{"id":"F2006B07981","name":"Airworthiness Directives 2004 - Revocation and Remaking - Precision Aerial Delivery System","slug":"airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-precision-aerial-delivery-system","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":115029,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B07981-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Airworthiness Directives 2004 - Revocation and Remaking - Precision Aerial Delivery System","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 20.2\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n Airworthiness Directives 2004\n\n I, DAVID ALAN VILLIERS, delegate of the Civil Aviation Safety\n\n Authority, acting under subregulation 39.001 (1) of the Civil\n\n Aviation Safety Regulations 1998:\n\n (a) revoke the Airworthiness Directives mentioned in\n\n Schedule 1; and\n\n (b) make, as separate instruments, each Airworthiness\n\n Directive mentioned in Schedule 1 and attached.\n\n \n\n ![](image.001.png)\n\n David Villiers\n\n Delegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority\n\n \n\n  20 December 2004\n\n Note:   Each attached Airworthiness Directive is being re-made in exactly the\n\n same form as appears in the latest published edition of the Directive.\n\n \n\n\n Schedule 1 Revocation and Remaking of\n\n Airworthiness Directives\n\n Precision Aerial Delivery System\n\n AD Name AD Number\n\n Precision rial Delivery System (PADS) Static Line AD/PADS/1\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument maintains the exact same scope as the original Airworthiness Directive. The explicit note states each directive is being remade \"in exactly the same form as appears in the latest published edition of the Directive.\" This is purely a procedural remaking to ensure legal validity, not an expansion of scope."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (approximately 200 words)","Only 1 defined term implicitly referenced (PADS - Precision Aerial Delivery System)","Simple binary structure: (a) revoke, (b) remake","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the enabling regulation (Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998, subregulation 39.001(1))","No conditional logic or exceptions","Single schedule with only one item","Straightforward administrative remaking with no substantive changes"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a formal legal instrument made by a delegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) in December 2004. It does two things:\n\n**What it does:**\n- **Revokes** (cancels) an existing Airworthiness Directive called \"AD/PADS/1\" concerning the Precision Aerial Delivery System (PADS) Static Line\n- **Remakes** that same directive as a new, separate legal instrument\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Aircraft operators and maintenance organisations that use or maintain the Precision Aerial Delivery System (PADS) — this is equipment used for dropping cargo from aircraft using static line parachute techniques\n- The aviation industry more broadly, as Airworthiness Directives are mandatory safety requirements\n\n**Why it matters:**\nAirworthiness Directives (ADs) are legally binding safety instructions issued by CASA. They require aircraft owners and operators to take specific actions (inspections, modifications, or operational limitations) to address unsafe conditions in aircraft, engines, propellers, or equipment. This instrument is essentially doing \"housekeeping\" — updating the legal form of an existing safety requirement without changing its actual content. The note at the bottom confirms the directive is being remade \"in exactly the same form\" as before, meaning the safety requirements themselves haven't changed, just the legal instrument that contains them.\n\nThis type of remaking is common in aviation law to ensure instruments remain legally valid and properly formatted under current regulations."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument expressly states that each attached Airworthiness Directive is being re‑made \"in exactly the same form as appears in the latest published edition of the Directive.\" (See Note.) That language indicates no substantive change to the requirements of the listed AD(s); the measure changes the legal/administrative form (revocation and separate re‑making) but not the substance of the AD(s) listed in Schedule 1 (Precision Aerial Delivery System, AD/PADS/1)."},"complexity_factors":["Instrument is primarily administrative (revocation and re‑making) rather than substantive, reducing conceptual complexity.","Reference to delegated power (subregulation 39.001(1)) requires basic regulatory‑authority understanding.","Schedule cross‑references a separate AD (AD/PADS/1) whose substantive requirements are not reproduced in this instrument, so understanding full impact requires consulting the attached AD(s).","Potential for procedural/legal effects (citation, publication, enforcement) despite unchanged substantive text increases practical complexity for administrators and regulated parties.","Short instrument with explicit note limits interpretive ambiguity but creates dependency on the latest published edition of the AD for substantive detail."],"plain_english_summary":"A CASA delegate revokes and re‑issues the listed Airworthiness Directives (one item: AD/PADS/1 for the Precision Aerial Delivery System static line), reproducing each “in exactly the same form” as the latest published edition. This is an administrative re‑making: substantive obligations, compliance tasks and costs in the attached AD remain unchanged, but the legal form, citation and publication of the ADs are altered."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-precision-aerial-delivery-system","history":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-precision-aerial-delivery-system/history","analysis":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-precision-aerial-delivery-system/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-precision-aerial-delivery-system/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-precision-aerial-delivery-system/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-precision-aerial-delivery-system/documents"}}