{"id":"F2012L01400","name":"CASA 200/12 - Approval and directions - flight data recorders","slug":"casa-200-12-approval-and-directions-flight-data-recorders","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":89420,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2012L01400-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"CASA 200/12 - Approval and directions - flight data recorders","content":"Instrument number CASA 200/12\n\nI, Ronald Frank green, Acting Manager, Western Region, Operations Division, a delegate of CASA, make this instrument under subregulation 207 (2) of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988.\n\n\\[Signed R. Green\\]\n\nRonald Green  \nActing Manager  \nWestern Region, Operations Division\n\n26 June 2012\n\nApproval and directions — flight data recorders\n\n1 Duration\n\nThis instrument:\n\n(a) commences on 1 July 2012; and\n\n(b) stops having effect at the end of June 2015.\n\n2 Application\n\nThis instrument applies to each BHA AS 332L (Super Puma) helicopter:\n\n(a) installed with Integrated Health and Usage Monitoring Systems; and\n\n(b) operated by Bristow Helicopters Australia Pty Ltd (the operator), Aviation Reference Number 200267.\n\n3 Approval\n\nThe operator may use the helicopter with a flight data recording that retains its last 5 hours of recording.\n\n4 Directions\n\nThe operator must:\n\n(a) enter the approval in its operations manual; and\n\n(b) comply with all other requirements of Civil Aviation Order 20.18.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1411},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument maintains its original narrow scope as a specific approval for one operator's helicopter fleet. It has not expanded beyond the single regulatory exemption it was designed to provide."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely narrow application to a single operator and specific aircraft model","Only one substantive approval condition (the 5-hour retention limit)","Simple two-part direction without nested exceptions or conditional logic","Minimal cross-referencing (only to CAO 20.18 and CAR 207(2))"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument gives **Bristow Helicopters Australia Pty Ltd** special permission to use a shorter recording period for flight data on specific helicopters.\n\n**What it does**\nNormally, flight data recorders (the \"black boxes\" that record flight information) must retain data for longer periods. This approval allows Bristow to operate their **AS 332L Super Puma helicopters** with systems that only keep the **last 5 hours** of flight data.\n\n**Who it applies to**\nOnly Bristow Helicopters Australia Pty Ltd (Aviation Reference Number 200267), and only for their Super Puma helicopters that have Integrated Health and Usage Monitoring Systems installed.\n\n**Requirements**\nThe company must:\n* Record this approval in its operations manual (the rulebook for how they run flights)\n* Continue following all other rules in Civil Aviation Order 20.18 (the main rules about flight recorders)\n\n**How long it lasted**\nThis was a temporary approval running from **1 July 2012 to 30 June 2015**."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/casa-200-12-approval-and-directions-flight-data-recorders","history":"/api/acts/casa-200-12-approval-and-directions-flight-data-recorders/history","analysis":"/api/acts/casa-200-12-approval-and-directions-flight-data-recorders/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/casa-200-12-approval-and-directions-flight-data-recorders/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/casa-200-12-approval-and-directions-flight-data-recorders/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/casa-200-12-approval-and-directions-flight-data-recorders/documents"}}