Sch 24ATSO-C1001 — Dispatcher’s restraint strap

Schedule 24 ATSO-C1001 — Dispatcher’s restraint strap

(subsection 13.2 (1), table, item 4)

This Schedule applies to a dispatcher’s restraint strap manufactured by an article manufacturer.

AS/NZS 1891.1:1995 means AS/NZS 1891.1:1995, Industrial fall-arrest systems and devices, Part 1: Safety belts and harnesses, as published on 5 March 1995.

dispatcher’s restraint strap means an adjustable restraint line that is:

(a) for use when a door or hatch of an aircraft is open; and

(b) attached to the aircraft and an occupant of the aircraft when the occupant is not seated with a seat belt or harness fastened; and

(c) intended to prevent the wearer from falling from the aircraft when carrying out duties at, or near, the door or hatch.

restraint line means a line used to restrict the horizontal movement of the wearer and not designed for either free or restrained fall.

(1) Subject to subclauses (2) to (6), the dispatcher’s restraint strap must meet the requirements mentioned in AS/NZS 1891.1:1995 relating to restraint lines.

(2) Despite clause 3.2.4 of AS/NZS 1891.1:1995, the dispatcher’s restraint strap may have 1 eyelet for a parachute‑type 3 ring quick‑release if:

(a) the design of the eyelet results in the free edges of the webbing being restrained in the eyelet; and

(b) the strap meets the strength requirements mentioned in clause 4.4.2 of AS/NZS 1891.1:1995, tested in accordance with Appendix D of AS/NZS 1891.1:1995, as if it were a separately supplied lanyard.

(3) The dispatcher’s restraint strap does not need to meet the requirements mentioned in clause 4.2.3 of AS/NZS 1891.1:1995 if the strap meets 1 of the following requirements for demonstrating its resistance to degradation by light:

(a) a substantiated life limitation;

(b) the use of webbing previously qualified to a similar performance standard.

(4) The instructions mentioned in clause 5.1 of AS/NZS 1891.1:1995 do not need to include the matters mentioned in paragraphs 5.1 (a) to (f) of AS/NZS 1891.1:1995.

(5) The marking or labelling mentioned in clause 5.2 of AS/NZS 1891.1:1995 does not need to include the information about the maximum allowable free fall mentioned in paragraph 5.2 (d) of AS/NZS 1891.1:1995.

(6) For the test mentioned in Appendix D of AS/NZS 1891.1:1995:

(a) a manually operated hydraulic pump may be used to apply the load; and

(b) the specimen may be loaded at a speed other than 150 mm/min.

4 Minimum performance standard — quick‑release device