CASA EX206/15 Exemption — extended diversion time operation requirements (Qantas B747 and A380) (Cth)

Instrument number CASA EX206/15

I, MARK ALAN SKIDMORE, Director of Aviation Safety, on behalf of CASA, make this instrument under regulation 11.160 of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998.

[Signed Mark Skidmore AM]

Mark Skidmore AM
Director of Aviation Safety

4 December 2015

Exemption — extended diversion time operation requirements (Qantas B747 and A380)

1          Duration

                 This instrument:

(a)   commences on the day of registration; and

(b)   expires at the end of July 2017, as if it had been repealed by another instrument.

2          Repeal

                 Instrument CASA EX177/15 is repealed.

3          Definition

In this instrument:

EDTO has the same meaning given in paragraph 2.1 of Civil Aviation Order 82.0 (CAO 82.0).

4          Application

                 This instrument applies to Qantas Airways Limited, Aviation Reference Number 216147 (the operator), when conducting regular public transport operations or charter operations in the operator’s B747 and A380 aircraft.

5          Exemption

                 The operator is exempt from complying with the requirements of subsection 3BC of CAO 82.0.

Note   The operator will not be required to undertake EDTO for passenger-carrying operations conducted in the operator’s B747 and A380 aircraft.

6          Conditions

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

Schedule 1          Conditions

        1     The operator must include a copy of this instrument in the operator’s operations manual.

        2     When operating on routes where the diversion time to an adequate or suitable aerodrome is more than 180 minutes, the operator must ensure that:

(a)   all passenger baggage and cargo loaded into the cargo compartments are scanned; or

(b)   if scanning is not available — all passenger baggage and cargo loaded into the cargo compartments are checked in accordance with the Qantas Group Dangerous Goods Manual to mitigate the risk of dangerous goods carriage.