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AD/VAT/38 - Front Seat Restraint Installations - Modification

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This Airworthiness Directive is a mandatory safety order affecting owners and operators of Victa and A.E.S.L. Airtourer series aeroplanes (all models).

What it requires: You must modify the front seat restraint systems (seatbelts) by installing a safety harness for each front seat. The installation must follow a specific design or method (called a 'scheme') that has been formally approved by the Secretary of the Department responsible for aviation.

Who it affects: Anyone who owns or operates these specific light aircraft models.

Deadline: The work had to be completed before 1 January 1974, unless it was already done.

Why it matters: This directive was issued to improve pilot and passenger safety by ensuring proper restraint systems were in place, reducing the risk of injury during turbulence or accidents.

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COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA (Civil Aviation Regulations 1998), PART 39 - 105 CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY AUTHORITY

SCHEDULE OF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

Victa and A.E.S.L. Airtourer Series Aeroplanes

AD/VAT/38 Front Seat Restraint Installations - Modification 6/72

Applicability: All models.

Requirement: Modify each front seat restraint installation by fitting a safety harness in accordance with a scheme approved by the Secretary.

Compliance: Before 1 January 1974 unless already accomplished.

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