CASA Ex47/05 - Exemption – training and checking organisation, flight check system (Cth)

Instrument number CASA EX47/05

I, Bruce Robert Gemmell, Deputy Chief Executive and Chief Operating Officer, a delegate of CASA, make this instrument under regulation 308 of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988 (CAR 1988).

[Signed B. Gemmell]

Bruce Gemmell

Deputy Chief Executive and

   Chief Operating Officer

19 September 2005

Exemption — training and checking organisation, flight check system

1          Duration

            This instrument:

(a)   commences on 1 October 2005; and

(b)   stops having effect at the end of 30 April 2006.

2          Application

            This instrument applies to Sydney Helicopters Pty Ltd, Aviation Reference Number 544603 (the operator), for its operation of the Sikorsky CH-54B (Skycrane) helicopter, serial number 69-18468 and registration N722HT (the aircraft).

3          Exemption

The operator is exempt from compliance with regulations 217 and 232 of CAR 1988.

4          Conditions

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

Schedule 1          Conditions

      1     The operator must:

(a)   hold a discrete Air Operator’s Certificate for the aircraft; and

(b)   comply with any conditions mentioned in it.

      2     The aircraft may only:

(a)   be operated for fire fighting purposes; and

(b)   carry crew members.

      3     The aircraft may be flown in Australia only by a pilot who meets FAA and Helicopter Transport Services Inc check and training proficiency requirements.

      4     The chief pilot of the operator must:

(a)   sight, and verify the currency of, each operating crew member’s:

             (i)  licence; and

            (ii)  aircraft endorsement; and

            (iii)  medical certificate; and

           (iv)  most recent proficiency check on the aircraft; and

(b)   keep copies of them for 3 years.

      5     The aircraft must have a flight check system that complies with FAA standards.

      6     The operator and the pilot in command must ensure that the normal and emergency checklists are available to the crew in flight.

      7     The pilot in command must ensure that the flight check system is carried out in detail.

      8     If the aircraft’s checklist information, procedures and instructions are contained in the aircraft’s flight manual, the flight manual:

(a)   may be taken to be the flight check system; and

(b)   must be available to the crew in flight.