{"id":"F2018L01648","name":"CASA 79/18 — Number of Cabin Attendants (Eastern Australia Airlines) Direction 2018","slug":"casa-79-18-number-of-cabin-attendants-eastern-australia-airlines-direction-2018","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":98294,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2018L01648-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"CASA 79/18 — Number of Cabin Attendants (Eastern Australia Airlines) Direction 2018","content":"Instrument number CASA 79/18\n\nI, WARREN CRAIG MARTIN, Acting Executive Manager, Regulatory Services & Surveillance, a delegate of CASA, make this instrument under regulation 208 of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988.\n\n\\[Signed C. Martin\\]\n\nCraig Martin  \nActing Executive Manager, Regulatory Services & Surveillance\n\n27 November 2018\n\nCASA 79/18 — Number of Cabin Attendants (Eastern Australia Airlines) Direction 2018\n\n1 Name\n\nThis instrument is CASA 79/18 — Number of Cabin Attendants (Eastern Australia Airlines) Direction 2018.\n\n2 Duration\n\nThis instrument:\n\n(a) commences on 1 December 2018; and\n\n(b) is repealed at the end of 30 November 2020.\n\n3 Application\n\nThis instrument applies to Eastern Australia Airlines Pty Limited (Eastern Australia Airlines), ARN 401654, if Eastern Australia Airlines operates DHC‑8‑300 series aircraft with a type certificate data sheet that provides for a maximum seating capacity of 50 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 Eastern Australia Airlines in respect of its operation of the relevant aircraft.\n\n(2) Eastern Australia Airlines 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) Eastern Australia Airlines must give CASA 14 days written notice before making any revision to any part of its operations manual that affects 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":2825},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument maintains its original narrow scope as a specific operational exemption for cabin attendant ratios, limited to one airline and aircraft type. No expansion beyond this purpose is evident."},"complexity_factors":["Requires cross-referencing Civil Aviation Order 20.16.3 to understand the baseline crewing requirement being exempted","Limited application to single operator (ARN 401654) and specific aircraft configuration (DHC-8-300 series, 50 seats)","Contains automatic repeal provision (sunset clause)"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument granted **Eastern Australia Airlines** permission to operate **50-seat DHC-8-300 aircraft** with fewer cabin attendants than normally required by aviation safety rules.\n\n**What it changed:**\n*   **Crewing exemption:** It exempted the airline from the standard rule (in Civil Aviation Order 20.16.3) requiring **1 cabin attendant per 36 passengers**. Instead, the airline could use **1 attendant per 50 passengers** — allowing a single attendant to staff a full 50-seat aircraft.\n*   **Operations covered:** This applied to both regular scheduled flights (*regular public transport*) and charter flights using these specific aircraft.\n*   **Safety condition:** The airline had to give CASA (the safety regulator) **14 days' written notice** before changing any emergency procedures in its manual, specifically regarding aircraft exits or procedures for able-bodied passengers assisting in emergencies.\n\nThe instrument applied only to Eastern Australia Airlines (Aviation Reference Number 401654) for a fixed duration."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/casa-79-18-number-of-cabin-attendants-eastern-australia-airlines-direction-2018","history":"/api/acts/casa-79-18-number-of-cabin-attendants-eastern-australia-airlines-direction-2018/history","analysis":"/api/acts/casa-79-18-number-of-cabin-attendants-eastern-australia-airlines-direction-2018/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/casa-79-18-number-of-cabin-attendants-eastern-australia-airlines-direction-2018/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/casa-79-18-number-of-cabin-attendants-eastern-australia-airlines-direction-2018/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/casa-79-18-number-of-cabin-attendants-eastern-australia-airlines-direction-2018/documents"}}