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CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY REGULATIONS 1998 - REG 21.005 Manufacturers etc to provide aircraft flight manuals for certain aircraft

CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY REGULATIONS 1998 - REG 21.005

Manufacturers etc to provide aircraft flight manuals for certain aircraft

  (1)   This regulation applies to an aircraft only if:

  (a)   the type certification basis for the aircraft did not require the provision of an aircraft flight manual; and

  (b)   the aircraft was not flown before 1   March 1979.

  (1A)   If the owner of the aircraft takes delivery of the aircraft from the holder of the type certificate for the aircraft, the holder must give the owner, when the owner takes delivery, an aircraft flight manual that:

  (a)   contains the information mentioned in subregulations (2) and (3); and

  (b)   complies with subregulation   (3A).

Penalty:   25 penalty units.

  (1B)   If the owner of the aircraft takes delivery of the aircraft from the manufacturer of the aircraft, the manufacturer must give the owner, when the owner takes delivery, an aircraft flight manual that:

  (a)   contains the information mentioned in subregulations (2) and (3); and

  (b)   complies with subregulation   (3A).

Penalty:   25 penalty units.

  (2)   The aircraft flight manual must contain the operating limitations and information required to be furnished in an aircraft flight manual or in manual material, markings, and placards, by the applicable regulations under which the aircraft was type certificated.

  (3)   The maximum ambient atmospheric temperature for which engine cooling was demonstrated must be stated in the performance information section of the flight manual, if the applicable regulations under which the aircraft was type certificated do not require ambient temperature on engine cooling operating limitations in the flight manual.

  (3A)   For paragraphs   (1A)(b) and (1B)(b):

  (a)   the manual must have been approved for the aircraft:

  (i)   by CASA, an authorised person or an approved design organisation under regulation   21.006; or

  (ii)   if there is an agreement (however described) between CASA and the national aviation authority of a Contracting State for the acceptance of approvals of aircraft flight manuals--by the national aviation authority or a person authorised to do so by the national aviation authority; or

  (iii)   if there is an agreement (however described) between Australia and a Contracting State for the acceptance of approvals of aircraft flight manuals--by the national aviation authority of the Contracting State, or a person authorised to do so by the national aviation authority; and

  (b)   any changes to the manual made to the manual since it was approved for the aircraft must have been approved:

  (i)   by CASA, an authorised person or an approved design organisation under regulation   21.006A; or

  (ii)   if there is an agreement (however described) between CASA and the national aviation authority of a Contracting State for the acceptance of approvals of changes to aircraft flight manuals--by the national aviation authority or a person authorised to do so by the national aviation authority; or

  (iii)   if there is an agreement (however described) between Australia and a Contracting State for the acceptance of approvals of changes to aircraft flight manuals--by the national aviation authority of the Contracting State, or a person authorised to do so by the national aviation authority.

  (4)   An offence against subregulation   (1A) or (1B) is an offence of strict liability.

Source   FARs section   21.5 modified.

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