Instrument number CASA EX50/15
I, gerard john campbell, Executive Manager, Operations Division, a delegate of CASA, make this instrument under regulation 11.160 of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998, subregulation 250 (2) of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988 (CAR 1988) and subsection 33 (3) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.
[Signed G.J. Campbell]
Gerard J. Campbell
Executive Manager
Operations Division
30 March 2015
Exemption and permission — AOC holders with winching and rappelling privileges and the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB)
1          Duration
          This instrument:
(a)   commences on 1 April 2015; and
(b)   expires at the end of March 2018, as if it had been repealed by another instrument.
2          Repeal
          Instrument CASA EX61/12 is repealed.
3          Application
          This instrument applies to:
(a)   the holder of an AOC which authorises the conduct of helicopter winching and rappelling operations (an eligible operator); and
(b)   the pilot in command of a helicopter operated by an eligible operator; and
(c)   ATSB when conducting accident investigations.
4          Exemption
          The pilot in command of a helicopter operated by an eligible operator is exempt from the requirements of subregulation 151 (1) and paragraphs 251 (1) (a) and (c) of CAR 1988 and paragraph 5.1 of Civil Aviation Order (CAO) 29.11 to the extent mentioned in Schedule 1.
5          Permission
          An eligible operator and the pilot in command of a helicopter operated by the eligible operator are permitted to carry ATSB personnel on, or in, part of the helicopter that is not designed for the accommodation of the crew or passengers, or on, or in, anything attached to the helicopter for the purpose of emplaning or deplaning when carrying out accident investigations.
6          Conditions
          The exemption and permission are subject to the conditions mentioned in Schedule 2.
Schedule 1          Extent of exemption
             This exemption only applies to accident investigations which use the eligible operator’s helicopter and are conducted by ATSB.
Schedule 2          Conditions
        1   The helicopter operated by an eligible operator for winching and rappelling operations must not carry any persons other than the eligible operator’s crew and staff approved by the ATSB.
        2   All other requirements of CAO 29.11 must be complied with.