Civil Aviation Order 95.55 Amendment Instrument 2015 (No. 1) (Cth)

I, jonathan aleck, Acting Director of Aviation Safety, on behalf of CASA, make this instrument under regulation 11.160of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998.

[Signed Jonathan Aleck]

Jonathan Aleck
Acting Director of Aviation Safety

12 August 2015

Civil Aviation Order 95.55 Amendment Instrument 2015 (No. 1)

1          Name of instrument

                 This instrument is the Civil Aviation Order 95.55 Amendment Instrument 2015 (No. 1).

2          Duration

            This instrument:

(a)   commences on the day after registration; and

(b)   expires at the end of January 2018.

3          Amendment of Civil Aviation Order 95.55

                 Schedule 1 of this instrument amends Civil Aviation Order 95.55.

Schedule 1          Amendments

[1]        Subparagraph 6.1 (g)

omit

or (g)

insert

or (h)

[2]        Subparagraph 7.1 (k)

omit

or (g)

insert

or (h)

[3]        Paragraph 7.4

substitute

       7.4     An aeroplane to which this Order applies may be used to tow another aircraft only if:

(a)   the pilot in command is authorised to do so by his or her relevant administering organisation in accordance with a procedure approved by CASA; and

(b)   both aircraft are operated in accordance with limitations in their flight manuals, or equivalent instructions or directions, whether in the form of a placard or some other document; and

(c)   the towing aeroplane is:

             (i)  certified as suitable for that purpose; or

            (ii)  is mentioned in a Civil Aviation Advisory Publication for this Order or regulation 149 of CAR 1988; or

           (iii)  is accepted by CASA in writing as suitable for that purpose.