CASA EX50/09 – Exemption – take-off with residual traces of frost and ice (Cth)

Instrument number CASA EX50/09

I, MICHAEL DAVID QUINN, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Operations, a delegate of CASA, make this instrument under regulation 308 of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988 (CAR 1988).

[Signed M.D. Quinn]

Mick Quinn
Deputy Chief Executive Officer
Operations

23 June 2009

Exemption — take-off with residual traces of frost and ice

1          Duration

            This instrument:

(a)   commences on 1 July 2009; and

(b)   stops having effect at the end of 30 June 2011.

2          Application

            This instrument applies only to the pilot in command of an aircraft that:

(a)   is engaged in regular public transport operations; and

(b)   has a maximum take-off weight of more than 5 700 kg.

3          Exemption

The pilot in command is exempt from compliance with paragraph 244 (1) (c) of CAR 1988.

4          Conditions

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

Schedule 1          Conditions

      1     In this Schedule, appropriate procedures means de-icing and anti-icing procedures that are:

(a)   effective in the ambient meteorological conditions and temperatures; and

(b)   carried out in accordance with whichever of the following is applicable to take-off in those conditions and temperatures:

             (i)  the aircraft flight manual; or

            (ii)  instructions and data provided by the aircraft manufacturer.

      2     Before taking off, the pilot in command must ensure that appropriate procedures have been used to remove from the aircraft all accumulated snow, frost and ice other than residual traces.

      3Immediately before taking off, the pilot in command must be satisfied that any residual traces of snow, frost or ice will not affect the performance of:

(a)   the aircraft; or

(b)   any of its equipment or instruments.