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CASA EX208/15 - Exemption — minimum height and lateral separation for operations (Aerotech NT)

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This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.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 permits Aerotech NT (Aviation Ref. 814965) pilots to operate below standard minimum heights and closer laterally to buildings than normal—but only when dropping fire retardant/foam/water or conducting firefighting reconnaissance. Operations must be under an official arrangement with a State/Territory emergency services authority, and the lower-height allowance applies only during actual suppressant drops. The exemption was in force from December 2015 until November 2018, replacing CASA EX172/12.

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CASA EX208/15 - Exemption — minimum height and lateral separation for operations (Aerotech NT)

Instrument number CASA EX208/15

I, GERARD JOHN CAMPBELL, Executive Manager, Operations Division, a delegate of CASA, make this instrument under regulation 11.160 of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998 (CASR 1998).

[Signed G.J. Campbell]

Gerard J. Campbell
Executive Manager
Operations Division

2 December 2015

Exemption — minimum height and lateral separation for operations (Aerotech NT)

1 Duration

This instrument:

(a) commences on the day of registration; and

(b) expires at the end of November 2018, as if it had been repealed by another instrument.

2 Repeal

Instrument CASA EX172/12 is repealed.

3 Application

This instrument applies to the pilot in command of an aeroplane operated by Aerotech NT Pty Ltd, Aviation Reference Number 814965 (the operator), engaged in:

(a) operations involving the dropping of fire retardant, foam or water for fire fighting; or

(b) reconnaissance flights undertaken for fire fighting.

4 Exemptions

A pilot in command mentioned in section 3 is exempt from:

(a) the requirements of subregulation 137.140 (3) of CASR 1998 to the extent mentioned in Schedule 1; and

(b) the requirements of subregulation 137.140 (4).

5 Condition

The exemptions are subject to the condition mentioned in Schedule 2.

Schedule 1 Extent of exemption

The exemption against the requirements of subregulation 137.140 (3) applies only when an aeroplane is required to drop fire retardant over an occupied building or over an area adjacent to an occupied building.

Schedule 2 Condition

The operation must be conducted under an arrangement with a recognised State or Territory emergency services authority.

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

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