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— Approval of engines, propellers, materials, parts and appliances
Note   This Part and Part heading are reserved for future use.
Part 13 — Australian Technical Standard Order Authorisations

13.1 What this Part is about
       (1)The term ATSO is short for Australian Technical Standard Order.
       (2)Subpart 21.O of CASR sets out requirements that must be met for CASA to issue an ATSO authorisation or a letter of ATSO design approval.
       (3)Paragraph 21.601 (2) (a) of CASR defines an ATSO to be a minimum performance standard prescribed by the Part 21 Manual of Standards for specified articles used on civil aircraft. This Part prescribes those minimum performance standards.

13.2 Minimum performance standards
       (1)For the definition of ATSO in paragraph 21.601 (2) (a) of CASR, the minimum performance standard mentioned in column 2 of an item of the following table is prescribed for the article used on civil aircraft mentioned in column 1 of the item.
Note 1   The Schedules mentioned in column 2 of the table are Schedules to this Manual of Standards.
Note 2   Transitional provisions apply to an ATSO authorisation or letter of ATSO design approval that was in force at the end of 29 November 2017. See Division 14.13.

Minimum performance standards for specified articles used on civil aircraft
                                                                             Column 1                                                                                Column 2

Item                                                                         Specified article used on civil aircraft                                                Minimum performance standard
 1                                                                           Life preservers                                                                         Schedule 21
                                                                                                                                                                     ATSO-1C13a — Life preservers
 2                                                                           Airborne ATC transponder equipment                                                      Schedule 22
                                                                                                                                                                     ATSO-1C74c — Airborne ATC transponder equipment
 3                                                                           Air traffic control radar beacon system/mode select (ATCRBS/MODE S) airborne equipment  Schedule 23
                                                                                                                                                                     ATSO-1C112 — Air traffic control radar beacon system/mode select (ATCRBS/MODE S) airborne equipment
 4                                                                           Dispatcher's restraint strap                                                            Schedule 24
                                                                                                                                                                     ATSO-C1001 — Dispatcher's restraint strap
 5                                                                           Refrigerated cargo unit load container                                                  Schedule 25
                                                                                                                                                                     ATSO-C1002 — Refrigerated cargo unit load container
 6                                                                           Helicopter external personnel lifting devices                                           Schedule 26
                                                                                                                                                                     ATSO-C1003 — Helicopter external personnel lifting devices
 7                                                                           Restraint system automated release device                                               Schedule 27
                                                                                                                                                                     ATSO-C1006 — Restraint system automated release device
 8                                                                           Flight data recorder interface unit                                                     Schedule 28
                                                                                                                                                                     ATSO-C1007b — Flight data recorder interface unit

       (2)A Schedule mentioned in an item of the table in subsection (1) may be cited as the ATSO number mentioned in the item.
Example   Schedule 21 of this Manual of Standards may be cited as ATSO-1C13a.
Part 14 — Transitional

Divisions 14.1 to 14.12 — Transitional provisions for Parts 1 to 12
Note   These Divisions are reserved for future use.

Division 14.13 — Transitional provisions for Part 13 (Australian Technical Standard Order Authorisations)

     14.130 Amendments and repeals made by the Civil Aviation Legislation Amendment and Repeal (Australian Technical Standard Orders) Instrument 2017
       (1)This section applies to an ATSO authorisation or letter of ATSO design approval that