CASA EX79/16 Exemption — Surveillance Australia Pty Ltd operations into Lord Howe Island (Cth)

Instrument number CASA EX79/16

I, GERARD JOHN CAMPBELL, Executive Manager, Operations Division, a delegate of CASA, make this instrument under regulation 11.160 of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998 (CASR 1998).

[Signed G.J. Campbell]

Gerard J. Campbell
Executive Manager
Operations Division

25 May 2016

Exemption — Surveillance Australia Pty Ltd operations into Lord Howe Island

1          Duration

This instrument:

(a)   commences on the day of registration; and

(b)   is repealed at the end of 30 April 2019.

2          Application

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

3          Exemption

The operator is exempt from compliance with subparagraphs 4.1 (a), (b) and (c) of Civil Aviation Order 20.7.1B to the extent that compliance would prevent taking into account the use of the departure end of the runway end safety area (RESA) to calculate the take-off distance and accelerate-stop distance for the aircraft.

4          Conditions

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

Schedule 1          Conditions

1     The operator must comply with the following operational specifications:

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

Lord Howe Island aerodrome

Suitable operational runway

Runway 10/28

Landing distance available

Runway 10: 888 m (ERSA)

Runway 28: 785 m (ERSA)

Take-off distance available

Runway 10: 1008 m (ERSA + 60 m)

Runway 28: 1008 m (ERSA + 60 m)

Take-off run available

Runway 10: 948 m (ERSA + 60 m)

Runway 28: 948 m (ERSA + 60 m)

Accelerate-stop distance available

Runway 10: 948 m (ERSA + 60 m)

Runway 28: 948 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

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

(a)   all brakes and anti-skid; and

(b)   nose gear steering; and

(c)   full flight control and rudder.

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.