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CASA 31/12 - Permission and direction - helicopter charter operations

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This instrument grants Brazakka Pty Ltd (Cape York Helicopters/Torres Air) a narrow safety exemption permitting passengers to stand on the helicopter’s undercarriage during hover pick-ups or drop-offs where landing isn’t safe or possible. It temporarily waives normal seat/seatbelt requirements for those specific operations.

The permission is conditional on strict compliance with the operator’s approved operations manual and enables practical access to remote Cape York and Torres Strait locations.

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CASA 31/12 - Permission and direction - helicopter charter operations

Instrument number CASA 31/12

I, gregory JAMES hood, Executive Manager, 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
Operations Division

18 January 2012

Permission and direction — helicopter charter operations

1 Duration

This instrument:

(a) commences on the day of registration; and

(b) stops having effect at the end of 31 October 2014.

2 Application

This instrument applies to a helicopter flight in charter operations for which it is necessary to leave or board the helicopter when a landing is not possible or safe (the operations) by Brazakka Pty Ltd, trading as Cape York Helicopters/Torres Air, Aviation Reference Number 543383 (the operator).

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 and at a height less than 1 000 feet above the terrain and 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.

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