{"id":"F2006B10292","name":"AD/GENERAL/64 Amdt 2 - Side Facing (SF) Seats - Improved Occupant Restraint","slug":"ad-general-64-amdt-2-side-facing-sf-seats-improved-occupant-restraint","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":55996,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B10292-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE","sectionType":"part","heading":"AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE","content":"# ![](image.001.png)  \nAIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE\n\nFor the reasons set out in the background section, the CASA delegate whose signature appears below revokes Airworthiness Directive (AD) AD/GENERAL/64 Amdt 1 and issues the following AD under subregulation 39.1 (1) of CAR 1998. The AD requires that the action set out in the requirement section (being action that the delegate considers necessary to correct the unsafe condition) be taken in relation to the aircraft or aeronautical product mentioned in the applicability section: (a) in the circumstances mentioned in the requirement section; and (b) in accordance with the instructions set out in the requirement section; and (c) at the time mentioned in the compliance section.\n\n![](image.001.png)\n\nAircraft \\- General","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"AD/GENERAL/64","sectionType":"part","heading":"AD/GENERAL/64","content":"# AD/GENERAL/64\n\nAmdt 2\n\n  \n\nSide Facing (SF) Seats - Improved Occupant Restraint\n\n  \n9/2001","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"DM","sectionType":"part","heading":"DM","content":"# AD/GENERAL/64\n\nAmdt 2\n\n  \n\nSide Facing (SF) Seats - Improved Occupant Restraint\n\n  \n9/2001\n\n# DM","sortOrder":2}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2646},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This amendment updates safety standards for side-facing seat restraints but remains within the original scope of ensuring occupant safety for this seating configuration. It tightens existing requirements rather than expanding to new aircraft systems or unrelated safety areas."},"complexity_factors":["Legal reference to subregulation 39.1(1) of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1998","Revocation and replacement of previous amendment (Amdt 1)","Internal cross-references to applicability, requirement, and compliance sections","Technical aviation terminology (airworthiness, aeronautical product, unsafe condition)"],"plain_english_summary":"This Airworthiness Directive (Amendment 2) replaces the prior version and mandates upgraded occupant restraint systems (improved seatbelts/harnesses) for side‑facing seats. It applies to aircraft operators with those seats and requires installation or modification of restraints by the compliance deadlines. The change addresses the increased injury risk from side‑facing seating in crashes or severe turbulence."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-general-64-amdt-2-side-facing-sf-seats-improved-occupant-restraint","history":"/api/acts/ad-general-64-amdt-2-side-facing-sf-seats-improved-occupant-restraint/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-general-64-amdt-2-side-facing-sf-seats-improved-occupant-restraint/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-general-64-amdt-2-side-facing-sf-seats-improved-occupant-restraint/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-general-64-amdt-2-side-facing-sf-seats-improved-occupant-restraint/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-general-64-amdt-2-side-facing-sf-seats-improved-occupant-restraint/documents"}}