{"id":"F2008L02118","name":"CASA 332/08 – Approval and directions - flight data recorders","slug":"casa-332-08-approval-and-directions-flight-data-recorders","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":74351,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2008L02118-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"CASA 332/08 – Approval and directions - flight data recorders","content":"![](image.001.png)Instrument number CASA 332/08\n\nI, DESMOND BYFIELD, Team Leader, Airworthiness, General Aviation Operations Group, Western Region, make this instrument under subregulation 207 (2) of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988.\n\n\\[Signed D. Byfield\\]\n\nDes Byfield  \nTeam Leader, Airworthiness  \nGeneral Aviation Operations Group  \nWestern Region\n\n23 June 2008\n\nApproval and directions — flight data recorders\n\n1 Duration\n\nThis instrument:\n\n(a) commences on 1 July 2008; and\n\n(b) stops having effect at the end of June 2010.\n\n2 Application\n\nThis instrument applies to each BHA AS 332L (Super Puma) helicopter:\n\n(a) installed with Integrated Health and Usage Monitoring Systems; and\n\n(b) operated by Bristow Helicopters Australia Pty Ltd (the operator), Aviation Reference Number 200267.\n\n3 Approval\n\nThe operator may use the helicopter with a flight data recording that retains its last 5 hours of recording.\n\n4 Directions\n\nThe operator must:\n\n(a) enter the approval in its operations manual; and\n\n(b) comply with all other requirements of Civil Aviation Order 20.18.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1990},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument maintains a narrow, discrete scope limited to one specific operator and aircraft type. As a specific approval made under subregulation 207(2), its purpose is inherently limited and does not exhibit expansion beyond its original intent."},"complexity_factors":["Single operator and single aircraft type scope","No defined terms or interpretation section","Only 4 operative clauses (Duration, Application, Approval, Directions)","Single cross-reference to Civil Aviation Order 20.18","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions"],"plain_english_summary":"Bristow Helicopters Australia (ARN 200267) is granted a specific approval to operate AS 332L Super Puma helicopters fitted with IHUMS using flight data recorders that retain only the last five hours of data instead of the usual longer retention. The operator must record the approval in its operations manual and continue to comply with all other Civil Aviation Order 20.18 requirements. The approval applies from 1 July 2008 to 30 June 2010 and reflects regulatory flexibility where onboard health-monitoring systems supplement recorder history."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/casa-332-08-approval-and-directions-flight-data-recorders","history":"/api/acts/casa-332-08-approval-and-directions-flight-data-recorders/history","analysis":"/api/acts/casa-332-08-approval-and-directions-flight-data-recorders/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/casa-332-08-approval-and-directions-flight-data-recorders/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/casa-332-08-approval-and-directions-flight-data-recorders/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/casa-332-08-approval-and-directions-flight-data-recorders/documents"}}