Section 13 of the Airspace Act 2007 requires the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) to conduct regular reviews of Australian-administered airspace. The Office of Airspace Regulation (OAR) is responsible for conducting these reviews on behalf of CASA.
The OAR determines the need and...More
Amendments to: Part 173 Manual of Standards (MOS)
Part 173 of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998 (CASR) sets the Australian standards for instrument flight procedure design. The regulation and its associated MOS was introduced in 2003.
CASA is proposing to amend the Part...More
Amendments to: Part 172 Manual of Standards (MOS)
CASA proposes to change the air traffic control (ATC) standards for parallel runway operations, including those in use at Sydney (Kingsford Smith) aerodrome, and in the near future, Brisbane aerodrome.
Parallel runways enable busy...More
In 2003, CASA aligned technical requirements for aeroplane flight simulators with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Joint Aviation Authorities of Europe (JAA) standards.
The Part 60 Manual of Standards (MOS)...More
With the commencement of Part 61 of CASR – Flight Crew Licensing, CASA introduced several changes to ensure Australian flight crew licences comply with the standards specified by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) in Annex 1 – Personnel Licensing.
The changes...More
Currently, elements of CAO 40.7 Aircraft Endorsements (balloons) and flight instructor (balloons) ratings and CAO 82.7 Air Operators’ Certificates authorising aerial work operations and charter operations in balloons, are not consistent with the definition of hot air balloon size classes in...More
In 2019, CASA proposes to introduce a remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) registration and RPA operator accreditation requirement, as a way of monitoring the safe and lawful operation of RPAs. The registration and accreditation requirements are proposed to apply (with certain exceptions) to the...More
The purpose of this Advisory Circular (AC) is to provide guidance and information to people reporting defects discovered in aircraft or aeronautical products to the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) in accordance with Part 4B of Civil Aviation Regulations (CAR) or Division 42.C.4 and...More
CASA’s response to the independent review of fatigue rules identified 54 actions to address the review team recommendations. The proposed Civil Aviation Order (CAO) 48.1 Instrument 2019, aims to address 12 of these actions to support the transition of high capacity regular public...More
The proposed new maintenance regulations for general aviation (GA) seek to meet an overarching objective of streamlining maintenance requirements, minimise regulatory burden and reduce costs while maintaining the high aviation standards expected by all Australians.
In August 2018 we...More
CASA is proposing to introduce a new minimum safety standard for community service flights (CSF). The new standard relates to:
licensing and medical requirements for pilots
minimum CSF pilot experience
a requirement that flights at night be conducted...More
Following extensive consultation with the aviation community, we have finalised the policy in relation to the appropriate frequency to use in the vicinity of non-controlled aerodromes.
To ensure the radio procedures will work in practice as they are intended, we have made some...More
CASA is seeking feedback on new rules for remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS) operations (popularly known as drones).
The proposed new rules aim to:
prescribe requirements for RePL training course administration including requirements for RePL training instructors ...More
CASA has produced a new version of Civil Aviation Advisory Publication (CAAP ) 253-02 - Passenger safety information: Guidelines on content and standard of safety information to be provided to passengers by aircraft operators.
CAAP 253-02, produced under the provisions of section 14 Civil...More
Australia’s first regulation for self-administering aviation organisations was made into law on 12 July 2018. It provides a consistent and transparent regulatory framework under which organisations can be authorised by CASA to carry out self-administering functions as an Approved...More
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The project intends to make miscellaneous amendments, editorial and/or machinery changes, to the Part 66 MOS and will:
• make minor corrections to typographical errors in modules 7 and 15 of CASA’s knowledge syllabus listed in Part 3 of Appendix I
• make minor corrections to...More
The proposed new rules for larger aeroplane air transport operations aim to consolidate the rules into a single document suite and make them more operationally focused and easier to use.
The larger aeroplane rules are applicable to multi-engine aeroplanes with a maximum take-off...More
The proposed rule changes for smaller aeroplane air transport operations aim to improve safety and consolidate requirements to make them more operationally focused and easier to use.
The smaller aeroplane rules are applicable to aeroplanes that weigh less than 8,618kg...More
CASA is currently working to develop a new set of maintenance regulations tailored specifically for general aviation (GA), that will be based on the example of best practices in other leading aviation nations.
The new regulations seek to meet an overarching objective of streamlining...More
CASA has been progressively transitioning the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988 (CAR) to the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998 (CASR).
This public consultation is a combined consultation of Parts 119 and 133 of CASR.
The proposed rule changes for rotorcraft air transport...More
The purpose of this Advisory Circular (AC) is to provide:
A standard method of determining the critical velocity of a vertical exhaust plume so that the impact of a plume near aerodromes and away from aerodromes can be assessed in a consistent and reliable way.
Guidance to persons...More
This consultation draft sets out the full policy proposals for Subpart 132.M of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998 (CASR)– maintenance of limited category aircraft, for public consideration and comment.
Previous consultation on this topic has supported the development of Subpart...More
CASA invites all pilots who operate at low level in Class G airspace to comment on a new proposal that would change the guidance for radio frequency use at uncharted aerodromes.
Responses to the previous consultation, Frequency use at low level in Class G airspace (NPRM 1712AS) identified...More
The proposed Part 91 of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998 (CASR) and its associated manual of standards (MOS) will consolidate the general operating and flight rules for Australian aircraft.
Part 91 replaces more than one hundred documents—such as regulations, orders, supporting...More
ICAO has introduced new provisions for States to introduce Required Communication Performance (RCP) and Required Surveillance Performance (RSP) specifications to Controller-Pilot Data Link Communications (CPDLC) and Automatic Dependent Surveillance - Contract (ADS-C) systems. Along with required...More
CASA is inviting industry to participate in this survey to provide us important information about their equipment and organisational systems in the conduct of their regular public transport and charter operations.
Why are we surveying
CASA is developing new flight operations rules as...More
A team of leading international specialists has confirmed the need to modernise Australia’s fatigue rules for air operators and pilots.
The CASA Board has released the final report of the independent review of aviation fatigue rules for operators and pilots . It includes 24...More
CASA is proposing to improve the Part 61 flight instructor rating.
The improvements have been developed and refined via ongoing consultation between CASA and the aviation community since the introduction of the flight crew licensing regulations in September 2014.
The proposed improvements...More
This consultation draft outlines minor changes to the permitted variation of the centre of gravity (CG) limit of rotorcraft and the calibration requirements for weighing scales in Civil Aviation Order 100.7.
Purpose and scope of the proposed amendments
The current calibration requirements...More