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CASA 157/09 – Permission and direction – helicopter special operations

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Instrument number CASA 157/09
I, gregory JAMES HOOD, Executive Manager, Air Transport Operations Group and Group General Manager, General Aviation Operations, a delegate of CASA, make this instrument under subregulations 207 (3), 250 (2) and (3), and 251 (9) of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988.
[Signed Greg Hood]
Executive Manager, Air Transport Operations Group and
   Group General Manager, General Aviation Operations
24 April 2009
Permission and direction — helicopter special operations
1          Duration
          This instrument:
(a)   commences on the day after it is registered; and
(b)   stops having effect at the end of April 2011.
2          Revocation
          Instrument CASA 11/09 is revoked.
3          Application
          This instrument applies to a helicopter flight mentioned in Schedule 1 (a special operation) by an operator mentioned in Schedule 2.
4          Permission
          When a helicopter is in the hover to enable a passenger to leave or board, the passenger may be carried on the undercarriage for the purpose of leaving or boarding.
5          Direction
          When a helicopter is in the hover to enable a passenger to leave or board, the passenger is not required to occupy a seat or wear a seat belt.
6          Condition
          The permission in section 4 is subject to the condition mentioned in Schedule 3.
Schedule 1          Special operation
            A helicopter search and rescue operation, law enforcement operation, firefighting operation, or training for any of those operations, in which, for the purpose of the operation or training, it is necessary to leave or board the helicopter when a landing is not possible or safe.
Schedule 2          Operators
      1     Aerial Agriculture Pty Ltd, trading as Fleet Helicopters (Aviation Reference Number (ARN) 086976)
      2     Austheli Pty Ltd, trading as Australian Helicopters and Marine Helicopters (ARN 538983)
      3     Australian Helicopters Pty Ltd, trading as Australian Helicopters (ARN 438297)
      4     Becker Helicopter Services Pty Ltd (ARN 539957)
      5     Brazakka Pty Ltd, trading as Cape York Helicopters (ARN 543383)
      6     Bristow Helicopters Australia Pty Ltd (ARN 200267)
      7     Cape York Airlines Pty Ltd (ARN 404926)
      8     CareFlight (NSW) Limited (ARN 405385)
      9     Careflight (QLD) Limited (ARN 223513)
    10     Central (Qld) Aviation Pty Ltd, trading as Coastal Helicopters and Webb Helicopters (ARN 405094)
    11     Commercial Helicopters Pty Ltd (ARN 558381)
    12     Eagle Helicopters Pty Limited (ARN 565413)
    13     Heli Air Pty Ltd (ARN 559166)
    14     Heli-Aust Pty Ltd (ARN 401774)
    15     Helicopters (Australia) Pty Ltd (ARN 067339)
    16     Heli Dive Pty Limited (ARN 581939)
    17     Hunter Region SLSA Helicopter Rescue Service Limited (ARN 086990)
    18     Lloyd Helicopters Pty Ltd, trading as CHC Helicopters (Australia) (ARN 222688)
    19     McDermott Aviation Pty Ltd (ARN 433115)
    20     Rotorco Pty Ltd, trading as Leading Edge Helicopters (ARN 595280)
    21     Rotorwest Pty Ltd, trading as Heli West (ARN 578381)
    22     Southern Region SLSA Helicopter Rescue Service Pty Ltd (ARN 509332)
    23     State of New South Wales, acting through NSW Police, known as NSW Police Aviation Support Branch (ARN 219412)
    24     State of New South Wales, acting through the Department of Environment and Climate Change (ARN 085810)
    25     State of Western Australia, acting through the Commissioner of Police (ARN 214921)
    26     Sunshine Coast Helicopter Rescue Service Ltd (ARN 220671)
    27     Surf Life Saving Queensland Inc., trading as Life Saver Helicopter Rescue Service Gold Coast and Life Saver Helicopter Rescue Service Sunshine Coast (ARN 512148)
    28     Sydney Helicopters Pty Limited (ARN 544603)
    29     Gemmell Helicopters Pty Ltd (ARN 086900)
    30     Trecked Pty Ltd (ARN 572747)
Schedule 3          Condition
            The special operation must be carried out in accordance with the instructions approved by CASA and set out in the operator’s operations manual.