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Su_Spence sips from the Can'tberra Koolaid fountain - 



     

Via the surreal world on the top floor of Aviation House...

If you ever needed further proof, that left to their own devices, Su_Spence & Co will continue to slurp from the 'Mystique of Aviation Safety' Koolaid fountain, while Lording over an industry being slowly embuggered and strangled to death by their self-serving behemoth rule set - read this... 

 (Warning: Bucket maybe required) 



Director of Aviation Safety, Pip Spence

It is not long until the new suite of flight operations regulations hit a key milestone on 2 December 2021. Most people and organisations in Australian aviation will be touched by the new Parts of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations. 

They cover the general operating and flight rules, large and small aeroplane transport, rotorcraft transport, aerial work and certification and management of air operator certificates as well as sport and recreational activities.

For some people the new rules do not have a great impact as they largely reflect the provisions of the existing regulations and other requirements. That said, it is important that everyone has a look at the elements of the new rules that are relevant to their aviation activities.
 
There are important safety improvements and also opportunities for increased flexibility.

For private pilots, we have the Plain English Guide to the general operating and flight rules and the popular Visual Flight Rules Guide is being fully updated. 

I know that 2021 has been a challenging year and I’m committed to ensuring CASA makes the transition as easy as possible for operators by taking a sensible approach to what is required.

The areas of aviation most affected by the new rules are commercial operations, and CASA has been providing a lot of information to operators over the course of this year about how to transition.

We are looking for your best endeavours in preparing, focusing on safe operations and the most important safety changes.

There is a need for essential documentation to be provided to CASA before 2 December so that an Air Operator’s Certificate can transition to the new regulations, but there will not be a detailed assessment of manuals, approval steps or additional checks on operators before transition.

We will be relying on routine audits and risk-based surveillance activity as part of a measured approach to support full transition after 2 December 2021.

I want to thank all operators who have already submitted manuals, expositions or other required documents. We have been engaging directly with many operators across different sectors and it is great to see so many are prepared for the start of the new rules.

I am pleased to see a general consensus that industry and CASA are preparing well for the 2 December milestone, but if you are having any issues, please reach out to us now.
 
All the best
 
Pip

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