CASA EX48/06 - Exemption – training and checking organisation, flight check system (Cth)

Instrument number CASA EX48/06

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

29 September 2006

Exemption — training and checking organisation, flight check system

1          Duration

            This instrument:

(a)   commences on 1 October 2006; and

(b)   stops having effect at the end of 30 April 2007.

2          Application

            This instrument applies to:

(a)   Sydney Helicopters Pty Ltd, Aviation Reference Number 544603 (the operator) for the operation of the aircraft mentioned in Schedule 1 (the aircraft); and

(b)   the pilot in command of each aircraft.

3          Exemption

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

(2) The pilot in command is exempt from compliance with regulation 232 of CAR 1988.

4          Conditions

            The exemption is subject to the conditions mentioned in Schedule 2.

Schedule 1          Aircraft

Manufacturer	Model	Serial no.	Registration no.
Sikorsky	CH-54B	69-18463	N720HT
Sikorsky	CH-54B	69-18469	N719HT

Schedule 2          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 firefighting 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 operator’s chief pilot 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 immediately 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 immediately available to the crew in flight.