Part 149 (Approved Self-administering Aviation Organisations) Manual of Standards 2018 (Cth)

Part 149 (Approved Self-administering Aviation Organisations) Manual of Standards 2018

made under the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998.

Compilation No. 4

Compilation date: 2 December 2023

Includes amendments up to: F2023L01110

Prepared by the Advisory and Drafting Branch, Legal, International and Regulatory Affairs Division, Civil Aviation Safety Authority, Canberra. Contents Chapter 1—Preliminary 1 Name 3 Authority 4 Scope of Manual of Standards 5 Definitions Chapter 2—Aviation administration functions Division 1—General 6 Prescribed aviation administration functions Division 2—Aviation administration functions for sport and recreational aircraft Subdivision A—Preliminary definitions and application 7 Part 149 aircraft—sailplanes, powered parachutes, gyrogliders, hang gliders and paragliders etc. 8 Part 149 aircraft—microlight aeroplanes 9 Part 149 aircraft—weight-shift-controlled aeroplanes 10 Part 149 aircraft—ultralight aeroplanes, LSA aeroplanes and lightweight aeroplanes 11 Part 149 aircraft—manned balloons and hot air airships 12 Part 149 aircraft—gyroplanes 13 Application—manned balloons or hot air airships Subdivision B—Aviation administration functions in relation to Part 149 aircraft 14 ASAO registration of certain aircraft 15 Airworthiness standards and assessments etc. 16 Airworthiness activities 17 Part 149 airworthiness organisations 18 Part 149 airworthiness training 19 Flight operations—procedures for safe conduct 20 Flight operations—duties essential to the operation of aircraft 21 Part 149 flying training organisations 22 Applications to undertake aviation activity on basis of existing authorisations Division 3—Aviation administration functions for parachuting activities 23 Parachute descents 24 Parachuting operations—procedures for safe conduct 26 Operating an aircraft to facilitate a parachute descent 27 Parachuting training organisations 28 Parachute airworthiness 29 Applications to undertake parachuting activity on basis of existing authorisations Division 4—Aviation administration functions: miscellaneous 30 Airworthiness function—aircraft operated to tow gliders Chapter 3—Key personnel 31 Key personnel—managers of approved functions Chapter 4—Changes to exposition 32 Requirements for application to approve changes to exposition Chapter 5—Systems and procedures 33 Requirements for safety management system 34 Requirements for audit and surveillance system 35 Reference materials for administered Part 149 aircraft Chapter 6—ASAO aviation administration and enforcement rules 36 Aviation administration and enforcement rules Chapter 7—Exposition requirements 37 Requirements for content of exposition