Recommendation

Thank you for providing a copy of the re-issued Occurrence Brief
200105932 on the accident involving Cessna 185 floatplane Skywagon
VH-JBM which occurred at Strahan, Tasmania on 29 December 2001. The
Brief includes Recommendation R20020082:



The Australian Transport Safety Bureau recommends that the Civil
Aviation Safety Authority review the requirement of Civil Aviation
Order 20.11, with respect to wearing of life jackets, to extend the
requirements to the occupants of any aircraft that is standing,
taxying, taking-off, landing or approaching to land, on
water.



As advised in our response to the draft Occurrence Brief, including
Recommendation A, on 12 August 2002, the Authority is currently
reviewing the regulatory requirements for wearing lifejackets in
seaplanes and helicopters conducting over-water operations, as part
of the Regulatory Reform Programme. Any proposal to change the
legislation governing the use of lifejackets will be put to the
aviation community as part of the Notice of Proposed Rule Making
(NPRM) process associated with the development of Part 121 B.



CASA will consider the amendment of Civil Aviation Order (CAO)
20.11 based on the outcomes of the NPRM process. The time for
submission of responses to the Discussion Papers has only recently
closed.



Thank you for bringing this matter to the attention of the
Authority.