Apply for a type acceptance certificate

How to apply for a type acceptance certificate

1. Have this information ready before you begin:

   • your organisation details, including contact details
   • full aircraft details
   • foreign type certificates for the aircraft
   • type certificate data sheets for the aircraft (our preference is for a data file)
   • proposed airworthiness categories for certificates of airworthiness
   • your aviation reference number.

   TACs for FAA certified aircraft

   To submit an application for type acceptance of an FAA certified aircraft:

   • the applicant must initiate contact with the OEM
   • submit the application via the FAA Aircraft Certificate Office (ACO) responsible for the type certificate.

   See Section 3.0.2.0 Australia/USA Implementation Procedures for Airworthiness for more information.

2. Complete the form

   Use Form 735 Application for a type acceptance certificate for imported aircraft to apply for a TAC.

   Use this form if you want to:

   • introduce a type and model of aircraft new to Australia
   • amend an existing TAC.

   We gather and store your information according to our privacy statement.

3. Submit the form

   Submit your application and supporting documents to us following the instructions in the form.

4. After you submit the form

   We will review your application to ensure it is correct and complete. We will contact you if we need more information.

5. Pay the fee

   We charge a fee for the assessment. We'll send you an estimate of the costs to assess your design and issue the TAC, based on an hourly rate.

   You must pay the fee before we can process your application.

6. Cancel an application

   To cancel your application after paying the fee, contact us in writing. We will charge costs for any work completed before you cancel.

7. Assessment

   Assessment timeframes vary and rely on:

   • when we receive your payment
   • the quality of your documents
   • the availability of our resources.

   When complete, the assessors will recommend if we should issue the TAC.

   If we decline your TAC application, we will contact you to discuss.

8. Certificate issue

   We will calculate the actual costs of the assessment process. We will then either process a refund or raise an invoice if required.

   If approved, we'll email the TAC to you. If you request it, we can also send a hard copy. We keep the master TAC.