{"id":"F2006L00334","name":"CASA 14/06 - Permission and direction – helicopter special operations","slug":"casa-14-06-permission-and-direction-helicopter-special-operations","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":116933,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006L00334-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"CASA 14/06 - Permission and direction – helicopter special operations","content":"Instrument number CASA 14/06\n\nI, JAmes Waters, Acting Manager, Operations, General Aviation Operations Group, a delegate of CASA, make this instrument under subregulations 207 (3), 250 (2) and 251 (9) of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988 (CAR 1988).\n\n\\[Signed James Waters\\]\n\nJames Waters  \nActing Manager, Operations  \nGeneral Aviation Operations Group\n\n31 January 2006\n\nPermission and direction — helicopter special operations\n\n1 Duration\n\nThis instrument:\n\n(a) commences on the day after it is registered; and\n\n(b) stops having effect at the end of 31 July 2008.\n\n2 Application\n\nThis instrument applies to a helicopter flight mentioned in Schedule 1 (a special operation) by Helihire Pty Ltd, trading as Helistar Aviation, Aviation Reference Number 585948 (the operator).\n\n3 Permission\n\nWhen a helicopter is in the hover to enable a passenger to leave or board, the passenger may be carried on the undercarriage for the purpose of leaving or boarding.\n\n4 Direction\n\nWhen a helicopter is in the hover to enable a passenger to leave or board, the passenger is not required to occupy a seat or wear a seat belt.\n\n5 Condition\n\nThe permission in section 3 is subject to the condition mentioned in Schedule 2.\n\nSchedule 1 Special operation\n\nA helicopter search and rescue, law enforcement, firefighting or related training operation, in which, for the purpose of the operation or training, it is necessary for a person to leave or board the helicopter when a landing is not possible or safe.\n\nSchedule 2 Condition\n\nThe special operation must be carried out in accordance with the instructions, accepted by CASA, set out in the operator’s operations manual.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1115},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument maintains its original narrow scope as a specific exemption for a single operator (Helihire/Helistar) to conduct specialized emergency operations. There is no evidence of scope expansion beyond the original intent of permitting hover entry/exit for search and rescue, law enforcement, and firefighting activities."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (only 5 operative sections plus 2 schedules)","Single operator scope (specifically names Helihire Pty Ltd/Helistar Aviation)","Simple structure: one permission, one direction, one condition","Minimal cross-referencing (only cites Civil Aviation Regulations 1988 for authority)","Clear, unambiguous operational definitions in Schedule 1"],"plain_english_summary":"This document gives a specific helicopter company (**Helihire Pty Ltd**, trading as Helistar Aviation) special permission to break normal safety rules during emergency operations. Normally, passengers must sit inside the helicopter with seatbelts on. This instrument allows their passengers to:\n\n* **Ride on the outside** of the helicopter (on the undercarriage/skids) while the helicopter is hovering\n* **Skip wearing seatbelts** and **not sit in a seat** during boarding and exiting\n\nThese exceptions only apply to specific high-risk jobs where landing isn't possible or safe:\n* Search and rescue missions\n* Police/law enforcement operations  \n* Firefighting\n* Training for these activities\n\nThe company must follow the procedures in their approved operations manual. This permission was time-limited (expired in 2008) and only applied to this specific operator."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/casa-14-06-permission-and-direction-helicopter-special-operations","history":"/api/acts/casa-14-06-permission-and-direction-helicopter-special-operations/history","analysis":"/api/acts/casa-14-06-permission-and-direction-helicopter-special-operations/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/casa-14-06-permission-and-direction-helicopter-special-operations/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/casa-14-06-permission-and-direction-helicopter-special-operations/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/casa-14-06-permission-and-direction-helicopter-special-operations/documents"}}