{"id":"F2024L00598","name":"CASA EX31/24 — ATC Licence (PARM Endorsement) (Exemptions from Recency and Currency Requirements) Instrument 2024","slug":"casa-ex31-24-atc-licence-parm-endorsement-exemptions-from-recency-and-currency-requirements-instrume","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":105228,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2024L00598-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"CASA EX31/24 — ATC Licence (PARM Endorsement) (Exemptions from Recency and Currency Requirements) Instrument 2024","content":"Instrument number CASA EX31/24\n\nI, ADRIAN PAUL SLOOTJES, Branch Manager, Air Navigation, Airspace & Aerodromes, a delegate of CASA, make this instrument under regulation 11.160 and subregulation 11.245(1) of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998.\n\n\\[Signed Adrian Slootjes\\]\n\nAdrian Slootjes  \nBranch Manager, Air Navigation, Airspace & Aerodromes\n\n29 May 2024\n\nCASA EX31/24 — ATC Licence (PARM Endorsement) (Exemptions from Recency and Currency Requirements) Instrument 2024\n\n1 Name\n\nThis instrument is CASA EX31/24 — ATC Licence (PARM Endorsement) (Exemptions from Recency and Currency Requirements) Instrument 2024.\n\n2 Duration\n\nThis instrument:\n\n(a) commences on 1 June 2024; and\n\n(b) is repealed at the end of 31 May 2027.\n\n> Note For regulation 11.250 of CASR, the directions in section 6 cease to be in force at the end of 31 May 2027.\n\n3 Definitions\n\n> Note In this instrument, certain terms and expressions have the same meaning as they have in the Civil Aviation Act 1988 and the regulations. These include: air traffic control function and ATC licence.\n\nIn this instrument:\n\n> AA Licensing and Certificates Manual means ATS Licensing and Certificates Manual, prepared by Airservices Australia, ARN 202210, as existing from time to time.\n\n> PARM endorsement means the precision approach radar monitor endorsement for an ATC licence referred to in the AA Licensing and Certificates Manual.\n\n> PRM simulator means the Eurocat simulator used for precision radar monitoring that is:\n\n(a) operated by Airservices Australia; and\n\n(b) located in the Sydney Air Traffic Services Centre; and\n\n(c) designed to simulate a live environment for PARM endorsement functions.\n\n> Sydney TCU means the function referred to by that name and described in Appendix A of the AA Licensing and Certificates Manual.\n\n> Sydney Tower means the function referred to by that name and described in Appendix A of the AA Licensing and Certificates Manual.\n\n4 Application\n\nThis instrument applies in relation to an ATC licence holder who:\n\n(a) performs air traffic control functions at Sydney Airport under a PARM endorsement; and\n\n(b) satisfies the recency and currency requirements mentioned in subparagraph 65.035(1)(c)(i) of CASR in relation to an endorsement within either Sydney TCU or Sydney Tower (other than the PARM endorsement), gained by performance of functions in the live operational environment and not on a simulator.\n\n5 Exemptions\n\n(1) An ATC licence holder to whom this instrument applies is exempt from subregulation 65.045(1) of CASR:\n\n(a) to the extent that the subregulation requires the licence holder to comply with the recency requirement mentioned in subparagraph 65.035(1)(c)(i) in the manner specified in subregulation 65.025(1) in relation to the PARM endorsement; and\n\n(b) if the licence holder has performed the PARM endorsement functions on the PRM simulator for at least 30 minutes within the previous 21 days.\n\n(2) An ATC licence holder to whom this instrument applies is exempt from subregulation 65.045(1) of CASR:\n\n(a) to the extent that the subregulation requires the licence holder to comply with the currency requirement mentioned in subparagraph 65.035(1)(c)(i) in the manner specified in paragraph 65.030(1)(b) in relation to the PARM endorsement; and\n\n(b) if, within the previous 6 months, the licence holder’s performance of the PARM endorsement functions, as carried out on the PRM simulator, has been assessed as satisfactory.\n\n6 Directions\n\nAirservices Australia must ensure that:\n\n(a) the PRM simulator, software, data set and simulator exercises are, at all times when being used for the purposes of this instrument, aligned with the live operational environment for the PARM endorsement; and\n\n(b) no change is made to the PRM simulator without CASA’s prior written approval; and\n\n(c) no change is made to the AA Licensing and Certificates Manual that affects the ambit of the exemptions under this instrument (including provisions relating to the recency or currency requirements or the scope or description of the PARM endorsement) without CASA’s prior written approval.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument maintains a narrow, specific scope consistent with its title and purpose. It addresses a discrete operational problem (maintaining PARM endorsement currency/recency at Sydney Airport) through targeted exemptions. There is no evidence of scope creep; the instrument does not expand beyond the stated purpose of exempting specific licence holders from specific regulatory requirements under defined conditions."},"complexity_factors":["Short, focused instrument (6 sections, ~2 pages)","Only 5 defined terms, all specific to this exemption","Limited cross-referencing: references specific subregulations of CASR (65.035, 65.045, 65.025, 65.030) but does not require navigation through multiple layers of definitions","Clear conditional structure: exemptions in section 5 are straightforward 'if-then' statements with single conditions","Single operational context: applies only to Sydney Airport, specific simulator, specific endorsement","No nested exceptions or complex definitional chains"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a temporary rule that lets air traffic controllers at Sydney Airport keep their special radar monitoring qualification (called a 'PARM endorsement') valid by practising on a specific simulator, rather than having to do it in live air traffic operations.\n\n**What it does:**\n- **Who it affects:** Air traffic controllers who work at Sydney Airport and hold a PARM endorsement (Precision Approach Radar Monitor). This is a specialised skill for monitoring aircraft during precision radar approaches.\n- **The problem it solves:** Normally, controllers must regularly perform actual live air traffic control duties to keep their qualifications current ('recency') and demonstrate ongoing competence ('currency'). But PARM operations are rare in live traffic, making it hard for controllers to meet these requirements.\n- **The solution:** This instrument creates exemptions from the normal recency and currency rules. Controllers can now:\n  - **For recency:** Practise on the 'PRM simulator' (a Eurocat simulator at the Sydney Air Traffic Services Centre) for at least 30 minutes every 21 days, instead of doing live PARM work.\n  - **For currency:** Have their simulator performance assessed as satisfactory within the last 6 months, instead of being assessed on live operations.\n\n**Important conditions:**\n- Controllers must already be current in other Sydney air traffic roles (Sydney Tower or Sydney TCU) through live operational work (not simulator work).\n- Airservices Australia must keep the simulator exactly matching real-world conditions and cannot change it without CASA's written approval.\n- Any changes to the licensing manual that would affect these exemptions also need CASA approval.\n\n**How long it lasts:** This rule runs from 1 June 2024 until 31 May 2027, then automatically expires."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. 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