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CASA 12/97 - Exemption - Class A Aircraft used in Private Operations and Maintenance Controllers

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This exemption lets private owners of light piston‑engine "Class A" aircraft avoid the formal maintenance‑controller requirement (replacing CASA 23/1996). It applies to privately flown, non‑commercial aircraft so long as maintenance is carried out by a CASA‑approved certified maintenance organisation for that type and the aircraft’s records name an individual responsible for scheduling work. It reduces cost and paperwork while keeping certified mechanics and clear accountability.

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CASA 12/97 - Exemption - Class A Aircraft used in Private Operations and Maintenance Controllers

EXEMPTION NUMBER: CASA 12/97

CIVIL AVIATION ACT 1988

CIVIL AVIATION REGULATIONS

EXEMPTION — CLASS A AIRCRAFT USED IN PRIVATE OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE CONTROLLERS

I, LEROY ALLEN KEITH, Director of Aviation Safety:

(a) revoke exemption number CASA 23/1996; and

(b) on behalf of CASA, under regulation 308 of the Civil Aviation Regulations (the Regulations), having taken into account all relevant considerations relating to the interests of safety, exempt:

(i) each class A aircraft engaged in private operations; and

(ii) the operator of any such aircraft while they are associated with the operation of those aircraft;

from compliance with the provisions of regulations 42ZV and 42ZY of the Regulations on condition that:

(iii) all maintenance on the aircraft is carried out by a maintenance organisation which holds a certificate of approval to carry out maintenance on aircraft of that type; and

(iv) the aircraft’s system of maintenance specifies the name of the individual who is responsible for scheduling the aircraft’s maintenance.

[Original signed Leroy Keith]

LEROY A. KEITH

Director of Aviation Safety

30 June 1997

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