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CASA EX150/14 - Exemption from subregulation 139.190(1) of CASR 1998 – requirement to provide a VASIS

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legislative instrument

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This instrument gives certain airport operators a temporary pass on installing Visual Approach Slope Indicator Systems (VASIS) — the coloured light systems that guide pilots to land at the correct angle.

Who does this affect?

Operators of certified aerodromes (licensed airports) who runways are used by jet aircraft on charter flights (private hire or unscheduled commercial flights, not regular airlines).

Important catches:

Doesn't apply if the runway is also used by scheduled airline services (regular public transport).
Doesn't apply if the airport already had a VASIS installed when this exemption started.
CASA can override it: Even with this exemption, CASA can still order the operator to install the system if they see fit.
It was temporary: This exemption automatically expired by November 2016 (or earlier when new aviation regulations took effect).

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CASA EX150/14 - Exemption from subregulation 139.190(1) of CASR 1998 – requirement to provide a VASIS

Instrument number CASA EX150/14

I, terence lindsay farquharson, Acting Director of Aviation Safety, on behalf of CASA, make this instrument under regulation 11.160 of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998 (CASR 1998).

[Signed T. Farquharson]

Terry Farquharson
Acting Director of Aviation Safety

14 November 2014

Exemption from subregulation 139.190 (1) of CASR 1998 — requirement to provide a VASIS

1 Duration

This instrument:

(a) commences on the day of registration (the commencement date); and

(b) expires, as if it had been repealed by another instrument, at the earlier of:

(i) the end of November 2016; or

(ii) the commencement of Parts 119, 121 and 135 of CASR 1998.

2 Application

This exemption applies to the operator of a certified aerodrome (the operator) in relation to the provision of a visual approach slope indicator system (VASIS) for a runway that is regularly used by jet-propelled aircraft conducting charter operations.

3 Exemption

The operator is exempt from compliance with subregulation 139.190 (1) of CASR 1998.

4 Conditions

The exemption is subject to the conditions mentioned in Schedule 1.

Schedule 1 Conditions

1 This exemption does not apply if the runway is used by jet-propelled aircraft that are engaged in regular public transport operations.

2 This exemption does not apply to certified aerodromes that have a VASIS installed at the commencement date.

3 This exemption does not affect CASA’s power under subregulation 139.190 (2) of CASR 1998 to issue a direction to the operator of a certified aerodrome to which this exemption would otherwise apply.

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1 CASA EX150/14 - Exemption from subregulation 139.190(1) of CASR 1998 – requirement to provide a VASIS