Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01173:reg:2:p36
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01173
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 2 (pt 36/39)
Character Range: 416143–418878

If the operator is required to conduct a demonstration of ditching procedures for the aeroplane, the standard that must be met is that CASA is satisfied the ditching procedures meet the requirement in subsection 14.05(2).

14.09  Manner of conducting demonstration

Emergency evacuation procedures
 (1) A demonstration of the emergency evacuation procedures for an aeroplane must be conducted as follows:
 (a) either during the dark of the night or during daylight with the dark of the night simulated;
 (b) the aeroplane is in a normal ground attitude with landing gear extended;
 (c) the following methods be used to prevent disclosure of the available emergency exits to participants in the demonstrations:
 (i) stands or ramps be positioned at all of the aeroplane's emergency exits;
 (ii) if the crew would be able to see the means being used to indicate unusable exits before the signal to evacuation is given—the relevant passenger and cockpit windows are blacked out;
 (d) the aeroplane's normal electrical power sources are de-energised at the commencement of the evacuation;
 (e) each item of equipment:
 (i) required to be carried on the aeroplane for the flight by Chapter 11; and
 (ii) relevant to the conduct of an emergency evacuation demonstration under this Division;
  must be fitted to, or carried on, the aeroplane;
 (f) each external door or other exit, and each internal door or curtain, must be in a position to simulate a normal take-off;
           (g) a member of the cabin crew or the flight crew, or any other crew member or member of the operator's personnel who maintains or operates the aeroplane in the normal course of their duties, must not be used as a passenger in the demonstration;
 (h) a passenger is not to be assigned a specific seat except under the direction of CASA;
 (i) if the opening of an emergency exit is not the primary responsibility of a cabin crew member under the emergency evacuation procedures—an employee of the operator is not to be seated next to that exit;
 (j) seatbelts and shoulder harnesses for the participants in the demonstration are fastened;
 (k) the seating density and arrangement of the aeroplane is representative of the maximum operational passenger seat configuration of the aeroplane;
 (l) the crew complement on board is not to exceed the number normally carried, with each crew member to be a member of a regularly scheduled line crew;
 (m) each crew member is seated in the seat that is normally assigned to the person for take-off and is to remain seated until the signal to evacuate is given;
 (n) a crew member or a passenger participating in a demonstration is not given prior knowledge of the emergency exits available for the demonstration;
 (o) the