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in performing its functions and exercising its powers, where appropriate, consult with government, commercial, industrial, consumer and other relevant bodies and organisations.

  The Manual of Standards (MOS) is the means CASA uses in meeting its responsibilities under the Act for promulgating aviation safety standards. The MOS prescribes the detailed technical material (aviation safety standards) that are determined to be necessary for the safety of air navigation.

  The MOS is referenced in the particular regulation. You should refer to the applicable provisions of the Civil Aviation Act and Civil Aviation Safety Regulations, together with this manual, to ascertain the requirements of, and the obligations imposed by or under, the civil aviation legislation.

  Amendments to the manual are the responsibility of the Branch Head, Airspace, Air Traffic and Aerodrome Standards Branch. Readers should forward advice of errors, inconsistencies or suggestions for improvement to that officer.

  Jim Shirley Head
  Airspace, Air Traffic and Aerodrome Standards Branch

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    CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

    Section 1.1: General

1.1.1                   Background

1.1.1.1              The following matters for compliance are intended to be relatively 'high level' in recognition of other safety system elements that, in aggregate, will ensure a training system of appropriate integrity; these include related parts of draft CASR Part 65 and its supporting MOS and AC.

1.1.2                   Document Set

1.1.2.1              The document hierarchy consists of:
             (a)         relevant Civil Aviation Safety Regulations (CASRs);
             (b)         the Manual of Standards (MOS); and
             (c)          Advisory Circulars (ACs).
1.1.2.2              The regulatory documents establish, for service providers, a comprehensive description of system requirements and the means of meeting them.

1.1.2.3              CASRs establish the regulatory framework (Regulations) within which all service providers must operate.

1.1.2.4              The 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 standards to assist in their comprehension, the sense of parent regulations has been reiterated. The MOS is a disallowable instrument. This means that it is a legislative instrument that becomes effective on publication in the Government Gazette and it must be tabled in Parliament within fifteen sitting days from when it was made and is subject to scrutiny by Parliament.

1.1.2.5              Readers should understand that in the circumstance of any perceived disparity of meaning between MOS and CASRs, primacy of intent rests with the regulations. Where there is any inconsistency between the regulations and the MOS, the regulations prevail.
1.1.2.6              Service providers must document internal actions (Rules) in their own operational manuals, to ensure the maintenance of and compliance with standards.

1.1.2.7              ACs are intended to provide recommendations and guidance to illustrate