1CASA 67/24 — Operation of RPA in Sydney Harbour Restricted Areas, R405A and R405B (CASA-Verified Drone Safety App) Instrument 2024

Instrument number CASA 67/24

I, PAUL HIBBERD, National Manager, Emerging Technologies & Regulatory Change, National Operations and Standards Division, a delegate of CASA, make this instrument under regulations 11.245 and 101.065 of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998.

[Signed P. Hibberd]

Paul Hibberd
National Manager, Emerging Technologies & Regulatory Change
National Operations and Standards Division

15 November 2024

CASA 67/24 — Operation of RPA in Sydney Harbour Restricted Areas, R405A and R405B (CASA-Verified Drone Safety App) Instrument 2024

1 Name

This instrument is CASA 67/24 — Operation of RPA in Sydney Harbour Restricted Areas, R405A and R405B (CASA-Verified Drone Safety App) Instrument 2024.

2 Duration

This instrument:

(a) commences on 16 November 2024; and

(b) is repealed at the end of 11 November 2026.

Note For regulation 11.250 of CASR, the directions stated in section 5 cease to be in force at the end of 11 November 2026.

3 Definitions

Note In this instrument, certain terms and expressions have the same meaning as they have in the Civil Aviation Act 1988 and the regulations. These include aerial work operation, Australian territory, remote pilot licence, restricted area, RPA and RPAS.

In this instrument:

CASA RPAS digital platform means the CASA digital platform, accessible on the internet by third party app developers, which provides data in relation to aeronautical information relevant to RPA operations.

CASA-verified drone safety app means a software application, connected to the CASA RPAS digital platform, which is listed as a verified app on the CASA website on the internet.

Note The relevant CASA website address on the internet is https://www.casa.gov.au/drones/safety-apps.

documented practices and procedures has the meaning given by subsection 1.04(2) of the Part 101 Manual of Standards.

operating area means the segment of airspace described on a CASA-verified drone safety app, defined by reference to horizontal and vertical limits within the relevant restricted areas, in which an RPA may be operated.

R405A means the area of Australian territory declared as a restricted area, and designated as “YMMM/R405A Sydney”, under instrument number CASA OAR 068/24.