CASA EX166/15 - Exemption — operations without an approved digital flight data recorder (Cth)
Instrument number CASA EX166/15
I, GERARD JOHN CAMPBELL, Executive Manager, Operations Division, a delegate of CASA, make this instrument under subregulation 11.160 (1) of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998.
[Signed G.J. Campbell]
Gerard J. Campbell
Executive Manager
Operations Division
25 September 2015
Exemption — operations without an approved digital flight data recorder
1 Duration
This instrument:
(a) commences on 1 October 2015; and
(b) expires at the end of September 2016, as if it had been repealed by another instrument.
2 Repeal
Instrument CASA EX144/12 is repealed.
3 Application
This instrument applies to the aircraft mentioned in Schedule 1 (the aircraft), operated by National Jet Express Pty Ltd, trading as Cobham Aviation Services Australia – Regional Services, Aviation Reference Number 580965 (the operator).
4 Exemption
The aircraft are exempt from compliance with Civil Aviation Order 103.19 (CAO 103.19) and subsection 6 of Civil Aviation Order 20.18 (CAO 20.18) to the extent mentioned in Schedule 2.
5 Conditions
The exemption is subject to the conditions mentioned in Schedule 3.
Schedule 1 Details of aircraft
| Manufacturer | Model | Serial no. | Nationality and |
| British Aerospace | BAe 146-100A | E1013 | VH-NJC |
| British Aerospace | BAe 146-100 | E1152 | VH-NJR |
| British Aerospace | BAe 146-300 | E3126 | VH-NJZ |
Schedule 2 Extent of exemption
The exemption extends only to the requirement that the flight data recorder installed in the aircraft (the FDR) must have a maximum interval of 1 second between recorded readings of altitude.
Schedule 3 Conditions
1 When the aircraft is at an altitude:
(a) between 14 000 ft and 14 600 ft; or
(b) between 29 400 ft and 30 600 ft;
the FDR must record readings of altitude at a maximum recording interval of 2 seconds.
2 When the aircraft is at an altitude other than an altitude mentioned in clause 1, the FDR must record altitude in accordance with CAO 20.18 and CAO 103.19.
3 The aircraft must comply with all of the requirements of Specification 10, titled Flight Data Recorder Systems, published by the United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority and dated 1 May 1974, other than the requirements relating to the recording of pressure altitude.
4 The operator must ensure the complete and ongoing serviceability of the flight data acquisition and recording system, including:
(a) periodic functional and operational checks, as defined in Civil Aviation Safety Authority Advisory Circular 21-24, titled Flight recorder and underwater locating device maintenance, as in force from time to time; and
(b) targeted examination of the altitude sensing and recording systems.
5 On or before 1 November 2015, the operator must provide to CASA a plan which details how the operator will ensure the aircraft are modified to comply with subsection 6 of CAO 20.18 and CAO 103.19 by 30 September 2016 (the implementation plan).
6 On or before 1 February 2016, 1 May 2016 and 1 August 2016, the operator must provide to CASA:
(a) a written report on the operator’s progress against the implementation plan; and
(b) if the operator considers it necessary to change any aspect of the implementation plan, an updated version of the implementation plan.
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