Civil Aviation Order 20.91 (Instructions and directions for performance-based navigation) 2012
5Transitional — P-RNAV and US-RNAV Type A and Type B
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5 Transitional — P-RNAV and US-RNAV Type A and Type B
5.1If, immediately before the commencement of this Order:
(a) the operator of an Australian aircraft held a P-RNAV, or US-RNAV Type A or Type B, navigation authorisation; and
(b) paragraph 5.3 or 5.4 applies, as the case requires;
he or she is taken, after the commencement of this Order, to be in compliance with Appendix 2 for use of RNAV 1 and RNAV 2 until whichever of the following happens first:
(c) the P-RNAV, or US-RNAV Type A or Type B, authorisation as the case may be:
(i) lapses; or
(ii) is surrendered; or
(iii) is revoked;
(d) 2 years have elapsed from the commencement of this Order;
(e) CASA issues the operator with an RNAV 1 and RNAV 2 navigation authorisation.
Note RNAV 1 and RNAV 2 replace the European Precision RNAV (P-RNAV) and the US RNAV (US-RNAV) Type A and Type B navigation specifications.
5.2An operator, who under paragraph 5.1 is taken to be in compliance with Appendix 2 for use of RNAV 1 and RNAV 2, may apply to CASA in writing for an RNAV 1 and RNAV 2 navigation authorisation and CASA must issue the authorisation.
5.3The AFM, an AFM Supplement or an OEM service letter states that the operator’s aircraft navigation system is approved for P-RNAV in accordance with JAA TGL-10, and the additional requirements for RNAV 1 and RNAV 2 are met as set out in ICAO Doc 9613, Performance-based Navigation (PBN) Manual, Volume II, Part B, Chapter 3, Implementing RNAV 1 and RNAV 2.
5.4The AFM, an AFM Supplement, or an OEM service letter states that the operator’s aircraft navigation system is approved for US-RNAV in accordance with FAA AC 90-100A, and the additional requirements for RNAV 1 and RNAV 2 are met as set out in ICAO Doc 9613, Performance-based Navigation (PBN) Manual, Volume II, Part B, Chapter 3, Implementing RNAV 1 and RNAV 2.