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the rules structure
The following is the structure of the various rules, regulations andguidance
material.
TheCivilAviationAct
is the actwhich established theCivil AviationSafety
Authority (CASA) with functions relating to civil aviation, in particular the
safety of civil aviation.
TheCivilAviationRegulations1988 (CARs)
are the regulationsmadeunder
the aboveAct andwhich are currently in transition to theCivil AviationSafety
Regulations 1998.
1 — THE RUL ES S TRUCTURE
the rules structure
Civil AviationAct
Civil AviationSafety
RegulationsCASR1998
Civil AviationRegulations
CAR 1998
Civil AviationOrders
Manual of Standards (MoS)
Civil AviationAdvisory
Publications (CAAP)
AcceptableMeans of
Compliance (AMC)
GuidanceMaterial (GM)
Aeronautical InformationPublication (AIP)
Aeronautical InformationCirculars (AICs)
Terminal AreaCharts (TAC)
EnrouteCharts (ERC) High and Low
PlanningChart Australia (PCA)
Visual NavigationCharts (VNC)
VisualTerminal Charts (VTC)
DesignatedAirspaceHandbook (DAH)
RunwayDistanceSupplement (RDS)
WorldAeronautical Charts (WAC)
EnrouteSupplement Australia (ERSA)
Departure andApproachProcedures (DAP)
AIPSupplements (SUPS)
Notices toAirmen (NOTAM)
AirworthinessAdvisory
Circulars (AAC)
AdvisoryCirculars (AC)