CASA EX54/09 Exemption training and checking organisation, flight check system (Cth)

Instrument number CASA EX54/09

I, JOHN FRANCIS McCORMICK, Director of Aviation Safety, a delegate of CASA, make this instrument under subregulation 308 (1) of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988 (CAR 1988).

[Signed John F. McCormick]

John F. McCormick
Director of Aviation Safety

23 July 2009

Exemption — training and checking organisation, flight check system

1          Duration

            This instrument:

(a)   commences on the day after it is registered; and

(b)   stops having effect at the end of 16 October 2009.

2          Application

            The instrument applies to:

(a)   Machjet International Pty Ltd, Aviation Reference Number 769207 (the operator), for the operation of the aircraft mentioned in Schedule 1 used in aerial surveying operations (the aircraft); and

(b)   the pilot in command of the aircraft.

3          Exemption

The operator and pilot in command of the aircraft are exempt from compliance with regulations 217 and 232 of CAR 1988.

4          Conditions

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

Schedule 1          Aircraft

Manufacturer	Model	Registration no.	Serial no.
Beechcraft	B200T	N857GA	BT-0011

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 be flown in Australia only by a pilot who meets the National Aviation Authority from the aircraft’s state of registry check and training proficiency requirements.

      3       The aircraft must:

(a)   be operated for aerial surveying, property survey and aerial photography purposes; and

(b)   carry only crew members.

      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 the items mentioned in paragraph 4 (a) for 3 years.

      5     The aircraft must have a flight check system that complies with the aircraft’s state of registry standards.

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

      7     If the aircraft’s checklist information, procedures and instructions are contained in the aircraft’s flight manual or approved operating manual, the flight manual or the operating manual:

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

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