{"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Requirements) Instrument 2024.\n\n2 Duration\n\nThis instrument:\n\n(a) commences on 1 June 2024; and\n\n(b) is repealed at the end of 31 May 2027.\n\n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":{"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":"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 temporary rule lets air traffic controllers at Sydney Airport with a PARM (Precision Approach Radar Monitor) endorsement use a specified Eurocat PRM simulator to meet recency and currency requirements instead of rare live PARM operations. It affects Sydney PARM-qualified controllers and matters because it preserves their qualification when live opportunities are limited.\n\nControllers must remain current in other Sydney live roles; the simulator must mirror real conditions and changes need CASA approval. The measure runs 1 June 2024–31 May 2027."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument establishes a narrow, time-limited exemption regime confined to PARM endorsement holders at Sydney Airport and sets conditions and directions for Airservices (ss.1–6). The text does not indicate it expands or contracts pre-existing regulatory scope beyond these defined exemptions; it defines its own scope, eligibility conditions and duration (ss.2–5) and prescribes operational controls (s.6)."},"complexity_factors":["Cross-references to multiple CASR provisions (subregs 65.045(1), 65.035(1)(c)(i), 65.025(1), 65.030(1)(b)) increase interpretive complexity (s.5).","Narrow, conditional application requiring prior recency/currency in other Sydney functions creates eligibility complexity (s.4).","Technical requirements for simulator alignment and prohibition on changes without CASA approval impose ongoing operational compliance burdens on Airservices Australia (s.6).","Time-limited operation (three-year duration) requires administrative tracking and possible renewal decisions (s.2).","Definitions tie the instrument to an external manual (AA Licensing and Certificates Manual) and a specific simulator, so changes in those sources affect application (s.3, s.6(c)).","Two distinct exemption tests (recent 30-minute simulator practice within 21 days; satisfactory assessed simulator performance within 6 months) create multiple compliance pathways to monitor (s.5(1)–(2))."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument allows certain air traffic controllers at Sydney Airport with a PARM endorsement to use specified simulator activity instead of live operational time to meet recency and currency requirements (ss.4–5). It applies only to controllers who already meet live-environment recency/currency for other Sydney TCU or Tower endorsements and runs for a fixed period (commences 1 June 2024, repeals 31 May 2027) (ss.2,4). Airservices must keep the simulator aligned with live operations and obtain CASA approval for changes (s.6)."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/casa-ex31-24-atc-licence-parm-endorsement-exemptions-from-recency-and-currency-requirements-instrume","history":"/api/acts/casa-ex31-24-atc-licence-parm-endorsement-exemptions-from-recency-and-currency-requirements-instrume/history","analysis":"/api/acts/casa-ex31-24-atc-licence-parm-endorsement-exemptions-from-recency-and-currency-requirements-instrume/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/casa-ex31-24-atc-licence-parm-endorsement-exemptions-from-recency-and-currency-requirements-instrume/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/casa-ex31-24-atc-licence-parm-endorsement-exemptions-from-recency-and-currency-requirements-instrume/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/casa-ex31-24-atc-licence-parm-endorsement-exemptions-from-recency-and-currency-requirements-instrume/documents"}}