Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01244:reg:5:p64
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01244
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 5 (pt 64/225)
Character Range: 480231–483295

of how to site, set up and protect a VASIS; and

(b) is either:

 (i) technically qualified or experienced in surveying; or

 (ii) a civil engineer with survey experience.

       (4) A ground check of a VASIS must include the following:

(a) verification of vertical and horizontal angles of light signal changes;

(b) a survey of the VASIS at its installed location;

(c) a survey of the obstacle assessment surface.

       (5) If satisfied that the lighting system is both of the following:

(a) correctly installed;

(b) compliant with the standards specified in this MOS for photometrics, frangibility, supply and other relevant characteristics;

        then the qualified person must make a ground check determination, in writing, that the aerodrome lighting system complies with this MOS for a ground check.

       (6) For a ground check, the aerodrome operator must provide the qualified person with evidence that light fitting types, models and versions comply with the standards for photometric and other relevant characteristics specified in this MOS.

       (7) For subsection (6), the evidence must be in the form of:

(a) an independent compliance statement from each of the manufacturers, and the supplier, of the aerodrome lighting system; or

(b) a test report from an accredited laboratory.

       (8) For paragraph (7) (a), the compliance statement must be formally endorsed by a verifying body that is independent from both the manufacturer and the supplier of the lighting system, and that is either:

(a) an aviation safety regulator with which Australia has a bilateral agreement to recognise a compliance statement provided for aerodrome lighting systems; or

(b) another person or body approved in writing by CASA to provide a compliance statement for aerodrome lighting systems.

       (9) For subsection (8), the endorsement must be documented and authorised by a responsible person of the verifying body.

       (10) For paragraph (7) (b), evidence in the form of a test report from an accredited laboratory must be:

(a) from a laboratory that is accredited by the National Association of Testing Authorities (NATA); or

(b) from an overseas accrediting authority which has a mutual recognition agreement with NATA, under which NATA confirms that the overseas accrediting authority has the competence to carry out the type of measurement involved; or

(c) from a laboratory that is accredited and has a mutual recognition arrangement administered by the International Laboratory Accreditation Corporation in accordance with ISO/IEC 17011, as in force or existing from time to time.

Note   ISO/IEC 17011 is available at https://www.iso.org/standards.html. This is the joint International Organization for Standardization/International Electrotechnical Commission standard for the competence, consistent operation and impartiality of accreditation bodies assessing and accrediting conformity assessment bodies.

9.18 Commissioning of lighting systems — flight checks

       (1) For subparagraph 9.17 (1) (a) (ii), commissioning