Instrument number CASA EX57/09
I, michael david quinn, Deputy Director of Aviation Safety, 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 Director of Aviation Safety
27 July 2009
Exemption — from requirement to register an emergency locator transmitter (ELT) with the Australian Maritime Safety Authority
1          Duration
            This instrument:
(a)   commences on the day after it is registered; and
(b)   stops having effect at the end of 31 July 2011.
2          Definition
            In this instrument:
approved ELT, approved portable ELT and high-capacity have the same meanings as in subregulation 252A (7) of CAR 1988.
3          Application
This instrument applies to the operator and pilot in command of a high-capacity regular public transport aircraft or a high-capacity charter aircraft (high-capacity aircraft).
4          Exemption
         The operator and pilot in command of a high-capacity aircraft are exempt from compliance with regulation 252 of CAR 1988, in relation to paragraph 6.6 of Civil Aviation Order 20.11 (CAO 20.11).
5          Conditions
             The exemption is subject to the conditions mentioned in Schedule 1.
Schedule 1          Conditions
      1     The aircraft must be on a flight associated with its manufacture, preparation for delivery or delivery to its operator.
      2     No fare-paying passengers must be carried on the flight.
      3     The operator and pilot in command of a high-capacity aircraft must ensure that it carries an approved ELT and an approved portable ELT, or at least 2 approved portable ELTs, in accordance with subsection 6 of CAO 20.11.
      4     An ELT or portable ELT carried under clause 3 must be in working order.