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CASR regulatory structure

The diagram below is a representation of all current and proposed Part numbers that make up Australia's Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998 (CASR).

See https://www.casa.gov.au/node/29511

CASR Parts still outstanding are shown with dotted inner circle lines.

Safety standards

Safe flights use registered and certificated aircraft maintained by a qualified person flown by a qualified person in airspace controlled by a qualified person.

CASR regulatory structure by Part

Administrative matters

  • Part 1 - Preliminary
  • Part 5 - Safety management
  • Part 11 - Regulatory administrative procedures
  • Part 13 - Enforcement procedures
  • Part 200 - Aircraft to which CASR do not apply
  • Part 201 - Miscellaneous
  • Part 202 - Transitional
  • Dictionary

Certification / Airworthiness

  • Part 21 - Certification and airworthiness requirements for aircraft and parts
  • Part 22 - Airworthiness standards for sailplanes and powered sailplanes
  • Part 23 - Airworthiness standards for aeroplanes in the normal, utility, acrobatic or commuter category
  • Part 25 - Airworthiness standards for aeroplanes in the transport category
  • Part 26 - Airworthiness standards for aircraft in the primary category or intermediate category
  • Part 27 - Airworthiness standards for rotorcraft in the normal category
  • Part 29 - Airworthiness standards for rotorcraft in the transport category
  • Part 31 - Airworthiness standards for manned free balloons
  • Part 32 - Airworthiness standards for engines for very light aeroplanes
  • Part 33 - Airworthiness standards for aircraft engines
  • Part 35 - Airworthiness standards for aircraft propellers
  • Part 39 - Airworthiness directives
  • Part 90 - Additional airworthiness requirements

Aircraft registration

  • Part 45 - Display of nationality and registration marks and aircraft registration identification plates
  • Part 47 - Registration of aircraft and related matters

Continuing airworthiness

  • Part 42 - Continuing airworthiness requirements for aircraft and aeronautical products
  • Part 43 - Maintenance of aircraft in private and aerial work operations
  • Part 145 - Continuing airworthiness - Part 145 approved maintenance organisations

Aircraft maintenance engineer (AME) licensing

  • Part 66 - Continuing airworthiness - aircraft engineer licences and ratings
  • Part 147 - Continuing airworthiness - maintenance training organisations

Flight operations

  • Part 60 - Synthetic training devices
  • Part 91 - General operating and flight rules
  • Part 92 - Consignment and carriage of dangerous goods by air
  • Part 101 - Unmanned aircraft and rockets
  • Part 103 - Sport and recreational aviation operations*
  • Part 105 - Sport and recreational parachuting from aircraft*
  • Part 119 - Australian air transport operators - certification and management
  • Part 121 - Australian air transport operations - larger aeroplanes
  • Part 129 - Foreign air transport operators - certification and operating requirements
  • Part 131 - Manned free balloons*
  • Part 132 - Limited category aircraft
  • Part 133 - Australian air transport operations - rotorcraft
  • Part 135 - Australian air transport operations - smaller aeroplanes
  • Part 137 - Aerial application operations
  • Part 138 - Aerial work operations
  • Part 149 - Approved self-administering organisations

Flight crew licensing

  • Part 61 - Flight crew licensing
  • Part 64 - Authorisations for non-licensed personnel
  • Part 67 - Medical
  • Part 141 - Recreational, private and commercial pilot flight training, other than certain integrated training courses
  • Part 142 - Integrated and multi-crew pilot flight training, contracted recurrent training and contracted checking

Air traffic management systems

  • Part 139 - Aerodromes
  • Part 171 - Aeronautical telecommunications service and radionavigation service providers
  • Part 172 - Air Traffic Service Providers
  • Part 173 - Instrument flight procedure design
  • Part 175 - Aeronautical information management

Air traffic controller (ATC) licensing

  • Part 65 - Air traffic services licensing
  • Part 67 - Medical
  • Part 143 - Air Traffic Services Training Providers

Other

  • Part 5 - Safety management
  • Part 99 - Drug and alcohol management plans and testing
  • Part 117 - Representations and surveys
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* Denotes CASR Parts still outstanding

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