{"id":"F2005L02405","name":"CASA 375/05 - Direction – carriage of life rafts","slug":"casa-375-05-direction-carriage-of-life-rafts","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":36872,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005L02405-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"CASA 375/05 - Direction – carriage of life rafts","content":"![](image.001.png)  \nInstrument number CASA 375/05\n\nI, Darryl Gerlach, Manager, Air Transport Field Office, Melbourne, on behalf of CASA, make this instrument under subregulation 252 (1) of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988.\n\n\\[Signed Darryl Gerlach\\]\n\nDarryl Gerlach\n\nManager\n\nAir Transport Field Office, Melbourne\n\n29th August 2005\n\nDirection — carriage of life rafts\n\n1 Duration\n\nThis instrument:\n\n(a) commences on the day after it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments; and\n\n(b) stops having effect at the end of 30 September 2007.\n\n2 Application\n\nThis instrument applies to each Fokker F28 Mark 100 aircraft operated by Skywest Airlines Pty Ltd (Aviation Reference Number 075986) (the aircraft).\n\n3 Direction\n\n(1)The aircraft is not required to carry life rafts for flights over water.\n\n(2)This direction has effect despite paragraph 5.2.1 of section 20.11 of the Civil Aviation Orders.\n\n4 Condition\n\nThe direction is subject to the condition that the aircraft must be within the lesser of 60 minutes at single engine cruising speed or 345 nautical miles from an adequate aerodrome as defined in Civil Aviation Order 82.0.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2572},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a narrow, specific exemption instrument issued under subregulation 252(1) of the Civil Aviation Regulations. Its scope is intentionally limited to a single aircraft type operated by a specific airline (Skywest Airlines). It does not represent a broadening of legislative scope but rather a temporary, conditional relief from standard requirements for a specific operational case."},"complexity_factors":["Single, specific exemption limited to one aircraft type (Fokker F28 Mark 100) and one operator","Overrides a specific paragraph of Civil Aviation Orders (5.2.1 of section 20.11)","One conditional limitation using a 'lesser of' calculation between time (60 minutes) and distance (345 nautical miles)","Relies on external definition of 'adequate aerodrome' from Civil Aviation Order 82.0","Fixed duration instrument with explicit sunset clause (expiry date)","No interpretation section or defined terms within the instrument itself"],"plain_english_summary":"This Direction temporarily exempted Skywest Airlines (ARN 075986) Fokker F28 Mark 100 aircraft from the usual Australian requirement to carry life rafts on over-water flights, provided they remained within the lesser of 60 minutes’ single‑engine flying time or 345 nautical miles of a suitable airport.  \n\nThe exemption, granted by CASA to allow a safety-equivalent operating limit, expired on 30 September 2007."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/casa-375-05-direction-carriage-of-life-rafts","history":"/api/acts/casa-375-05-direction-carriage-of-life-rafts/history","analysis":"/api/acts/casa-375-05-direction-carriage-of-life-rafts/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/casa-375-05-direction-carriage-of-life-rafts/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/casa-375-05-direction-carriage-of-life-rafts/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/casa-375-05-direction-carriage-of-life-rafts/documents"}}