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advice that it may do so.
       Note   Receiving the written advice would permit a relevant operator to use the proposed exposition content immediately. In any event, it must be used as soon as this section ceases on the specified date mentioned in subsection (5).
       (5) This section ceases to have effect at the end of a date to be specified in writing by CASA.
Note   Through its website, and in communications to relevant operators, CASA will give at least 3 months' notice of any appropriate specified dates.

30 Medical transport operations – climb performance and obstacle avoidance – exemption
       (1) This section applies to the operator, and the pilot in command, of a rotorcraft for a flight that is each of the following:
(a) a medical transport operation;
(b) conducted:
           (i) under the VFR at night below the minimum height provided for under regulation 91.277; or
           (ii) under the IFR in IMC by day, or under the IFR at night (whether or not in IMC), below the minimum height provided for under regulation 91.305;
(c) in any of the following stages (a relevant stage of flight):
           (i) take-off;
           (ii) take-off and initial climb;
           (iii) approach and landing, or baulked landing.
       (2) The operator and the pilot in command are each exempted from compliance with subregulations 133.335(2) and (3).
       (3) Each exemption under subsection (2) is subject to the condition that the operator and the pilot in command must each ensure that, during a relevant stage of flight, the rotorcraft is operated in accordance with the requirements relating to performance and obstacle avoidance mentioned in subsection (4).
       (4) For subsection (3), the requirements are that for a take-off for a flight, from the point of attaining Vy or, for a landing for a flight, before the landing decision point, the rotorcraft must be able to, with one engine inoperative (OEI), and in the judgement of the pilot in command:
(a) continue a safe climb, or conduct a baulked landing and climb, to minimum flight altitude for the flight; and
(b) avoid obstacles by the adequate vertical margin; and
(c) either:
           (i) fly to a suitable alternate aerodrome for the flight and conduct an OEI landing; or
           (ii) for a take-off — conduct a safe return to the departure aerodrome; or
           (iii) for a landing — conduct a safe OEI approach and landing at the destination aerodrome.

 Direction
       (5) An operator who takes the benefit of the exemption under this section must:
(a) not later than the end of a date specified in writing by CASA — give CASA its proposed exposition content for compliance with the requirements in subregulations 133.335(2) and (3) for a flight mentioned in subsection (1), accompanied by