Chapter 1—PreliminaryChapter 1—Preliminary

Chapter 1—Preliminary

1 Name

(1) This instrument is the Part 149 (Approved Self-administering Aviation Organisations) Manual of Standards 2018. (2) This instrument may be cited as the Part 149 Manual of Standards.

3 Authority

This instrument is made under the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998.

Note: CASA may issue a Manual of Standards for Part 149 (Approved self-administering aviation organisations) — see regulation 149.010 of CASR.

4 Scope of Manual of Standards

(1) This instrument sets out requirements to be met by an applicant for an approved self-administering aviation organisation (ASAO) certificate under Part 149 of CASR to perform an aviation administration function. (2) This instrument also sets out matters relating to: (a) aviation administration functions for ASAOs; and (b) the key personnel of an ASAO; and (c) the requirements of an ASAO’s safety management system; and (d) the requirements of an ASAO’s audit and surveillance system; and (e) the content of an ASAO’s exposition.

5 Definitions

Note: A number of expressions used in this instrument are defined in the Dictionary at the end of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998, including the following:

(a) accountable manager (of an ASAO);
(b) approved function (of an ASAO);
(c) ASAO;
(d) ASAO certificate;
(e) aviation administration and enforcement rules;
(f) aviation administration function;
(g) balloon;
(h) CASR;
(i) certificate of airworthiness;
(j) hang glider;
(k) glider;
(l) gyroglider;
(m) gyroplane;
(n) key personnel (of an ASAO);
(o) national aviation authority;
(p) paraglider;
(q) parasail;
(qa) personnel (of an ASAO);