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Australia's Civil Aviation Safety Authority
The Australian government's Civil Aviation Safety
Authority recently issued the following statement.
The chair of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority board, Dr.
Allan Hawke, announced John McCormick will not seek a
further term of appointment as director of aviation safety.
McCormick has, however, agreed, to the board's request to
stay on in the position until Aug. 31, 2014. This will allow for
an executive search process to fill the position and enable the
director to assist the board's initial consideration of the government's Independent Review of Aviation Safety Regulation
scheduled to be completed around the end of May.
McCormick's leadership during the last five years has
been the critical factor behind the significant improvements
to Australia's aviation safety regulatory regime and the
CASA's performance. The aims he set when taking the position have been largely achieved, including:
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Refocusing the CASA on regulation of aviation
safety as its core activity.
Improving the CASA's governance by restructuring it
around functional lines.
Ensuring the CASA staff are properly trained and
deployed through the Brisbane-based training
school and establishment of the Central Region and
satellite offices at Broome, Gove, Horn Island and
Kununurra.
Addressing emerging issues, such as remotely piloted
aircraft and Australia's aging aircraft.
Completion of the major part of the modernization of
aviation safety standards in a most expeditious manner and the attendant improvements in industry performance through the regulatory reform program.
Introduction of advanced air traffic navigation and
surveillance equipment.
Reform of the CASA's surveillance and safety management systems oversight.

Enhancement of air traffic services at major regional
and capital city secondary airports.

These improvements have come at a time of increasing and more complex demands on the CASA with major
growth in Australia's diversified aviation sectors and record
numbers of domestic and international passengers flying in
Australian skies.
Australia's outstanding international reputation for aviation safety owes much to McCormick's stewardship and the
reforms and initiatives undertaken on his watch.
Hawke acknowledged that the CASA had to take significant regulatory action in relation to a few aviation operators,
aircraft types and aircraft equipment during the last five
years. Hawke praised McCormick's key role in ensuring
these actions were taken by the CASA to protect the travelling public and industry operators.
The Authority has also developed a more stable funding
model under McCormick's direction to underpin sustainable
and effective operations for the CASA.
The board has regarded it as a privilege to serve with
McCormick in the interests of "Safe Skies for All" and wishes him all the very best in his future endeavors.

Other CASA news
The CASA published revised Advisory Circular - AC
66-2 v11.0 - List of Aircraft Type Ratings for CASR Part 66
Licenses.
This is the 11th version of Advisory Circular AC 66-2,
which incorporates the following recent amendment that also
is outlined in Section 3 - "Status of this Advisory Circular"
on page 1 of the AC.
The following aircraft/engine type rating combinations
have been added to the AC and are indicated by shading in
the relevant tables in the document:
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Beech 400/Mitsubishi MU-300 (Williams FJ44).
MD Helicopters Inc. MD900 (PWC PW206/207).
Sikorsky Aircraft S-58 BT to JT Sikorsky S-58
(PWC PT6T).
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