Instrument number CASA 201/12
I, PETER BEILBY CROMARTY, Executive Manager, Operations Division, a delegate of CASA, make this instrument under regulation 208 of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988.
[Signed P. B. Cromarty]
Peter Cromarty
Executive Manager
Operations Division
22 June 2012
Direction — number of cabin attendants (Tiger Airways)
1 Duration
This instrument:
(a) commences on 1 July 2012; and
(b) stops having effect at the end of June 2013.
2 Application
This instrument applies to an aircraft mentioned in section 3 operated by Tiger Airways Australia Pty Limited, Aviation Reference Number 766093 (the operator), and engaged in regular public transport operations.
3 Direction
In spite of subparagraph 6.1 (b) of Civil Aviation Order 20.16.3 (CAO 20.16.3), the operator may operate an Australian registered Airbus A320 series aircraft with a type data certificate that provides for a maximum seating capacity of 180 passengers if there is 1 cabin attendant for every 50 passenger seats or part of that number.
Note CAO 20.16.3 applies in all other respects to an aircraft referred to in this section.
4 Conditions
The direction is subject to the conditions mentioned in Schedule 1.
Schedule 1 Conditions
1 Only physically competent (able-bodied) persons may occupy seats in the overwing emergency exit rows.
2 During the aircraft take-off, landing operation and in a prepared emergency, each overwing emergency exit row must be occupied by a minimum of 2 physically competent (able-bodied) persons.
3 All passengers seated in the overwing emergency exit rows must receive and respond to a briefing approved by CASA which instructs them on the opening of overwing emergency exits and subsequent actions required in the event of an emergency.
4 The operator must ensure that the aircraft can be evacuated in 90 seconds.
5 Arrangement for the seating and briefing of passengers must be in accordance with procedures set out in the operator’s operations manual and approved by CASA.
