{"id":"F2016L00852","name":"CASA 50/16 - Direction — number of cabin attendants (Capiteq Pty Limited)","slug":"casa-50-16-direction-number-of-cabin-attendants-capiteq-pty-limited","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":129507,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2016L00852-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"CASA 50/16 - Direction — number of cabin attendants (Capiteq Pty Limited)","content":"Instrument number CASA 50/16\n\nI, GERARD JOHN CAMPBELL, Executive Manager, Operations Division, a delegate of CASA, make this instrument under regulation 208 of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988.\n\n\\[Signed G.J. Campbell\\]\n\nGerard J. Campbell  \nExecutive Manager  \nOperations Division\n\n27 May 2016\n\nDirection — number of cabin attendants (Capiteq Pty Limited)\n\n1 Duration\n\nThis instrument:\n\n(a) commences on 1 June 2016; and\n\n(b) is repealed at the end of 31 May 2017.\n\n2 Application\n\nThis instrument applies to aircraft of the kind mentioned in section 3 that are operated by Capiteq Pty Limited, trading as Airnorth, Aviation Reference Number 518845 (the operator), and engaged in regular public transport, or 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\n> Note 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.\n\n4 A copy of this direction must be included in the operator’s operations manual.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2233},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument maintains a tight, specific scope as an individual exemption for one airline's specific aircraft type. There is no scope creep beyond the original purpose of permitting reduced cabin crew ratios for Airnorth's Embraer 170 operations."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow application limited to single operator (Capiteq Pty Ltd) and single aircraft type (Embraer 170-100)","Only one substantive exemption from the parent rule (CAO 20.16.3 subparagraph 6.1(b))","Four straightforward operational conditions with clear compliance criteria","No interpretation section or defined terms","Simple temporal limitation (fixed start and end dates)"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument granted Capiteq Pty Ltd (Airnorth) a temporary exemption allowing its Embraer 170-100 jets (up to 78 seats) to operate with one cabin attendant per 50 seats instead of the usual one per 36. It directly affected the airline, passengers on those flights, and cabin crew rostered under the reduced staffing.\n\nUse of the relief required attendants at specific forward/aft doors for critical phases, a demonstrated 90‑second evacuation, approved passenger briefings, and inclusion in Airnorth’s operations manual; it ran 1 June 2016–31 May 2017."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/casa-50-16-direction-number-of-cabin-attendants-capiteq-pty-limited","history":"/api/acts/casa-50-16-direction-number-of-cabin-attendants-capiteq-pty-limited/history","analysis":"/api/acts/casa-50-16-direction-number-of-cabin-attendants-capiteq-pty-limited/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/casa-50-16-direction-number-of-cabin-attendants-capiteq-pty-limited/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/casa-50-16-direction-number-of-cabin-attendants-capiteq-pty-limited/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/casa-50-16-direction-number-of-cabin-attendants-capiteq-pty-limited/documents"}}