{"id":"F2005L01282","name":"CASA 205/05 - Direction - carriage of cabin attendants in hot air balloons","slug":"casa-205-05-direction-carriage-of-cabin-attendants-in-hot-air-balloons","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":34989,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005L01282-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"CASA 205/05 - Direction - carriage of cabin attendants in hot air balloons","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nInstrument number CASA 205/05\n\nI, JAMES MARCOLIN, Acting General Manager, General Aviation Operations, a delegate of CASA, make this instrument under regulation 208 of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988.\n\n\\[Signed J. Marcolin\\]\n\nJim Marcolin\n\nActing General Manager\n\nGeneral Aviation Operations\n\n27 May 2005\n\nDirection — carriage of cabin attendants in hot air balloons\n\n1 Duration\n\nThis instrument:\n\n(a) commences on the day after it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments; and\n\n(b) stops having effect at the end of May 2008.\n\n2 Application\n\nThis instrument applies to the B400 balloon:\n\n(a) bearing the nationality and registration marks VH\\-VLB (the balloon); and\n\n(b) operated by Windward Adventures Pty Ltd (Aviation Reference Number 403420) (the operator).\n\n3 Direction\n\nThe operator may engage in operations involving carrying more than 15 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 No more than 20 passengers may be carried.\n\n2 An approximately equal weight of passengers must be located in each passenger compartment.\n\n3 During the 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 section 20.16.3 of the Civil Aviation Orders, other than subparagraph 6 (1) (a) and paragraph 7.1.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1918},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument maintains its original narrow scope as a specific exemption for a single balloon operator. It has not expanded beyond the original purpose of permitting carriage of 16-20 passengers without a cabin attendant for the specified aircraft."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow scope limited to single aircraft (VH-VLB) and single operator","Six specific operational conditions listed in Schedule 1","Single cross-reference to Civil Aviation Orders (CAO 20.16.3) with partial exclusions","Limited duration instrument with automatic expiry provision","No defined terms section or interpretive provisions"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument authorises Windward Adventures Pty Ltd to operate the specific hot air balloon VH‑VLB with 16–20 passengers without a cabin attendant. The exemption is conditional on strict safety measures — even passenger distribution for weight balance, continuous pilot-to-passenger communications, two trained ground crew assisting boarding/exiting (with training recorded in the operations manual), and compliance with applicable Civil Aviation Orders except for the attendant requirement."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/casa-205-05-direction-carriage-of-cabin-attendants-in-hot-air-balloons","history":"/api/acts/casa-205-05-direction-carriage-of-cabin-attendants-in-hot-air-balloons/history","analysis":"/api/acts/casa-205-05-direction-carriage-of-cabin-attendants-in-hot-air-balloons/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/casa-205-05-direction-carriage-of-cabin-attendants-in-hot-air-balloons/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/casa-205-05-direction-carriage-of-cabin-attendants-in-hot-air-balloons/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/casa-205-05-direction-carriage-of-cabin-attendants-in-hot-air-balloons/documents"}}