Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01027:reg:5:p39
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01027
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 5 (pt 39/117)
Character Range: 3603459–3606098

to be complied with by ATS providers

Division 172.C.1—Operations manual

172.060  Operations manual
 (1) An ATS provider must, at all times, maintain an operations manual that complies with the standards set out in the Manual of Standards.
. (2) The provider:
 (a) must keep the manual in a readily accessible form; and
 (b) must ensure that each member of its personnel who performs functions in connection with any air traffic service that it provides has ready access to the manual.
 (3) The provider must amend the manual whenever it is necessary to do so to keep it in an up to date form.
 (4) If the provider is given a direction, under regulation 172.300, to amend the manual, the provider must comply with the direction.
 (5) The provider must ensure:
 (a) that all the amendments are incorporated in all copies of the manual kept by the operator; and
 (b) that copies of the amendments are given to CASA.

Division 172.C.2—Air traffic service

172.065  Standards for air traffic service
 (1) An ATS provider must ensure that any air traffic service that it provides is provided in accordance with:
 (a) the standards set out in the Manual of Standards; and
 (b) the standards set out or referred to in Annex 11, as varied by Gen 1.7 of Part 1 of the AIP.
 (2) However, the provider may deviate from the standards if an emergency, or other circumstance, arises that makes the deviation necessary in the interests of aviation safety.
 (3) As soon as practicable, the provider must tell CASA of the deviation and how long it is likely to last.

172.070  Aeronautical telecommunications procedures
  An ATS provider must ensure that any air traffic service that it provides is provided in accordance with:
 (a) the radiotelephony procedures set out in Parts 1 and 2 of the AIP; and
 (b) the procedures for aeronautical telecommunications set out in Volume II of Annex 10, as varied by Gen 1.7 of Part 1 of the AIP.

172.075  ICAO Doc. 4444 and ICAO Doc. 7030
 (1) An ATS provider must ensure that any air traffic service that it provides is provided in accordance with the procedures and rules set out in ICAO Doc. 4444, as varied by Gen 1.7 of Part 1 of the AIP.
 (2) If a regional supplementary procedure set out in ICAO Doc. 7030 relates to an air traffic service that the provider provides, the provider must also ensure that the service is provided in accordance with that procedure.
 (3) However, the provider may deviate from a procedure or rule mentioned subregulation (1), or a regional supplementary procedure mentioned in subregulation (2), if an emergency, or other circumstance, arises that makes the deviation necessary