accordance with Schedule 1 to carry out maintenance on a manned free balloon.

4          Exemption

(1) The holder of a maintenance authority issued for manned free balloons who meets the requirements of clause 1 of Schedule 1 is exempt from compliance with subregulation 33B (4) of CAR 1988 to the extent set out in subsection (2).

        (2)     A person referred to in subsection (1) is exempt from compliance with a condition of the authority insofar as the condition prevents the supervision of maintenance on a manned free balloon in accordance with Schedule 1.

Schedule 1          Conditions for carrying out maintenance on a manned free balloons

1     The maintenance on a manned free balloon must be carried out under the supervision of a person who:

(a)   is, or is an employee of, a COA holder; and

(b)   holds a maintenance authority that covers the maintenance of that class of balloon; and

(c) is permitted by paragraph 42ZC (4) (e) of CAR 1988 to carry out the maintenance.

      2     In clause 1:

COA holder means a person who holds a certificate of approval under regulation 30 of CAR 1988 for maintenance of aircraft, aircraft components or aircraft materials.

supervision means that the person supervising is immediately available in person to give advice to, or answer questions from, the supervised person about the maintenance that he or she is performing.