Part 91(General Operating and Flight Rules) Manual of Standards 2020

Part 91 (General Operating and Flight Rules) Manual of Standards 2020

made under regulations 91.040 and 201.025 of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998 and section 4 of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.

Compilation No. 7

Compilation date: 14 March 2026

Includes amendments up to: F2026L00248

Prepared by the Legal Services Branch, Legal Division, Civil Aviation Safety Authority, Canberra.

Contents

Note This Table of Contents is for guidance only. It is not a formal part of the Part 91 Manual of Standards. See section 1.06.

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CHAPTER 1 PRELIMINARY

1.01 Name of instrument

1.03 References to instruments and documents

1.04 References to ICAO documents

1.05 References to AS/NZS standards, TSOs, ETSOs, (E)TSOs

1.06 Table of Contents

1.07 Definitions and abbreviations

CHAPTER 2 PRESCRIPTIONS FOR CERTAIN DEFINITIONS IN THE
CASR DICTIONARY

Division 2.1 Definition of special VFR

2.01 Special VFR

Division 2.2 Definition of specified aircraft performance category

2.02 Specified aircraft performance category

Division 2.3 Definition of standard visual signal

2.03 Purpose

2.04 Light or projectile signals to aircraft on an aerodrome or in flight

2.05 Ground signals for aircraft at aerodromes

2.06 Hand signals for marshalling aircraft at aerodromes

Division 2.4 Definition of VMC criteria

2.07 VMC criteria

Division 2.5 Definitions of specified cruising levels

2.08 Specified cruising levels

2.09 Specified cruising levels — at or north of 80° south

2.10 Specified cruising levels — south of 80° south