Type certification procedures manual

This manual is for CASA staff involved in type certification for:

• aircraft
• aircraft engines and propellers

as required by the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998.

The manual establishes procedures for evaluating and approving:

• aircraft type design data
• changes to approved type design data.

The procedures apply to all personnel involved in the type certification process, including:

• all engineering personnel
• manufacturing inspection personnel
• administrative personnel.

The type certification processes described in this procedures manual apply only to:

• type certificate (TC)
• provisional TC
• supplemental type certificates (STC)
• type acceptance certificates (TAC)
• TC for imported aircraft from a non-recognised country.