Civil Aviation Amendment Order

(No. R74) 2004

I, WILLIAM BRUCE BYRON, Director of Aviation Safety, on behalf of CASA, issue the following Civil Aviation Order under subregulation 308 (1) of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988.

[Signed Bruce Byron]

Bruce Byron

Director of Aviation Safety and

   Chief Executive Officer

12 December 2004

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1 Name of Order

  This Order is the Civil Aviation Amendment Order (No. R74) 2004.

2 Commencement

  This Order commences on gazettal.

3                      Replacement of section 95.27 of the Civil Aviation Orders

  Section 95.27 of the Civil Aviation Orders is omitted and a new section substituted as set out in Schedule 1.

Schedule 1 Substitution of section 95.27 of the Civil Aviation Orders

SECTION 95.27

EXEMPTION FROM PROVISIONS OF THE CIVIL AVIATION REGULATIONS 1988 — S-70A-9 HELICOPTER

1 APPLICATION

This section applies to the S-70A-9 helicopter during the period that the helicopter is undergoing production and acceptance flight testing in Australia.

2 DEFINITIONS

Terms used in this section shall have the following meanings:

production test flying means flying performed on behalf of the contractor for the purpose of establishing that the helicopter meets the United Technologies Corporation requirements.

acceptance test flying means flying performed on behalf of United Technologies Corporation or the RAAF for the purpose of confirming that the helicopter meets the United Technologies Corporation and RAAF requirements.

3  EXEMPTION

3.1 Under regulation 308 of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988 and subject to compliance with subsection 4, the S-70A-9 helicopter is exempt from compliance with the provisions of Parts 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9 (other than regulation 93), 10 (other than regulation 100), 11, 14, 16, 17, 18 and 19 of those Regulations.

3A LICENCE NOT REQUIRED

3A.1 For the purposes of paragraph 20AB (1) (b) of the Act, a person is authorised to perform a duty essential to the operation of an aircraft to which this section applies without holding a flight crew licence if he or she complies with the conditions set out in subsection 4.

4 CONDITIONS

4.1 The authorisation and control of all flight testing of the S-70A-9 helicopter to the extent necessary to ensure that the helicopter is airworthy and the aircrew have appropriate ratings, medical classifications and flying experience shall be exercised by the RAAF in accordance with military standards.

4.2 Prior to all test flights, DQ-AF personnel shall conduct an inspection of the helicopter to determine its compliance or otherwise with defined United Technologies Corporation/RAAF standards. DQ-AF staff shall issue a Certificate of Safety for Flight prior to all test flights.

4.3 Prior to commencement of test flying, the RAAF is to ensure that all RAAF pilots conducting production or acceptance test flights are subject to the provisions of DI(AF)OPS6-10 and compliance with the provisions of DI(AF)AAP 7001.8-1.

4.4 Prior to the commencement of test flying, United Technologies Corporation shall provide details required by DI(AF)AAP 700.8-1 in respect of United Technologies Corporation test pilots conducting production test flights.

4.5 Flying operations conducted outside military controlled airspace shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of Joint Aviation Standards and Procedures (JASAP).