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Manual of Standards Part 171 — Aeronautical Telecommunication and Radio Navigation Services

as amended
made under subsection 9 (1) of the Civil Aviation Act 1988 and regulation 171.017 of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998.
This compilation was prepared on 3 March 2016 taking into account amendments up to Manual of Standards Parts 139, 171, 172 and 173 Amendment Instrument 2016 (No. 1).

Prepared by the Flight Standards Branch, Standards Division, Civil Aviation Safety Authority, Canberra.

Contents
Page
Chapter 1 Introduction
Section 1.1 General
Section 1.2 Definitions
Chapter 2 Aeronautical telecommunication and radio navigation services and facilities
Section 2.1 Aeronautical telecommunication services
Section 2.2 Aeronautical radio navigation services
Section 2.3 Aeronautical telecommunication and radio navigation facilities
Chapter 3 Safety management system
Section 3.1 Standards for the safety management system
Section 3.2 Standards for safety case preparation
Chapter 5 Technician qualifications, training and certification
Section 5.1 Technician qualifications
Section 5.2 Technician training and certification
Chapter 6 Test equipment and test facilities
Section 6.1 Test facilities for aeronautical telecommunication or radio navigation services and facilities
Chapter 7 Document data availability and control
Section 7.1 Documents to be held by the provider
Section 7.2 Document and data control processes
Chapter 8 Records
Section 8.1 Records system and procedures
Section 8.2 Site logs
Chapter 9 Security
Section 9.1 Security program for aeronautical telecommunication and radio navigation facilities
Chapter 10 Standards for facilities and equipment
Section 10.1 Landing system facilities suitable for Special Authorisation Category I and II operations
Notes to Manual of Standards Part 171
Chapter 1              Introduction
Section 1.1 General

     1.1.1 Background
       1.1.1.1The standards pertaining to the regulation of Aeronautical Telecommunication and Radio Navigation service providers in this Manual are established by the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations Part 171 — Approved Aeronautical Telecommunication and Radionavigation Service Providers. Part 171 has its basis in the Standards and Recommended Practices in Annex 10 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation.

     1.1.2 Document set
       1.1.2.1The document hierarchy consists of:
(a) the Civil Aviation Act 1988 (the Act); and
(b) relevant Civil Aviation Safety Regulations (CASRs); and
(c) the Manual of Standards (MOS); and
(d) Advisory Circulars (ACs).
       1.1.2.2The regulatory documents establish, for service providers, a comprehensive description of system requirements and the means of meeting them.
      1.1.2.2A The Act establishes the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) with safety related functions relating to civil aviation and, in particular, the safety regulation of civil air operations in Australian territory.
       1.1.2.3CASRs establish the regulatory framework (Regulations) within which all service providers must operate.
       1.1.2.4The MOS comprises specifications (Standards) prescribed by CASA, of uniform application, determined to be necessary for the safety of air navigation. In those parts of the MOS where it is necessary to establish the context of