Civil Aviation Order 29.11 - Air service operations - Helicopter winching & rappelling operations (02/12/2004) (Cth)

Civil Aviation Order 29.11 as amended

made under subregulations 207 (1) and 208 (1) and regulations 209, 303A and 308 of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988. This compilation was prepared on 16 January 2015 taking into account amendments up to Civil Aviation Order (Flight Crew Licensing) Civil Repeal and Amendment Instrument 2014 (No. 1). Prepared by the Legislative Drafting Section, Legal Branch, Legal Services Division, Civil Aviation Safety Authority, Canberra.

Contents Air service operations — helicopter winching and rappelling operations

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1...Application........................................................ 2...Definitions........................................................ 3...Permissions and exemptions........................................... 4...Classification of operations............................................ 5...Operating areas.................................................... 6...Helicopter and equipment requirements................................... 7...Winching......................................................... 8...Rappelling........................................................ 9...Pilot qualifications................................................... 10..Aircrewman/winch operator qualifications.................................. 11..Carriage of persons................................................. 12..Conduct of operations................................................ Appendix III....................................................... Notes to Civil Aviation Order 29.11.......................................

Section 29.11

Air service operations — helicopter winching and rappelling operations

1 Application This section applies to the conduct of operations by helicopters engaged in winching and rappelling.

2 Definitions In this section: course of training means a course of training in the techniques, and normal and emergency procedures, associated with winching and/or rappelling operations mentioned in the operator's operations manual covering the requirements: (a) for a winch and rappelling operations endorsement; or (b) for a winch and rappelling operations training endorsement; or (c) mentioned in Appendix III. emergency service personnel means members of a police force, or fire, rescue or emergency service. rappelling means any of the following: (a) lowering oneself from an airborne helicopter by going down a rope hanging from the helicopter; (b) lowering an object from an airborne helicopter by controlled release from the helicopter of a rope to which the object is tied; (c) lowering a person or object down a rope hanging from an airborne helicopter, with descent of the object or person controlled by a person on the ground; (d) coming down from, or going up to, an airborne helicopter by using a flexible ladder hanging from the helicopter. winching means the pick-up or lowering of objects, a person or persons to or from the helicopter by means of a winch or hoist fitted to the helicopter. winch or hoist means equipment which may be electrically, hydraulically or pneumatically driven which has been approved by CASA for the purpose of picking up or lowering persons or equipment to or from the ground, and into or from the helicopter.