{"id":"F2007L03640","name":"CASA 344/07 - Direction - number of cabin attendants","slug":"casa-344-07-direction-number-of-cabin-attendants","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":70042,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2007L03640-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"CASA 344/07 - Direction - number of cabin attendants","content":"Instrument number CASA 344/07\n\nI, PATRICK STUART MURRAY, Group General Manager, Air Transport Operations, a delegate of CASA, make this instrument under regulation 208 of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988.\n\n\\[Signed Patrick S. Murray\\]\n\nPatrick S. Murray  \nActing Group General Manager  \nAir Transport Operations\n\n10 September 2007\n\nDirection — number of cabin attendants\n\n1 Duration\n\nThis instrument:\n\n(a) commences on 11 September 2007; and\n\n(b) stops having effect at the end of 30 September 2008.\n\n2 Application\n\nThis instrument applies to the aircraft mentioned in Schedule 1 operated by Macair Airlines Pty Ltd, Aviation Reference Number 539853 (the operator), and engaged in regular public transport operations.\n\n3 Direction\n\nI direct that the operator may operate the aircraft mentioned in Schedule 1 with 1 cabin attendant.\n\n4 Conditions\n\nThe direction is subject to the conditions mentioned in Schedule 2.\n\nSchedule 1 Aircraft\n\nAustralian registered ATR 42-500 with a type data certificate that provides for a maximum seating capacity of 50 passengers.\n\nSchedule 2 Conditions\n\n1 Only physically competent (able-bodied) persons may occupy seats in the emergency exit rows.\n\n2 During the aircraft take-off, landing operation and in prepared emergencies, each exit row must be occupied by a minimum of 2 physically competent (able‑bodied) persons.\n\n3 All passengers seated in the emergency exit rows must receive, and respond to, a briefing on the opening of emergency exits and subsequent actions required in the event of an emergency.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1800},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"rejection_reason":"","scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument operates as a specific exemption made under regulation 208 of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988. It remains precisely targeted at allowing reduced cabin crew for a particular operator's aircraft type, with compensatory safety conditions. There is no indication of scope creep beyond this original purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Single operator scope (Macair Airlines only)","Limited duration provision (sunset clause)","Reference to underlying Civil Aviation Regulations 1988","Straightforward conditional logic (permission granted subject to specific exit row conditions)"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument gives Macair Airlines (ARN 539853) a temporary exemption to operate ATR 42-500 (50-seat) flights with only one cabin attendant instead of the usual crew. It affects Macair and its passengers on those aircraft.\n\nTo mitigate the reduced crew, the airline must ensure able-bodied occupants in exit rows (minimum two per row) and provide/confirm safety briefings on exit operation. The exemption runs from 11 Sep 2007 to 30 Sep 2008."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/casa-344-07-direction-number-of-cabin-attendants","history":"/api/acts/casa-344-07-direction-number-of-cabin-attendants/history","analysis":"/api/acts/casa-344-07-direction-number-of-cabin-attendants/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/casa-344-07-direction-number-of-cabin-attendants/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/casa-344-07-direction-number-of-cabin-attendants/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/casa-344-07-direction-number-of-cabin-attendants/documents"}}