{"id":"F2009L03330","name":"CASA 387/09 – Permission and direction – helicopter special operations","slug":"casa-387-09-permission-and-direction-helicopter-special-operations","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":140882,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2009L03330-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"CASA 387/09 – Permission and direction – helicopter special operations","content":"Instrument number CASA 387/09\n\nI, gregory JAMES HOOD, Executive Manager, CASA Operations Division, a delegate of CASA, make this instrument under subregulations 207 (3), 250 (2) and (3), and 251 (9) of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988.\n\n\\[Signed Greg Hood\\]\n\nGreg Hood  \nExecutive Manager  \nCASA Operations Division\n\n3 September 2009\n\nPermission and direction — helicopter special operations\n\n1 Duration\n\nThis instrument:\n\n(a) commences on the day after it is registered; and\n\n(b) stops having effect at the end of July 2011.\n\n2 Application\n\nThis instrument applies to a helicopter flight mentioned in Schedule 1 (a special operation) conducted by Koolardie Aviation Pty Ltd, Aviation Reference Number 777094.\n\n3 Permission\n\nWhen a helicopter is in the hover, to enable a passenger to leave or board, the passenger may be carried on the undercarriage for the purpose of leaving or boarding.\n\n4 Direction\n\nWhen a helicopter is in the hover, to enable a passenger to leave or board, the passenger is not required to occupy a seat or wear a seat belt.\n\n5 Condition\n\nThe permission in section 3 is subject to the condition mentioned in Schedule 2.\n\nSchedule 1 Special operation\n\nA helicopter search and rescue operation, law enforcement operation, firefighting operation, or training for any of those operations, in which, for the purpose of the operation or training, it is necessary to leave or board the helicopter when a landing is not possible or safe.\n\nSchedule 2 Condition\n\nThe special operation must be carried out in accordance with the instructions approved by CASA and set out in the operator’s operations manual.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":3192},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument maintains a narrow, specific scope throughout, granting bespoke permissions only to Koolardie Aviation Pty Ltd for defined emergency and training operations without expanding into broader regulatory areas."},"complexity_factors":["References to multiple Civil Aviation Regulations subsections (207(3), 250(2), (3), and 251(9))","Single operator limitation requiring specific Aviation Reference Number","Scheduled definitions limiting operations to four specific categories plus training","Condition dependent on external CASA-approved operations manual"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument grants a targeted aviation safety exemption letting a specific helicopter operator use “hover entry and exit”: passengers may stand on the aircraft undercarriage and board/alight without seats or seatbelts while the helicopter hovers. It applies only to certain emergency and training missions (search & rescue, policing, firefighting) and requires strict, CASA‑approved procedures documented in the operator’s manual to preserve oversight and safety."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/casa-387-09-permission-and-direction-helicopter-special-operations","history":"/api/acts/casa-387-09-permission-and-direction-helicopter-special-operations/history","analysis":"/api/acts/casa-387-09-permission-and-direction-helicopter-special-operations/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/casa-387-09-permission-and-direction-helicopter-special-operations/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/casa-387-09-permission-and-direction-helicopter-special-operations/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/casa-387-09-permission-and-direction-helicopter-special-operations/documents"}}