{"id":"F2006L01767","name":"CASA 183/06 - Direction – carriage of cabin attendant in hot air balloon","slug":"casa-183-06-direction-carriage-of-cabin-attendant-in-hot-air-balloon","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":59542,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006L01767-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"CASA 183/06 - Direction – carriage of cabin attendant in hot air balloon","content":"Instrument number CASA 183/06\n\nI, ALAN COOK, Manager Operations, General Aviation Operations Group, a delegate of CASA, make this instrument under regulation 208 of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988.\n\n\\[Signed Alan Cook\\]\n\nAlan Cook\n\nManager Operations\n\nGeneral Aviation Operations Group\n\n5 June 2006\n\nDirection — carriage of cabin attendant in hot air balloon\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 May 2009.\n\n2 Application\n\nThis instrument applies to the Kavanagh B-350 hot air balloon:\n\n(a) bearing the nationality and registration marks VH\\-AKH (the balloon); and\n\n(b) operated by Balloon Aloft Australia Pty Ltd, Aviation Reference Number 403672 (the operator); and\n\n(c) engaged in operations that involve carrying more than 15 passengers.\n\n3 Direction\n\nThe operator may operate the balloon without carrying a cabin attendant.\n\n4 Conditions\n\nThe direction is subject to the conditions mentioned in Schedule 1.\n\nSchedule 1 Conditions\n\n1 The balloon must not carry more than 24 passengers on any operation.\n\n2 An approximately equal weight of passengers must be located in each passenger compartment.\n\n3 During operations, the passengers must, at all times, be in a position to hear any instructions given by the pilot in command.\n\n4 There must be 2 suitably trained ground crew available, with 1 at either end of the basket, to assist the pilot with the embarkation and disembarkation of passengers.\n\n5 The training required by the ground crew mentioned in clause 4 must be included in the operator’s operations manual.\n\n6 The operations must be conducted in accordance with Civil Aviation Order 20.16.3, other than subparagraph 6.1 (1) (a) and paragraph 7.1.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2603},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument remains precisely targeted at the specific single-aircraft exemption for which it was originally drafted, with no scope creep or expansion beyond the initial regulatory relief."},"complexity_factors":["Ultra-narrow scope applying to single aircraft (VH-AKH) and single operator","Simple conditional structure with only six specific conditions","Minimal legislative cross-referencing (single reference to CAO 20.16.3)","Fixed duration with automatic expiry (sunset clause)"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument permits the Kavanagh B‑350 hot air balloon VH‑AKH, operated by Balloon Aloft Australia Pty Ltd, to carry 16–24 passengers without a cabin attendant — overriding the usual rule that requires an attendant for more than 15 passengers.  \n\nThe exemption is conditional on safety measures: a 24‑person cap, balanced passenger weight, pilot audible to all, two trained ground crew (one at each basket end) with training recorded in the operator’s manual, and adherence to Civil Aviation Order 20.16.3 except for the cabin‑attendant paragraphs."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/casa-183-06-direction-carriage-of-cabin-attendant-in-hot-air-balloon","history":"/api/acts/casa-183-06-direction-carriage-of-cabin-attendant-in-hot-air-balloon/history","analysis":"/api/acts/casa-183-06-direction-carriage-of-cabin-attendant-in-hot-air-balloon/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/casa-183-06-direction-carriage-of-cabin-attendant-in-hot-air-balloon/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/casa-183-06-direction-carriage-of-cabin-attendant-in-hot-air-balloon/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/casa-183-06-direction-carriage-of-cabin-attendant-in-hot-air-balloon/documents"}}