Commonwealth legislation

CASA 436/05 - Permission and direction – helicopter special operations

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What this does: This gives a specific helicopter company (Rotorco) special permission to carry passengers on the outside of the helicopter during dangerous emergency missions.

Why it matters: Normally, aviation law requires passengers to sit inside the aircraft with seatbelts fastened. This instrument creates an exception for high-risk operations where landing would be impossible or unsafe.

When it applies:

Who: Rotorco Pty Ltd (a helicopter operator)
What: Search and rescue, police operations, firefighting, or training for these activities
The exception: Passengers may stand on the helicopter's undercarriage (skids) while the helicopter hovers to let them on or off, and they don't need to wear seatbelts during this process

The catch: The company must follow strict safety instructions written in their operations manual and approved by CASA (the Civil Aviation Safety Authority).

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CASA 436/05 - Permission and direction – helicopter special operations

Instrument number CASA 436/05

I, JAmes Waters, Acting Manager, Operations, General Aviation Operations Group, a delegate of CASA, make this instrument under subregulations 207 (3), 250 (2) and 251 (9) of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988 (CAR 1988).

[Signed James Waters]

James Waters
Acting Manager, Operations
General Aviation Operations Group

4 November 2005

Permission and direction — helicopter special operations

1 Duration

This instrument:

(a) commences on the day after it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments; and

(b) stops having effect at the end of 31 October 2006.

2 Application

This instrument applies to a helicopter flight mentioned in Schedule 1 (a special operation) by Rotorco Pty Ltd, Aviation Reference Number 595280 (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 to enable a passenger to leave or board, 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 2.

Schedule 1 Special operation

A helicopter search and rescue, law enforcement, firefighting or related training operation, in which, for the purpose of the operation or training, it is necessary for a person to leave or board the helicopter when a landing is not possible or safe.

Schedule 2 Condition

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

Source text

Sourced from the Federal Register of Legislation (legislation.gov.au), CC BY 4.0.

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