1CASA EX11/06 - Exemption – from carriage of life rafts

Instrument number CASA EX11/06

I, bruce robert gemmell, Deputy Chief Executive and Chief Operating Officer, a delegate of CASA, make this instrument under regulation 308 of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988 (CAR 1988).

[Signed B. Gemmell]

Bruce Gemmell

Deputy Chief Executive and

Chief Operating Officer

3 April 2006

Exemption — from carriage of life rafts

1 Duration

This instrument:

(a) commences on the day after it is registered; and

(b) stops having effect at the end of 28 February 2009.

2 Application

(1) This instrument applies to DHC-8 aircraft operated by Queensland Regional Airlines Pty Ltd (Aviation Reference Number 584560) in an operation mentioned in subsection (2).

(2) The operations are those between:

(a) Cairns and — Port Moresby or Nadzab (Lae) in Papua New Guinea; and

(b) Townsville and — Port Moresby or Nadzab (Lae) in Papua New Guinea; and

(c) Cairns and — Gove, Groote Eylant or Darwin; and

(d) Weipa and — Gove, Groote Eylant or Darwin; and

(e) Bamaga and — Gove, Groote Eylant or Darwin; and

(f) Horn Island and — Gove, Groote Eylant or Darwin.

3 Exemption

Each aircraft and each pilot is exempt from compliance with the directions under subregulation 252 (1) of CAR 1988 to the extent mentioned in Schedule 1.

4 Condition

The exemption is subject to the condition in Schedule 2.

Schedule 1 Extent of exemption

The requirement to comply with paragraph 5.2.1 of Civil Aviation Order 20.11 for the carriage of life rafts.

Schedule 2 Condition

The aircraft must be within the lesser of:

(a) 60 minutes at single engine cruising speed; or

(b) 200 nautical miles;

from an adequate aerodrome as defined in Civil Aviation Order 82.0.