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Manual of Standards Part 173—Standards Applicable to Instrument Flight Procedure Design
Version 1.8
made under Part 173 of the
Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998

Compilation No. 7

Compilation date: 11 August 2022

Includes amendments up to: F2022L01052

Prepared by the Advisory and Drafting Branch, Legal, International and Regulatory Affairs Division, Civil Aviation Safety Authority, Canberra.

Manual of Standards Part 173—Standards Applicable to Instrument Flight Procedure Design

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Table of Contents

Manual of Standards Part 173—Standards Applicable to Instrument Flight Procedure Design
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction
Section 1.1: General
1.1.1 Authority for this Part and CASA's Commitment to ICAO
1.1.2 Differences between ICAO documents and standards in the MOS
1.1.3 Document Set
1.1.4 MOS Documentation Change Management
1.1.5 Related Documents
1.1.6 Definitions
Chapter 2: Organisation
Section 2.1: Operations Manual
2.1.1 Standards
2.1.2 Authorised Designers
Chapter 3: Design Personnel
Section 3.1: Certified Designers
3.1.1 Grades of Instrument Flight Procedure Designer
3.1.2 Chief Designer
3.1.3 Qualified Designer
3.1.4 Unqualified Persons
3.1.5 Supervisors
3.1.6 Minimum Experience
3.1.7 Recency
Section 3.2: Authorised Designers
3.2.1 Qualifications and Experience
Section 3.3: Approved Instrument Flight Procedure Design Courses
3.3.1 Approval of Courses
Section 3.4: Administration
3.4.1 Staff Records
3.4.2 Approvals
Chapter 4: Documentation and Reference Material
Section 4.1: General
4.1.1 Reference Material
4.1.2 Document and Record Control System
4.1.3 Records
Chapter 5: Safety Management System
Section 5.1: General
5.1.1 Requirement
5.1.2 Safety Management System—Standards
Chapter 6: Procedure Design Administration
Section 6.1: General
6.1.1 Classification of Procedures
6.1.2 Validation
6.1.3 Publication
6.1.4 Maintenance
6.1.5 Obstacle Clearance Advice to Aerodrome Operators
Section 6.2: Design Authorisations
6.2.1 General
6.2.2 Content
Chapter 7: Flight Validation
Section 7.1: General
7.1.1 Overview
7.1.2 Maps and Charts
7.1.3 Weather
7.1.4 Responsibilities
7.1.5 Aircraft
7.1.6 Crew
7.1.7 Conduct of Operations
7.1.8 Environment
7.1.9 Validation of the Procedure
7.1.10 25 and 10 NM Minimum Sector Altitude
7.1.11 Terminal Arrival Altitude (TAA)
7.1.12 DME/GPS Arrival Procedures
7.1.13 Circling Area
7.1.14 Final and Intermediate Segments
7.1.15 Missed Approach Segment
7.1.16 Linking the Final and Missed Approach Segments
7.1.17 Holding and Initial Segments
7.1.18 'Flyability' Check
7.1.19 Windsocks
7.1.20 Flight Safety
7.1.21 Traffic
7.1.22 Environmental Issues
7.1.23 Reporting
7.1.24 Pilots
Section 7.2: Sample Flight Validation Report
Chapter 8: Design Standards
Section 8.1: General
8.1.1 Procedure Design
8.1.2 Procedure Identification
8.1.3 Straight-in Non-Precision Approach Procedures