Instrument number CASA EX59/06
I, BRUCE Robert GEMMELL, Deputy Chief Executive and Chief Operating Officer, a delegate of CASA, make this instrument under paragraph 157 (4) (b) and subregulations 250 (2), 251 (3), 251 (9) and 308 (1) of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988 (CAR 1988).
[Signed B. Gemmell]
Bruce Gemmell
Deputy Chief Executive
   and Chief Operating Officer
1 November 2006
Exemption, permit, permission and directions — bungy jumping
1          Duration
            This instrument:
(a)   commences on 2 November 2006; and
(b)   stops having effect at the end of 12 November 2006.
2          Application
            This instrument applies to the helicopter bungy jumping operations (the operations) at Martins Dam, about 8 nm west of Coolangatta, that are described in an email request dated 20 September 2006 from Helicopter Service Australia Pty Ltd, Aviation Reference Number (ARN) 439365 (the operator).
3          Exemption
             The pilot in command of the twin engine Kawasaki BK117 helicopter bearing the nationality and registration marks VH-JGO (the helicopter) is exempt from compliance with regulation 150 of CAR 1988 during the operations.
4          Permit — low flying
            A permit is issued to the operator of the helicopter for the pilot in command to fly the helicopter for the operations at a height lower that 500 feet, in spite of subregulation 157 (1).
5          Permission — to be carried on undercarriage
            A passenger (the bungy jumper) may be carried on the undercarriage of the helicopter, or attached to an external cargo hook of the helicopter, during the operations for the purpose of conducting the bungy jump.
6          Directions — to wear a safety harness
            A person carried on the helicopter during the operations, when not wearing a seat belt, must wear an approved safety harness.
7          Directions — about wearing a seat belt
            The bungy jumper must not wear a seat belt if:
(a)   he is wearing a safety harness instead of a seat belt; or
(b)   after the safety harness is released in accordance with clause 10 of Schedule 1.
8          Conditions
            The exemption, permit, permission and directions given under this instrument are each subject to the conditions mentioned in Schedule 1.
Schedule 1          Conditions for conduct of helicopter bungy jump
      1     The operations:
(a)   must be in the helicopter; and
(b)   may only take place at Martins Dam between 2 and 12 November 2006 within an area kept clear for that purpose and clearly indicated.
      2     For the operations, only the flight crew, the bungy jumper, and a person who performs an essential function for the operations may be carried in the helicopter.
      3     The helicopter must be fitted with a serviceable radar altimeter that enables cross‑reference with the barometric altimeter to ensure accurate determination of the helicopter’s height above the water or the ground.
      4     Subject to this instrument, the bungy jump operations must be conducted in accordance with the operator’s operations manual, including section D 17 dealing with Helicopter Bungy Operations as approved by CASA (section D 17). In particular, in spite of any permit under paragraph 157 (4) (b), the bungy jump must take place at a height above mean sea level of not less than 1 000 feet.
      5     The carriage of the bungy jumper, while attached to the external cargo hook of the helicopter, must be in accordance with the instructions and procedures set out in section D 17.
      6     The bungy jumping equipment to be used in the operations must conform to the Australian and New Zealand standard for bungy jumping equipment, namely ASNZ 5848.
      7     The helicopter may descend to less than 1 000 feet only for the purpose of enabling the recovery of the jumper by the ground crew.
      8     The pilot in command during the bungy jump operations must be John Eacott, ARN 145542, in his capacity as the operator’s chief pilot.
      9     The safety harness worn by the bungy jumper must be of a type approved by CASA.
    10     The bungy jumper must not release the safety harness worn except in order to leave the cabin after ensuring that he is properly secured to the bungy line.
    11     The operations must take place under day V.F.R. with not more than 25 knots of wind.
    12     The operations must be conducted in accordance with the proposals in the operator’s request that are not inconsistent with this instrument.