{"id":"F2006B09534","name":"AD/EMY/16 Amdt 2 - Life Jackets (Beaufort) - Inspection","slug":"ad-emy-16-amdt-2-life-jackets-beaufort-inspection","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":54154,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B09534-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"AD/EMY/16 Amdt 2 - Life Jackets (Beaufort) - Inspection","content":"COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA (Civil Aviation Regulations 1998), PART 39 \\- 107 CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY AUTHORITY\n\nSCHEDULE OF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES\n\n![](image.001.png)  \nEmergency Equipment\n\nAD/EMY/16\n\nAmdt 2\n\n  \nLife Jackets (Beaufort) \\- Inspection 9/84\n\nApplicability: Beaufort (AIR-SEA) Equipment Life Jackets Mark 6A. Requirement: Accomplish one of the following:-\n\n    (a) Inspect for discolouration, brittleness to touch or porosity. and\n\n(b) Pressure test - inflate life jacket with clean dry air to 3 I.S.I. No loss of pressure is permitted over 1 minute. Inflate to 300 mm water gauge. Max. loss permitted, 20mm over 5 minutes.\n\n    2. Test in accordance with a scheme acceptable to the Secretary.\n\n    3. Return life jacket to Beaufort Service Agent for inspection and test.\n\nNote: Major Defect Reports must be submitted detailing serial number of the life jacket and the nature of the deterioration.\n\nCompliance: Unless already accomplished within the last 6 months, before 31 October 1984 and thereafter at intervals not exceeding six months.\n\nBackground: Further reports of deterioration and test failure have been received on life jackets which were satisfactory when tested in compliance with Amendment 1 to this Directive.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is Amendment 2 to an existing directive, but it maintains the original narrow scope: inspection requirements for a specific life jacket model. The amendment responds to new safety data (continued failures) but does not expand applicability to other equipment types or broaden regulatory reach."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (approximately 200 words)","Only 3 compliance options with clear 'choose one' structure","Single defined term (Applicability limited to specific model: Beaufort Mark 6A)","Simple temporal trigger (6-monthly intervals with specific initial deadline)","No cross-references to other legislation or regulations beyond the enabling authority (Civil Aviation Regulations 1998, Part 39)","One conditional clause ('Unless already accomplished within the last 6 months')","Technical specifications limited to two pressure measurements (3 I.S.I. and 300mm water gauge)"],"plain_english_summary":"This airworthiness directive requires aircraft operators to inspect Beaufort Mark 6A life jackets for deterioration every 6 months — by visual and pressure test, an approved alternative testing scheme, or return to an authorised Beaufort service agent. First inspection was due by 31 October 1984 (unless done within six months).\n\nIt matters because jackets previously failed safety tests; major defects must be reported with serial number and damage details."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"Amendment 2 tightens or supplements prior requirements by adding explicit inspection and pressure‑test procedures, a return‑to‑service‑agent requirement and mandatory Major Defect reporting. The background states these changes respond to further deterioration and test failures observed after compliance with Amendment 1, indicating an expansion or clarification of inspection and testing obligations."},"complexity_factors":["Technical test specifications and acceptance criteria (inflate to 3 I.S.I., no pressure loss over 1 minute; inflate to 300 mm water gauge, max 20 mm loss over 5 minutes) increase procedural complexity and require appropriate equipment and skills.","Secretary discretion: testing must follow a scheme \"acceptable to the Secretary,\" creating administrative discretion over acceptable procedures and potential compliance uncertainty.","Logistics and commercial arrangements: requirement to return jackets to a Beaufort Service Agent imposes transport, scheduling and service costs on operators.","Recordkeeping and reporting: obligation to submit Major Defect Reports with serial numbers creates an audit trail and administrative burden.","Compliance timing: an immediate historical deadline plus six‑monthly intervals requires ongoing scheduling and tracking.","Narrow equipment scope (Beaufort Life Jackets Mark 6A) reduces breadth of applicability and limits regulatory reach."],"plain_english_summary":"Requires operators of Beaufort (Air‑Sea) Life Jackets Mark 6A to inspect for discolouration, brittleness or porosity and to carry out specified pressure tests, using a Secretary‑approved testing scheme, and to return jackets to a Beaufort Service Agent. Defects must be reported with serial numbers. Compliance is required before 31 October 1984 (unless already done within six months) and thereafter at six‑month intervals. The measure assigns testing/repair costs and reporting duties to operators and service agents and gives the Secretary discretion over acceptable test schemes; it follows reports of deterioration."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-emy-16-amdt-2-life-jackets-beaufort-inspection","history":"/api/acts/ad-emy-16-amdt-2-life-jackets-beaufort-inspection/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-emy-16-amdt-2-life-jackets-beaufort-inspection/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-emy-16-amdt-2-life-jackets-beaufort-inspection/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-emy-16-amdt-2-life-jackets-beaufort-inspection/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-emy-16-amdt-2-life-jackets-beaufort-inspection/documents"}}