Commonwealth legislation

CASA EX59/11 – Exemption – take-off with residual traces of frost and ice

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This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.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 pilots‑in‑command of large, scheduled commercial aircraft depart with only tiny residual traces of frost or ice after proper de‑icing, where complete elimination is impractical.

It’s conditional: the pilot must have applied appropriate de‑icing and personally judged that any remaining traces won’t impair flight performance or instruments — balancing operational practicality with safety.

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CASA EX59/11 – Exemption – take-off with residual traces of frost and ice

Instrument number CASA EX59/11

I, GERARD JOHN CAMPBELL, Acting Executive Manager, CASA Operations Division, a delegate of CASA, make this instrument under regulation 308 of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988 (CAR 1988).

[Signed G.J. Campbell]

Gerard J. Campbell
Acting Executive Manager
CASA Operations Division

17 June 2011

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

1 Duration

This instrument:

(a) commences on 1 July 2011; and

(b) stops having effect at the end of June 2013.

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.

Source text

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

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