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CASA 269/97 - Approval under subregulation 207(2)

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This is a case‑specific CASA Airworthiness Branch approval allowing aircraft VH‑BLS to operate with Oxymizer nasal‑cannula oxygen units, provided they meet the instrument’s altitude‑dependent flow‑rate profile and any other individual units comply with the referenced CAO provisions.

It matters because the operator alone bears costs and compliance/testing responsibility; the approval permits use of this device type for that registration only, affecting procurement choices and ongoing verification burdens.

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CASA 269/97 - Approval under subregulation 207(2)

INSTRUMENT NUMBER: CASA 269/97

CIVIL AVIATION ACT 1988

CIVIL AVIATION REGULATIONS

APPROVAL UNDER SUBREGULATION 207 (2)

I, FRANK RICHARD HAMILTON GRIMSHAW, General Manager, Airworthiness Branch, CASA, a delegate of CASA, under subregulation 207 (2) of the Civil Aviation Regulations approve the operation of the aircraft bearing the nationality and registration marks VH-BLS with nasal cannula type individual oxygen dispensing units manufactured under the name “Oxymizer”, providing that:

(a) the units have a flow rate of not less than 3 litre per minute at 10,000 feet altitude, increasing by .1 litre per minute for every 2,000 feet up to 18,000 feet altitude; and

(b) other individual oxygen dispensing units for use in the aircraft, that are designed to cover the nose and mouth, meet the requirements of paragraph 6.1 of section 108.26 of the Civil Aviation Orders and are provided in accordance with paragraph 5.1.2 of that section.

[Signed Frank Richard Hamilton Grimshaw]

FRANK RICHARD HAMILTON GRIMSHAW

General Manager

Airworthiness Branch

28 October 1997

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