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Part 61 Manual of Standards (MOS) (as amended)

made under regulations 11.068 and 61.035 of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998 and section 4 of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.
This compilation was prepared on 19 November 2024 taking into account amendments up to Part 61 Manual of Standards Amendment Instrument 2024 (No. 1). It is a compilation of the Part 61 Manual of Standards (MOS) as amended and in force on 19 November 2024.
Prepared by the Legal Services Branch, Legal, International & Regulatory Affairs Division, Civil Aviation Safety Authority, Canberra.

Compilation No. 6.
Part 61 Manual of Standards Instrument 2014

1 Name of instrument
       1.1 This instrument is the Part 61 Manual of Standards for Part 61 of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998 (CASR 1998).
       1.2 This instrument is called the Part 61 Manual of Standards Instrument 2014.
       1.3 In this instrument, unless the contrary intention appears, a reference to "this MOS" or "the MOS" means the Part 61 Manual of Standards Instrument 2014.

3 Scope
        Under regulation 61.035 of CASR 1998, and for Part 61 of CASR 1998, this MOS sets out matters relating to:
(a) flight crew licences, ratings and endorsements; and
(b) the use of an ACAS; and
(c) aeronautical radio operations; and
(d) aeroplane taxiing; and
(e) conditions on flight examiner ratings.

4 Condition on flight examiner ratings
        For paragraph 98 (5A) (1) (a) and subsection 98 (5D) of the Civil Aviation Act 1988, and regulation 11.068 of CASR 1998, it is a condition on the following:
(a) a flight examiner rating;
(b) an approval under regulation 61.040 to conduct a flight test or a proficiency check;
        issued before or after this MOS, that when conducting a flight test or a proficiency check the holder of the rating, or of the approval, must comply with the requirements of, and take into account the recommendations in, the Flight Examiner Handbook as in force and published on the CASA website at the time of the flight test or proficiency check.

5 Definitions
       5.1 In this MOS, unless the contrary intention appears:
        cell, for a column of a table in a Schedule of this instrument, means each individual, undivided unit into which the column is subdivided.
        in accordance with published procedures, for carrying out an activity in relation to an aircraft, means carrying out the activity in accordance with the applicable requirements (if any) set out in each of the following:
(a) the aircraft flight manual;
(b) the aircraft operator's operations manual;
(c) the Aeronautical Information Publication (AIP);
(d) another operational document applicable to the activity that is approved in writing by CASA or the operator.
       5.2 In this MOS, unless the contrary intention appears, an