International Civil Aviation Convention Overview

An international agreement establishing principles for safe and orderly international civil aviation.

International Civil Aviation Organization; an intergovernmental organization managing international air travel.

Safe and orderly air travel across nations.

Harmonizing rules across countries to enhance safety and efficiency in air travel.

ICAO's status within the UN structure.

Provisional International Civil Aviation Organization

The Australian act giving effect to the Chicago Convention for international policy on Civil Aviation.

Collaborating for uniform regulations and standards in aircraft, personnel, airways, and auxiliary services to improve air navigation.

International Standards and Recommended Practices - the set of rules and procedures adopted by ICAO.

Documents that detail the SARPs, regulating international air transport.

ICAO Structure is made up of an Assembly, a Council, and a Secretariat.

Sovereign body of ICAO with representatives from all contracting states, meeting regularly to discuss aviation issues.

Governing body of ICAO providing ongoing direction to ICAO's work.

Countries that are members of ICAO and agree to follow its standards and regulations.

Establishes requirements for approval of design organizations involved in aircraft design, manufacture, and airworthiness certification in Australia.

Includes rules for aircraft type certificates, supplementary type certificates, production certificates, and export airworthiness approvals, and the approval of aircraft engines, propellers, and materials.

Covers continuing airworthiness and maintenance organisation approval for Regular Public Transport operators only.

A maintenance provider for Regular Public Transport aircraft operators.

The responsibility for overseeing the aircraft's ongoing airworthiness. This function is separate from the actual maintenance process (conducted by Part 145 AMOs).

Australia's primary law related to aviation, linking it to the international aviation community through the Chicago Convention.

Regulations implementing the Civil Aviation Act 1988, providing regulatory controls for air navigation safety.

Regulations, part of Australian law, that give effect to some of the country's obligations under the Chicago Convention.

International agreement that sets minimum aviation safety standards, which are incorporated into Australian law.

Laws made by the Governor-General or CASA (Civil Aviation Safety Authority) based on authority from Parliament.

Parts of Australian aviation law, with CASRs being modern and easier to understand.

Only an act of Parliament can amend the Civil Aviation Act and associated regulations.

Minimum safety standards for aviation, set by international bodies and incorporated into Australian regulations.

Simple aircraft designed for personal use, like recreational flying, and meeting specific requirements for certification.

Aircraft with a broader range of uses and more complex design, certified under a 'Standard Certificate of Airworthiness'.

A document certifying that a primary category aircraft meets the required safety standards.

A document certifying that a standard category aircraft meets the required safety standards.

Australian regulation governing aircraft engineer licensing and certification for maintenance and aircraft release to service.

A document issued after maintenance, confirming an aircraft is safe to fly.

The process of verifying aircraft repairs and ensuring they comply with safety standards.

A document outlining requirements for obtaining an aircraft engineer licence.

An aircraft avionic part that only contains electrical, electronic, instrument, or radio parts, software, or combinations of these, designed for control, monitoring, or display functions. It must not require specialized knowledge, equipment, or external testing for installation or operation.

An aircraft system processing and transferring digital or analog data using various data lines, wireless, or other transmission mediums. It includes the system's components and connectors.

Examples include: Auto Flight, Communication & Navigation Instruments, In-flight Entertainment Systems, Integrated Modular Avionics (IMA), Cabin Systems, On-board Maintenance Systems, Information Systems, Fly-by-wire Systems, ATA Chapter 27: Flight Controls, Fibre Optic Control Systems.

Maintenance on an aircraft performed by a Part 145 organization, as approved by CASA in the organization's Exposition.

The aircraft's electrical power supply source, distribution network to components, and relevant connectors.

This phrase encompasses both supervising maintenance activities and physically performing the tasks.

An LRU must have no mechanical input or output to another part or mechanism, contain only electrical, electronic, instrument, or radio parts, software, or a combination of these, and be designed for control, monitoring, or display functions. It should not require specialized knowledge or techniques, specialized equipment, rigging, or external testing for installation or operation.

An avionics system consists of the components that process and transfer data, including data lines, wireless transmissions, connectors, and other transmission mediums.