1CASA 93/13 - Direction - number of cabin attendants

Instrument number CASA 93/13

I, GERARD JOHN CAMPBELL, Acting 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
Acting Executive Manager
Operations Division

29 May 2013

Direction — number of cabin attendants

1 Duration

This instrument:

(a) commences on the day of registration; and

(b) expires at the end of May 2014 as if it had been repealed by another instrument.

2 Revocation

Instrument CASA 196/12 is revoked.

3 Application

This instrument applies to the aircraft mentioned in section 4 that is:

(a) operated by Capiteq Limited, trading as Airnorth, Aviation Reference Number 518845 (the operator); and

(b) engaged in regular public transport, and charter, operations.

4 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.

5 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.