{"id":"F2008L00099","name":"CASA 43/08 – Permission and direction – helicopter charter operations","slug":"casa-43-08-permission-and-direction-helicopter-charter-operations","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":72232,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2008L00099-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"CASA 43/08 – Permission and direction – helicopter charter operations","content":"![](image.001.png)Instrument number CASA 43/08\n\nI, gregory JEROME vaughan, Group General Manager, General Aviation Operations, 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 G.J. Vaughan\\]\n\nGreg Vaughan  \nGroup General Manager  \nGeneral Aviation Operations\n\n12 February 2008\n\nPermission and direction — helicopter charter 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 31 October 2009.\n\n2 Application\n\nThis instrument applies to a helicopter flight in charter operations for which it is necessary to leave or board the helicopter when a landing is not possible or safe (the operations) by Brazakka Pty Ltd, trading as Cape York Helicopters, Aviation Reference Number 543383 (the operator).\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 and at a height less than 1 000 feet above the terrain and to enable a passenger to leave or board the helicopter, 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 1.\n\nSchedule 1 Condition\n\nThe operations must be carried out in accordance with the instructions, approved by CASA, set out in the operator’s operations manual.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1949},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument remains tightly scoped to its original purpose of granting specific exemptions for helicopter hover entry/exit operations to a single identified operator. It has not expanded beyond this narrow operational context."},"complexity_factors":["Limited to a single identified operator (Brazakka Pty Ltd trading as Cape York Helicopters)","Very short length (5 sections plus 1 schedule)","No defined terms section or complex interpretation clauses","Simple conditional structure (single height limit of 1,000 feet)","Only one external reference (operator's approved operations manual)"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument grants **Cape York Helicopters** (Brazakka Pty Ltd) special exemptions from standard aviation safety rules for **hover operations** — situations where a helicopter stays stationary in the air without touching the ground.\n\nNormally, passengers must be seated inside the aircraft with seatbelts fastened. This instrument creates two specific safety exemptions for charter flights where landing is impossible or unsafe:\n\n- **External carriage**: Passengers may stand on the helicopter's **undercarriage** (landing skids) to board or exit while the aircraft hovers.\n- **No seatbelt requirement**: Passengers do not need to occupy seats or wear seatbelts during these hover entries and exits, provided the helicopter is below 1,000 feet above the terrain.\n\nThese permissions only apply to the specific operator named in the instrument and only when the operations follow the safety procedures set out in their CASA-approved operations manual."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/casa-43-08-permission-and-direction-helicopter-charter-operations","history":"/api/acts/casa-43-08-permission-and-direction-helicopter-charter-operations/history","analysis":"/api/acts/casa-43-08-permission-and-direction-helicopter-charter-operations/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/casa-43-08-permission-and-direction-helicopter-charter-operations/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/casa-43-08-permission-and-direction-helicopter-charter-operations/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/casa-43-08-permission-and-direction-helicopter-charter-operations/documents"}}