Helicopter Lifting · Safety and compliance
Certificates, numbers and the process behind them
Parker Aero holds a CASA Air Operator's Certificate for aerial work including external load operations. Below are the certificate numbers, insurance limits, our documented planning process and our safety record. Procurement teams can take the whole pack in one download.
- CASA AOC
- AOC-1-2384719
- Aviation liability
- $50,000,000
- Sling hours flown
- 18,400
- Lost time injuries
- 0
Approvals
CASA Air Operator's Certificate
- Certificate holder
- Parker Aero Pty Ltd
- AOC number
- AOC-1-2384719
- Authorisation
- Aerial work — external load (sling)
- Regulation
- CASR Part 133 · Part 138
- ARN
- 1064823
- Base
- Archerfield Airport, QLD
- Types on certificate
- AS350 / H125 · UH-60
- Last CASA surveillance
- 2026-02-11
External load operations are conducted under CASR Part 133 with approved procedures in our Operations Manual covering human external cargo exclusion, load release systems, exclusion zone management and operations over populous areas.
Each task is authorised individually. The pilot in command signs the load plan against calculated performance for the day, and holds authority to stop or refuse any lift. That authority is not commercial and is never overridden.
Certified copies of the AOC and Operations Manual extracts are supplied with tender responses.
Certification
ISO certifications and certificate numbers
Quality management — aerial lifting operations and planning
- Certificate
- QMS-AU-104772
- Body
- SAI Global
- Valid to
- 2027-05-30
Occupational health and safety management
- Certificate
- OHS-AU-104773
- Body
- SAI Global
- Valid to
- 2027-05-30
Environmental management — noise, fuel handling, sensitive areas
- Certificate
- EMS-AU-104774
- Body
- SAI Global
- Valid to
- 2027-05-30
Insurance
Cover and limits
| Policy | Limit | Insurer | Expiry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aviation liability (third party) | $50,000,000 | QBE Aviation | 2027-01-31 |
| Cargo and slung load liability | $10,000,000 | QBE Aviation | 2027-01-31 |
| Hull — per aircraft | $8,500,000 | QBE Aviation | 2027-01-31 |
| Public and products liability | $20,000,000 | Allianz | 2026-11-30 |
| Workers compensation | Statutory · WorkCover QLD | WorkCover Queensland | 2026-06-30 |
| Professional indemnity | $5,000,000 | Allianz | 2026-11-30 |
Certificates of currency are issued on request, and principals can be named as interested parties where a contract requires it. Higher liability limits can be arranged for specific contracts on notice.
Process
SWMS and JSA, from enquiry to sign-off
Enquiry and desktop review
Load weight, dimensions, lifting points, address and access are recorded. We check airspace, terrain, populous area status and obstacle environment before quoting.
Site assessment
For rooftops, live plant, over-water tasks and loads near hook capacity we attend site, photograph approaches, measure the exclusion zone and confirm laydown positions.
SWMS issued
A Safe Work Method Statement specific to the task covers downwash, exclusion zone control, hook-up and release, load release failure, communications loss and emergency landing areas.
JSA on the morning
A Job Safety Analysis is completed on site with all parties before the first pick, against the conditions of the day, and signed by the pilot in command and the loadmaster.
Pre-flight brief
Every person inside the exclusion zone attends: frequencies, hand signals, abort calls, load path, ground positions, and who has authority to stop the lift. Anyone can call a stop.
Load plan sign-off
Performance is calculated for temperature, elevation, fuel state and working radius. Rigging is inspected and load cell zeroed. The pilot in command signs before launch.
Operations and monitoring
Load cell telemetry, fuel state and cycle times are monitored throughout. Weather is reassessed each cycle. Stand-down criteria are agreed in writing before the first pick.
Close-out and record
Loads placed, cycles flown, hours and any occurrence are documented and issued to the client. Photographs and the signed JSA form part of the record.
Documents are issued before mobilisation, not on the day. If your principal contractor requires them on a specific template or through a specific portal, tell us at enquiry and we will meet it.
Crew
Pilot experience and currency
- Pilot minimum total hours
- 3,500
- Pilot minimum sling hours
- 1,200
- Chief pilot total hours
- 9,600
- Recurrent training
- 6 monthly
- Line checks
- Annual
- Dogging / rigging tickets
- 100%
- Max duty period
- 12 hrs
- Loadmasters on strength
- 6
Every pilot flying external loads for us holds a current Commercial Pilot Licence (Helicopter), a sling endorsement, and recurrent training on type including vertical-reference long line work.
Loadmasters and ground riggers hold dogging or rigging tickets appropriate to the load, plus our internal exclusion zone and hook-up competency. Competency records are maintained in the pack.
Fatigue is managed under a documented scheme with hard limits on duty and flight time. A long regional day ends when the scheme says it ends.
Record
Safety performance
- Sling hours flown
- 18,400Since 2011
- External loads placed
- 26,700
- Lost time injuries
- 0
- Reportable accidents
- 0
- Load releases (unplanned)
- 0
- Client audits passed
- 34
- CASA findings, last audit
- 0
- Occurrences reported
- 11All investigated and closed
We report and investigate every occurrence, including near misses with no damage, under our Safety Management System. Findings and corrective actions are available to clients on request for the periods relevant to their work.
Procurement
Download the compliance pack
- 01CASA Air Operator's Certificate
- 02Operations Manual extract — external load procedures
- 03ISO 9001, 45001 and 14001 certificates
- 04Certificates of currency for all policies
- 05Generic SWMS — helicopter external load operations
- 06JSA template and pre-flight brief record
- 07Emergency response and site communications plan
- 08Pilot licences, endorsements and sling hours summary
- 09Rigging register with inspection dates
- 10Safety performance summary and occurrence history
- 11Environmental management plan — noise, fuel, sensitive areas
- 12Company details, ABN and insurance broker contacts
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