CAR 55 as it was on 12th September 2002

This is not an official version

 

55 Changes to flight manuals for Australian aircraft

(1) This regulation applies to the holder of the certificate of registration

for an Australian aircraft for which a flight manual has been issued if:

(a) the aircraft’s manufacturer, or the holder of the type certificate to

which the aircraft conforms, gives an instruction to the effect that

a change must be made to the manual; and

(b) the change is approved by CASA or the relevant NAA for the

aircraft.

Note For relevant NAA see subregulation 2 (1).

(2) This regulation also applies to the holder of the certificate of

registration for an Australian aircraft for which a flight manual has

been issued if:

(a) a modification that conforms to a supplemental type certificate

applying to the aircraft, or an aircraft component fitted to the

aircraft, is carried out on the aircraft or aircraft component; and

(b) the holder of the supplemental type certificate gives an

instruction to the effect that a change must be made to the manual

because of the modification; and

(c) the change is approved by CASA or the NAA that issued the

supplemental type certificate.

Note For NAA see the Dictionary at the end of CAR 1998.

(3) This regulation also applies to the holder of the certificate of

registration for an Australian aircraft for which a flight manual has

been issued if:

(a) a modification that does not conform to a supplemental type

certificate is carried out on the aircraft or an aircraft component

fitted to the aircraft; and

(b) CASA or an authorised person has approved the design of the

modification under regulation 35; and

(c) CASA or the authorised person gives an instruction, in writing, to

the effect that a change must be made to the manual because of

the modification; and

(d) the change is approved by CASA or the authorised person.

(4) This regulation also applies to the holder of the certificate of

registration for an Australian aircraft for which a flight manual has

been issued if CASA, or an authorised person, instructs the certificate

holder, in writing, to make a change to the manual that is:

(a) for the purpose of ensuring the safety of air navigation; and

(b) approved by CASA or the authorised person.

(4A) This regulation also applies to the holder of the certificate of

registration for an Australian aircraft for which a flight manual has

been issued if:

(a) a change to the manual is approved by CASA under

regulation 55A; and

(b) CASA gives an instruction, in writing, to the effect that the

change must be made to the manual.

Note 1 A person is an authorised person for a provision of these Regulations only

if the person’s instrument of appointment mentions the provision: see regulation 6.

Note 2 A change to a flight manual that is approved under subregulation (2), (3) or

(4) can be in the form of a flight manual supplement that includes the instruction to

make the change.

(5) The holder of the certificate of registration for the aircraft must make

the change to the aircraft’s flight manual:

(a) if the instruction indicates the period within which the change

must be made — within that period; or

(b) in any other case — before the aircraft is flown for the first time

after the certificate holder is told of the instruction.

Penalty: 50 penalty units.

(6) If the certificate holder makes a change to the aircraft’s flight manual

under subregulation (5), the holder must tell CASA, in an approved

form, about the details of the change within 48 hours after the aircraft

is flown for the first time after the change is made .

Penalty: 20 penalty units.