What's CASA in Australia ?

CASA stands for the Civil Aviation Safety Authority. It is the Australian government agency responsible for regulating civil aviation safety in Australia. CASA's primary function is to ensure the safety of civil aviation operations in Australia by developing and enforcing safety standards, conducting safety checks, and providing safety education and training.

CASA is responsible for regulating all aspects of civil aviation in Australia, including aircraft operations, airworthiness of aircraft, licensing of pilots and air traffic controllers, air navigation and communication equipment, and aviation safety standards.

CASA works closely with industry stakeholders, such as airlines, airports, and aviation organizations, to ensure that safety standards are maintained and improved over time. Its ultimate goal is to ensure the safety of passengers and crew, as well as the general public, in all civil aviation operations in Australia

Mission: impossible?

The ‘go-at-all-costs’, ‘can do no matter what’ or ‘mission’ mentality is a factor often cited in accident investigation reports. What is less clear is how to improve aviation decision making, especially in what has been a prime area for such accidents: helicopter emergency services.

New Direction of Aviation Safety of CASA

Flight Safety Australia caught up with Mark Skidmore, CASA's new Director of Aviation Safety. https://lnkd.in/bhUNg_r

November 2014 AvSafety Seminars Licensing Regulation Update CASA

Aviation Safety Advisors will be delivering a new series of AvSafety seminars in the second half of 2014. The seminars will include: Information about the new Part 61 Flight Crew Licence (to be issued from 01 September 2014), including look, structure, details, transition arrangements and resources to help you understand your new licence. The latest news on the regulatory reform process. This will include the next phase of regulatory reform, how to find information, what might affect you and what you need to know. Information about the educational programs and resources available online to help keep you safe in the air and on the ground. They include the recently revised visual flight rules guide (VFRG), and the updated and improved OnTrack interactive guide to operating in and around controlled airspace. Aero clubs and other aviation organisations are welcome to run AvSafety seminars with ASAs presenting. However, CASA is unable to support the events financially beyond reasonable operating costs. The seminars will offer opportunities to discuss operator and individual obligations, as well as to ask questions, share knowledge and raise issues relating to regulatory reform. During November, seminars are being held in: Port Macquarie Coffs Harbour Kalgoorlie Gloucester Toowoomba Darwin Broken Hill Scone Geraldton The Aviation Safety Advisors will also be presenting at the Coonamble Aero Club Safety Day, 0930-1500 on 11 November 2014, Coonamble Airfield. For further information please contact the Coonamble Aero Club. The presentations are based around the content of the CASA website. Please feel free to bring your tablet or smartphone to follow the information live. For a list of all seminars (and to register) please go to www.casa.gov.au/avsafety click on your location, and (if available) follow the Register now link to confirm your attendance. The seminars are free, but registration helps us to contact you in the event of any changes. Demonstrate and reinforce your professionalism and safety culture by attending a CASA AvSafety in 2014.

Change in the air for remotely piloted aircraft

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CASA has published its notice of proposed rule making (NPRM) about changes to the regulations governing remotely piloted aircraft (RPA). Interested people and organisations have until June 16 to give CASA their response.

The changes to Civil Aviation Safety Regulation Part 101 relate to RPA used for commercial operations, but not model aircraft used for recreation.

The NPRM establishes a revised risk-based framework for regulating RPA operations.  A key part of this is acknowledging a low risk class of RPA operations, for small RPA with a gross weight of 2 kg or less that are operated under a restricted set of operating conditions.

For these RPA operations, CASA proposes that there will be no requirement for a Remote Pilot (RP) Certificate or an Unmanned Aircraft System Operator’s Certificate (UOC).

The NPRM says: ‘The general consensus is that RPA with a gross weight of 2 kg and below have a very low kinetic energy, pose very little risk to aviation and have a low potential for harm to people and property on the ground and other airspace users.’

However, RPA with a gross weight above 2 kg in all operating conditions, and all RPA operating outside of the standard RPA operating conditions, will still require operational approval.

The NPRM can be found here.

Happy Birthday to all in Aviation

  110 years ago today, the Wright Brothers took to the skies & changed the world. Happy Birthday to all in aviation. 

CASA

Avustralya Sivil Havacilik Otoritesi(CASA)Avustralya da diger ulkeler gibi sivil havacilik kurallarinin oldukca siki oldugu bir ulkedir.Slogani Safe Sky for All olup sivil havaciliga daha baska bakmayi basarmistir.2015 yilina kadar EASA kurallaina donmeyi amaclayan kurum bu isi hizlandirma adina degisik adimlar izlemektedir. Bu adimlari ve ihtiyaciniz olan bilgileri www.casa.gov.au adresinden bakabilir,eger yabanci bir ulkeden geliyorsaniz lisans donusum,sinavlar ve pilot kosullarinin ne oldugunu gormek adina siteye bakmakta yarar oldugunu dusunuyorum

Get with it, CASA: ease 'airplane mode' rules

"WE are now preparing the aircraft for takeoff. Please ensure your seatbelt is fastened, your seat is fully upright and that all mobile phones, iPads, other tablets or electronic devices are completely switched off and not simply switched to 'airplane mode'."
Every Australian airline traveller has heard this dictum, or something like it, repeated ad nauseam and seen the flight attendants prowling the aisles in the seemingly endless wait for takeoff, seeking to spot some bolshie type with an iPad or Kindle e-reader screen still glowing.
Source:theaustralian