Commonwealth legislation

CASA EX186/15 - Exemption — side-facing seats on aircraft not occupied for take-off or landing

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This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.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

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This instrument lets operators subject to CASR 1998 Subpart 90.B use side-facing seats that don't meet normal take-off/landing seating rules, provided those seats are empty during take-off and landing and each has a clear placard prohibiting use then. It preserves flexible cabin layouts (e.g., lounge/business configurations) while keeping passengers out of potentially unsafe seats during critical flight phases.

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CASA EX186/15 - Exemption — side-facing seats on aircraft not occupied for take-off or landing

Instrument number CASA EX186/15

I, roger jon weeks, Acting Executive Manager, Standards Division, a delegate of CASA, make this instrument under regulation 11.160 of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998 (CASR 1998).

[Signed R.J. Weeks]

Roger Jon Weeks
Acting Executive Manager
Standards Division

27 November 2015

Exemption — side-facing seats on aircraft not occupied for take-off or landing

1 Duration

This instrument:

(a) commences on 1 December 2015; and

(b) expires at the end of November 2018, as if it had been repealed by another instrument.

2 Repeal

Instrument CASA EX175/12 is repealed.

3 Application

This instrument applies to the registered operator of an aircraft to which Subpart 90.B of CASR 1998 applies.

4 Exemption

The registered operator of an aircraft is exempt from regulation 90.120 of CASR 1998.

5 Conditions

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

Schedule 1 Conditions

The exemption applies to a side-facing seat of an aircraft only if:

(a) the registered operator requires the seat to be unoccupied during take-off and landing; and

(b) the seat has a prominent placard prohibiting occupancy during take-off and landing.

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