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Output Number
R19980280
Approval Date
Published Date Time
Recommendation type
Recommendation
Mode
Aviation
Date released

The Bureau of Air Safety Investigation recommends that the Civil
Aviation Safety Authority:



(i) formulate requirements for all operators conducting fare-paying
passenger flights to develop and publish procedures, for the
guidance of crews, that permit the safe operation of aircraft from
those locations that do not meet the minimum physical
characteristics of licensed aerodromes;



(ii) require initial and routine checks of competency of crews
operating into those locations, or locations with similar physical
characteristics; and



(iii) record these checks in company training records.

Organisation Response
Date Received
Organisation
Civil Aviation Safety Authority
Response Text

I refer to Investigation Report 9802830 on the accident
involving Cessna A185E, VH-HTS AT Calabash Bay, NSW on 26 July 1998
generating Recommendations R199801279, R19980280 and R19980284.
Please accept my apologies for the delay in my reply.



Recommendation R19980280



I. formulate requirements for all operators conducting fare-paying
passenger flights to develop and publish procedures, for the
guidance of crews, that permit the safe operation of aircraft from
those locations that do not meet the minimum physical
characteristics of licensed aerodromes;



II. require initial and routine checks of competency of crews
operating into those locations, or locations with similar physical
characteristics; and



III. record these checks in company raining records





CASA acknowledges the intent of the above recommendations and
advises that these issues will be addressed in the proposed Civil
Aviation Safety Regulations (CASRs) Parts 119, 121A and 121B.



A Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) for each of these CASR
Parts will be released in April 2002. As part of the NPRM
consultative process, industry and interested parties are invited
to provide their comments and feedback to the proposed
regulations.

ATSB Response

The proposed changes in the Civil Aviation Safety Authority's
(CASA) regulatory reform program, which was originally the basis
for acceptance of the recommendation, have not yet been
implemented. However, a June 2006 ATSB review of current
documentation, including the Air Operators Certification Manual,
shows that the CASA approval process for the issue of Air Operator
Certificates should increase the likelihood that this safety issue
relating to fare-paying passenger operations is identified and
addressed.

ATSB Response date