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YMUL now decertified??

Via miragenews.com 4 days ago:

Murrayfield Airport to be decertified

The decision by the aeroclub to decertify the aerodrome means that the instrument flight procedures at the airport will be removed.

Instrument flight procedures are a published procedure or route used by aircraft flying using instrument flight rules when they approach and depart from the airport.

They are used by trained and qualified pilots in poor weather and visibility to help them navigate to the runway.

Pilots flying under visual flight rules, where a pilot can clearly see where they are going, are not impacted by the removal of these procedures at Murrayfield.

Airspace users, including emergency services, can continue to safely use the airport. The airport will remain open and operational.

Formal advice has been provided to pilots through a notice to airman (NOTAM).

Background

New aerodrome rules were introduced to improve safety and came into effect on 13 May 2022.

Murrayfield Airport successfully transitioned to the new aerodrome regulation by the deadline.

No infrastructure changes were required as part of or following their transition.

Legacy provisions were in place so that smaller aerodromes like Murrayfield would not need costly work to meet the new standard.

And via the Yaffa yesterday:

Murrayfield loses RNAV as Airport de-certified

27 October 2022



Murrayfield Airport south of Perth has lost its instrument approach after operator Royal Aero Club of WA (RACWA) asked for the airport to be de-certified.

New rules that were implemented in May this year mean that airports must be certified to have RNAVs.

According to a statement on the CASA website, RACWA successfully transitioned Murrayfield to the new regulations, but has since reversed its decision and requested de-certification.

CASA de-certified the airport from Thursday, 27 October, with formal notification via NOTAM.

The introduction of CASR Part 139 put 350 airports in the position of needing to transition to the new rules, of which all but six complied initially.

Mallacoota in Victoria has since recovered its certification and RNAV.

Comment has been sought from RACWA.

"..Legacy provisions were in place so that smaller aerodromes like Murrayfield would not need costly work to meet the new standard.."

Hmmm...am I missing something, why (if the above is true) did RACWA decide to decertify YMUL?? 

MTF..P2