{"id":"F2005B00525","name":"CASA EX09/2003 - Exemption of seaplanes from paragraph 166 (1)(d), (f) and (g) of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988","slug":"casa-ex09-2003-exemption-of-seaplanes-from-paragraph-166-1-d-f-and-g-of-the-civil-aviation-regulatio","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":31946,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005B00525-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"CASA EX09/2003 - Exemption of seaplanes from paragraph 166 (1)(d), (f) and (g) of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988","content":"INSTRUMENT NUMBER: CASA EX09/2003\n\nCIVIL AVIATION ACT 1988\n\nCIVIL AVIATION REGULATIONS 1988\n\nEXEMPTION OF SEAPLANES FROM PARAGRAPHS 166 (1) (d), (f) AND (g)\n\nOF THE CIVIL AVIATION REGULATIONS 1988\n\nI, MICHAEL ROBERT TOLLER, Director of Aviation Safety, on behalf of CASA, having taken into account all relevant considerations relating to the interests of safety, under regulation 308 of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988 (CAR 1988):\n\n(1) revoke instrument CASA EX03/2003; and\n\n(2) exempt the pilot in command of a seaplane taking off or landing on water from compliance with paragraphs 166 (1) (d), (f) and (g) of CAR 1988, but only in order to:\n\n(a) avoid an obstacle; or\n\n(b) without affecting the safety of air navigation — avoid undue noise over a populous area; or\n\n(c) enable the seaplane to make a water landing in the event of engine failure.\n\nIn spite of the exemption in paragraph (2), the pilot in command of a seaplane taking off or landing on water must comply, except in an emergency, with any directions given by Air Traffic Control.\n\nIn this instrument, seaplane means a float equipped aeroplane or floating hull aeroplane.\n\nThis instrument stops having effect at the end of January 2006.\n\n\\[Signed M. Toller\\]\n\nMick Toller\n\nDirector of Aviation Safety\n\n28 April 2003","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1674},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument maintains its original purpose as a targeted operational exemption for seaplanes from specific flight rules in CAR 1988, with clear safety limitations and a defined expiry. It does not expand beyond its stated function of permitting deviations for obstacle avoidance, noise abatement, and emergency preparedness."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative exemption with only three specific conditions","One defined term ('seaplane')","Limited cross-referencing (only to revoked instrument and CAR 1988)","Simple temporal limitation (sunset clause at January 2006)","No nested exceptions or conditional logic beyond the three permitted scenarios"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument temporarily authorises seaplane pilots (floatplanes and flying‑boats) to depart from certain minimum height, obstacle‑clearance and single‑engine‑from‑shore limits when necessary for safety — for example to avoid obstacles, reduce noise without compromising safety, or position for a forced water landing after engine failure. Pilots must still comply with ATC unless a genuine emergency. The exemption replaces CASA EX03/2003 and expires end‑January 2006."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/casa-ex09-2003-exemption-of-seaplanes-from-paragraph-166-1-d-f-and-g-of-the-civil-aviation-regulatio","history":"/api/acts/casa-ex09-2003-exemption-of-seaplanes-from-paragraph-166-1-d-f-and-g-of-the-civil-aviation-regulatio/history","analysis":"/api/acts/casa-ex09-2003-exemption-of-seaplanes-from-paragraph-166-1-d-f-and-g-of-the-civil-aviation-regulatio/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/casa-ex09-2003-exemption-of-seaplanes-from-paragraph-166-1-d-f-and-g-of-the-civil-aviation-regulatio/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/casa-ex09-2003-exemption-of-seaplanes-from-paragraph-166-1-d-f-and-g-of-the-civil-aviation-regulatio/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/casa-ex09-2003-exemption-of-seaplanes-from-paragraph-166-1-d-f-and-g-of-the-civil-aviation-regulatio/documents"}}