I, PHILIPPA JILLIAN SPENCE, Director of Aviation Safety, on behalf of CASA, make this instrument under regulations 139.005 and 201.025 of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998.

[Signed P. Spence]

Pip Spence
Director of Aviation Safety

8 March 2024

Part 139 Manual of Standards Amendment Instrument 2024 (No. 1)

1 Name of instrument

  This instrument is the Part 139 Manual of Standards Amendment Instrument 2024 (No. 1).

2 Commencement

  This instrument commences on the day after it is registered.

3 Amendment of the Part 139 (Aerodromes) Manual of Standards 2019

  Schedule 1 amends the Part 139 (Aerodromes) Manual of Standards 2019.

Schedule 1 Amendments

[1] Subsection 6.66 (2), the chapeau

omit

must be not be less than

insert

must not be less than

[2] Subsection 12.03 (3), the heading, Note 2

omit

water

insert

water, or poor drainage

[3] Paragraph 12.03 (3) (c)

repeal and substitute

(c) pooling or ponding of water, or poor drainage;

[4] Section 18.03

omit

paragraph 12.01 (1) (a),

insert

section 12.01,

[5] Section 18.03, Note 1

repeal and substitute

Note 1   Under section 12.01, the operator of a certified aerodrome must carry out certain prescribed aerodrome serviceability inspections. Under subsection 12.03 (3), a serviceability inspection must check for the pooling or ponding of water, or poor drainage on the movement area. If any serviceability inspection finds pooling or ponding of water, or poor drainage on a runway, then, under section 18.03, the aerodrome operator must ensure that remedial maintenance is undertaken as soon as possible.