CASA EX57/09 Exemption from requirement to register an emergency locator transmitter (ELT) with the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (Cth)

Instrument number CASA EX57/09

I, michael david quinn, Deputy Director of Aviation Safety, 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 Director of Aviation Safety

27 July 2009

Exemption — from requirement to register an emergency locator transmitter (ELT) with the Australian Maritime Safety Authority

1          Duration

            This instrument:

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

(b)   stops having effect at the end of 31 July 2011.

2          Definition

            In this instrument:

approved ELT, approved portable ELT and high-capacity have the same meanings as in subregulation 252A (7) of CAR 1988.

3          Application

This instrument applies to the operator and pilot in command of a high-capacity regular public transport aircraft or a high-capacity charter aircraft (high-capacity aircraft).

4          Exemption

The operator and pilot in command of a high-capacity aircraft are exempt from compliance with regulation 252 of CAR 1988, in relation to paragraph 6.6 of Civil Aviation Order 20.11 (CAO 20.11).

5          Conditions

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

Schedule 1          Conditions

      1     The aircraft must be on a flight associated with its manufacture, preparation for delivery or delivery to its operator.

      2     No fare-paying passengers must be carried on the flight.

      3     The operator and pilot in command of a high-capacity aircraft must ensure that it carries an approved ELT and an approved portable ELT, or at least 2 approved portable ELTs, in accordance with subsection 6 of CAO 20.11.

      4     An ELT or portable ELT carried under clause 3 must be in working order.