1CASA 50/16 - Direction — number of cabin attendants (Capiteq Pty Limited)

Instrument number CASA 50/16

I, GERARD JOHN CAMPBELL, Executive Manager, Operations Division, a delegate of CASA, make this instrument under regulation 208 of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988.

[Signed G.J. Campbell]

Gerard J. Campbell
Executive Manager
Operations Division

27 May 2016

Direction — number of cabin attendants (Capiteq Pty Limited)

1 Duration

This instrument:

(a) commences on 1 June 2016; and

(b) is repealed at the end of 31 May 2017.

2 Application

This instrument applies to aircraft of the kind mentioned in section 3 that are operated by Capiteq Pty Limited, trading as Airnorth, Aviation Reference Number 518845 (the operator), and engaged in regular public transport, or charter, operations.

3 Direction

In spite of subparagraph 6.1 (b) of Civil Aviation Order 20.16.3 (CAO 20.16.3), the operator may operate an Australian registered Embraer 170-100 series aircraft with a type certificate data sheet that provides for a maximum seating capacity of 78 passengers if there is 1 cabin attendant for every 50 passenger seats or part of that number.

Note CAO 20.16.3 applies in all other respects to an aircraft referred to in this section.

4 Conditions

The direction is subject to the conditions mentioned in Schedule 1.

Schedule 1 Conditions

1 During the aircraft take-off, landing operation and in prepared emergencies, a cabin attendant must be positioned in the crew seat adjacent to the forward and aft entrance doors which serve as emergency exits.

2 The operator must ensure that the aircraft can be evacuated in 90 seconds.

3 Arrangements for the seating and briefing of passengers must be in accordance with procedures set out in the operator’s operations manual and approved by CASA.

4 A copy of this direction must be included in the operator’s operations manual.