Instrument number CASA 01/07
I, bruce ROBERT gemmell, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Operations, a delegate of CASA, make this instrument under subregulations 151 (3) and 250 (2) of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988.
[Signed B. Gemmell]
Bruce Gemmell
Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Operations
17 January 2007
Authority and permission — helicopter winching operations
1 Duration
This instrument:
(a) commences on the day after it is registered; and
(b) stops having effect at the end of January 2009.
2 Application
This instrument applies to the operation of an AS332 Super Puma helicopter (the helicopter) in a winching operation at an off-shore platform or vessel (the site), solely to recover an unserviceable helicopter (the operation), by:
(a) Bristow Helicopters Australia Pty Ltd, Aviation Reference Number 200267 (the operator); and
(b) the pilot in command of the helicopter.
3 Authority
The pilot in command may allow persons or objects to be picked up by the helicopter.
4 Permission
For the operation, a person may be carried on or in a part of the helicopter that is not designed for the accommodation of the crew or passengers, or on or in a thing attached to the helicopter.
5 Conditions
The authority and permission are subject to the conditions mentioned in Schedule 1, which are necessary in the interests of safety.
Schedule 1 Conditions
1 The operator and the pilot in command of the helicopter must comply with Civil Aviation Order 29.11, other than subsections 5 and 7.
2 Before the operation, the operator’s chief pilot must make a written safety assessment of all aspects of the operation and the flight, and give the operator the assessment and a written approval for the operation based on it.
3 For the operation and the flight, the helicopter must operate at the minimum practicable weight and the minimum practicable fuel load, including reserves, necessary for:
(a) successful completion of the operation and the flight; and
(b) fly-away capability at the site in the event of engine failure.
4 The operation may only be conducted:
(a) in daylight with the horizon visible; and
(b) using the heave-in line technique in accordance with the procedures set out in the operator’s operations manual:
(i) as at the date of this instrument; or
(ii) as varied with the written agreement of CASA; and
(c) at the safest working area of the site that allows fly-away alternatives for the pilot in command; and
(d) using maintenance personnel of the operator who have successfully completed a course of training for a winching operation, as set out in the operator’s operations manual.
5 During the operation the helicopter may not hover wholly or partially over the site.
6 The operation must have the written permission of the owner or operator of the site (the permission).
7 The operator and the pilot in command must comply with all conditions of the permission that are consistent with this instrument, Australian civil aviation legislation or instruments made under the legislation.
8 The pilot in command must have a copy of this exemption and the permission on his or her person during the operation, and for 1 hour before and after the flight.
9 Not later than 14 days after 31 March 2007, 30 June 2007 and 31 October 2007 the operator must give CASA, for each operation:
(a) details of the operation; and
(b) a copy of the Chief Pilot’s safety assessment; and
(c) a copy of the site owner or operator’s permission, including any conditions.
10 In this Schedule:
civil aviation legislation means the Act, the regulations under the Act and the Civil Aviation Orders.
daylight means the time of a day that is after the start of morning civil twilight (first light) and before the end of evening civil twilight (last light).
flight means the flight to and from the site:
(a) commencing at the place mentioned in the chief pilot’s safety assessment; and
(b) ending at the place, or any alternative place, mentioned in the assessment.
