{"id":"F2014L01777","name":"CASA 295/14 - Permission and direction — helicopter operations by Wellspring Rural Services Pty Ltd, trading as Northern Helicopter Charter","slug":"casa-295-14-permission-and-direction-helicopter-operations-by-wellspring-rural-services-pty-ltd-trad","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":92444,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2014L01777-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"CASA 295/14 - Permission and direction — helicopter operations by Wellspring Rural Services Pty Ltd, trading as Northern Helicopter Charter","content":"Instrument number CASA 295/14\n\nI, daniel ALAN ullmer, Acting Regional Manager Central Region, Operations Division, a delegate of CASA, make this instrument under subregulations 207 (3), 250 (2) and (3), and 251 (9) of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988.\n\nDaniel Ullmer\n\nDaniel Alan Ullmer  \nActing Regional Manager  \nOperations Division\n\n19 December 2014\n\nPermission and direction — helicopter operations by Wellspring Rural Services Pty Ltd, trading as Northern Helicopter Charter\n\n1 Duration\n\nThis instrument:\n\n(a) commences on the day of registration; and\n\n(b) expires at the end of November 2016, as if it had been repealed by another instrument.\n\n2 Application\n\nThis instrument applies to a helicopter operated by Wellspring Rural Services Pty Ltd, trading as Northern Helicopter Charter, Aviation Reference Number 771438 (the operator), when it is necessary, for the purpose of an operation, to leave or board the helicopter where a landing is not possible or safe.\n\n3 Permission\n\nWhen a helicopter is in the hover to enable a passenger to leave or board the helicopter, the passenger may be carried on the undercarriage for the purpose of leaving or boarding.\n\n4 Direction\n\nWhen a helicopter is in the hover at a height of less than 1 000 feet above the terrain to enable a passenger to leave or board the helicopter, the passenger is not required to occupy a seat or wear a seat belt.\n\n5 Condition\n\nThe permission in section 3 is subject to the condition mentioned in Schedule 1.\n\nSchedule 1 Condition\n\nThe operations must be carried out in accordance with the instructions, approved in writing by CASA, set out in the operator’s operations manual.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":880},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"rejection_reason":"","scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument maintains its narrow, specific scope targeting only Wellspring Rural Services for specialised helicopter operations. It has not expanded beyond the original intent of granting specific exemptions for hover-entry/exit operations."},"complexity_factors":["Single operator scope makes it highly specific but simple","Only one external reference (operator's approved operations manual)","Minimal conditional logic (one condition in Schedule 1)","No defined terms section or cross-references to other legislative provisions beyond the enabling regulations"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument granted Wellspring Rural Services (Northern Helicopter Charter, ARN 771438) a narrow safety exemption allowing passengers to stand on the helicopter skids during a hover to embark/disembark where landing is unsafe or impossible, and to be unseated/without seatbelts during hovers below 1,000 ft. It applied only to that operator, required adherence to CASA‑approved procedures in its operations manual, and expired in November 2016."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/casa-295-14-permission-and-direction-helicopter-operations-by-wellspring-rural-services-pty-ltd-trad","history":"/api/acts/casa-295-14-permission-and-direction-helicopter-operations-by-wellspring-rural-services-pty-ltd-trad/history","analysis":"/api/acts/casa-295-14-permission-and-direction-helicopter-operations-by-wellspring-rural-services-pty-ltd-trad/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/casa-295-14-permission-and-direction-helicopter-operations-by-wellspring-rural-services-pty-ltd-trad/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/casa-295-14-permission-and-direction-helicopter-operations-by-wellspring-rural-services-pty-ltd-trad/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/casa-295-14-permission-and-direction-helicopter-operations-by-wellspring-rural-services-pty-ltd-trad/documents"}}