{"id":"F2005B00431","name":"CASA 515/04 - Direction under regulation 208 relating to the carriage of a cabin attendant in a balloon","slug":"casa-515-04-direction-under-regulation-208-relating-to-the-carriage-of-a-cabin-attendant-in-a-balloo","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":111666,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005B00431-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"PEREGRINE BALLOONING PTY LTD (“the opera","sectionType":"part","heading":"PEREGRINE BALLOONING PTY LTD (“the operator”) (Aviation Reference Number 589205)","content":"# PEREGRINE BALLOONING PTY LTD (“the operator”) (Aviation Reference Number 589205)\n\nmay, without carrying a cabin attendant, operate the E-300 hot air balloons bearing nationality and registration marks VH-PAX and VH-PBQ in operations that involve carrying 16 passengers on condition that:\n\n(a) the duties and responsibilities of the pilot in command of a balloon relating to the briefing and control of passengers in normal and emergency situations are set out in the operator’s operations manual; and\n\n(b) during the operations, an approximately equal weight of passengers is located in each of the balloon’s 4 passenger compartments; and\n\n(c) during the operations, the passengers are, at all times, in a position to hear any instructions given by the pilot in command; and\n\n(d) during the operations, there are 2 suitably trained ground crew available, with one at either end of the basket, to assist the pilot with the embarkation and disembarkation of passengers; and\n\n(e) the training required by the ground crew referred to in paragraph (d) above is included in the operator’s operations manual; and\n\n(f) the operations are conducted in accordance with all relevant requirements set out in section 20.16.3 of the Civil Aviation Orders other than subparagraph 6.1 (a) and paragraph 7.1.\n\nThis instrument takes effect on gazettal and stops having effect at the end of June 2007.\n\n\\[Signed J. Marcolin\\]\n\nJim Marcolin\n\nActing General Manager\n\nGeneral Aviation Operations\n\n21 October 2004","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1922},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument operates exactly as a specific exemption from the cabin attendant requirement for the named operator. It does not appear to have expanded beyond its original purpose of permitting balloon operations with 16 passengers under alternative safety protocols."},"complexity_factors":["Specific to one operator and two individually registered aircraft","Six straightforward conditions without nested exceptions or conditional logic","Brief single-purpose instrument (exemption from one regulatory requirement)","External references to Civil Aviation Orders and operations manual"],"plain_english_summary":"CASA granted Peregrine Ballooning Pty Ltd a temporary safety exemption allowing two specific balloons (VH-PAX and VH-PBQ) to operate without a cabin attendant. The waiver required strict alternative safety measures covering pilot duties, passenger distribution and communication, trained ground crew with documented training, and adherence to the relevant Civil Aviation Order. The exemption was time-limited and valid only until the end of June 2007."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/casa-515-04-direction-under-regulation-208-relating-to-the-carriage-of-a-cabin-attendant-in-a-balloo","history":"/api/acts/casa-515-04-direction-under-regulation-208-relating-to-the-carriage-of-a-cabin-attendant-in-a-balloo/history","analysis":"/api/acts/casa-515-04-direction-under-regulation-208-relating-to-the-carriage-of-a-cabin-attendant-in-a-balloo/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/casa-515-04-direction-under-regulation-208-relating-to-the-carriage-of-a-cabin-attendant-in-a-balloo/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/casa-515-04-direction-under-regulation-208-relating-to-the-carriage-of-a-cabin-attendant-in-a-balloo/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/casa-515-04-direction-under-regulation-208-relating-to-the-carriage-of-a-cabin-attendant-in-a-balloo/documents"}}