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Part 139 (Aerodromes) Manual of Standards 2019
(as amended)

made under regulation 139.005 of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998 and section 4 of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.

Compilation No. 4

Compilation date: 14 December 2024

Includes amendments up to: F2024L01671

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

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Part 139 (Aerodromes) Manual of Standards 2019 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 14 December 2024.

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about the amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

Contents

Note   This Table of Contents is not part of the Part 139 (Aerodromes) Manual of Standards 2019 (the MOS). It is for guidance only and may be modified or edited in any published version of this instrument. See section 1.09 of the MOS.

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CHAPTER 1  PRELIMINARY................................................1

Division 1 General............................................................1
1.01 Name....................................................................1
1.02 Commencement...........................................................1
1.03 Purpose..................................................................1
1.04 Application...............................................................1
1.05 Conflict between this MOS and an incorporated document..........................1
1.06 Tables, Figures and Notes....................................................1
1.07 References to ICAO and other documents.......................................2
1.08 References to intended, nominated, preferred and "should" in a Note..................2
1.09 Table of Contents..........................................................3
Division 2 Empowerments......................................................4
1.10 General power to make a Part 139 Manual of Standards............................4
1.11 Specific regulations for which MOS provisions have been made......................4

CHAPTER 1A TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS...................................8

Division 1 General............................................................8
1A.01 Application...............................................................8
Division 2 Technical inspection programs..........................................8
1A.02 Technical inspection programs................................................8
Division 3 Annual aerodrome manual validation and report............................8
1A.03 Annual aerodrome manual validation and report..................................8
Division 4 Wildlife hazard management plans.......................................9
1A.04 Wildlife hazard management plans.............................................9
Division 5 Aerodrome emergency plans............................................9
1A.05 Aerodrome emergency plans..................................................9
Division 6 Requirement for an SMS...............................................9
1A.06 Requirement for an SMS (registered aerodromes).................................9
Division 7 Requirement for an SMS (certified aerodromes with scheduled international air transport operations)              9
1A.07 Requirement for an SMS.....................................................9
Division 8 Risk management plans...............................................10
1A.08 Risk management plans....................................................10

CHAPTER 2  APPLICATION OF STANDARDS................................11

2.01 Definitions...............................................................11
2.02 Application — new aerodromes..............................................12
2.03 Application — Chapter 22..................................................12
2.04 Application — existing aerodromes etc.........................................12
2.04A Application — grandfathering of new aerodrome facility developments...............13
2.05 Directions to upgrade a part of an existing aerodrome or facility.....................15
2.06 Non-application of the standards.............................................16

CHAPTER 3 DEFINITIONS ETC.............................................18

3.01 Definitions etc............................................................18

CHAPTER 4 AERODROME REFERENCE CODE AND DETERMINATION OF AERODROME STANDARDS              36

4.01 Aerodrome Reference Code.................................................36

CHAPTER 5 AERODROME INFORMATION FOR THE AIP AND THE AERODROME MANUAL              38

Division 1 Information........................................................38
5.01 Information for the AIP through an AIS provider.................................38
5.02 Information to be included in aerodrome manual.................................38
5.03 Aerodrome information.....................................................38
5.04 Movement area information.................................................39
5.05 Visual aids...............................................................41
5.06 Navigation aids...........................................................41
5.07