{"id":"F2011L00150","name":"CASA EX02/11 – Exemption – operating aircraft engines in Ordinance Loading Areas at Darwin","slug":"casa-ex02-11-exemption-operating-aircraft-engines-in-ordinance-loading-areas-at-darwin","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":86234,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2011L00150-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"CASA EX02/11 – Exemption – operating aircraft engines in Ordinance Loading Areas at Darwin","content":"Instrument number CASA EX02/11\n\nI, gregory james hood, Executive Manager, CASA Operations Division, a delegate of CASA, make this instrument under subregulation 235 (11) of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988 (CAR 1988).\n\n\\[Signed Greg Hood\\]\n\nGreg Hood  \nExecutive Manager  \nCASA Operations Division\n\n12 January 2011\n\nExemption — operating aircraft engines in Ordinance Loading Areas at Darwin\n\n1 Duration\n\nThis instrument:\n\n(a) commences on the day after it is registered; and\n\n(b) stops having effect at the end of 31 January 2013.\n\n2 Application\n\nThis instrument applies to flight crew working for Careflight (NSW) Limited, trading as Careflight, Aviation Reference Number 405385 (the operator), when starting and operating aircraft engines within Ordinance Loading Areas (OLAs) at Darwin aerodrome.\n\n3 Exemption\n\nAn aircraft operated by the operator is exempt from compliance with subregulation 235 (7) of CAR 1988 to the extent mentioned in Schedule 1.\n\n4 Definition\n\nOLA means an arched open ended hangar normally used to refuel and load Australian Defence Force aircraft, while providing shade and shelter for ground crews.\n\n5 Conditions\n\nThe exemption is subject to the conditions mentioned in Schedule 2.\n\nSchedule 1 Extent of exemption\n\nThe exemption extends only to the directions under subregulation 235 (7) of CAR 1988 that are contained in subparagraphs 5.1.4 (a) and (e) of Civil Aviation Order 20.9.\n\nSchedule 2 Conditions\n\n1 This exemption applies only to Beech King 200 aircraft engaged in loading and unloading patients.\n\n2 The engines must be started and operated in OLAs in accordance with the established procedures for doing so.\n\n3 The equipment installed in OLAs to ensure the safety of aircraft and people in the OLA, including fire extinguishers, sprinklers and alarm systems, must be serviceable.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":3422},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument remains surgically precise and confined to its original narrow purpose. It has not expanded beyond the specific operational need of permitting Careflight's patient loading operations in Defence Force hangars at Darwin."},"complexity_factors":["Instrument spans approximately one page with minimal structural sections","Only one defined term (OLA) requiring interpretation","Application restricted to a single operator, single aircraft type (Beech King 200), and single aerodrome","Exemption targets only two specific subparagraphs of Civil Aviation Order 20.9","Operative conditions limited to three straightforward safety requirements with no nested exceptions"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument exempts CareFlight (NSW) Ltd flight crews in Darwin from the usual ban on running aircraft engines inside Ordinance Loading Areas, but only for Beech King 200 turboprops while loading or unloading patients.  \n\nThe exemption is conditional on following established safety procedures and having working fire extinguishers, sprinklers and alarms—enabling shaded, rapid patient transfers in extreme heat without breaching hangar safety rules."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/casa-ex02-11-exemption-operating-aircraft-engines-in-ordinance-loading-areas-at-darwin","history":"/api/acts/casa-ex02-11-exemption-operating-aircraft-engines-in-ordinance-loading-areas-at-darwin/history","analysis":"/api/acts/casa-ex02-11-exemption-operating-aircraft-engines-in-ordinance-loading-areas-at-darwin/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/casa-ex02-11-exemption-operating-aircraft-engines-in-ordinance-loading-areas-at-darwin/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/casa-ex02-11-exemption-operating-aircraft-engines-in-ordinance-loading-areas-at-darwin/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/casa-ex02-11-exemption-operating-aircraft-engines-in-ordinance-loading-areas-at-darwin/documents"}}