CASA EX56/11 – Exemption – Surveillance Australia Pty Ltd operations into Lord Howe Island (Cth)

Instrument number CASA EX56/11

I, GREGORY JAMES HOOD, Executive Manager, CASA Operations Division, a delegate of CASA, make this instrument under regulation 308 of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988 (CAR 1988).

[Signed Greg Hood]

Greg Hood
Executive Manager
CASA Operations Division

30 May 2011

Exemption — Surveillance Australia Pty Ltd operations into Lord Howe Island

1          Duration

                 This instrument:

(a)   commences on 1 June 2011; and

(b)   stops having effect at the end of May 2013.

2          Application

                 This instrument applies to operations by Surveillance Australia Pty Ltd, Aviation Reference Number 532345 (the operator), into Lord Howe Island using DHC8-202 aircraft (the aircraft).

3          Exemption

For subregulation 308 (1) of CAR 1988, the operator is exempt from compliance with directions under subregulation 235 (2) of CAR 1988 to the extent mentioned in Schedule 1, subject to the conditions mentioned in Schedule 2.

Schedule 1          Extent of exemption

              The exemption only applies to the requirement to comply with subparagraphs 4.1 (a), (b) and (c) of Civil Aviation Order 20.7.1B to the extent that they would prevent taking into account the use of the departure end of the runway end safety area to calculate the take-off distance and accelerate-stop distance for the aircraft.

Schedule 2          Conditions

        1     The operator must comply with the following operation specifications:

DHC8-202 operational requirements for take-off and landing at Lord Howe Island, Runway 10/28

Lord Howe Island aerodrome

Suitable operational runway

Runway 10/28

Landing distance available

Runway 10: 886 m (ERSA)

Runway 28: 785 m (ERSA)

Take-off distance available

Runway 10: 1006 m (ERSA + 60 m)

Runway 28: 1006 m (ERSA + 60 m)

Take-off run available

Runway 10: 946 m (ERSA + 60 m)

Runway 28: 946 m (ERSA + 60 m)

Accelerate-stop distance available

Runway 10: 946 m (ERSA + 60 m)

Runway 28: 946 m (ERSA + 60 m)

Line-up allowance for take-off

180° turn

Operational limitations

Aircraft landing weight

As calculated, based upon aircraft flight manual data and limited to maximum certified landing weight. Threshold speed and prevailing wind must be considered and accounted for in the landing distance calculation. Temperature accountability is not required in the landing distance calculation.

Landing distance required

Actual landing distance (ALD) is the distance between a point 50 feet above the runway threshold and the point where the aircraft comes to a complete stop.

Dry runway: 1.43 x ALD.

Wet runway: 1.43 x 1.15 x ALD.

Contaminated runway operations not approved for landing.

Landing flap

Flap 35 landing (unless a greater emergency exists).

Aircraft performance

Braking application

Maximum braking effort

Retarding applications

Power levers at disc

Runway visibility

Daylight operations only

System requirements

All brakes and anti-skid

Nose gear steering

Full flight control and rudder

An aircraft must not take off for a flight to Lord Howe Island unless these systems are operative and fully functional.

        2     Unless otherwise stated in clause 1, all of the operator’s applicable operational procedures and limitations apply.

        3     The additional 60 m (RESA) allowed for take-off only must be added to the brake release end of the runway.