{"id":"F2005B00421","name":"CASA 301/04 - Direction under regulation 208 relating to the carriage of a cabin attendant in a balloon","slug":"casa-301-04-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repealed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":111652,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005B00421-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Instrument Number: CASA 301/04","sectionType":"part","heading":"Instrument Number: CASA 301/04","content":"# Instrument Number: CASA 301/04\n\nCIVIL AVIATION ACT 1988\n\nCIVIL AVIATION REGULATIONS 1988\n\nDIRECTION UNDER REGULATION 208 RELATING TO THE","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"CARRIAGE OF A CABIN ATTENDANT IN A BALLO","sectionType":"part","heading":"CARRIAGE OF A CABIN ATTENDANT IN A BALLOON","content":"## CARRIAGE OF A CABIN ATTENDANT IN A BALLOON\n\nI, JAMES MARCOLIN, General Manager, General Aviation Operations, a delegate of CASA, under regulation 208 of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988 (CAR 1988), direct that","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"BALLOON ALOFT (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD","sectionType":"part","heading":"BALLOON ALOFT (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD","content":"## BALLOON ALOFT (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD\n\n(Aviation Reference Number 403672)\n\nmay, without carrying a cabin attendant, operate the class 4 Cameron 315 hot air balloon bearing the nationality and registration marks VH-VIE in operations that involve carrying 16 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 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) 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 July 2004 and stops having effect at the end of June 2007.\n\n\\[Signed J. Marcolin\\]\n\nJim Marcolin\n\nGeneral Manager\n\nGeneral Aviation Operations\n\n11 June 2004","sortOrder":2}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1537},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a specific regulatory exemption consistent with the standard function of regulation 208, which empowers CASA to grant exemptions from general rules under specified conditions. The scope remains tightly limited to the single operator and aircraft named, serving the original purpose of allowing tailored operational flexibility while maintaining safety standards."},"complexity_factors":["Single-operator scope (applies only to Balloon Aloft (Australia) Pty Ltd)","Specific to one identified aircraft (VH-VIE)","Four specific conditional requirements to replace the cabin attendant requirement","Limited duration (3-year sunset clause from July 2004 to June 2007)","Single cross-reference to Civil Aviation Orders section 20.16.3 with specific subparagraph exclusions"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument grants Balloon Aloft (Australia) Pty Ltd an exemption to operate one hot-air balloon (Cameron 315 VH‑VIE) with 16 passengers without a cabin attendant, allowing the pilot to perform briefing and emergency duties instead.  \n\nThe exemption is conditional — pilot duties must be documented, passengers evenly distributed across four compartments, all passengers must hear the pilot, and all other Civil Aviation Orders apply (with two noted exceptions). It applied only to this operator/aircraft and expired in June 2007."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/casa-301-04-direction-under-regulation-208-relating-to-the-carriage-of-a-cabin-attendant-in-a-balloo","history":"/api/acts/casa-301-04-direction-under-regulation-208-relating-to-the-carriage-of-a-cabin-attendant-in-a-balloo/history","analysis":"/api/acts/casa-301-04-direction-under-regulation-208-relating-to-the-carriage-of-a-cabin-attendant-in-a-balloo/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/casa-301-04-direction-under-regulation-208-relating-to-the-carriage-of-a-cabin-attendant-in-a-balloo/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/casa-301-04-direction-under-regulation-208-relating-to-the-carriage-of-a-cabin-attendant-in-a-balloo/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/casa-301-04-direction-under-regulation-208-relating-to-the-carriage-of-a-cabin-attendant-in-a-balloo/documents"}}