Current projects

No current projects for this part.

History

19 Jan 2012

Project CS 05/01 - Certification requirements related to the design, manufacturing and airworthiness of UAVs

This project is now closed.
Refer to the project closure notes for further information.

19 Dec 2011

DRAFT AC 21-45(1) – Airworthiness approval of airborne automatic dependent surveillance broadcast equipment

Comments on this draft AC are to be forwarded to the Project Leader, Charles Lenarcic (CHARLES.LENARCIC@casa.gov.au) by close of business Monday 9 January 2012.

12 Nov 2010

Project CS 10/11 - Amendment of Advisory Circulars - AC 21-2 Standard Certificates of Airworthiness and AC 21-3 Special Certificates of Airworthiness - Overview

This project is now completed. Refer to Project Closure Notes for further information.

11 Nov 2010

Final AC 21-2(1) - Standard Certificates of Airworthiness

This final AC has been published.

Final AC 21-3(1) - Special Certificates of Airworthiness - Overview

This final AC has been published.

18 Mar 2009

Project CS 08/18 - Amendments to Advisory Circular 21-30 - Type Certificates for Imported Aircraft

This project is now closed.

AC 21-30 has been amended and AC 21-30(2) was published on 11 March 2009.

16 Mar 2009

Project CS 07/08 - Amendment to AC 21-09 - Special Flight Permits

This project is now closed.

Full history

Current rule
CASR Part 21 – Certification and airworthiness requirements for aircraft and parts

Part 21 of the CASRs was made on 15 July 1998, with certain subparts taking effect on 1 October 1998 and the remainder on 1 December 1998.

Part 21 was developed to deal with the certification and airworthiness requirements for aircraft and aircraft parts. It includes rules relating to Type Certificates, Type Acceptance Certificates, Supplemental Type Certificates, Production Certificates, Certificates of Airworthiness and export airworthiness approvals. It also covers the approval of aircraft engines, propellers, and certain materials and parts. It calls up the airworthiness certification standards mentioned in Parts 22 through 35:

22 - Sailplanes
23 - Small Aeroplanes
25 - Transport Category Aeroplanes
26 - Primary/Intermediate category aeroplanes
27 - Rotorcraft
29 - Rotorcraft (Transport Category)
31 - Manned free balloons
32 - Engines for Very Light Aeroplanes
33 - Aircraft Engines
35 - Aircraft propellers.

Who Part 21 affects

Part 21 affects anyone in the Australian aviation community involved in the design, manufacture and airworthiness certification of aircraft, aeronautical products and parts.