Commonwealth legislation

CASA 473/09 - Permission and direction - helicopter charter operations

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What this does: Grants a specific aviation safety exemption allowing helicopter passengers to ride on the outside of the aircraft and skip seatbelt requirements during specialized hover operations.

Key permissions:

Passengers may stand on the undercarriage (the landing gear, outside the helicopter) while the aircraft hovers to let them on or off, when landing isn't possible or safe
Passengers don't need to sit in seats or wear seatbelts during these hover operations (when below 1,000 feet)

Who it affects: Only Brazakka Pty Ltd (trading as Cape York Helicopters/Torres Air) and their passengers — likely remote area tourism or transport operations in Cape York and the Torres Strait where terrain prevents normal landings.

Requirements: The company must follow specific procedures in their CASA-approved operations manual.

This is a narrow, temporary exemption from standard aviation safety rules that normally require passengers to be seated and belted inside the aircraft.

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CASA 473/09 - Permission and direction - helicopter charter operations

Instrument number CASA 473/09

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

21 October 2009

Permission and direction — helicopter charter operations

1 Duration

This instrument:

(a) commences on 1 November 2009; and

(b) stops having effect at the end of 31 October 2011.

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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