{"id":"F2006B07083","name":"AD/SM-260/6 - Front Seat Restraint Installations - Modification","slug":"ad-sm-260-6-front-seat-restraint-installations-modification","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":48845,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B07083-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"AD/SM-260/6 - Front Seat Restraint Installations - Modification","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)  SIAI Marchetti 260 Series Aeroplanes\n\n \n\nAD/SM-260/6 Front Seat Restraint Installations - Modification 11/72\n\nApplicability: All models.\n\n \n\nRequirement: Modify each front seat restraint installation by fitting a safety harness in accordance with a scheme approved by the Secretary.\n\n \n\nNote: Guidelines for installation schemes are outlined in Airworthiness Advisory Circular No. 62 dated March 1972.\n\n \n\nCompliance: Before 1 January 1974 unless already accomplished.\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":2307},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The directive maintains its original narrow technical scope: mandating a specific airworthiness modification (front seat harness installation) for a specific aircraft type. It has not expanded beyond this single safety requirement."},"complexity_factors":["Single operational requirement (fit safety harness)","No defined terms or interpretation section","No cross-references to other legislative instruments","Straightforward applicability clause covering all models of one specific aircraft type","Simple deadline structure with no conditional extensions or exceptions"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does**\n\nThis directive requires owners of specific Italian-made light aircraft (SIAI Marchetti 260 series) to upgrade the front seat seatbelts to **safety harnesses** (restraint systems that include shoulder straps, not just lap belts). The modification must follow a technical plan approved by the aviation safety authority.\n\n**Who it affects**\n\nOwners, operators, and maintenance engineers responsible for any model of SIAI Marchetti 260 series aircraft.\n\n**Why it matters**\n\nThis is a safety requirement to protect pilots and front-seat passengers from serious injury during accidents or sudden stops by ensuring they are properly restrained with harness systems rather than simple lap belts."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-sm-260-6-front-seat-restraint-installations-modification","history":"/api/acts/ad-sm-260-6-front-seat-restraint-installations-modification/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-sm-260-6-front-seat-restraint-installations-modification/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-sm-260-6-front-seat-restraint-installations-modification/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-sm-260-6-front-seat-restraint-installations-modification/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-sm-260-6-front-seat-restraint-installations-modification/documents"}}