Instrument number CASA EX06/25

I, STEVEN JAMES CAMPBELL, Executive Manager, National Operations & Standards, a delegate of CASA, make this instrument under regulation 11.245 of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998.

[Signed S. Campbell]

Steven Campbell
Executive Manager, National Operations & Standards

18 February 2025

CASA EX06/25 — Amendment of CASA EX67/24 (Expiry of Certain Directions) Instrument 2025

1 Name

  This instrument is the CASA EX06/25 — Amendment of CASA EX67/24 (Expiry of Certain Directions) Instrument 2025.

2 Commencement

  This instrument commences on the day after it is registered.

3 Amendment of instrument CASA EX67/24

  Schedule 1 amends CASA EX67/24 – Part 91 of CASR – Supplementary Exemptions and Directions Instrument 2024.

Schedule 1 Amendment

[1] Subsections 20B(6) to (8)

substitute

 (6) For regulation 11.245 of CASR, the Club must comply with the directions mentioned in subsection (7).

 (7) The Club must do the following:

(a) develop and maintain written rules and procedures that implement the requirements of this section as they apply to the Club and to pilots in command;

(b) include the details of this section in the rules and procedures;

(c) use appropriate means to make all Club rules and procedures known to pilots in command participating in aerobatic activity;

(d) promptly give CASA a copy of the rules and procedures, on request;

(e) appoint, in writing, a Competition Coordinator for all aerobatic activity;

(f) acting through the Competition Coordinator, ensure that a ground communications station (the station) is established at the non-controlled aerodrome that is relevant for the aerobatic activity;

(g) acting through the Competition Coordinator, ensure that the station:

 (i) operates on each day that an aerobatic activity takes place, in order to advise other aircraft operating in the vicinity of the non-controlled aerodrome of:

(A) the aerobatic activity; and

(B) the location and direction of the participants in the aerobatic activity; and

 (ii) has a radio operator who:

(A) conducts any radiocommunications; and

(B) is authorised under Part 61 or 64 of CASR to transmit on an aviation safety radio frequency; and

(C) monitors both the VHF frequency nominated by the Club, and the CTAF; and

(D) makes broadcasts and reports on these frequencies, as required by the Club rules and procedures, and when reasonably necessary to avoid the risk of accidents or incidents involving other aircraft;

 (iii) commences operations at least 10 minutes before aerobatic activity begins and continues throughout the duration of the aerobatic activity;

(h) acting through the Competition Coordinator, ensure that only aircraft carrying serviceable VHF radio transceivers are allowed to participate in the aerobatic activity;

(i) acting through the Competition Coordinator, ensure that aerobatic activities stop at least 10 minutes before the expected arrival time at the aerodrome of any scheduled air transport operation;

(j) acting through the Competition Coordinator, ensure that aerobatic activities are not started or resumed until the later of the following:

 (i) 10 minutes after the departure of any scheduled air transport operation;

 (ii) when any scheduled air transport operation is no longer in the vicinity of the non-controlled aerodrome;

Note   The expression in the vicinity of a non-controlled aerodrome is defined in regulation 91.360 of CASR.

(k) acting through the Competition Coordinator, ensure that radio operations on the VHF frequency nominated by the Club:

 (i) cease before the arrival at the aerodrome of any scheduled air transport operation; and

Note   The term arrival is defined in subsection (2).

 (ii) do not resume until the later of:

(A) 10 minutes after the departure of any scheduled air transport operation; and

(B) the point in time when any scheduled air transport operation is no longer in the vicinity of the non-controlled aerodrome;

(l) acting through the Competition Coordinator, ensure that the pilot in command of any aircraft that was participating in the aerobatic activity and that is still in flight is told immediately if the station has ceased operations;

Note   If the station ceases operating, then paragraph (7)(g) is no longer complied with and the pilot in command is, therefore, no longer exempted from paragraphs 91.375(2)(a) and (c), and regulations 91.630 and 91.640 of CASR.

(m) acting through the Competition Coordinator, ensure that the pilot in command of any aircraft taking part in an aerobatic activity:

 (i) monitors the CTAF at times other than when flying in the aerobatic box; and

 (ii) monitors the CTAF if so advised by the radio operator at the station;

(n) acting through the Competition Coordinator, ensure that, on each day that the aerobatic activity takes place, participants in an aerobatic activity are briefed on the following:

 (i) the location and dimensions of the aerobatic box for the activity;

 (ii) when a frequency change is permitted to a frequency other than the CTAF;

 (iii) the rules and procedures to comply with this section;

 (iv) any requirements for operating in the aerobatic box;

 (v) procedures if a radiocommunication with the station fails;

(o) not later than 5 working days before the commencement of an aerobatic activity, give CASA the following:

 (i)  notice of its intention to organise the activity;

 (ii) the name, ARN and mobile telephone number of the person appointed by the Club as the Competition Coordinator for the aerobatic activity;

 (iii) the location of the non-controlled aerodrome and the rules and procedures, including the CTAF, to be used;

 (iv) details of the aerobatic activity that are to be published in a NOTAM, including the operating times of the activity and the location and boundaries of the aerobatic box.

 (8) For regulation 11.250 of CASR, the directions in subsection (7) cease to be in force at the earlier of:

(a) the day this section is repealed; and

(b) 2 December 2027.