{"id":"F2018L00800","name":"CASA 45/18 — Number of Cabin Attendants (Virgin Australia International Airlines) Direction 2018","slug":"casa-45-18-number-of-cabin-attendants-virgin-australia-international-airlines-direction-2018","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":97463,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2018L00800-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"CASA 45/18 — Number of Cabin Attendants (Virgin Australia International Airlines) Direction 2018","content":"Instrument number CASA 45/18\n\nI, GERARD MICHAEL NOLAN, Acting Executive Manager, Regulatory Services & Surveillance, Aviation Group, a delegate of CASA, make this instrument under regulation 208 of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988.\n\n\\[Signed Gerard Nolan\\]\n\nGerard Nolan  \nActing Executive Manager, Regulatory Services & Surveillance  \nAviation Group\n\n15 June 2018\n\nCASA 45/18 — Number of Cabin Attendants (Virgin Australia International Airlines) Direction 2018\n\n1 Name\n\nThis instrument is CASA 45/18 — Number of Cabin Attendants (Virgin Australia International Airlines) Direction 2018.\n\n2 Duration\n\nThis instrument:\n\n(a) commences on 1 July 2018; and\n\n(b) is repealed at the end of 30 June 2020.\n\n3 Application\n\nThis instrument applies to Virgin Australia International Airlines Pty Ltd (Virgin Australia International), ARN 768593, if Virgin Australia International operates B737‑800 series aircraft with a type certificate data sheet that provides for a maximum seating capacity of 189 passengers (the relevant aircraft) in charter, or regular public transport, operations.\n\n4 Directions\n\n(1) Subparagraph 6.1 (b) of Civil Aviation Order 20.16.3, as in force from time to time, does not apply to Virgin Australia International in respect of its operation of the relevant aircraft.\n\n(2) Virgin Australia International must assign for duty at least 1 cabin attendant for every 50 passenger seats or part of that number fitted to the relevant aircraft.\n\n(3) Virgin Australia International must not, without the prior written approval of CASA, revise any part of its operations manual affecting emergency procedures for the relevant aircraft, including in relation to exits or procedures relating to able‑bodied passengers.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2818},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument maintains its original narrow scope as a specific exemption for Virgin Australia International's B737-800 operations under regulation 208. It remains tightly constrained to the named operator, specific aircraft configuration, and the delegated authority to issue directions regarding cabin attendant numbers."},"complexity_factors":["References external Civil Aviation Order 20.16.3 without reproducing its content","Mathematical calculation required for 'every 50 passenger seats or part of that number'","Highly specific application limited to one named airline, one aircraft type, and specific operational types","Temporal limitation with explicit commencement and automatic repeal dates"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument exempts Virgin Australia International from the usual cabin‑crew minimums for its Boeing 737‑800s configured with 189 seats, instead requiring one cabin attendant per 50 passenger seats (rounded up)—so at least four attendants on a full 189‑seat aircraft.  \n\nIt only applies to that airline, that aircraft configuration, and charter or regular public transport flights, and bars any changes to emergency procedures or exit/assistance arrangements without CASA’s prior written approval."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/casa-45-18-number-of-cabin-attendants-virgin-australia-international-airlines-direction-2018","history":"/api/acts/casa-45-18-number-of-cabin-attendants-virgin-australia-international-airlines-direction-2018/history","analysis":"/api/acts/casa-45-18-number-of-cabin-attendants-virgin-australia-international-airlines-direction-2018/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/casa-45-18-number-of-cabin-attendants-virgin-australia-international-airlines-direction-2018/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/casa-45-18-number-of-cabin-attendants-virgin-australia-international-airlines-direction-2018/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/casa-45-18-number-of-cabin-attendants-virgin-australia-international-airlines-direction-2018/documents"}}