{"id":"F2014L01480","name":"CASA EX139/14 - Exemption — crew member proficiency for emergency procedures (Virgin Australia International Airlines)","slug":"casa-ex139-14-exemption-crew-member-proficiency-for-emergency-procedures-virgin-australia-internatio","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":128697,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2014L01480-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"CASA EX139/14 - Exemption — crew member proficiency for emergency procedures (Virgin Australia International Airlines)","content":"Instrument number CASA EX139/14\n\nI, GERARD JOHN CAMPBELL, Executive Manager, Operations Division, a delegate of CASA, make this instrument under regulation 11.160 of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998.\n\n\\[Signed G.J. Campbell\\]\n\nGerard J. Campbell  \nExecutive Manager  \nOperations Division\n\n30 October 2014\n\nExemption — crew member proficiency for emergency procedures (Virgin Australia International Airlines)\n\n1 Duration\n\nThis instrument:\n\n(a) commences on the day of registration; and\n\n(b) expires at the end of September 2017, as if it had been repealed by another instrument.\n\n2 Application\n\nThis instrument applies to each operating crew member of Virgin Australia International Airlines Pty Ltd, Aviation Reference Number 768593 (the operator), who has transitioned or will be transitioning to the operator from Virgin Australia New Zealand (VANZ).\n\n3 Exemption\n\nThe operating crew member is exempt from complying with paragraphs 12.1 and 12.3 of Civil Aviation Order (CAO) 20.11, but only in relation to the testing of emergency procedures for the flight deck window, the slide jump and the initial wet drill in accordance with Appendix IV of CAO 20.11.\n\n4 Conditions\n\nThe exemption is subject to the conditions set out in Schedule 1.\n\nSchedule 1 Conditions\n\n1 Each operating crew member must, upon CASA’s request, produce documentation from VANZ demonstrating satisfactory completion of the following emergency procedures:\n\n(a) the flight deck window;\n\n(b) the slide jump;\n\n(c) the initial wet drill.\n\n2 Each operating crew member is required to operate on the same aircraft type that he or she was operating on before his or her transition from VANZ.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1822},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument maintains its original narrow scope as a temporary, targeted exemption facilitating corporate restructuring between related airline entities. It has not expanded beyond its initial purpose of recognising prior training for a specific transitioning workforce."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow application limited to single operator (Virgin Australia International Airlines)","Restricted to specific cohort (crew transitioning from VANZ only)","Partial exemption covering only three named emergency procedures","Simple conditional structure requiring documentary proof and aircraft type continuity","Automatic sunset clause (expiry September 2017)"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument temporarily exempted pilots and cabin crew who moved from Virgin Australia New Zealand to Virgin Australia International from repeating three specific practical emergency drills (flight deck window escape, slide jump, initial wet drill). It applied only if they continued on the same aircraft type and could produce VANZ training records to CASA on request.\n\nIt recognised VANZ training as equivalent, avoiding duplicate retraining; the exemption expired in September 2017."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/casa-ex139-14-exemption-crew-member-proficiency-for-emergency-procedures-virgin-australia-internatio","history":"/api/acts/casa-ex139-14-exemption-crew-member-proficiency-for-emergency-procedures-virgin-australia-internatio/history","analysis":"/api/acts/casa-ex139-14-exemption-crew-member-proficiency-for-emergency-procedures-virgin-australia-internatio/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/casa-ex139-14-exemption-crew-member-proficiency-for-emergency-procedures-virgin-australia-internatio/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/casa-ex139-14-exemption-crew-member-proficiency-for-emergency-procedures-virgin-australia-internatio/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/casa-ex139-14-exemption-crew-member-proficiency-for-emergency-procedures-virgin-australia-internatio/documents"}}