Manual of Standards Subpart 91.U Instrument 2005 (Cth)

I, WILLIAM BRUCE BYRON, Director of Aviation Safety, on behalf of CASA, make this instrument under regulation 91.5010 of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998 (CASR 1998).

[Signed Bruce Byron] William Bruce Byron Director of Aviation and Chief Executive Officer

24 November 2005

Manual of Standards Subpart 91.U Instrument 2005

1 Name of instrument

This instrument is the Manual of Standards Subpart 91.U Instrument 2005.

2 Commencement

This instrument commences on the day after it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.

3 Manual of Standards Subpart 91.U

For regulation 91.5010 of CASR 1998, the Manual of Standards (MOS), as set out in Schedule 1, is issued.

Schedule 1 Manual of Standards Subpart 91.U

Chapter 1 Introduction

Section 1.1 General

1.1.1 Application

1.1.1.1Under CASR 91.5005, this instrument applies to the standards for the following navigation authorisations:

(a) Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum (RVSM) airworthiness authorisation;

(b) RVSM operational authorisation;

(c) Required Navigation Performance 10 (RNP 10) operational authorisation;

(d) Required Navigation Performance 4 (RNP 4) operational authorisation;

(e) Basic Area Navigation (B-RNAV) operational authorisation;

(f) Precision Area Navigation (P-RNAV) operational authorisation;

(g) Minimum Navigation Performance Specification (MNPS) operational authorisation;

(h) Australian Area Navigation (AUSEP) operational authorisation;

(i) Navigation trial operational authorisations;

(j) Area navigation (RNAV) operational authorisations.

1.1.2 Background

1.1.2.1CASA may issue navigation approvals to Australian operators under CASR Subpart 91.U, in the form of navigation authorisations, to enable operators to meet specific navigation requirements set by Australia and other States.