CASA EX150/14 Exemption from subregulation 139.190(1) of CASR 1998 – requirement to provide a VASIS (Cth)

Instrument number CASA EX150/14

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

[Signed T. Farquharson]

Terry Farquharson
Acting Director of Aviation Safety

14 November 2014

Exemption from subregulation 139.190 (1) of CASR 1998 — requirement to provide a VASIS

1          Duration

                 This instrument:

(a)commences on the day of registration (the commencement date); and

(b)expires, as if it had been repealed by another instrument, at the earlier of:

             (i)  the end of November 2016; or

(ii) the commencement of Parts 119, 121 and 135 of CASR 1998.

2          Application

                 This exemption applies to the operator of a certified aerodrome (the operator) in relation to the provision of a visual approach slope indicator system (VASIS) for a runway that is regularly used by jet-propelled aircraft conducting charter operations.

3          Exemption

The operator is exempt from compliance with subregulation 139.190 (1) of CASR 1998.

4          Conditions

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

Schedule 1          Conditions

      1     This exemption does not apply if the runway is used by jet-propelled aircraft that are engaged in regular public transport operations.

      2     This exemption does not apply to certified aerodromes that have a VASIS installed at the commencement date.

3 This exemption does not affect CASA’s power under subregulation 139.190 (2) of CASR 1998 to issue a direction to the operator of a certified aerodrome to which this exemption would otherwise apply.