Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY REGULATIONS 1998 - REG 42.020

Power to issue Manual of Standards

  (1)   For subsection   98(5A) of the Act, CASA may issue a Manual of Standards for this Part that specifies matters affecting the maintenance or airworthiness of aircraft.

Matters--general

  (2)   In particular, a Manual of Standards may specify the following matters:

  (a)   for paragraph   (b) of the definition of authorised release certificate in subclause   18(2) of Part   2 of the Dictionary, that a specified kind of document issued under a law of a specified foreign country is equivalent to a document mentioned in paragraph   (a) of that definition;

  (b)   for paragraph   (d) of the definition of authorised release certificate in subclause   18(2) of Part   2 of the Dictionary, that a specified kind of document issued under a law of a specified foreign country is equivalent to a document mentioned in paragraph   (c) of that definition;

  (c)   for subparagraph   (b)(ii) of the definition of large aircraft in clause   1 of Part   3 of the Dictionary, that a particular type and model of aeroplane is a large aircraft;

  (d)   for subparagraph   (d)(ii) of the definition of large aircraft in clause   1 of Part   3 of the Dictionary, that a particular type and model of helicopter is a large aircraft;

  (e)   for subparagraph   (b)(ii) of the definition of small aircraft in clause   1 of Part   3 of the Dictionary, that a particular type and model of aeroplane is a small aircraft;

  (f)   for subparagraph   (d)(ii) of the definition of small aircraft in clause   1 of Part   3 of the Dictionary, that a particular type and model of helicopter is a small aircraft;

  (g)   maintenance for items   1 and 2 of table 42.300;

  (h)   maintenance for item   3 of table 42.300;

  (i)   maintenance for items   4 and 5 of table 42.300;

  (ia)   countries for regulations   42.301 and 42.306;

  (j)   requirements for a maintenance program;

  (k)   requirements for a reliability program;

  (l)   that a document is an aviation industry standard;

  (m)   the matters mentioned in subregulation   (3) for Subpart   42.F;

  (n)   the matters mentioned in subregulation   (4) for Subpart   42.G.

Matters for Subpart   42.F

  (3)   For paragraph   (2)(m), the matters are the following:

  (a)   maintenance that is specialist maintenance for a Subpart   42.F organisation;

  (b)   ratings for kinds of aircraft, aeronautical products and specialist maintenance;

  (c)   the privileges that apply to an approval rating;

  (d)   requirements for a Subpart   42.F organisation's exposition;

  (e)   requirements for a Subpart   42.F organisation, including requirements in relation to the following:

  (i)   facilities;

  (ii)   managers;

  (iii)   employees;

  (iv)   employee qualifications;

  (v)   the grant of certification authorisations;

  (vi)   equipment, tools and materials;

  (vii)   maintenance data;

  (viii)   the fabrication of parts in the course of carrying out maintenance;

  (ix)   records;

  (x)   an annual review of the organisation's compliance with this Part, the Part   42 Manual of Standards and the organisation's exposition;

  (xi)   a procedure for making changes to the organisation that are not significant changes.

Matters for Subpart   42.G

  (4)   For paragraph   (2)(n), the matters are the following:

  (a)   requirements for a continuing airworthiness management organisation's exposition;

  (b)   requirements for a continuing airworthiness management organisation, including requirements in relation to the following:

  (i)   facilities;

  (ii)   managers;

  (iii)   employees;

  (iv)   employee qualifications;

  (v)   equipment;

  (vi)   a quality management system, including auditing;

  (vii)   writing procedures for carrying out maintenance;

  (viii)   instructions for continuing airworthiness;

  (ix)   records;

  (x)   a procedure for making changes to the organisation that are not significant changes.

Subpart   42.B -- Requirements for registered operators