I, bruce robert gemmell, Acting Director of Aviation Safety, on behalf of CASA, make this instrument under subregulations 208 (1) and 235 (7) of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988.
[Signed B. Gemmell]
Acting Director of Aviation Safety and
Chief Executive Officer
Civil Aviation Order 20.16.3 Amendment Order (No. 1) 2006
This instrument is Civil Aviation Order 20.16.3 Amendment Order (No. 1) 2006.
2 Commencement
This instrument commences on the day after it is registered.
3 Amendment of Civil Aviation Order 20.16.3
Schedule 1 amends Civil Aviation Order 20.16.3.
[1] Subsection 2, definition of handicapped person
omit
afflicted
insert
affected
[2] Paragraph 6.1
omit
Aircraft
insert
Subject to subsection 6A, aircraft
[3] After subsection 6
insert
6A Manned balloons and hot air airships
A manned balloon or hot air airship engaged in charter operations need not carry a cabin attendant if:
(a) the operator’s operations manual (the manual) mentions the duties and responsibilities of the pilot in command for the briefing and control of passengers in normal and emergency situations; and
(b) for a manned balloon or hot air airship that has more that 2 passenger compartments — the pilot in command has a separate compartment centrally located among the passenger compartments; and
(c) during the operations:
(i) the number of passengers does not exceed 24; and
(ii) an approximately equal weight of passengers is located in each of the passenger compartments; and
(iii) not more than 6 passengers are located in each passenger compartment; and
(iv) the passengers are always in a position to hear any instructions given by the pilot in command; and
(d) during passenger loading and launching operations, and as far as possible during landing and passenger unloading operations, there are 2 suitably trained ground crew available, with 1 at either end of the basket, to assist the pilot with the embarkation and disembarkation of the passengers; and
(e) ground crew training is approved by CASA and mentioned in the manual; and
(f) the operations are conducted in accordance with all other relevant requirements of this Order.
Note Subject to compliance with certain conditions, Civil Aviation Order 95.53 exempts a manned balloon or hot air airship, engaged in aerial work or charter operations, from the requirements of regulation 251 of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988 concerning seat belts and safety harnesses. Therefore, subsections 3, 4, 7 and 16 of Civil Aviation Order 20.16.3 do not apply to such a manned balloon or hot air airship.