Civil Aviation Order 29.11 Amendment Order (No. 1) 2006 (Cth)

I, WILLIAM BRUCE BYRON, Director of Aviation Safety, on behalf of CASA, make this instrument under subregulations 207 (1) and 208 (1) and regulations 209, 303A and 308 of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988.

[Signed Bruce Byron]

Bruce Byron

Director of Aviation Safety and

    Chief Executive Officer

3 April 2006

Civil Aviation Order 29.11 Amendment Order (No. 1) 2006

1          Name of instrument

            This instrument is the Civil Aviation Order 29.11 Amendment Order (No. 1) 2006.

2          Commencement

            This instrument commences on the day after it is registered.

3          Amendment of Civil Aviation Order 29.11

        Schedule 1 amends Civil Aviation Order 29.11.

Schedule 1          Amendment

[1]       Subsection 2, definition of wiching

omit

wiching

substitute

winching

[2]       After paragraph 5.7

insert

   5.8     Paragraph 5.1 does not apply to advanced operational training operations in rappelling conducted over a floating vessel for emergency service personnel if:

(a)   the operations are conducted over an operating area that is on the deck of the vessel and is clear of:

             (i)  any obstruction that is likely to foul the rope or flexible ladder; and

            (ii)  any obstruction or other hazard that is likely to endanger any person on, or coming off, the rope or flexible ladder; and

(b)   when approaching or leaving the operating area, the helicopter used in the operations (the helicopter in use) flies only over areas of the vessel that are clear of any obstruction; and

(c)   the only persons who are rappelled during the operations are emergency service personnel who have received advanced operational rappelling training on land; and

(d)   the pilot in command of the helicopter in use has explained to each person who is to be rappelled any emergency procedures associated with the operations; and

(e)   the pilot in command of the helicopter in use during the operations is proficient in the techniques for rappelling to vessels.