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supporting ATS provided under Part 172.

Chapter 3              Safety management system
CASR reference: CASR 171.086 Safety management system
Section 3.1 Standards for the safety management system

     3.1.1 Necessary features of Safety Management System
       3.1.1.1The necessary features of an SMS are:
(a) the service provider's safety policy and objectives; and
(b) the organisational and staff responsibilities for safety matters; and
(c) the establishment of the levels of safety that apply to the services, and the monitoring of the levels of safety achieved; and
(d) the process for internal safety reviews; and
(e) the process for the internal reporting and management of safety concerns and incidents; and
(f) the process for the identification, assessment, control and mitigation of existing and potential safety hazards in service provision; and
(g) the definition of the interface arrangements for safety management and the relative associated responsibilities and procedures with internal functional groups and with aerodrome operators and support service providers; and
(h) the processes for the management of changes to existing services.
Section 3.2 Standards for safety case preparation

     3.2.1 Standards
       3.2.1.1 Safety cases are to be based on a recognised methodology for safety risk assessment.
       3.2.1.2 The safety risk assessment in a safety case:
(a) identifies all potential safety hazards associated with the operation of each service, in normal and abnormal modes of operation;
(b) assesses the safety risk of each hazard;
(c) identifies the means of mitigation of unacceptable safety risks.
        Note   Guidelines for the preparation of safety cases have been published by CASA in Advisory Circular AC 171-02.
       3.2.1.3 Existing ATEL/ANAV services and/or facilities having a demonstrated history of safe operation for more than two years at the date of initial certification do not need to be covered by a baseline safety case.
       3.2.1.4A safety case is prepared to support a proposed new service, or a proposed change to an existing service, if:
(a) the effect of the service or change would be that the service would not be in accordance with the certificate issued to the service provider under regulation 11.060 of CASR; or
(b) the new service or proposed change requires prior notification to CASA because of a requirement to do so in the service provider's safety management system.
Note   Internal safety assessments for changes in accordance with regulation 171.040 of CASR are undertaken in accordance with the service provider's safety management system.

           Chapter 5              Technician qualifications, training and certification
CASR reference: CASR Part 171.050
Section 5.1 Technician qualifications

     5.1.1 Minimum academic qualifications
       5.1.1.1The minimum academic qualification for technicians performing operation and maintenance functions associated with aeronautical telecommunication facilities and/or radionavigation facilities is a diploma of technology in one of the following:
(a) radio engineering;
(b) communications engineering;
(c) electrical engineering;