1CASA EX61/19 — Use of Radiocommunication Systems in Parachute Operations (Australian Parachute Federation Ltd) Instrument 2019

Instrument number CASA EX61/19

I, CHRISTOPHER PAUL MONAHAN, Executive Manager, National Operations & Standards, a delegate of CASA, make this instrument under regulations 11.160, 11.205 and 11.245 of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998.

[Signed Christopher P. Monahan]

Christopher P. Monahan
Executive Manager, National Operations & Standards

21 June 2019

CASA EX61/19 — Use of Radiocommunication Systems in Parachute Operations (Australian Parachute Federation Ltd) Instrument 2019

1 Name

This instrument is CASA EX61/19 — Use of Radiocommunication Systems in Parachute Operations (Australian Parachute Federation Ltd) Instrument 2019.

2 Duration

This instrument:

(a) commences on 1 July 2019; and

(b) is repealed at the end of 31 May 2022.

Note For regulation 11.250 of CASR, the direction in section 5 ceases to be in force at the end of 31 May 2022.

3 Definitions

Note In this instrument, certain terms and expressions have the same meaning as they have in the Act and the Regulations. These include: radiocommunication system, which is defined in regulation 2 of CAR.

In this instrument:

APF means the Australian Parachute Federation Ltd, ARN 205322.

APF ground control assistant means a person who:

(a) meets the requirements of the APF Operational Regulations for a ground control assistant; and

(b) performs the responsibilities of a ground control assistant, that are mentioned in the APF Operational Regulations, for either of the following operations conducted by another member of the APF:

(i) a parachute operation;

(ii) a parachute training operation.

Note As at commencement of this instrument, the requirements for ground control assistants and their responsibilities are mentioned in paragraph 6.1.8 of the APF Operational Regulations. The requirements include that a person must be a member of the APF and trained and assessed in accordance with the requirements of the APF Training Operations Manual.

APF Operational Regulations means the Australian Parachute Federation Ltd Operational Regulations, as approved in writing by CASA and as existing from time to time.

APF Training Operations Manual means the Australian Parachute Federation Ltd Industry Standard Training Operations Manual (TOM), as existing from time to time.