Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01027:reg:5:p51
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01027
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 5 (pt 51/117)
Character Range: 3635138–3637995

regulation 173.090.
Note: The following terms are defined in the Dictionary:
 AIS
 instrument approach procedure
 instrument departure procedure
 instrument flight procedures
                 * lowest safe altitude
                 * off‑shore installation
                 * specialised helicopter operation
                 * terminal instrument flight procedure.

173.015  What is a certified designer
  A certified designer is a person who is the holder of a procedure design certificate that is in force.

173.020  What is a procedure design certificate
  A procedure design certificate is a certificate that:
 (a) is granted by CASA to a person under this Part; and
 (b) certifies that the person is authorised to carry on design work on a terminal instrument flight procedure of a type covered by the certificate subject to any conditions set out in the certificate.

173.025  What is an authorised designer
  An authorised designer is a person who is the holder of a procedure design authorisation that is in force.

173.030  What is a procedure design authorisation
  A procedure design authorisation is an authorisation that:
 (a) is granted by CASA to a person under this Part; and
 (b) authorises the person to carry on either of the following activities:
 (i) review or amend a terminal instrument flight procedure that is of a type covered by the authorisation and is for use by Australian aircraft operating under the IFR at, or in the vicinity of, an aerodrome in a foreign country;
 (ii) carry on design work on a terminal instrument flight procedure that is of a type covered by the authorisation and is for use by Australian aircraft operating under the IFR at, or in the vicinity of, an off‑shore installation located no closer than the distance specified in the Manual of Standards from the nearest land.

173.035  Design, review or amendment of terminal instrument flight procedures—requirement for procedure design certificate etc
 (1) A person commits an offence if:
 (a) the person carries on design work (other than work mentioned in subregulation (2) or (3)) on a terminal instrument flight procedure for use by Australian aircraft operating under the IFR, or by foreign aircraft operating under the IFR in Australian territory; and
 (b) the person is not permitted to do so under subregulation (2).
Penalty: 50 penalty units.
 (2) For paragraph (1)(b), the following persons may carry on the work:
 (a) CASA;
 (b) a certified designer whose procedure design certificate authorises the designer to carry on design work on the procedure;
 (c) an employee of a certified designer mentioned in paragraph (b) who carries on the design work in the course of the employee's duties.
 (3) A person commits an offence if:
 (a) the person reviews or amends a terminal instrument flight procedure for use by Australian aircraft operating