Instrument number CASA EX45/09
I, MICHAEL DAVID QUINN, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Operations, a delegate of CASA, make this instrument under regulation 308 of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988 (CAR 1988).
[Signed M.D. Quinn]
Mick Quinn
Deputy Chief Executive Officer
Operations
2 June 2009
Exemption — Surveillance Australia Pty Ltd operations into Lord Howe Island
1          Duration
            This instrument:
(a)   commences on the day after it is registered; and
(b)   stops having effect at the end of May 2011.
2          Application
            This instrument applies to operations by Surveillance Australia Pty Ltd, Aviation Reference Number 532345 (the operator), into Lord Howe Island using DHC8-202 aircraft (the aircraft).
3          Exemption
            For subregulation 308 (1) of CAR 1988, the operator is exempt from compliance with directions under subregulation 235 (2) of CAR 1988 to the extent mentioned in Schedule 1, subject to the conditions mentioned in Schedule 2.
Schedule 1          Extent of exemption
            The exemption only applies to the requirement to comply with subparagraphs 4.1 (a), (b) and (c) of Civil Aviation Order 20.7.1B to the extent that they would prevent taking into account the use of the departure end of the runway end safety area to calculate the take-off distance and accelerate-stop distance for the aircraft.
Schedule 2          Conditions
      1     The operator must comply with the following operation specifications:
DHC8-202 operational requirements for take-off and landing at Lord Howe Island, Runway 10/28

Lord Howe Island aerodrome
 

Suitable operational runway
Runway 10/28

Landing distance available
Runway 10: 886 m (ERSA)
Runway 28: 785 m (ERSA)

Take-off distance available
Runway 10: 1006 m (ERSA + 60 m)
Runway 28: 1006 m (ERSA + 60 m)

Take-off run available
Runway 10: 946 m (ERSA + 60 m)
Runway 28: 946 m (ERSA + 60 m)

Accelerate-stop distance available
Runway 10: 946 m (ERSA + 60 m)
Runway 28: 946 m (ERSA + 60 m)

Line-up allowance for take-off
180° turn

Operational limitations
 

Aircraft landing weight
As calculated, based upon aircraft flight manual data and limited to maximum certified landing weight. Threshold speed and prevailing wind must be considered and accounted for in the landing distance calculation. Temperature accountability is not required in the landing distance calculation.

Landing distance required
Actual landing distance (ALD) is the distance between a point 50 feet above the runway threshold and the point where the aircraft comes to a complete stop.
Dry runway: 1.43 x ALD
Wet runway: 1.43 x 1.15 x ALD
Contaminated runway operations not approved for landing.

Landing flap
Flap 35 landing (unless a greater emergency exists).

Aircraft performance
 

Braking application
Maximum braking effort

Retarding applications
Power levers at disc

Runway visibility
Daylight operations only

System requirements
 

All brakes and anti-skid
Nose gear steering
Full flight control and rudder
An aircraft must not take off for a flight to Lord Howe Island unless these systems are operative and fully functional.

      2     Unless otherwise stated in clause 1, all of the operator’s applicable operational procedures and limitations apply.
      3     The additional 60 m (RESA) allowed for take-off only must be added to the brake release end of the runway.