{"id":"F2024L00211","name":"CASA EX11/24 — ATPL(A) Flight Test Standards (Satellite-based Navigation) Exemption 2024","slug":"casa-ex11-24-atpl-a-flight-test-standards-satellite-based-navigation-exemption-2024","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":105109,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2024L00211-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"CASA EX11/24 — ATPL(A) Flight Test Standards (Satellite-based Navigation) Exemption 2024","content":"Instrument number CASA EX11/24\n\nI, STEVEN JAMES CAMPBELL, Executive Manager, National Operations & Standards, a delegate of CASA, make this instrument under regulation 11.160 of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998.\n\n\\[Signed S. Campbell\\]\n\nSteven Campbell  \nExecutive Manager, National Operations & Standards\n\n27 February 2024\n\nCASA EX11/24 — ATPL(A) Flight Test Standards (Satellite-based Navigation) Exemption 2024\n\n1 Name\n\nThis instrument is CASA EX11/24 — ATPL(A) Flight Test Standards (Satellite‑based Navigation) Exemption 2024.\n\n2 Duration\n\nThis instrument:\n\n(a) commences on 1 March 2024; and\n\n(b) is repealed at the end of 28 February 2027.\n\n3 Interpretation\n\n(1) In this instrument:\n\n> air transport pilot licence has the same meaning as in Subpart 61.K of CASR.\n\n> associated has the meaning given by regulation 61.010 of CASR.\n\n> ATPL(A) means air transport pilot licence and associated aeroplane category rating.\n\n> category, of aircraft, has the meaning given by regulation 61.010 of CASR.\n\n> relevant competency standards means the competency standards mentioned in paragraphs 3.3 (a) and (b) of Appendix K.1 of Schedule 5 to the Part 61 Manual of Standards.\n\n> relevant flight simulation training device means any of the following flight simulation training devices:\n\n(a) Beechcraft King Air 200 (AUS No. 42 Serial No. 8315);\n\n(b) Embraer 120 Brasilia (AUS No. 45 Serial No. 8337);\n\n(c) Fairchild Metro III (AUS No. 18 Serial No. 8321).\n\n  \n\n(2) A person is an exempted pilot if:\n\n(a) the person is an applicant for an ATPL(A); and\n\n(b) has a valid instrument proficiency check for the aeroplane category under regulation 61.880 of CASR.\n\n4 Application\n\nThis instrument applies in relation to a flight test mentioned in paragraph 61.700(3)(c) of CASR, taken by an exempted pilot for an ATPL(A), which is conducted in a relevant flight simulation training device for the purpose.\n\n5 Exemptions\n\n(1) The exempted pilot is exempt from compliance with paragraph 61.700(3)(c) of CASR to the extent that the exempted pilot is required, under regulation 61.250 of CASR, to be assessed as meeting the relevant competency standards to pass the flight test.\n\n(2) The flight examiner who conducts the flight test is exempt from compliance with regulation 61.250 of CASR to the extent that the regulation requires the flight examiner to assess the exempted pilot’s performance in the flight test as meeting the relevant competency standards for the exempted pilot to pass the flight test.\n\n(3) The flight examiner who conducts the flight test is exempt from compliance with subparagraph 61.1295(3)(b)(ii) of CASR to the extent that the provision requires the flight examiner to assess the exempted pilot against the relevant competency standards for the flight test.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"This instrument temporarily narrows the application of CASR requirements by exempting eligible ATPL(A) applicants and their flight examiners from parts of regs 61.700(3)(c), 61.250 and 61.1295(3)(b)(ii) when the flight test is conducted in the three specified simulation devices (see instrument 3–5). The exemption adjusts who must be assessed against the relevant competency standards and for which test environments, for the stated three-year period."},"complexity_factors":["Cross-references to multiple CASR provisions (61.700(3)(c), 61.250, 61.1295(3)(b)(ii), 61.880, 61.010) create dependency on external definitions and duties.","Eligibility is conditional (applicant must hold a valid instrument proficiency check under reg 61.880), requiring verification.","Exemptions are tightly device-specific — three named simulators with serial numbers — increasing administrative/operational checks.","Temporal limit (commences 1 Mar 2024; repealed 28 Feb 2027) adds time-bound compliance and renewal considerations.","Different effects on pilots and flight examiners: both relieved from aspects of competency assessment duties, altering who must demonstrate/record competencies.","Reference to external competency standards (Appendix K.1 of Schedule 5 to Part 61 MOS) means substantive assessment criteria remain located outside the instrument."],"plain_english_summary":"**What it does:** This instrument allows certain ATPL(A) applicants who hold a valid instrument proficiency check to take the flight test in one of three named flight simulation training devices, and exempts both the applicant and the flight examiner from some CASR assessment requirements for that test. It runs from 1 March 2024 to 28 February 2027. \n\n**Who it affects:** ATPL(A) applicants who meet the eligibility requirements and the flight examiners who assess them; they must verify eligibility and use the specified simulators."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument maintains a narrow, targeted scope consistent with typical CASA exemptions. It addresses a specific technical requirement (satellite-based navigation competency standards) for a defined subset of pilot flight tests, without expanding into broader licensing or operational matters."},"complexity_factors":["Short, single-purpose instrument (6 operative sections)","Only 6 defined terms in the interpretation section","Simple conditional structure: exemption applies only if specific simulator used and pilot holds valid instrument proficiency check","Limited cross-referencing — only references specific regulations (61.700, 61.250, 61.1295, 61.880) and the Part 61 Manual of Standards","No nested exceptions or complex conditional logic","Clear sunset clause (automatic repeal after 3 years)"],"plain_english_summary":"This temporary CASA exemption lets certain ATPL(A) flight tests omit the satellite‑navigation (GNSS) competency assessment when conducted in one of three specified simulators (King Air 200, Embraer 120 Brasilia, Fairchild Metro III). It applies to pilots with a current instrument proficiency check and the examiners testing them.\n\nIt matters because it provides a limited workaround to keep licence progress moving until the exemption expires on 28 February 2027."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/casa-ex11-24-atpl-a-flight-test-standards-satellite-based-navigation-exemption-2024","history":"/api/acts/casa-ex11-24-atpl-a-flight-test-standards-satellite-based-navigation-exemption-2024/history","analysis":"/api/acts/casa-ex11-24-atpl-a-flight-test-standards-satellite-based-navigation-exemption-2024/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/casa-ex11-24-atpl-a-flight-test-standards-satellite-based-navigation-exemption-2024/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/casa-ex11-24-atpl-a-flight-test-standards-satellite-based-navigation-exemption-2024/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/casa-ex11-24-atpl-a-flight-test-standards-satellite-based-navigation-exemption-2024/documents"}}