1CASA EX50/09 – Exemption – take-off with residual traces of frost and ice

Instrument number CASA EX50/09

I, MICHAEL DAVID QUINN, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Operations, a delegate of CASA, make this instrument under regulation 308 of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988 (CAR 1988).

[Signed M.D. Quinn]

Mick Quinn
Deputy Chief Executive Officer
Operations

23 June 2009

Exemption — take-off with residual traces of frost and ice

1 Duration

This instrument:

(a) commences on 1 July 2009; and

(b) stops having effect at the end of 30 June 2011.

2 Application

This instrument applies only to the pilot in command of an aircraft that:

(a) is engaged in regular public transport operations; and

(b) has a maximum take-off weight of more than 5 700 kg.

3 Exemption

The pilot in command is exempt from compliance with paragraph 244 (1) (c) of CAR 1988.

4 Conditions

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

Schedule 1 Conditions

1 In this Schedule, appropriate procedures means de-icing and anti-icing procedures that are:

(a) effective in the ambient meteorological conditions and temperatures; and

(b) carried out in accordance with whichever of the following is applicable to take-off in those conditions and temperatures:

(i) the aircraft flight manual; or

(ii) instructions and data provided by the aircraft manufacturer.

2 Before taking off, the pilot in command must ensure that appropriate procedures have been used to remove from the aircraft all accumulated snow, frost and ice other than residual traces.

3 Immediately before taking off, the pilot in command must be satisfied that any residual traces of snow, frost or ice will not affect the performance of:

(a) the aircraft; or

(b) any of its equipment or instruments.