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CASA 172/07 - Direction – number of cabin attendants

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This direction authorises Pacific Blue Airlines (NZ) Limited to operate Australian-registered Boeing 737-800s (189 seats) with only four cabin attendants, fewer than normally required. It conditions that reduced crew is acceptable only if overwing exit seats are occupied by able-bodied passengers who are briefed on exit operation and that at least two such people are seated at each overwing exit during takeoff, landing and emergencies.

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CASA 172/07 - Direction – number of cabin attendants

Instrument number CASA 172/07

I, PATRICK STUART MURRAY, Group General Manager, Air Transport Operations, a delegate of CASA, make this instrument under regulation 208 of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988.

[Signed Patrick S. Murray]

Patrick S. Murray
Group General Manager
Air Transport Operations

31 May 2007

Direction — number of cabin attendants

1 Duration

This instrument:

(a) commences on the day after it is registered; and

(b) stops having effect at the end of 30 June 2010.

2 Application

This instrument applies to the aircraft mentioned in Schedule 1 operated by Pacific Blue Airlines (NZ) Limited, Aviation Reference Number 592835 (the operator) and engaged in regular public transport operations.

3 Direction

The operator may operate an aircraft mentioned in Schedule 1 with 4 cabin attendants.

4 Conditions

The direction is subject to the conditions mentioned in Schedule 2.

Schedule 1 Aircraft

Australian registered Boeing 737-800 series with a type data certificate that provides for a maximum seating capacity of 189.

Schedule 2 Conditions

1 Only physically competent (able-bodied) persons may occupy seats in the overwing emergency exit rows.

2 During the aircraft take-off, landing operation and in prepared emergencies, each overwing exit row should be occupied by a minimum of 2 physically competent (able-bodied) persons.

3 All passengers seated in the overwing emergency exit rows must receive and respond to a briefing on the opening of overwing emergency exits and subsequent actions required in the event of an emergency.

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