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CASA EX42/08 - Exemption - time-in-service recording on maintenance release; Determination - non-application of part of Civil Aviation Order 100.5

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Plain English Summary

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This instrument temporarily allows operators of Class A aircraft (typically smaller, less complex aircraft) to use an alternative method for tracking flight hours instead of the standard paperwork requirements.

What it does:

Exempts owners, operators, and pilots from Regulation 43B of the Civil Aviation Regulations, which normally requires recording "time-in-service" (flight hours) directly on the aircraft's maintenance release document.
Suspends specific maintenance rules (paragraphs 6.5(d), (e) and (f) of Civil Aviation Order 100.5) that would otherwise apply to these aircraft.

The catch: Operators can't simply stop tracking hours. They must:

Use an approved alternative system to record flight hours that still meets airworthiness safety standards
Document the method in their maintenance control manual (the rulebook for how they manage aircraft upkeep)

This creates a flexible, streamlined paperwork option for simpler aircraft while ensuring safety through alternative record-keeping systems.

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CASA EX42/08 - Exemption - time-in-service recording on maintenance release; Determination - non-application of part of Civil Aviation Order 100.5

Instrument number CASA EX42/08

I, MICHAEL DAVID QUINN, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Operations, a delegate of CASA, make this instrument under subregulation 308 (1) of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988 (CAR 1988) and paragraph 1.2 of Civil Aviation Order 100.5 (CAO 100.5).

[Signed M.D. Quinn]

Mick Quinn
Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Operations

25 June 2008

Exemption — time-in-service recording on maintenance release

Determination — non-application of part of Civil Aviation Order 100.5

1 Duration

This instrument:

(a) commences on 1 July 2008; and

(b) stops having effect at the end of 30 June 2010.

2 Application

This instrument applies to:

(a) Class A aircraft (the aircraft); and

(b) the owner, the operator and the pilot in command of a Class A aircraft (the relevant persons).

3 Exemption

Each aircraft and each relevant person is exempt from compliance with regulation 43B of CAR 1988.

4 Conditions

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

5 Determination

I determine that subparagraphs 6.5 (d), (e) and (f) of CAO 100.5 do not apply to Class A aircraft.

Schedule 1 Conditions

The operator of the aircraft:

(a) must ensure that the aircraft’s approved system of maintenance includes an approved recording method for time-in-service which is sufficient to meet continuing airworthiness requirements; and

(b) must include details of the recording method in the operator’s maintenance control manual prepared for regulation 42ZY of CAR 1988.

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