{"id":"F2005B00504","name":"CASA 252/03 - Direction under regulation 208 relating to the carriage of a cabin attendant in a balloon","slug":"casa-252-03-direction-under-regulation-208-relating-to-the-carriage-of-a-cabin-attendant-in-a-balloo","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":31922,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005B00504-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Global Ballooning Pty Ltd (Aviation Refe","sectionType":"part","heading":"Global Ballooning Pty Ltd (Aviation Reference Number 543317)","content":"# Global Ballooning Pty Ltd (Aviation Reference Number 543317)\n\nmay, without carrying a cabin attendant, operate the 350,000 cubic feet hot air balloon bearing nationality and registration marks VH-AUK in operations that involve carrying 16 passengers on condition that:\n\n(a) the duties and responsibilities of the pilot in command of a balloon relating to the briefing and control of passengers in normal and emergency situations are set out in the operator’s operations manual; and\n\n(b) during the operations, an approximately equal weight of passengers is located in each of the balloon’s 4 passenger compartments; and\n\n(c) during the operations, the passengers are, at all times, in a position to hear any instructions given by the pilot in command; and\n\n(d) during the operations, there are 2 suitably trained ground crew available, with one at either end of the basket, to assist the pilot with the embarkation and disembarkation of passengers; and\n\n(e) the training required by the ground crew referred to in paragraph (d) above is included in the operator’s operations manual; and\n\n(f) the operations are conducted in accordance with all relevant requirements set out in section 20.16.3 of the Civil Aviation Orders other than subparagraph 6.1 (a) and paragraph 7.1.\n\nThis instrument:\n\n(a) starts having effect on 1 July 2003; and\n\n(b) stops having effect at the end of June 2006.\n\n\\[Signed Jim Marcolin\\]\n\nJim Marcolin\n\nActing General Manager General Aviation Operations\n\n20 June 2003","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2148},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a narrow, aircraft-specific exemption for a single operator covering a defined three-year period. It remains strictly limited to the original purpose of permitting reduced crew operations under controlled conditions."},"complexity_factors":["Single, specific aircraft identified by registration marks (VH-AUK)","Limited temporal validity with explicit sunset date (June 2006)","Reference to external regulatory framework (Civil Aviation Orders 20.16.3) with specific carve-outs","Six concurrent operational conditions that must all be satisfied"],"plain_english_summary":"A temporary exemption allowed Global Ballooning Pty Ltd to operate hot air balloon VH-AUK with 16 passengers without a cabin attendant by letting the pilot perform those duties. It mattered because it replaced the usual flight-attendant requirement with strict safety conditions—e.g., balanced passenger loading, clear passenger communication, trained ground crew, documented procedures, and limited relief from certain regulatory provisions. It affected the operator, pilot and passengers and applied from 1 July 2003 to 30 June 2006."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/casa-252-03-direction-under-regulation-208-relating-to-the-carriage-of-a-cabin-attendant-in-a-balloo","history":"/api/acts/casa-252-03-direction-under-regulation-208-relating-to-the-carriage-of-a-cabin-attendant-in-a-balloo/history","analysis":"/api/acts/casa-252-03-direction-under-regulation-208-relating-to-the-carriage-of-a-cabin-attendant-in-a-balloo/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/casa-252-03-direction-under-regulation-208-relating-to-the-carriage-of-a-cabin-attendant-in-a-balloo/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/casa-252-03-direction-under-regulation-208-relating-to-the-carriage-of-a-cabin-attendant-in-a-balloo/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/casa-252-03-direction-under-regulation-208-relating-to-the-carriage-of-a-cabin-attendant-in-a-balloo/documents"}}