{"id":"F2005B02582","name":"CASA 991/96 - Direction under subregulation 38(1)","slug":"casa-991-96-direction-under-subregulation-38-1","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":32849,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005B02582-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"CASA 991/96 - Direction under subregulation 38(1)","content":"Instrument Number: CASA 991/96\n\nCIVIL AVIATION ACT 1988\n\nCIVIL AVIATION REGULATIONS\n\nDIRECTION UNDER SUBREGULATION 38 (1)\n\nI, FRANK RICHARD HAMILTON GRIMSHAW, a delegate of CASA, under subregulation 38 (1) of the Civil Aviation Regulations, direct that the operator and pilot in command of an aircraft operated by Qantas Airways Limited must ensure that:\n\n(a) the aviation turbine grade fuel which is loaded onto the aircraft contains an anti-static additive; or\n\n(b) if aviation turbine grade fuel that contains an anti-static additive is not available—during the fuelling operations, the aircraft and the fuelling equipment are connected to an earth point with a resistance to earth of 10,000 ohms or less.\n\nThe operator and pilot in command, as the case may be, must comply with whichever of the following provisions of section 20.9 of the Civil Aviation Orders are applicable:\n\n(a) subsections 3 and 6;\n\n(b) paragraphs 4.1.1, 4.1.1.1, 4.1.1.2, 4.1.2, 4.3.1 to 4.5.3 (inclusive) and 4.7;\n\n(c) subparagraphs 4.2.2 (a) to (i) (inclusive) and subparagraphs 4.2.2 (k) and (l); and\n\n(d) subparagraph 4.2.5 (b); and\n\n(e) paragraphs 5.1, 5.1.1, 5.1.3, 5.1.4, 5.2 and 5.3.\n\n\\[Signed Frank Grimshaw\\]\n\nFRANK GRIMSHAW\n\nGeneral Manager\n\nAirworthiness Branch\n\n24 September 1996","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2106},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument remains a targeted operational direction applying to a single airline regarding specific fuel-handling safety protocols. It has not expanded beyond its original purpose of mitigating static electricity hazards during refuelling operations."},"complexity_factors":["Technical measurement specification (10,000 ohms resistance threshold)","Alternative compliance pathways requiring conditional assessment (additive availability vs earthing)","Granular cross-referencing to external instrument (section 20.9 of Civil Aviation Orders with specific subsections, paragraphs, and subparagraphs)","Limited application to single named operator (Qantas Airways Limited) requiring contextual awareness of operator-specific regulatory instruments"],"plain_english_summary":"This CASA safety direction requires Qantas, when refuelling aircraft, to either use aviation turbine fuel with an anti‑static additive or, if that fuel is unavailable, bond both aircraft and fuelling equipment to an earth point with resistance ≤10,000 ohms.  \n\nIt also mandates compliance with the operational fuelling procedures in section 20.9 of the Civil Aviation Orders to prevent static‑spark ignition and the resulting fire/explosion risk."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/casa-991-96-direction-under-subregulation-38-1","history":"/api/acts/casa-991-96-direction-under-subregulation-38-1/history","analysis":"/api/acts/casa-991-96-direction-under-subregulation-38-1/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/casa-991-96-direction-under-subregulation-38-1/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/casa-991-96-direction-under-subregulation-38-1/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/casa-991-96-direction-under-subregulation-38-1/documents"}}