{"id":"F2006L01725","name":"CASA 189/06 - Direction – carriage of cabin attendant in hot air balloon","slug":"casa-189-06-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repealed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":59498,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006L01725-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"CASA 189/06 - Direction – carriage of cabin attendant in hot air balloon","content":"Instrument number CASA 189/06\n\nI, ALAN JAMES COOK, Manager Operations, General Aviation Operations Group, a delegate of CASA, make this instrument under regulation 208 of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988 (CAR 1988).\n\n\\[Signed Alan Cook\\]\n\nAlan Cook\n\nManager Operations\n\nGeneral Aviation Operations Group\n\n19 June 2006\n\nDirection — carriage of cabin attendant in hot air balloon\n\n1 Duration\n\nThis instrument:\n\n(a) commences on 1 July 2006; and\n\n(b) stops having effect at the end of 30 June 2009.\n\n2 Application\n\nThis instrument applies to the balloon that:\n\n(a) is operated by Hot Air Pty Ltd, Aviation Reference Number 541038 (the operator); and\n\n(b) bears the nationality and registration marks VH-OSE.\n\n3 Direction\n\nThe operator may operate the balloon carrying up to 16 passengers 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 16 passengers.\n\n2 An approximately equal weight of passengers must be located in each of the balloon’s 4 compartments.\n\n3 During operations, the passengers must be, at all times, in a position to hear any instructions given by the pilot in command.\n\n4 When more than 15 passengers are carried, there must be 2 suitably qualified 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 course of training required by the ground crew mentioned in clause 4 must be included in the operator’s operations manual.\n\n6 The operation must comply with Civil Aviation Order 20.16.3, other than subparagraph 6.1 (a) and paragraph 7.1.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2046},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument maintains its original limited scope as a specific exemption for one particular balloon. It does not expand beyond its initial purpose of permitting Hot Air Pty Ltd to operate VH-OSE with up to 16 passengers and no cabin attendant, subject to alternative ground crew safety measures."},"complexity_factors":["Ultra-narrow application to single aircraft (VH-OSE) and single operator","Simple conditional structure with only 6 operational requirements","Single external cross-reference to Civil Aviation Order 20.16.3 with explicit exclusions","No defined terms section or interpretive provisions","Fixed duration instrument with clear commencement and cessation clauses"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument authorises Hot Air Pty Ltd (ARN 541038) to operate the hot‑air balloon VH‑OSE with up to 16 passengers without a cabin attendant.\n\nIt replaces an in‑flight attendant with specific safety conditions: passenger limit and even weight distribution across four compartments, passengers must hear the pilot, two trained ground crew (one at each basket end) when carrying 16, documented crew training, and compliance with Civil Aviation Order 20.16.3 except for cabin‑attendant requirements."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/casa-189-06-direction-carriage-of-cabin-attendant-in-hot-air-balloon","history":"/api/acts/casa-189-06-direction-carriage-of-cabin-attendant-in-hot-air-balloon/history","analysis":"/api/acts/casa-189-06-direction-carriage-of-cabin-attendant-in-hot-air-balloon/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/casa-189-06-direction-carriage-of-cabin-attendant-in-hot-air-balloon/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/casa-189-06-direction-carriage-of-cabin-attendant-in-hot-air-balloon/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/casa-189-06-direction-carriage-of-cabin-attendant-in-hot-air-balloon/documents"}}