{"id":"F2016L01851","name":"CASA 120/16 - Direction — number of cabin attendants (Eastern Australia Airlines)","slug":"casa-120-16-direction-number-of-cabin-attendants-eastern-australia-airlines","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":95500,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2016L01851-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"CASA 120/16 - Direction — number of cabin attendants (Eastern Australia Airlines)","content":"Instrument number CASA 120/16\n\nI, MARK ANDREW FERNAN, Acting Safety Assurance Senior Manager, Aviation Group, a delegate of CASA, make this instrument under regulation 208 of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988 (CAR 1988) and regulation 11.056 of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998 (CASR 1998).\n\n\\[Signed M. Fernan\\]\n\nMark Fernan  \nActing Safety Assurance Senior Manager  \nAviation Group\n\n23 November 2016\n\nDirection — number of cabin attendants (Eastern Australia Airlines)\n\n1 Duration\n\nThis instrument:\n\n(a) commences on 1 December 2016; and\n\n(b) is repealed at the end of 30 November 2018.\n\n2 Application\n\nThis instrument applies to Eastern Australia Airlines Pty Limited, ARN 401654 (the aircraft operator), if it operates a DHC8–300 series aircraft with a type certificate data sheet that provides for a maximum seating capacity of 50 passengers (the aircraft) for a purpose prescribed in paragraph 206 (1) (b) or (c) of CAR 1988.\n\n3 Directions\n\n(1) Subparagraph 6.1 (b) of Civil Aviation Order 20.16.3 does not apply to the aircraft operator.\n\n(2) The aircraft operator must assign for duty at least 1 cabin attendant for every 50 passenger seats or part of that number fitted to the aircraft.\n\n(3) These directions are subject to the conditions in section 4.\n\n4 Conditions\n\n(1) The operator must not, without the prior written approval of CASA, revise any part of the operator’s operations manual relating to emergency procedures, including exits, or the procedures relating to able\\-bodied passengers.\n\n(2) A copy of this direction must be included in the operator’s operations manual.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":3071},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument maintains a narrow, targeted scope limited to Eastern Australia Airlines and specific DHC8-300 aircraft operations, consistent with its purpose as a specific exemption from standard crewing requirements."},"complexity_factors":["Limited to single operator and single aircraft type (DHC8-300)","Modifies only one subparagraph of existing aviation order (CAO 20.16.3)","Simple mathematical ratio (1:50) with minimal exceptions","Only two substantive conditions imposed","No nested definitions or complex cross-referencing"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument grants Eastern Australia Airlines (ARN 401654) a temporary, limited exemption to staff certain DHC8-300 aircraft configured for 50 seats with one cabin attendant instead of the usual ratio. It applies only to specified charter and training flights and requires CASA approval for any changes to emergency or able‑bodied passenger procedures and inclusion in the operations manual.\n\nIt matters because it reduces crew numbers and costs for those flights while keeping safety controls and a fixed expiry date."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/casa-120-16-direction-number-of-cabin-attendants-eastern-australia-airlines","history":"/api/acts/casa-120-16-direction-number-of-cabin-attendants-eastern-australia-airlines/history","analysis":"/api/acts/casa-120-16-direction-number-of-cabin-attendants-eastern-australia-airlines/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/casa-120-16-direction-number-of-cabin-attendants-eastern-australia-airlines/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/casa-120-16-direction-number-of-cabin-attendants-eastern-australia-airlines/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/casa-120-16-direction-number-of-cabin-attendants-eastern-australia-airlines/documents"}}