Civil Aviation Order 95.7 Amendment Order (No. 2) 2010 (Cth)

I, JOHN FRANCIS McCORMICK, Director of Aviation Safety, on behalf of CASA, make this instrument under subregulation 308 (1) of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988.

[Signed John F. McCormick]

John F. McCormick
Director of Aviation Safety

14 October 2010

Civil Aviation Order 95.7 Amendment Order (No. 2) 2010

1          Name of instrument

            This instrument is the Civil Aviation Order 95.7 Amendment Order (No. 2) 2010.

2          Commencement

            This instrument commences on the day after it is registered.

3          Amendment of Civil Aviation Order 95.7

            Schedule 1amends Civil Aviation Order 95.7.

Schedule 1          Amendments

[1]       Paragraph 1.1, after definition of regulations

insert

special operations means:

(a)    helicopter operations for search and rescue; or

(b)   helicopter firefighting operations; or

(c)    helicopter emergency medical services involving emplaning or deplaning; or

(d)   related training operations in which, for the purposes of the operation or training, it is necessary for a person to leave or board the helicopter when the helicopter is in a hover or when landing is not possible or safe.

[2]       After subsection 2

insert

2A       Exemption in relation to special operations

2A.1     If the conditions mentioned in paragraph 2A.2 are complied with, an operator, the pilot in command, a crew member or a passenger of a helicopter involved in special operations are exempt from complying with the following provisions of the regulations:

(a)   subregulation 151 (1);

(b)   subregulation 207 (2);

(c)   subregulation 250 (1);

(d)   subregulation 250 (1A);

(e)   subregulation 251 (1).

2A.2     The exemption given by paragraph 2A.1, in relation to an operator and the pilot in command of a helicopter undertaking special operations, is subject to the following conditions:

(a)   the operator of the helicopter must hold an AOC that authorises special operations;

(b)   before undertaking the special operation, it must be authorised by the relevant State, Territory or Federal emergency control authority except where the special operation is for training purposes;

(c)   the helicopter must only be occupied by any, or all, of the following:

             (i)  the operating crew;

            (ii)  a person who is emplaning or deplaning;

            (iii)  a person who is picked up by the aircraft;

(d)   the special operation must only be carried out in accordance with the policies, risk assessment and management instructions and standard operating procedures approved by CASA and included in the operator’s operations manual.