CASA Ex80/09 – Exemption – flight data recording (Cth)

Instrument number CASA EX80/09

I, JOHN FRANCIS Mccormick, Director of Aviation Safety, on behalf of CASA, make this instrument under regulation 308 of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988 (CAR 1988).

[Signed John F. McCormick]

John F. McCormick
Director of Aviation Safety

25 September 2009

Exemption — flight data recording

1           Duration

                This instrument:

(a)     commences on 1 October 2009; and

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

2           Application

                This instrument applies to all Australian registered Cessna 525B aircraft with maximum take-off weight of over 5 700 kg which do not meet the flight and data recording requirements contained in Civil Aviation Order 20.18 (CAO 20.18) and which are used in private operations (the aircraft).

3           Exemption

The aircraft are exempt from compliance with subregulation 207 (2) of CAR 1988 only to the extent mentioned in Schedule 1.

4           Condition

                The exemption is subject to conditions mentioned in Schedule 2.

Schedule 1             Extent of exemption

The exemption extends only to the directions under subregulation 207 (2) that are contained is paragraph 6.1 (a) of CAO 20.18.

Schedule 2             Condition

                The aircraft must have an approved cockpit voice recorder system.