Instrument number CASA EX29/09
I, peter BEILBY cromarty, General Manager, Airspace and Aerodrome Regulation group, a delegate of CASA, make this instrument under subregulation 308 (1) of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988 (CAR 1988).
[Signed P. B. Cromarty]
Peter Cromarty
General Manager
Airspace and Aerodrome Regulation Group
27 March 2009
Exemption — operations by RAA aircraft in Avalon aerodrome temporary restricted area
1          Duration
            This instrument:
(a)   commences on the day after it is registered; and
(b)   stops having effect at the end of March 2010.
2          Revocation
            Instrument CASA EX02/09 is revoked.
3          Application
   (1)     This instrument applies to an aeroplane to which Civil Aviation Order (CAO) 95.32 (CAO 95.32 aeroplane) or 95.55 (CAO 95.55 aeroplane) applies and which is registered with Recreational Aviation Australia (RAA), Aviation Reference Number (ARN) 224806 or the Hang Gliding Federation of Australia (HGFA).
   (2)     This instrument only applies to operations in a temporary restricted area in the vicinity of Avalon aerodrome, Victoria.
4          Exemption
            For this exemption, the operator and pilot in command of such an aeroplane are exempt from complying with the following provisions of CAR 1988:
(a)   Part 4 in the case of a CAO 95.32 aeroplane only;
(b)   regulations 36A and 37 in the case of a CAO 95.55 aeroplane;
(c)   Parts 4A, 4B, 4C, 4D and 5;
(d)   Part 7 in the case of a CAO 95.32 aeroplane only;
(e)   subregulations 83 (1), (2) and (3) in respect of VHF equipment;
(f)    regulations 133, 139, 155 and 157;
(g)   regulation 210 insofar as advertising of flying operations to qualify for a standard specified in the RAA Operations Manual is concerned;
(h)   regulation 230;
(i)    subregulation 242 (2);
(j)    regulations 252 and 252A.
5          Conditions
            The exemption is subject to the conditions mentioned in Schedule 1.
Schedule 1          Conditions
      1     The conditions in this Schedule only apply to aeroplanes flying in a temporary restricted area declared around Avalon aerodrome under regulation 6 of the Airspace Regulations 2007.
      2     The aeroplane must comply with all the flight conditions in CAO 95.32 or CAO 95.55, other than subparagraph 5.1 (e), whichever is applicable.
                Note   Subparagraph 5.1 (e) prohibits flying inside an active prohibited or restricted area.
      3     In order to operate in the temporary restricted area, the aeroplane must be fitted with:
(a)   a radio capable of two-way communication with Air Traffic Control and Certified Air/Ground Radio Service; and
(b)   a transponder capable of mode A and C operation maintained by an approved aircraft maintenance organisation in accordance with CASA AD/RAD/47 current at the time of this instrument.
      4     The pilot in command must hold at least a valid RAA pilot certificate, or HGFA pilot certificate, with a flight radiotelephone operator licence or a radio operator certificate issued by RAA or HGFA.
      5     As soon as possible after any incident or accident in the temporary restricted area, the pilot in command must report it to the Australian Transport Safety Bureau.