CIVIL AVIATION ACT 1988
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This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.
A temporary safety exemption allowed Proflex Pty Ltd to carry 16–18 passengers on two Kavanagh E-300 hot air balloons (VH‑AWE and VH‑HTB) without a cabin attendant, provided strict compensating measures ensured balance, passenger ability to hear the pilot, trained ground crew for larger loads, documented training, and compliance with applicable Civil Aviation Order safety rules.
The permission ran from February 2005 through January 2006.
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Direct links to the current provisions in CASA 55/05 - Direction relating to the carriage of cabin attendants in balloons.
SUBREGULATION 208 (1)
DIRECTION RELATING TO THE CARRIAGE OF CABIN ATTENDANTS IN BALLOONS
I, jOHN FLANNERY, Acting General Manager, General Aviation Operations, a delegate of CASA, under subregulation 208 (1) of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988 direct that the Kavanagh E-300 hot air balloons bearing the nationality and registration marks VH-AWE and VH-HTB, operated by
Proflex Pty Ltd
(Aviation Reference Number 532306),
may engage in operations that involve carrying more than 15 passengers without carrying a cabin attendant, on condition that:
(a) during the operations, no more than 18 passengers are carried; and
(b) during the operations, an approximately equal weight of passengers is located in each of the balloon’s 4 compartments; and
(c) during the operations, the passengers are, at all times, in a position to hear any instructions given by the pilot in command; and
(d) when more than 16 passengers are carried during the operations, there are 2 suitably qualified ground crew available, with one at either end of the basket, to assist the pilot with the embarkation and disembarkation of passengers; and
(e) the course of training required by the ground crew referred to in paragraph (d) is included in the operator’s operation manual; and
(f) the operations are conducted in accordance with all relevant requirements set out in section 20.16.3 of the Civil Aviation Orders, other than subparagraph 6.1 (a) and paragraph 7.1.
This instrument starts having effect on the day after it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments, and stops having effect at the end of January 2006.
[Signed John Flannery]
John Flannery
Acting General Manager
General Aviation Operations
02 February 2005
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SUBREGULATION 208 (1)
DIRECTION RELATING TO THE CARRIAGE OF CABIN ATTENDANTS IN BALLOONS
I, jOHN FLANNERY, Acting General Manager, General Aviation Operations, a delegate of CASA, under subregulation 208 (1) of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988 direct that the Kavanagh E-300 hot air balloons bearing the nationality and registration marks VH-AWE and VH-HTB, operated by
Proflex Pty Ltd
(Aviation Reference Number 532306),
may engage in operations that involve carrying more than 15 passengers without carrying a cabin attendant, on condition that:
(a) during the operations, no more than 18 passengers are carried; and
(b) during the operations, an approximately equal weight of passengers is located in each of the balloon’s 4 compartments; and
(c) during the operations, the passengers are, at all times, in a position to hear any instructions given by the pilot in command; and
(d) when more than 16 passengers are carried during the operations, there are 2 suitably qualified ground crew available, with one at either end of the basket, to assist the pilot with the embarkation and disembarkation of passengers; and
(e) the course of training required by the ground crew referred to in paragraph (d) is included in the operator’s operation manual; and
(f) the operations are conducted in accordance with all relevant requirements set out in section 20.16.3 of the Civil Aviation Orders, other than subparagraph 6.1 (a) and paragraph 7.1.
This instrument starts having effect on the day after it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments, and stops having effect at the end of January 2006.
[Signed John Flannery]
John Flannery
Acting General Manager
General Aviation Operations
02 February 2005