I, JAMES MARCOLIN, Acting General Manager, General Aviation Operations, Aviation Safety Compliance, a delegate of CASA, make this instrument under regulation 208 of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988 (CAR 1988).
[Signed J. Marcolin]
Jim Marcolin
Acting General Manager
General Aviation Operations
Aviation Safety Compliance
27 May 2005
Direction — Carriage of cabin attendant in hot air balloon
1 Duration
(a) commences on the day after it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments; and
(b) stops having effect at the end of June 2006.
2 Application
This instrument applies to the Kavanagh B400 balloon (the balloon):
(a) operated by Raging Thunder Balloon Adventures Pty Ltd (Aviation Registration Number 520686 (the operator); and
(b) bearing the nationality and registration marks VH-URF.
3 Direction
The operator may operate the balloon carrying up to 20 passengers without carrying a cabin attendant.
4 Conditions
The direction is subject to the conditions mentioned in Schedule 1.
Schedule 1 Conditions
1 The balloon must not carry more than 20 passengers.
2 During the operations, an approximately equal weight of passengers must be located in each of the balloon’s 4 compartments.
3 During the operations, the passengers must be, at all times, in a position to hear any instructions given by the pilot in command.
4 When more than 16 passengers are carried, there must be 2 suitably qualified ground crew available, with 1 at either end of the basket, to assist the pilot with the embarkation and disembarkation of passengers.
5 The course of training required by the ground crew mentioned in clause 4 must be included in the operator’s operations manual.
6 The operation must comply with section 20.16.3 of the Civil Aviation Orders, other than subparagraph 6.1 (a) and paragraph 7.1.