{"id":"F2013L00886","name":"CASA 93/13 - Direction - number of cabin attendants","slug":"casa-93-13-direction-number-of-cabin-attendants","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":90580,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2013L00886-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"CASA 93/13 - Direction - number of cabin attendants","content":"Instrument number CASA 93/13\n\nI, GERARD JOHN CAMPBELL, Acting 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  \nActing Executive Manager  \nOperations Division\n\n29 May 2013\n\nDirection — number of cabin attendants\n\n1 Duration\n\nThis instrument:\n\n(a) commences on the day of registration; and\n\n(b) expires at the end of May 2014 as if it had been repealed by another instrument.\n\n2 Revocation\n\nInstrument CASA 196/12 is revoked.\n\n3 Application\n\nThis instrument applies to the aircraft mentioned in section 4 that is:\n\n(a) operated by Capiteq Limited, trading as Airnorth, Aviation Reference Number 518845 (the operator); and\n\n(b) engaged in regular public transport, and charter, operations.\n\n4 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\n5 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.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2660},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument remains a narrow, operator-specific exemption as originally intended. It applies only to Capiteq Limited (Airnorth) and specifically to Embraer 170-100 aircraft, without expansion to broader operational contexts or aircraft types."},"complexity_factors":["Limited to single operator (Capiteq Limited t/as Airnorth) and single aircraft type (Embraer 170-100)","Simple mathematical calculation for crewing ratio (1 per 50 seats or part thereof)","Only three specific operational conditions in Schedule 1","Minimal cross-referencing (only to CAO 20.16.3 and Civil Aviation Regulations 1988)"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument gives Airnorth (Capiteq Ltd, ARN 518845) temporary permission to staff its 78-seat Embraer 170-100s at one cabin attendant per 50 seats (allowing 2 attendants instead of 3) for regular and charter passenger services. The relief is conditional on attendants occupying crew seats at forward and aft exit doors for critical phases, the aircraft meeting a 90‑second evacuation standard, and compliance with Airnorth’s CASA‑approved operations manual. The direction expires end of May 2014."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/casa-93-13-direction-number-of-cabin-attendants","history":"/api/acts/casa-93-13-direction-number-of-cabin-attendants/history","analysis":"/api/acts/casa-93-13-direction-number-of-cabin-attendants/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/casa-93-13-direction-number-of-cabin-attendants/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/casa-93-13-direction-number-of-cabin-attendants/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/casa-93-13-direction-number-of-cabin-attendants/documents"}}