{"id":"F2016L00160","name":"AD/EMY/2 Amdt 7 - Life Jackets and Inflatable Flotation Devices","slug":"ad-emy-2-amdt-7-life-jackets-and-inflatable-flotation-devices","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":94031,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2016L00160-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Emergency Equipment","sectionType":"division","heading":"Emergency Equipment","content":"### Emergency Equipment\n\n| AD/EMY/2 Amdt 7 | Life Jackets and Inflatable Flotation Devices | 5/2016 |\n| --------------- | --------------------------------------------- | ------ |\n\n| Applicability: | 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 to which Part 42 of CASR 1998 applies.                                                                                                                            |\n| -------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n| Requirement:   | 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 CASA.                                                                                                                                                 |\n| Compliance:    | In accordance with:(1) The approved maintenance data; or(2) Within 2 years of the date of manufacture and thereafter at intervals not exceeding 1 year.                                                                                                                                                                    |\n|                | The effective date of this AD is 26 February 2016.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |\n| Background:    | Life jackets fall within the definition of aircraft components. Amendment 5 was issued to include inflatable flotation devices.Amendment 6 was issued to permit inspection intervals to be in accordance with manufacturer’s approved data if that allows a period greater than 2 years from manufacture, then every year. |\n|                | Amendment 7 is issued to limit the applicability to Part 42 aircraft only. This AD will be repealed after the requirements are incorporated into a future amendment of the Part 42 Manual of Standards.                                                                                                                    |\n\n![VAN DIJK_P](image.001.jpeg)\n\nPieter van Dijk  \nDelegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority\n\n22 February 2016","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"AD/EMY/2 Amdt 7","sectionType":"part","heading":"AD/EMY/2 Amdt 7","content":"## AD/EMY/2 Amdt 7","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"Life Jackets and Inflatable Flotation De","sectionType":"part","heading":"Life Jackets and Inflatable Flotation Devices","content":"## Life Jackets and Inflatable Flotation Devices","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"5/2016","sectionType":"part","heading":"5/2016","content":"## 5/2016","sortOrder":3}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"Amendment 7 narrows the AD’s scope by limiting applicability to aircraft subject to CASR Part 42. Earlier amendments expanded covered items to include inflatable flotation devices and allowed manufacturer/approved maintenance data to set intervals exceeding the default 2‑year/annual schedule (Background)."},"complexity_factors":["Applicability narrow but specific: limited to devices \"installed or intended to be installed\" on aircraft to which Part 42 of CASR 1998 applies (Applicability).","Dual compliance paths: follow approved maintenance data OR comply with the 2‑year then annual interval rule (Compliance).","Approval requirement: inspection/testing must be performed by an organisation \"approved for the purpose by CASA\", creating administrative steps and regulator discretion (Requirement).","Interaction with manufacturer data: mandates inspections \"in accordance with requirements in instructions issued by the manufacturer\", requiring alignment between manufacturer data and CASA approval (Requirement).","Transition and repeal: AD will be repealed after incorporation into a future Part 42 MOS amendment, creating an interim regulatory layer (Background).","Scope phrase ambiguity: \"not subject to a System of Maintenance\" may require case‑by‑case interpretation for some operators (Applicability)."],"plain_english_summary":"This airworthiness directive requires inspection and testing of all life jackets and inflatable flotation devices (that are not under a maintenance system) intended for installation on aircraft subject to CASR Part 42. Inspections must follow the manufacturer’s instructions, be carried out by an organisation approved by CASA, and be done within 2 years of manufacture and then yearly unless approved maintenance data provides another schedule. It affects operators and maintenance organisations responsible for Part 42 aircraft and will be repealed once the Part 42 Manual of Standards is updated."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The original AD/EMY/2 applied more broadly to life jackets on aircraft generally. Amendment 5 expanded scope to include inflatable flotation devices. Amendment 7 significantly narrows scope by limiting applicability to Part 42 aircraft only — excluding aircraft operating under a System of Maintenance. This represents a deliberate contraction of scope as CASA moves to consolidate these requirements into the Part 42 Manual of Standards."},"complexity_factors":["Short, single-purpose instrument (approximately 300 words of substantive content)","Only 2 defined concepts requiring external knowledge: 'Part 42 of CASR 1998' and 'System of Maintenance'","Simple conditional structure: two alternative compliance pathways (manufacturer data OR 2-year/1-year interval)","Clear applicability threshold limiting scope to specific aircraft category","No nested exceptions or cross-references to other legislation beyond the single CASR Part 42 reference","Background section provides helpful legislative history but is explanatory, not operative"],"plain_english_summary":"This CASA Airworthiness Directive mandates that life jackets and inflatable flotation devices carried on Part 42 aircraft be inspected and tested per manufacturer instructions by a CASA‑approved organisation—first within two years of manufacture and then annually, unless the maker’s approved maintenance data specifies otherwise. The amendment narrows applicability to Part 42 aircraft and signals eventual incorporation into the Part 42 Manual of Standards."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-emy-2-amdt-7-life-jackets-and-inflatable-flotation-devices","history":"/api/acts/ad-emy-2-amdt-7-life-jackets-and-inflatable-flotation-devices/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-emy-2-amdt-7-life-jackets-and-inflatable-flotation-devices/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-emy-2-amdt-7-life-jackets-and-inflatable-flotation-devices/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-emy-2-amdt-7-life-jackets-and-inflatable-flotation-devices/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-emy-2-amdt-7-life-jackets-and-inflatable-flotation-devices/documents"}}