{"id":"F2005B00494","name":"CASA EX28/2004 - Exemption of authorised flying instructors employed by Singapore Flying College Pte Ltd","slug":"casa-ex28-2004-exemption-of-authorised-flying-instructors-employed-by-singapore-flying-college-pte-l","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":31909,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005B00494-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"CASA EX28/2004 - Exemption of authorised flying instructors employed by Singapore Flying College Pte Ltd","content":"EXEMPTION NUMBER: CASA EX28/2004\n\nCIVIL AVIATION ACT 1988\n\nCIVIL AVIATION REGULATIONS 1988\n\nEXEMPTION OF AUTHORISED FLYING INSTRUCTORS EMPLOYED BY SINGAPORE FLYING COLLEGE PTE LTD\n\nI, BRUCE ROBERT GEMMELL, Deputy Chief Executive and Chief Operating Officer, having taken into account all relevant considerations relating to the interests of safety, issue the following exemption under regulation 308 of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988 (CAR 1988).\n\nEXEMPTION\n\nWhen conducting flying training, an authorised flying instructor employed by Singapore Flying College PTE Ltd (Aviation Reference Number W901286) (the College) is exempt from compliance with paragraph 5.70 (a) of CAR 1988 on condition that the flying instructor ensures that the flying training is conducted:\n\n(a) only in Cessna 172 or Beechcraft 58 type aircraft; and\n\n(b) only in relation to student pilots of the College who:\n\n(i) have at least 20 hours aeronautical experience in a registered or a recognised aeroplane of which 5 hours are as pilot in command and at least 2 hours are instrument flight time; and\n\n(ii) have completed a flight test (for the category of aircraft that the student proposes to fly) that is:\n\n(A) based on a syllabus of flying training that is nominated by the College and approved in writing by CASA as equivalent to the general flying progress flight test; and\n\n(B) conducted by an approved testing officer or CASA; and\n\n(c) only for the purposes of the flying instructor’s employment by the College.\n\n  \n\nThis instrument:\n\n(a) starts having effect on 1 August 2004; and\n\n(b) stops having effect at the end of July 2006.\n\n\\[Signed B. Gemmell\\]\n\nBruce Gemmell\n\nDeputy Chief executive and\n\nChief Operating Officer\n\n21 July 2004","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1519},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is the original instrument establishing the exemption for Singapore Flying College; it does not represent an expansion or modification of scope from a previous version."},"complexity_factors":["Single exemption provision with three clearly enumerated conditions","Minimal cross-referencing (only references regulation 308 and paragraph 5.70(a) of CAR 1988)","Fixed temporal limitation with explicit start and end dates","Specific identification of beneficiary (single employer with Aviation Reference Number)"],"plain_english_summary":"This exemption allows flying instructors employed by **Singapore Flying College** to bypass a standard aviation safety rule, but only under strict conditions.\n\nNormally, instructors must comply with paragraph 5.70(a) of the Civil Aviation Regulations when conducting flying training. This instrument permits instructors at this specific college to skip that requirement **only if**:\n\n* **Aircraft restriction**: Training happens only in **Cessna 172** or **Beechcraft 58** aircraft\n* **Student experience requirement**: Students must already have **20 hours** of flight experience (including 5 hours as pilot in command and 2 hours of instrument flight time), plus they must have passed a special flight test approved by CASA as equivalent to the standard general flying progress test\n* **Employment limitation**: The exemption only applies when instructors are working for Singapore Flying College\n\nThe exemption operated for a fixed period from August 2004 to July 2006."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/casa-ex28-2004-exemption-of-authorised-flying-instructors-employed-by-singapore-flying-college-pte-l","history":"/api/acts/casa-ex28-2004-exemption-of-authorised-flying-instructors-employed-by-singapore-flying-college-pte-l/history","analysis":"/api/acts/casa-ex28-2004-exemption-of-authorised-flying-instructors-employed-by-singapore-flying-college-pte-l/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/casa-ex28-2004-exemption-of-authorised-flying-instructors-employed-by-singapore-flying-college-pte-l/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/casa-ex28-2004-exemption-of-authorised-flying-instructors-employed-by-singapore-flying-college-pte-l/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/casa-ex28-2004-exemption-of-authorised-flying-instructors-employed-by-singapore-flying-college-pte-l/documents"}}