{"id":"F2005B00510","name":"CASA 298/03 - Direction under regulation 208 relating to the carriage of a cabin attendant in a balloon","slug":"casa-298-03-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repealed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":31929,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005B00510-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"CIVIL AVIATION REGULATIONS 1988","sectionType":"part","heading":"CIVIL AVIATION REGULATIONS 1988","content":"# CIVIL AVIATION REGULATIONS 1988\n\nDIRECTION UNDER REGULATION 208 RELATING TO THE CARRIAGE OF A CABIN ATTENDANT IN A BALLOON\n\nI, JAMES MARCOLIN, Acting General Manager, General Aviation Operations, a delegate of CASA, under regulation 208 of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988 direct that\n\nBalloon Aloft (Australia) Pty Ltd (Aviation Reference Number 403672)\n\nmay, without carrying a cabin attendant, operate the class 4 Kavanagh 300 hot air balloon bearing the nationality and registration marks VH-AWE in operations that involve carrying 18 passengers, on condition that:\n\n(a) the duties and responsibilities of the pilot in command 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 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) when more than 16 passengers are carried during the operations, there are 2 suitably qualified 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 operation 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 comes into effect on 1 August 2003 and stops having effect at the end of July 2006.\n\n\\[Signed Jim Marcolin\\]\n\nJim Marcolin\n\nActing General Manager\n\nGeneral Aviation Operations\n\n9 July 2003","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2431},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a targeted exemption instrument applying to a single operator and specific aircraft. It does not represent a broadening of legislative scope but rather a specific permission granted under existing regulatory powers, with strict limitations and conditions."},"complexity_factors":["Single operator and single aircraft specificity (narrow scope)","Six conditional requirements with one nested condition (paragraph d applies only when >16 passengers)","Cross-reference to external regulatory document (Civil Aviation Orders 20.16.3) with specific exclusions","Limited duration (sunset clause)","Standard delegation framework (under regulation 208)"],"plain_english_summary":"This Direction authorises Balloon Aloft (Australia) Pty Ltd to carry up to 18 passengers on a specific hot‑air balloon (VH‑AWE, Kavanagh 300) without a cabin attendant, provided strict safety conditions are met — e.g., passenger weight distribution, passenger access to pilot instructions, trained ground crew for >16 pax, and documented procedures in the operator’s manual — and otherwise complying with applicable civil aviation orders. It applied only to VH‑AWE from 1 Aug 2003 to 31 Jul 2006."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/casa-298-03-direction-under-regulation-208-relating-to-the-carriage-of-a-cabin-attendant-in-a-balloo","history":"/api/acts/casa-298-03-direction-under-regulation-208-relating-to-the-carriage-of-a-cabin-attendant-in-a-balloo/history","analysis":"/api/acts/casa-298-03-direction-under-regulation-208-relating-to-the-carriage-of-a-cabin-attendant-in-a-balloo/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/casa-298-03-direction-under-regulation-208-relating-to-the-carriage-of-a-cabin-attendant-in-a-balloo/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/casa-298-03-direction-under-regulation-208-relating-to-the-carriage-of-a-cabin-attendant-in-a-balloo/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/casa-298-03-direction-under-regulation-208-relating-to-the-carriage-of-a-cabin-attendant-in-a-balloo/documents"}}