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Civil Aviation Advisory Publications
Our Civil Aviation Advisory Publications (CAAPs) provide guidance and explanatory information about the meaning of certain requirements in the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988 (CAR). They may also describe methods to help you comply with a CAR requirement in a manner that would be acceptable to an authorised person or CASA.
CAAPs are advisory; they should always be read in conjunction with the referenced CAR.
Operational | Airworthiness | Aerodromes | Airways | General
Operational
| Number | Subject | Date |
|---|---|---|
| CAAP 5.13-1(0) | Private IFR rating | September 2000 |
| CAAP 5.14-2(0) |
|
March 2012 |
| CAAP 5.23-1(2) | Multi-engine aeroplane operations and training | September 2015 |
| CAAP 5.59a-1(0) | Competency Based Training and Assessment in the Aviation Environment | July 2009 |
| CAAP 5.81-1(1) | Flight Crew Licensing Flight Reviews | September 2010 |
| CAAP 5.216-1(0) | Multi-crew Pilot Licence | December 2008 |
| CAAP 20.4-01 v1.0 | Supplemental oxygen requirements for cabin crew members in pressurised aircraft not above flight level 250 | June 2018 |
 CAAP 48-01 v3.2 (pdf 1.13 MB) |
Fatigue Management for Flight Crew Members | May 2020 |
| CAAP 82-1(1) | Extended Diversion Time Operations (EDTO) | January 2015 |
| CAAP 92-1(1) | Guidelines for aeroplane landing area | July 1992 |
| CAAP 92-2(2) | Guidelines for the establishment and operation of onshore Helicopter Landing Sites | February 2014 |
| CAAP 92-3(1) | Guidelines for manned balloon launching and landing areas | October 1996 |
| CAAP 92A-1(0) | Guidelines on aerodromes intended for small aeroplanes conducting RPT operations | October 2000 |
| CAAP 92-4(0) | Guidelines for the development and operation of off-shore helicopter landing sites, including vessels | January 2013 |
| CAAP 149-1(0) | RAAO registered aircraft acceptable to CASA for the aerotowing of other aircraft | October 2012 |
| CAAP 152-1(0) | Parachuting through cloud: Evaluation of applications by parachuting operators and approvals by CASA. | August 2002 |
| CAAP 155-1(0) | Aerobatics | January 2007 |
| CAAP 157-1(0) | Balloon flight over populous areas | January 2000 |
| CAAP 166-01 v4.2 (pdf 650.35 KB) |
Operations in the vicinity of non-controlled aerodromes | February 2019 |
| CAAP 166-2(1) | Pilots’ responsibility for collision avoidance in the vicinity of non-controlled aerodromes using ‘see- and-avoid’ | December 2013 |
| CAAP 174-01 v2.2 | Night vision imaging - helicopters | October 2020 |
| CAAP 178-1(2) (pdf 727.28 KB) |
Non-precision Approaches (NPA) and Approaches with Vertical Guidance (APV) | October 2012 |
| CAAP 179A-1(1) | Guidelines for Navigation using GNSS | March 2006 |
| CAAP 181A-1(2) | Reduced vertical separation minimum (RVSM) approvals | August 2012 |
| CAAP 215-1(3.2) (pdf 448.19 KB) |
Guide to the preparation of operations manuals
|
March 2020 |
| CAAP 217-1(0) | CAR 217 Flight Crew-Training and checking organisations | August 2015 |
| CAAP 233-1(1) | Electronic Flight Bags | October 2013 |
| CAAP 234-1(2.1) (pdf 1.04 MB) |
Guidelines for aircraft fuel requirements
|
June 2019 |
| CAAP 235-1(1) | Standard passenger and baggage weights | September 1990 |
| CAAP 235A-1(0) | Minimum Runway Width - for aeroplanes engaged in RPT and charter operations with a maximum take-off weight greater than 5700 kg | November 2014 |
| CAAP 235-2(2) | Carriage and restraint of small children in aircraft | January 2014 |
| CAAP 235-3(0) | RPT operations in multiengine aeroplanes with MTOW not above 5700 kg - aeroplane weight and performance limitations | August 2003 |
| CAAP 235-4(0) | Guidelines for the Consideration and Design of: Engine Out SIE (EOSID) and Engine Out Missed Approach Procedures | November 2006 |
| CAAP 235-05 v2.0 (pdf 336.21 KB) |
New performance provisions for CAO 20.7.1B and CAO 20.7.4 | October 2020 |
| CAAP 253-1(1) | Ditching | September 2010 |
| CAAP 253-02 v2.0 (pdf 210.41 KB) |
Passenger safety information: Guidelines on content and standard of safety information to be provided to passengers by aircraft operators | December 2018 |
| CAAP 257-EX-01 v2.1 | Approval to conduct low visibility operations | November 2017 |
| CAAP 257-EX-02(0) | Conduct of practice autoland operations | January 2016 |
| CAAP SMS-01 v1.1 (pdf 814.44 KB) |
Safety management systems for regular public transport operations | October 2018 |
| CAAP SMS-2(0) | Integration of Human Factors (HF) into Safety Management Systems (SMS) | January 2009 |
| CAAP SMS-3(1) | Non-Technical Skills Training and Assessment for Regular Public Transport Operations
|
April 2011 |
| CAAP SMS-4(0) | Guidance on the establishment of a Flight Data Analysis Program (FDAP) – Safety Management Systems(SMS) | August 2011 |
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Airworthiness
| Number | Subject | Date |
|---|---|---|
| CAAP 30-04 v3.0 (pdf 648.41 KB) |
Certificate of Approval - Maintenance Organisation | August 2020 |
| CAAP 33-1(1) | Aircraft manual welding: Approvals and qualifications | July 2011 |
| CAAP 33-02 v1.0 (pdf 446.43 KB) |
Non-destructive testing | December 2018 |
| CAAP 37-1(5) | Minimum Equipment Lists (MEL) | March 2016 |
| CAAP 39-1(1) | Maintenance requirements for Class A aircraft | August 1997 |
| CAAP 41-2(0) | Maintenance requirements for Class B aircraft | 1 March 1992 |
| CAAP 42B-1(1.1) | CASA Maintenance Schedule | January 2016 |
| CAAP 42L-1(0) | Inspection of aircraft after abnormal flight loads, heavy landing or lightning strike | May 2000 |
| CAAP 42M-1(0) | Approved System of Maintenance for Class A Aircraft | May 2006 |
| CAAP 42V-1(0) | Magnetic particle inspection of engine components as per AD/ENG/4 | March 2001 |
| CAAP 42W-2(6) | Authorised Release Certificate | March 2014 |
| CAAP 42ZC-01 v4.0 (pdf 267 KB) |
Part 1 of Schedule 8 of CAR 1988 - the pilot maintenance schedule - guidance for pilots and Part 66 licence holders | February 2019 |
| CAAP 42ZC-02 v1.1 | Maintenance of amateur built aircraft | May 2016 |
| CAAP 42ZV-1(0) | Maintenance control manual | March 1992 |
| CAAP 43-01 v2.0 (pdf 218.07 KB) |
Maintenance release |
November 2018 |
| CAAP 50A/B-1(1.1) | Aircraft Log Books and Alternate to Aircraft Log Books | June 2015 |
| CAAP 100.5-01 v1.0 (pdf 211.9 KB) |
Maintenance of aircraft - General requirements |
December 2018 |
| CAAP 104-01(1.1) | Maintenance of Warbird, Historic and Replica Aircraft
|
June 2015 |
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Aerodromes
| Number | Subject | Date |
|---|---|---|
| CAAP 89W-1(0) | Guidelines on provision of obstacle information for take-off flight planning purposes | November 2000 |
| CAAP 92-1(1) | Guidelines for aeroplane landing area (this is published an operational CAAP) | July 1992 |
| CAAP 92-2(2) |
Guidelines for the establishment and operation of onshore Helicopter Landing Sites |
February 2014 |
| CAAP 92-3(1) | Guidelines for manned balloon launching and landing areas (this is published an operational CAAP) | October 1996 |
| CAAP 92A-1(0) | Guidelines on aerodromes intended for small aeroplanes conducting RPT operations (this is published an operational CAAP) | October 2000 |
| CAAP 92-4(0) | Guidelines for the development and operation of off-shore helicopter landing sites, including vessels (this is published an operational CAAP) | January 2013 |
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Airways
| Number | Subject | Date |
|---|---|---|
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General
| Number | Subject | Date |
|---|---|---|
| CAAP ADMIN-01 v2.0 (pdf 166.71 KB) |
Indemnity arrangements for delegates, authorised persons and flight examiner rating holders |
August 2018 |
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Last modified: 15 February 2021