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CASA EX177/15 - Exemption — extended diversion time operation requirements (Qantas B747 and A380)

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This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.

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Commonwealth

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This gives Qantas Airways a temporary exemption from aviation safety rules requiring Extended Diversion Time Operations (EDTO) for long over-water/remote flights, applying only to its Boeing 747 and Airbus A380 aircraft carrying passengers.

The exemption affects Qantas (aviation ref 216147), expires end‑January 2016, must be retained in its operations manual, and replaces a prior similar exemption.

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CASA EX177/15 - Exemption — extended diversion time operation requirements (Qantas B747 and A380)

Instrument number CASA EX177/15

I, MARK ALAN SKIDMORE, Director of Aviation Safety, on behalf of CASA, make this instrument under regulation 11.160 of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998.

[Signed Mark Skidmore AM]

Mark Skidmore AM
Director of Aviation Safety

12 October 2015

Exemption — extended diversion time operation requirements (Qantas B747 and A380)

1 Duration

This instrument:

(a) commences on the day of registration; and

(b) expires at the end of January 2016, as if it had been repealed by another instrument.

2 Repeal

Instrument CASA EX111/15 is repealed.

3 Definition

In this instrument:

EDTO has the same meaning given in paragraph 2.1 of Civil Aviation Order 82.0 (CAO 82.0).

4 Application

This instrument applies to Qantas Airways Limited, Aviation Reference Number 216147 (the operator), when conducting regular public transport operations or charter operations in the operator’s B747 and A380 aircraft.

5 Exemption

The operator is exempt from complying with the requirements of subsection 3BC of CAO 82.0.

Note The operator will not be required to undertake EDTO for passenger-carrying operations conducted in the operator’s B747 and A380 aircraft.

6 Condition

The operator must include a copy of this instrument in the operator’s operations manual.

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

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