CASA EX55/06 — Exemption – training and checking organisation, flight check system

as amended

made under the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988.

This compilation was prepared on 4 November 2006
taking into account amendments up to CASA EX60/06.

Prepared by the Legislative Drafting Branch, Legal Services Group, Civil Aviation Safety Authority, Canberra.

Exemption — training and checking organisation, flight check system

1 Duration

 This instrument:

(a) commences on 1 November 2006; and

(b) stops having effect at the end of 31 May 2007.

2 Application

 This instrument applies to:

(a) Helicorp Pty Ltd, Aviation Reference Number 435780 (the operator), for the operation of the aircraft mentioned in Schedule 1 (the aircraft); and

(b) the pilot in command of each aircraft.

3 Exemption

 (1)The operator is exempt from compliance with regulations 217 and 232 of CAR 1988.

 (2)The pilot in command is exempt from compliance with regulation 232 of CAR 1988.

4 Conditions

 The exemption is subject to the conditions mentioned in Schedule 2.

Schedule 1 Aircraft

Schedule 2 Conditions

 1 The operator must:

(a) hold a discrete air operator’s certificate for the aircraft; and

(b) comply with any conditions mentioned in it.

 2 The aircraft may only:

(a) be operated for firefighting purposes; and

(b) carry crew members.

 3 The aircraft may be flown in Australia only by a pilot who meets FAA and Erickson Air Crane Incorporated check and training proficiency requirements.

 4 The operator’s chief pilot must:

(a) sight, and verify the currency of, each operating crew member’s:

 (i) licence; and

 (ii) aircraft endorsement; and

 (iii) medical certificate; and

 (iv) most recent proficiency check on the aircraft; and

(b) keep copies of them for 3 years.

 5 The aircraft must have a flight check system that complies with FAA standards.

 6 The operator and the pilot in command must ensure that the normal and emergency checklists are immediately available to the crew in flight.

 7 The pilot in command must ensure that the flight check system is carried out in detail.

 8 If the aircraft’s checklist information, procedures and instructions are contained in the aircraft’s flight manual, the flight manual:

(a) may be taken to be the flight check system; and

(b) must be immediately available to the crew in flight.

Notes to CASA EX55/06 — Exemption – training and checking organisation, flight check system

Note 1

CASA EX55/06 — Exemption – training and checking organisation, flight check system (in force under regulation 308 of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988) as shown in this compilation is amended as indicated in the tables below.

Table of instruments

Table of amendments