{"id":"F2022L00729","name":"Prescription of Qualification Standards (Synthetic Trainers) Instrument 2022","slug":"prescription-of-qualification-standards-synthetic-trainers-instrument-2022","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":102441,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2022L00729-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Prescription of Qualification Standards (Synthetic Trainers) Instrument 2022","content":"I, PHiLIPPA JILLIAN SPENCE, Director of Aviation Safety, on behalf of CASA, make this instrument under regulation 61.045 of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998.\n\n\\[Signed P. Spence\\]\n\nPip Spence  \nDirector of Aviation Safety\n\n31 May 2022\n\nPrescription of Qualification Standards (Synthetic Trainers) Instrument 2022\n\n1 Name\n\nThis instrument is Prescription of Qualification Standards (Synthetic Trainers) Instrument 2022.\n\n2 Commencement\n\nThis instrument commences on the day after it is registered.\n\n3 Definitions\n\nIn this instrument:\n\n> FSD-2 means the document entitled Operational Standards and Requirements—Approved Synthetic Trainers (FSD2) published by CASA as existing from time to time.\n\n> synthetic trainer has the meaning given by regulation 2 of CAR.\n\n4 Prescription of qualification standards for synthetic trainers\n\nFor the purposes of regulation 61.045 of CASR, the qualification standards set out in FSD-2 are prescribed as the qualification standards for synthetic trainers.\n\n> Note See paragraph (d) of the definition of flight simulation training device in regulation 61.010 of CASR.\n\n5 Transitional — approved synthetic trainers\n\n(1) A synthetic trainer that was, immediately before the commencement of this instrument, the subject of an approval under CAO 45.0 (an approved synthetic trainer), is taken:\n\n(a) to meet the qualification standards prescribed by section 4; and\n\n(b) to continue as a flight simulation training device (within the meaning of paragraph (d) of that term as defined in regulation 61.010) on and from that commencement subject to the same terms and conditions as applied under the approval immediately before that commencement.\n\n(2) In this section:\n\n> CAO 45.0 means section 45.0 of the Civil Aviation Orders as set out in Schedule 1 of Civil Aviation Amendment Order (No. 2) 2004 (assigned the FRL number F2005B00648).","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument performs exactly the limited function suggested by its title — prescribing qualification standards for synthetic trainers. It does not expand beyond this purpose; it merely updates the mechanism by which standards are set (referencing FSD-2 instead of older CAO provisions) and provides continuity for existing approvals."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (5 sections, ~250 words)","Only 2 defined terms in the interpretation section","Single operative provision (section 4) that incorporates external document by reference","One transitional provision with straightforward grandfathering logic","No nested conditions, exceptions, or cross-references beyond the basic enabling regulation reference"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument makes CASA’s external Flight Standards Directive FSD-2 the official technical standard for flight simulators and other synthetic training devices used in Australian pilot training. It affects flight training organisations (which must meet FSD-2), CASA (which approves devices), and pilots (whose training equipment is certified), and includes a grandfathering rule so simulators approved under the old CAO 45.0 keep their approvals during the transition."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument does not broaden or narrow the types of devices covered; it prescribes FSD-2 as the qualification standard (section 4) and explicitly preserves existing CAO 45.0 approvals as continuing flight simulation training devices on their former terms (section 5(1)), so it formalises and continues prior scope rather than changing it."},"complexity_factors":["Simple legal effect: single substantive prescription of an external standards document (FSD-2) as the qualification standard (section 4).","Referential dependency: FSD-2 is an external, living document (“as existing from time to time”), which creates ongoing reliance on an instrument outside this instrument (section 3 definition of FSD-2 and section 4).","Transitional continuity: explicit carry-over of approvals under CAO 45.0 to avoid reapproval burdens, preserving previous terms and conditions (section 5(1)).","Cross-references to primary regulation (CASR reg 61.045) and to the definition of flight simulation training device increase interpretive links to other instruments (instrument preamble and note to section 4).","Low administrative discretion: instrument is a straight prescription by the Director of Aviation Safety with limited procedural detail, so implementation tasks fall to CASA and affected operators."],"plain_english_summary":"Prescribes CASA’s Operational Standards and Requirements—Approved Synthetic Trainers (FSD-2) as the qualification standards for synthetic trainers under CASR regulation 61.045. It requires training organisations and operators of synthetic trainers to meet the FSD‑2 benchmark and preserves existing approvals issued under CAO 45.0, which continue as flight simulation training devices on their current terms from commencement."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/prescription-of-qualification-standards-synthetic-trainers-instrument-2022","history":"/api/acts/prescription-of-qualification-standards-synthetic-trainers-instrument-2022/history","analysis":"/api/acts/prescription-of-qualification-standards-synthetic-trainers-instrument-2022/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/prescription-of-qualification-standards-synthetic-trainers-instrument-2022/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/prescription-of-qualification-standards-synthetic-trainers-instrument-2022/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/prescription-of-qualification-standards-synthetic-trainers-instrument-2022/documents"}}