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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 5.14-1(0) Instrument Rating Renewals Using an Overseas Flight Simulator Training Provider December 2007
CAAP 5.14-2(0)
  • Flight Instructor Training (Aeroplane)
  • Appendix A: Units of competency
  • Appendix B: Sample Program Of Instruction
  • Appendix C: Aeronautical Knowledge – Knowledge Assessment Tool
  • Appendix D: Principles and Methods of Instruction – Sample Course Notes and Knowledge Assessment Tool
  • Appendix E: Sample Long Briefing Template
  • Appendix F: Flight Component Training Elements
  • Appendix G: Trainee Progress – Management and Recording System
 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 Licencing 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 v2.0 (pdf 1.41 MB) Fatigue Management for Flight Crew Members September 2018
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 v4.1 Operations in the vicinity of non-controlled aerodromes April 2017
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 v2.1 Night vision imaging - helicopters October 2017
CAAP 178-1(2) Non-Precision Approaches 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) (pdf 461.07 KB)

Guide to the preparation of operations manuals

 November 2018
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) (pdf 1.03 MB)

Guidelines for aircraft fuel requirements

 November 2018
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 235-5(0) New performance provisions for CAO 20.7.1B and CAO 20.7.4 May 2014
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 B-RNAV-1 Approval of Australian operators and aircraft to operate under instrument flight conditions in European airspace designated for Basic Area Navigation April 1998
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
  • Appendix A: Developing a Non-Technical Skills Training Program: A Case Study Approach
  • Appendix B: Enhancing Performance in High Risk Environments – Recommendations for the use of Behavioural Markers
  • Appendix C: Example of a high capacity airline’s non-technical skills assessment
 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 30-4(1.4) Certificate of Approval - Maintenance Organisation August 2015
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-1(2) Schedule 8 of CAR 1988 – the Pilot Maintenance Schedule - guidance for pilots and Part 66 licence holders February 2012
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 51-1(2) Defect reporting
Form 404 - Defect report		 November 2012
CAAP 100.5-01 v1.0 (pdf 211.9 KB) December 2018
CAAP 104-01(1.1) Maintenance of Warbird, Historic and Replica Aircraft
  • Annex A - Sample CAO 104.0 Manual
 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
(this is published an operational CAAP)

 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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