{"id":"F2006B09538","name":"AD/EMY/2 Amdt 6 - Life Jackets and Inflatable Flotation Devices","slug":"ad-emy-2-amdt-6-life-jackets-and-inflatable-flotation-devices","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":54159,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B09538-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"AD/EMY/2 Amdt 6 - Life Jackets and Inflatable Flotation Devices","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/2\n\nAmdt 6\n\n  \nLife Jackets and Inflatable Flotation Devices 9/98\n\nApplicability: All life jackets and inflatable flotation devices not subject to a System of Maintenance which are installed or intended to be installed in an aircraft.\n\nRequirement: Inspect and test in accordance with requirements in instructions issued by the manufacturer. This is to be undertaken by an organisation approved for the purpose by the Authority.\n\nCompliance: In accordance with:\n\nthe approved maintenance data; or,\n\nwithin two years of date of manufacture and thereafter at intervals not exceeding one year.\n\nThis amendment becomes effective on 13 August 1998.\n\nBackground: Life jackets fall within the definition of aircraft components. Amendment 5 was raised to include inflatable flotation devices. Amendment 6 has been raised to permit inspection intervals to be in accordance with manufacturer’s approved data if that allows a period greater than; two years from manufacture, then every year.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is an amendment to an existing airworthiness directive. It does not alter the broader regulatory framework, only clarifies compliance intervals for life jackets and flotation devices."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow scope limited to specific emergency equipment","Straightforward, prescriptive compliance schedule","No interpretive complexity; simply adopts manufacturer's data"],"plain_english_summary":"Airworthiness Directive AD/EMY/2 Amendment 6 (CASA) requires mandatory inspection and testing of life jackets and inflatable flotation devices not covered by a maintenance system when installed or intended for Australian aircraft. It affects aircraft owners, operators, maintainers and approved maintenance organisations.  \n\nWork must follow the manufacturer’s instructions and be done by a CASA‑approved organisation. First inspection is within two years of manufacture (unless approved maintenance data allows a longer initial interval), then annually thereafter."},"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1453},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The instrument has evolved from its original scope (life jackets only) to include inflatable flotation devices (Amendment 5), and now permits flexible inspection intervals based on manufacturer data rather than rigid statutory timeframes (Amendment 6)."},"complexity_factors":["Short, single-purpose directive with only 2 compliance pathways","References external manufacturer instructions not reproduced in the text","Technical aviation term 'System of Maintenance' used without definition"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does:** This is a safety rule that requires regular inspection and testing of life jackets and inflatable flotation devices used on aircraft.\n\n**Who it affects:** Anyone who owns or operates aircraft with life jackets or inflatable flotation devices that aren't covered by a formal \"System of Maintenance\" (a structured ongoing maintenance program).\n\n**What you must do:**\n* Have the equipment inspected and tested by an organisation approved by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA)\n* Follow either:\n  * The manufacturer's approved maintenance instructions (which may allow longer gaps between checks), **or**\n  * The default schedule: first inspection within 2 years of manufacture, then at least once every year after that\n\n**Why it matters:** Emergency flotation equipment must work properly in a crisis. This rule ensures life-saving gear is regularly checked by qualified inspectors to maintain airworthiness standards."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-emy-2-amdt-6-life-jackets-and-inflatable-flotation-devices","history":"/api/acts/ad-emy-2-amdt-6-life-jackets-and-inflatable-flotation-devices/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-emy-2-amdt-6-life-jackets-and-inflatable-flotation-devices/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-emy-2-amdt-6-life-jackets-and-inflatable-flotation-devices/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-emy-2-amdt-6-life-jackets-and-inflatable-flotation-devices/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-emy-2-amdt-6-life-jackets-and-inflatable-flotation-devices/documents"}}