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CASA EX135/13 - Exemption – carriage of flight data recorder – Pel-Air Aviation

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What this does: This document gives Pel-Air Aviation special permission to operate four specific aircraft without flight data recorders (the "black boxes" that record flight information for accident investigations).

Who it affects: Only Pel-Air Aviation Pty Ltd, specifically regarding four Hawker Beechcraft B200C aircraft with registration marks VH-VAD, VH-VAE, VH-VAH, and VH-VAI.

The normal rule: Usually, these aircraft must carry an approved flight data recorder system under the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988.

What changes: This exemption lets Pel-Air skip that requirement for these four planes. It is temporary (expiring 31 December 2014) and replaces an earlier exemption (CASA EX80/13).

Why it matters: Flight data recorders are critical safety devices. CASA can grant exemptions when operators demonstrate alternative safety measures or operational necessity, though this document doesn't specify the reasons for Pel-Air.

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CASA EX135/13 - Exemption – carriage of flight data recorder – Pel-Air Aviation

Instrument number CASA EX135/13

I, ADAM ANASTASI, General Counsel and Executive Manager, Legal Services Division, a delegate of CASA, make this instrument under regulation 11.160 of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998 and subsection 33 (3) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.

[Signed Adam Anastasi]

Adam Anastasi
General Counsel
and Executive Manager
Legal Services Division

20 December 2013

Exemption – carriage of flight data recorder – Pel-Air Aviation

1 Duration

This instrument:

(a) commences on the day of registration; and

(b) expires at the end of 31 December 2014, as if it had been repealed by another instrument.

2 Revocation

Instrument CASA EX80/13 is revoked.

3 Application

This exemption applies to Pel-Air Aviation Pty Limited, Aviation Reference Number 227573 (the operator), in relation to the use of each aircraft mentioned in Schedule 1 (the aircraft).

4 Exemption

The operator is exempt from compliance with subregulation 207 (2) of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988 in relation to the requirement for the aircraft to be equipped with an approved flight data recorder system in accordance with paragraph 6.1 of Civil Aviation Order 20.18.

Schedule 1 Aircraft

The Hawker Beechcraft Corporation B200C aircraft with the following nationality and registration marks and serial numbers:

National and registration marks	Serial number
VH-VAD	BL-154
VH-VAE	BL-155
VH-VAH	BL-156
VH-VAI	BL-157

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Sourced from the Federal Register of Legislation (legislation.gov.au), CC BY 4.0.

1 CASA EX135/13 - Exemption – carriage of flight data recorder – Pel-Air Aviation