{"id":"F2005L02482","name":"CASA EX41/05 - Exemption – carriage of life rafts","slug":"casa-ex41-05-exemption-carriage-of-life-rafts","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":37141,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005L02482-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"CASA EX41/05 - Exemption – carriage of life rafts","content":"![](image.001.png)  \nInstrument number CASA EX41/05\n\nI, BRUCE ROBERT GEMMELL, Deputy Chief Executive and Chief Operating Officer, a delegate of CASA, make this instrument under regulation 308 of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988 (CAR 1988).\n\n\\[Signed B. Gemmell\\]\n\nBruce Gemmell\n\nDeputy Chief Executive and  \nChief Operating Officer\n\n30 August 2005\n\nExemption — carriage of life rafts\n\n1 Duration\n\nThis instrument:\n\n(a) commences on the day after it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments; and\n\n(b) stops having effect at the end of July 2007.\n\n2 Application\n\nThis instrument applies to the Fokker F28 MK 100 aircraft operated by Alliance Airlines Pty Ltd, Aviation Reference Number 593564, in non‑extended range operations involving flights over water.\n\n3 Exemption\n\n(1)The aircraft are exempt from compliance with directions under subregulation 252 (1) of CAR 1988 to the extent mentioned in subsection (2).\n\n(2)The exemption applies only to the requirement to comply with paragraph 5.2.1 of Civil Aviation Order 20.11 in relation to the carriage of life rafts.\n\n4 Condition\n\nThe exemption is subject to the condition that the aircraft must be within the lesser of 60 minutes at single engine cruising speed, or 351 nautical miles, from an adequate aerodrome as defined in Civil Aviation Order 82.0.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2152},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is the original exemption instrument as made in 2005. It maintains a narrow, specific scope applying only to particular Fokker aircraft operated by Alliance Airlines under defined operational limitations. No evidence of expansion beyond original intent."},"complexity_factors":["Short, single-purpose instrument with only four operative sections","Cross-references to Civil Aviation Regulations 1988 and two Civil Aviation Orders (20.11 and 82.0)","Technical condition requiring calculation of the lesser of two distance/time metrics","Narrow application limited to specific aircraft type (Fokker F28 MK 100) and single operator"],"plain_english_summary":"This CASA exemption allows Alliance Airlines to operate specific Fokker F28 MK 100 aircraft over water **without carrying life rafts**, provided the aircraft remain within close range of a suitable airport.\n\nNormally, Australian aviation regulations require aircraft to carry life rafts when flying over water. This exemption relieves Alliance Airlines of that requirement for specific flights, but only under strict conditions:\n\n*   The exemption applies only to **Fokker F28 MK 100** aircraft operated by **Alliance Airlines**;\n*   It covers only **non-extended range operations** (flights staying relatively close to land);\n*   The aircraft must stay within the **lesser** of:\n    *   **60 minutes** flying time at single-engine cruising speed, **or**\n    *   **351 nautical miles**\n    from an \"adequate aerodrome\" (a suitable airport meeting specific safety standards).\n\nThe exemption was temporary, applying from registration until the end of July 2007."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/casa-ex41-05-exemption-carriage-of-life-rafts","history":"/api/acts/casa-ex41-05-exemption-carriage-of-life-rafts/history","analysis":"/api/acts/casa-ex41-05-exemption-carriage-of-life-rafts/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/casa-ex41-05-exemption-carriage-of-life-rafts/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/casa-ex41-05-exemption-carriage-of-life-rafts/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/casa-ex41-05-exemption-carriage-of-life-rafts/documents"}}