CASA EX73/24 – Flight Operations Regulations – SMS, HFP&NTS and T&C Systems – Supplementary Exemptions and Directions Instrument 2024 (Cth)

Instrument number CASA EX73/24

I, STEVEN JAMES CAMPBELL, Executive Manager, National Operations & Standards, a delegate of CASA, make this instrument under regulations 11.160, 11.205 and 11.245 of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998.

[Signed S. Campbell] Steven Campbell Executive Manager, National Operations & Standards 29 November 2024 CASA EX73/24 – Flight Operations Regulations – SMS, HFP&NTS and T&C Systems – Supplementary Exemptions and Directions Instrument 2024

Part 1 Preliminary and Definitions

1 Name This instrument is CASA EX73/24 – Flight Operations Regulations – SMS, HFP&NTS and T&C Systems – Supplementary Exemptions and Directions Instrument 2024.

2 Duration This instrument: (a) commences on 2 December 2024; and (b) is repealed at the end of 1 December 2027.

3 Definitions (1) In this instrument: aerial work (air ambulance) operation has the same meaning as in regulation 202.405 of CASR. aerial work operation has the meaning given by the CASR Dictionary. aerial work operator has the meaning given by the CASR Dictionary. Note An aerial work operator is the holder of an aerial work certificate. Australian air transport operator has the meaning given by the CASR Dictionary. CAO is short for Civil Aviation Order and has the same meaning as in subregulation 2(1) of CAR. CAR means the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988. CASA EX87/21 means CASA EX87/21 – Flight Operations Regulations – SMS, HFP&NTS and T&C Systems – Supplementary Exemptions and Directions Instrument 2021. CASR means the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998. charter operation has the same meaning as in paragraph 2(7)(b) of CAR, as in force immediately before 2 December 2021. civil aviation legislation has the meaning given by section 3 of the Civil Aviation Act 1988. commencement date means 2 December 2021. early applicant, for a particular AOC or AOC variation, means a person: (a) who at least 90 days before the commencement date — applied for the AOC or AOC variation under the civil aviation legislation in force on the date of the application; but (b) whose application was still under consideration by CASA on the commencement date. FDAP is short for flight data analysis program. HFP&NTS program means an Australian air transport operator's program for training and assessing operational safety-critical personnel in human factors principles and non‑technical skills. HFP&NTS program exposition content means the content of a relevant Australian air transport operator's exposition about HFP&NTS program matters, for the operator's proposed compliance with the provisions mentioned in section 26. human factors principles or HFP has the meaning given by the CASR Dictionary. key personnel has the meaning given by the CASR Dictionary. MOS is short for Manual of Standards. non-technical skills or NTS has the meaning given by the CASR Dictionary. operational safety-critical personnel has the meaning given by the CASR Dictionary. Part 121 operation has the meaning given by the CASR Dictionary. Part 133 operation has the meaning given by the CASR Dictionary. Part 142 activity has the meaning given by subregulation 142.015(1) of CASR. regular public transport operation has the same meaning as in paragraph 2(7)(c) of CAR, as in force immediately before 2 December 2021. safety management system or SMS: (a) for an Australian air transport operator — has the meaning given by the CASR Dictionary; and (b) for an aerial work operator — has the same meaning as in regulation 138.145. scheduled air transport operation has the meaning given by the CASR Dictionary. SMS exposition content means the content of a relevant Australian air transport operator's exposition about SMS, for the operator's proposed compliance with the CASR provisions from which a relevant Part of this instrument has exempted the operator. SMS manual content means the content of an aerial work operator's safety management system manual for the operator's proposed compliance with the CASR provisions from which a relevant Part of this instrument has exempted the operator, and includes any related content contained in the operator's operations manual. Subpart 121.Z operation means an operation mentioned in subregulation 121.005(2). T&C is short for training and checking. T&C exposition content means the content of an Australian air transport operator's exposition about training and checking matters for the operator's proposed compliance with the CASR provisions from which a relevant Part of this instrument has exempted the operator. T&C manual content means the content of an aerial work operator's training and checking manual for the operator's proposed compliance with the CASR provisions from which a relevant Part of this instrument has exempted the operator, and includes any relevant content contained in the operator's operations manual. the Act means the Civil Aviation Act 1988. (2) Subject to subsection (1), in this instrument, words and expressions have the same meaning as in CASR, the CASR Dictionary and the Act, as applicable. (3) To avoid doubt, in this instrument, unless a contrary intention appears, mention of a provision with one of the following prefixes is a reference to that provision as contained in the Part of CASR that uses the same prefix in its title: "11.", "119.", "121.", "133.", "135.", "138.". (4) Unless the contrary intention is expressed, any document incorporated into this instrument is so incorporated as it is in force from time to time.