{"id":"F2012L01369","name":"CASA 196/12 - Direction - number of cabin attendants","slug":"casa-196-12-direction-number-of-cabin-attendants","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":163299,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2012L01369-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-04","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"CASA 196/12 - Direction - number of cabin attendants","content":"Instrument number CASA 196/12\n\nI, Peter beilby cromarty, Acting Executive Manager, Operations Division, make this instrument under regulation 208 of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988.\n\n\\[Signed P. B. Cromarty\\]\n\nPeter Cromarty  \nActing Executive Manager  \nOperations Division\n\n22 June 2012\n\nDirection — number of cabin attendants\n\n1 Duration\n\nThis instrument:\n\n(a) commences on the day after registration; and\n\n(b) stops having effect at the end of 31 May 2013.\n\n2 Application\n\nThis instrument applies to the aircraft mentioned in section 3 that is:\n\n(a) operated by Capiteq Limited, trading as Airnorth, Aviation Reference Number 518845 (the operator); and\n\n(b) engaged in regular public transport and charter operations.\n\n3 Direction\n\nIn spite of subparagraph 6.1 (b) of Civil Aviation Order 20.16.3 (CAO 20.16.3), the operator may operate an Australian registered Embraer 170\\-100 series aircraft with a type certificate data sheet that provides for a maximum seating capacity of 78 passengers if there is 1 cabin attendant for every 50 passenger seats or part of that number.\n\n> Note CAO 20.16.3 applies in all other respects to an aircraft referred to in this section.\n\n4 Conditions\n\nThe direction is subject to the conditions mentioned in Schedule 1.\n\nSchedule 1 Conditions\n\n1 During the aircraft take-off, landing operation and in prepared emergencies, a cabin attendant must be positioned in the crew seat adjacent to the forward and aft entrance doors which serve as emergency exits.\n\n2 The operator must ensure that the aircraft can be evacuated in 90 seconds.\n\n3 Arrangements for the seating and briefing of passengers must be in accordance with procedures set out in the operator’s operations manual and approved by CASA.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2442},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument maintains its original narrow scope as a specific, time-limited exemption for one operator. It does not expand beyond its initial purpose of varying crew ratios for Airnorth's Embraer 170 fleet."},"complexity_factors":["Single cross-reference to Civil Aviation Order 20.16.3, subparagraph 6.1(b)","Narrow, operator-specific application (single airline, single aircraft type)","Three concrete operational conditions listed in Schedule 1"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument temporarily exempts Capiteq Limited (Airnorth) from the usual one-cabin-attendant-per-36-passenger rule, allowing one attendant per 50 seats on Australian‑registered Embraer 170‑100 aircraft configured to 78 seats for regular public transport and charter. The relief requires attendants to occupy front and rear exit crew seats during critical phases, a demonstrated 90‑second evacuation, and CASA‑approved seating, briefing and operations‑manual procedures, and it expires on a fixed date."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/casa-196-12-direction-number-of-cabin-attendants","history":"/api/acts/casa-196-12-direction-number-of-cabin-attendants/history","analysis":"/api/acts/casa-196-12-direction-number-of-cabin-attendants/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/casa-196-12-direction-number-of-cabin-attendants/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/casa-196-12-direction-number-of-cabin-attendants/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/casa-196-12-direction-number-of-cabin-attendants/documents"}}