{"id":"F2011L01760","name":"CASA 376/11 – Direction – number of cabin attendants","slug":"casa-376-11-direction-number-of-cabin-attendants","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":87051,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2011L01760-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"CASA 376/11 – Direction – number of cabin attendants","content":"Instrument number CASA 376/11\n\nI, GREGORY JAMES HOOD, Executive Manager, Operations Division, a delegate of CASA, make this instrument under regulation 208 of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988.\n\n\\[Signed Greg Hood\\]\n\nGreg Hood  \nExecutive Manager  \nOperations Division\n\n24 August 2011\n\nDirection — number of cabin attendants\n\n1 Duration\n\nThis instrument:\n\n(a) commences on 1 September 2011; and\n\n(b) stops having effect at the end of 30 November 2011.\n\n2 Application\n\nThis instrument applies to the aircraft mentioned in section 3 that is:\n\n(a) operated by Capiteq Limited, trading as Airnorth, Aviation Reference Number 518845 (the operator); and\n\n(b) engaged in regular public transport and charter operations.\n\n3 Direction\n\nIn spite of subparagraph 6.1 (b) of Civil Aviation Order 20.16.3 (CAO 20.16.3), the operator may operate an Australian registered Embraer 170\\-100 series aircraft with a type certificate data sheet that provides for a maximum seating capacity of 78 passengers if there is 1 cabin attendant for every 50 passenger seats or part of that number.\n\nNote CAO 20.16.3 applies in all other respects to an aircraft referred to in this section.\n\n4 Conditions\n\nThe direction is subject to the conditions mentioned in Schedule 1.\n\nSchedule 1 Conditions\n\n1 During the aircraft take-off, landing operation and in prepared emergencies, a cabin attendant must be positioned in the crew seat adjacent to the forward and aft entrance doors which serve as emergency exits.\n\n2 The operator must ensure that the aircraft can be evacuated in 90 seconds.\n\n3 Arrangements for the seating and briefing of passengers must be in accordance with procedures set out in the operator’s operations manual and approved by CASA.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2092},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument maintains its original narrow scope as a targeted temporary exemption. It applies only to one specific operator (Airnorth), one aircraft type (Embraer 170-100), and a limited time period. The scope has not expanded beyond this specific regulatory relief purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Reference to and override of subparagraph 6.1(b) of Civil Aviation Order 20.16.3","Specific ratio calculation requiring one attendant per 50 passenger seats 'or part of that number'","Temporary duration with fixed commencement and cessation dates","Limited application to specific operator (Airnorth) and single aircraft type (Embraer 170-100)","Three operational safety conditions in Schedule 1 regarding exit positioning and evacuation timing"],"plain_english_summary":"A temporary 2011 exemption let Capiteq (Airnorth) operate its Embraer 170-100 series with one cabin attendant per up to 50 passengers instead of the usual one per 36. It applied only to Airnorth’s E170‑100 aircraft and was time‑limited; continued use required specified safety measures (attendant positioning during critical phases, a 90‑second evacuation capability, and approved seating and briefing procedures)."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/casa-376-11-direction-number-of-cabin-attendants","history":"/api/acts/casa-376-11-direction-number-of-cabin-attendants/history","analysis":"/api/acts/casa-376-11-direction-number-of-cabin-attendants/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/casa-376-11-direction-number-of-cabin-attendants/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/casa-376-11-direction-number-of-cabin-attendants/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/casa-376-11-direction-number-of-cabin-attendants/documents"}}