1CASA 43/08 – Permission and direction – helicopter charter operations

Image unavailable in extracted textInstrument number CASA 43/08

I, gregory JEROME vaughan, Group General Manager, General Aviation Operations, 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 G.J. Vaughan]

Greg Vaughan
Group General Manager
General Aviation Operations

12 February 2008

Permission and direction — helicopter charter operations

1 Duration

This instrument:

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

(b) stops having effect at the end of 31 October 2009.

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, 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.