{"id":"F2006B09054","name":"AD/DHC-2/6 - Safety Harness Inertia Reel - Installation","slug":"ad-dhc-2-6-safety-harness-inertia-reel-installation","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":52782,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B09054-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"AD/DHC-2/6 - Safety Harness Inertia Reel - Installation","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 22.10.0\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\nCOMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA (Civil Aviation Regulations 1998), PART 39 - 105 CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY AUTHORITY\n\nSCHEDULE OF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES\n\n \n\n![](image.001.png)  DHC-2 (Beaver) Series Aeroplanes\n\n \n\nAD/DHC-2/6 Safety Harness Inertia Reel - Installation 11/62\n\nApplicability: All models in agricultural category.\n\n \n\nRequirement: Modify the pilot’s safety harness by attaching the shoulder straps to the aircraft structure through an inertia reel. The modification shall be approved by the Secretary.\n\n \n\nCompliance: Forthwith.\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1656},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This directive remains focused on its original narrow purpose: requiring a specific safety modification (inertia reel installation) for agricultural DHC-2 aircraft. No evidence of expanded applicability or additional requirements beyond the original airworthiness concern."},"complexity_factors":["Single, unambiguous requirement with no sub-conditions or exceptions","No defined terms or interpretation section","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the parent Civil Aviation Regulations","Simple applicability test (specific aircraft model in specific category only)","Immediate compliance date with no phased or conditional implementation"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this is:** An Airworthiness Directive (AD) — a compulsory safety order that legally requires aircraft owners to make specific modifications to keep their planes airworthy.\n\n**Who it affects:** Owners and operators of **DHC-2 \"Beaver\" aircraft** used for agricultural work (such as crop dusting or aerial spraying).\n\n**What you must do:** Modify the pilot's seatbelt so the shoulder straps attach to the aircraft frame through an **inertia reel** (a mechanism like the seatbelt in your car that lets you move around normally but locks tight if the plane stops suddenly, preventing the pilot from slamming forward into the controls or windshield during a crash or hard landing).\n\n**Approval required:** You can't just bolt on any part — the modification design must be approved by the **Secretary** (the senior government official responsible for aviation safety at the time).\n\n**When:** \"Forthwith\" means immediately — do it before the next flight, without delay."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-dhc-2-6-safety-harness-inertia-reel-installation","history":"/api/acts/ad-dhc-2-6-safety-harness-inertia-reel-installation/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-dhc-2-6-safety-harness-inertia-reel-installation/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-dhc-2-6-safety-harness-inertia-reel-installation/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-dhc-2-6-safety-harness-inertia-reel-installation/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-dhc-2-6-safety-harness-inertia-reel-installation/documents"}}