1CASA 274/10 – Permission and direction – helicopter charter operations by NQ Heli-Worx Pty Ltd

Instrument number CASA 274/10

I, gregory JAMES hood, Executive Manager, CASA Operations Division, a delegate of CASA, make this instrument under subregulations 207 (3), 250 (2) and (3), and 251 (9) of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988.

[Signed Greg Hood]

Greg Hood
Executive Manager
CASA Operations Division

27 August 2010

Permission and direction — helicopter charter operations by NQ Heli-Worx Pty Ltd

1 Duration

This instrument:

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

(b) stops having effect at the end of 31 August 2012.

2 Application

This instrument applies to a helicopter engaged in charter operations carried out by NQ Heli-Worx Pty Ltd, Aviation Reference Number 778940 (the operator), in which it is necessary, for the purpose of the operation, to leave or board the helicopter when a landing is not possible or safe.

3 Permission

When a helicopter is in the hover to enable a passenger to leave or board, the passenger may be carried on the undercarriage for the purpose of leaving or boarding.

4 Direction

When a helicopter is in the hover at a height less than 1 000 feet above the terrain to enable a passenger to leave or board the helicopter, the passenger is not required to occupy a seat or wear a seat belt.

5 Condition

The permission in section 3 is subject to the condition mentioned in Schedule 1.

Schedule 1 Condition

The operations must be carried out in accordance with the instructions, approved by CASA, set out in the operator’s operations manual.