{"id":"F2006B08022","name":"Airworthiness Directives 2004 - Revocation and Remaking - Seats and Berths","slug":"airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-seats-and-berths","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":115087,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B08022-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 - Seats and Berths","content":"Airworthiness Directives 2004\n\nI, DAVID ALAN VILLIERS, delegate of the Civil Aviation Safety\n\nAuthority, acting under subregulation 39.001 (1) of the Civil\n\nAviation Safety Regulations 1998:\n\n(a) revoke the Airworthiness Directives mentioned in\n\nSchedule 1; and\n\n(b) make, as separate instruments, each Airworthiness\n\nDirective mentioned in Schedule 1 and attached.\n\n![](image.001.png)\n\nDavid Villiers\n\nDelegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority\n\n20 December 2004\n\nNote: Each attached Airworthiness Directive is being re-made in exactly the\n\nsame form as appears in the latest published edition of the Directive.\n\n  \nSchedule 1 Revocation and Remaking of\n\nAirworthiness Directives\n\nSeats and Berths\n\nAD Name AD Number\n\nPilots Seat - Reinforcement AD/SEATS/1\n\nEnviroform Fibreglass/Kevlar Reinforced Seats AD/SEATS/2\n\nSicma Passenger Seats AD/SEATS/3\n\nHistorical and Ex-Military Aircraft - Harness Attachment AD/SEATS/4\n\nIpeco Crew Seats AD/SEATS/5\n\nAviatech Flight Crew Seats AD/SEATS/6\n\nFlight Equipment and Engineering Seats Model 121 AD/SEATS/7 Amdt 1\n\nSicma Seat - Aft Track Fittings AD/SEATS/8 Amdt 2\n\nPTC Seating Products Division B/E Aerospace Model 950 AD/SEATS/9\n\nSicma Aero Seat Leg Collars AD/SEATS/10\n\nFirst Class Seats Motor System Cable AD/SEATS/11\n\nAviointeriors/Alven Seats - Seat Belt Attachment Misalignment AD/SEATS/12\n\nSICMA AERO SEAT and FARNER Cabin Attendant Seats AD/SEATS/13 Amdt 1\n\nAvio Interiors - Series 312 Seats Centre Cross-member Cracking AD/SEATS/14 Amdt 2\n\nSicma Aero Seat Passenger Seats - CANCELLED AD/SEATS/15\n\nAvio Interiors - Series 312 Seat Aisle Side Cross-member Cracking AD/SEATS/16 Amdt 1\n\nSICMA Passenger Seats - Seat Belt Attachment AD/SEATS/17 Amdt 2\n\nAvio Interiors - Series 312 Box Mounted Seats Attachment AD/SEATS/18 Amdt 1\n\nSICMA Passenger Seats (16g) - Backrest Links Inspection and Replacement AD/SEATS/19\n\nSICMA Passenger Seats (9g) - Backrest Link Inspection and Replacement AD/SEATS/20\n\nB/E Aerospace Seat - Hydrolock Pin Orientation AD/SEATS/21\n\nSicma Aero Seat Passenger Seats AD/SEATS/22\n\nSICMA Passenger Seat Central Spreaders AD/SEATS/23\n\nRECARO Passenger Seat Type 3410 - Seat Belt Attachment AD/SEATS/24 Amdt 1","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Scope not changed: the instrument expressly revokes listed ADs and re-makes them in the same form as the latest published editions (see Note). Mechanically this is a republishing/segmentation exercise rather than a substantive change to the content or coverage of the listed ADs."},"complexity_factors":["Procedural rather than substantive change: revocation and re-making of instruments (text cites acting under subregulation 39.001(1))","Number of ADs involved: Schedule 1 lists 24 seat- and berth-related ADs, some with amendments (Amdt 1, Amdt 2) which increases tracking effort","Attachment and republishing requirement: each AD is re-made as a separate instrument and attached to the decision (Note: re-made in exactly the same form)","Administrative dependencies: cross-references to latest published editions and existing amendment history require verification to confirm no substantive change","Record-keeping and compliance burden on regulated parties to identify and follow the re-issued, separate instruments"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument revokes a list of existing Airworthiness Directives (ADs) about aircraft seats and berths and re-issues each one as a separate, standalone instrument. It is an administrative republishing by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority delegate under subregulation 39.001(1).\n\nAffected parties are those bound by the listed ADs (for example, operators, maintenance organisations and manufacturers of the listed seats); they will continue to face the same requirements because each AD is re-made in the same form as the latest published edition (see Note)."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument explicitly maintains the exact same scope as the original directives. The note confirms each directive is being re-made 'in exactly the same form as appears in the latest published edition.' This is purely an administrative restructure, not an expansion of regulatory scope."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision with straightforward revocation and remaking mechanism","No defined terms section — relies on external understanding of 'Airworthiness Directive'","Minimal conditional logic — just two clear actions (revoke and remake)","Schedule 1 is a simple table listing 24 directives by name and number","Cross-references limited to subregulation 39.001(1) of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998","No nested exceptions or complex temporal provisions","Short length (approximately 1 page of substantive content)"],"plain_english_summary":"This is an official aviation safety instrument that updates Australia's rules about aircraft seats and sleeping berths. The Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) is revoking (cancelling) 24 old safety directives about seats and berths, and immediately reissuing them as new, separate legal instruments. This is essentially a housekeeping exercise — the rules themselves stay exactly the same, but they're being reorganised into individual documents rather than grouped together. These directives cover everything from pilot seat reinforcement to passenger seat belt attachments and structural inspections for specific seat models made by companies like Sicma, Avio Interiors, B/E Aerospace, and Recaro. Aircraft owners and operators must still comply with these safety requirements."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. 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