UNCLASSIFIED Defence Aviation Safety Regulation DASR 21 Aircraft

UNCLASSIFIED Defence Aviation Safety Regulation DASR 21 Aircraft Design, Certification, Production February 2017 DGTA-ADF DDAAFS ACPA UNCLASSIFIED

UNCLASSIFIED Overview • • • Overview of DASR 21 Organisational approvals (Subparts G, F, J) Expansion on other Subparts (A, B, D, E, H, K, M, O, P) Key definitions Airworthiness Instruments UNCLASSIFIED 2

UNCLASSIFIED Airworthiness UNCLASSIFIED 3

UNCLASSIFIED DASR 21 • Initial Airworthiness – Design, Production and Certification – Airworthiness Instruments – Change to existing type design – Includes Aircraft and related products, parts and appliances UNCLASSIFIED 4

DASR 21 Section A Contents by Subpart UNCLASSIFIED • • A – General provisions B – Military Type-Certificates and Military Restricted Type-Certificates C – (Not applicable) D – Changes to Military Type-Certificates and Military Restricted Type-Certificates E – Military Supplemental Type-Certificates F – Production without Military Production Organisation Approval G – Military Production Organisation Approval H – Military Certificates of Airworthiness and Military Restricted Certificates of Airworthiness • • • I – Noise Certificates (to be added later if required) J – Military Design Organisation Approval K – Parts and Appliances L – (Not applicable) M – Repairs N – (Not applicable) O – European Military Technical Standard Order Authorisations P – Permit to Fly Q – Identification of Products, Parts and Appliances UNCLASSIFIED 5

UNCLASSIFIED DASR 21 Subpart G • Military Production Organisational Approval (MPOA) – Rules for showing compliance of products, parts, appliance with applicable design data through an approved organisation – Established and maintained quality system – Release artefacts • Complete aircraft: Statement of Conformity • Parts and appliances: Authorised Release Certificate (Form 1) – Production Organisation Exposition – No design privileges associated with this subpart UNCLASSIFIED 6

UNCLASSIFIED DASR 21 G Key Positions References: • Chief Executive -DASR 21. A. 145(c) – Provides necessary resources -GM 21 A. 145(c)(1) -GM 21 A. 145(c)(2) • Accountable Manager – Ensures production is performed to required standards • Responsible Manager(s) – Responsible to cover all responsibilities in Subpart G – Reports to Accountable Manager • Quality Manager – the compliance assurance manager UNCLASSIFIED 7

UNCLASSIFIED DASR 21 – Subpart F • Production without military production organisation approval (MPOA) – Details requirements for demonstrating conformity with Subpart F without having gained the formal MPOA – Production Inspection System, not independent quality system – Valid for 12 months – E. g. producing/installing simple parts for a modification upgrade, for which production organisational approval considered too costly UNCLASSIFIED 8

UNCLASSIFIED DASR 21 Subpart J • Military Design Organisation Approval (MDOA) – Procedure for approval • Design assurance system – Organisation – Responsibilities – Procedures – Resources • Design Organisation Exposition • Ability to classify designs and repairs (major or minor) • Privileges (scope, eg. approval of minor changes to type design) UNCLASSIFIED 9

UNCLASSIFIED MDOA Key Positions References: • Chief Executive -GM No. 1 to 21 A. 243(d) – Provides necessary resources • Head of Design Organisation – Responsible for all departments of the design organisation • Chief of the Office of Airworthiness – Responsible for coordinating airworthiness matters – Responsible for independent verification and design approval functions • Chief of the independent system monitoring function UNCLASSIFIED 10

UNCLASSIFIED MDOA Exposition • References: Military Design Organisation Exposition (MDOE) requires: - AMC No. 1 to 21 A. 243(a) – Organisation – Scope of work - AMC No. 2 to 21 A. 243(a) • Products, or changes to products to be designed • List of types and models • Privileges • Scope of repair design (i. e. structures, systems, engines) – Design assurance system • Including assigned responsibilities – Management of changes to type design and design of repairs • Config control ; Classification ; Approval of minor changes to type design & minor repairs – Quality system – Control of subcontractors – Collecting/investigating of failures, malfunctions and defects – Co-ordination with production – Recording system • For type design, drawings – Documentation control UNCLASSIFIED 11

DASR 21 Section A Contents by Subpart UNCLASSIFIED • • A – General provisions B – Military Type-Certificates and Military Restricted Type. Certificates C – (Not applicable) D – Changes to Military Type. Certificates and Military Restricted Type-Certificates E – Military Supplemental Type. Certificates F – Production without Military Production Organisation Approval G – Military Production Organisation Approval H – Military Certificates of Airworthiness and Military Restricted Certificates of Airworthiness • • • I – Noise Certificates (to be added later if required) J – Military Design Organisation Approval K – Parts and Appliances L – (Not applicable) M – Repairs N – (Not applicable) O – European Military Technical Standard Order Authorisations P – Permit to Fly Q – Identification of Products, Parts and Appliances UNCLASSIFIED 12

UNCLASSIFIED DASR 21 – Subpart A • General Provisions – Recurring CONTINUED airworthiness functions – Requirements to manage failures, malfunctions and defects – Occurrence Reporting – Compliance with Airworthiness Directives – Coordination between design and production UNCLASSIFIED 13

UNCLASSIFIED DASR 21 - Subpart B & E • SUBPART B: Military type-certificates (MTCs) and military restricted type-certificates (MRTCs) – Procedure for issuing: • MTC for products (Aircraft, Engines, Propellers) • MRTC for aircraft – MRTC used to support military aviation operations prior to completion of all certification elements – Airworthiness codes (EMACC) – Type-cert basis – Certification Program Plan UNCLASSIFIED – MTC holder obligations 14

DASR 21 – Military Type Certificate Holder UNCLASSIFIED • MTCH Obligations: – System for collecting, investigating and analysing Failures, Malfunctions and Defects – Provide data for Airworthiness Directives – Occurrence Reporting – Coordination between design and production – Record Keeping – Manuals Reference: – ICA -DASR 21. A. 44 – Specify part marking – Demonstrate capability by holding Military Design UNCLASSIFIED 15

UNCLASSIFIED DASR 21 – Subpart B & E • SUBPART E: Supplemental Type Certificates – Approves a major change to type design, and – Applicant is not the Military Type Certificate Holder UNCLASSIFIED 16

UNCLASSIFIED DASR 21 – Subpart D • Changes to military type-certificates and military restricted type-certificates – Procedure for approval of changes to type design – Classification of changes to type design – Major and minor changes (GM is comprehensive) – Airworthiness codes – Design approval – Instructions for continuing airworthiness UNCLASSIFIED 17

UNCLASSIFIED DASR 21 – Subpart H • Military certificates of airworthiness and military restricted certificates of airworthiness – Recognises that an individual aircraft conforms to the approved type design, ADs and ICA – Procedure for issuing airworthiness certificates applicable to a MTC or a MRTC UNCLASSIFIED 18

UNCLASSIFIED DASR 21 – Subpart K • Parts and Appliances – Describes approval and compliance of parts and appliances – Installation of parts on type-certified products – Standard Part vs Non standard Part UNCLASSIFIED 19

UNCLASSIFIED DASR 21 – Subpart M • Repairs – ‘Repair’: elimination of damage and/or restoration to an airworthy condition (excludes AUSMTSO or repair by replacement) – Classification of repair designs (major or minor) – Approval of repairs designs – Repair embodiment – Unrepaired damage – Record keeping and ICA UNCLASSIFIED 20

UNCLASSIFIED DASR 21 – Subpart O • Technical Standard Order (FAA) – A TSO is a minimum performance standard for specified materials, parts, and appliances used on civil aircraft. – A TSO authorisation approves the design of the TSO item and authorises production through Subpart F or G – Not an approval to install and use the article in the aircraft • Australian Military technical standard order authorisations (AUSMTSO) UNCLASSIFIED 21

UNCLASSIFIED DASR 21 – Subpart P • Military permit to fly – Procedure for issuing military permits to fly • Approving flight conditions, eg Flight Test, Exhibition, Ferry • Can be issued for aircraft that do not meet or have not been shown to meet applicable airworthiness requirements but are capable of safe flight UNCLASSIFIED 22

UNCLASSIFIED Key Definitions • • Airworthiness • Military Type Airworthiness Codes Certificate (MTC) Authority • Military Restricted Airworthiness Type Certificate Directive (AD) (MRTC) Certificate of Release • Military to Service Supplemental Type Certification Continued (design and Certificate production) • Products, Parts and airworthiness Appliances Continuing • Repair airworthiness UNCLASSIFIED 23

UNCLASSIFIED Airworthiness Instruments FORMER INSTRUMENTS (MILAVREG 3) DASR INSTRUMENTS Current Instrument Issued By Issued To DASR Instrument Replaces Issued By Issued To AMTC Defence AA NIL MTC AMTC Defence AA Retained by DASA UASOP DAA / OAA NIL Retained by DASA Defence AA NIL SFP UASOP Defence AA[1] SFP Military Restricted Type Cert (MRTC) STC Defence AA NIL STC Defence AA DASR 21 (MTCH) FTP FTAA Flight Test Organisation Permit to Fly (PTF) AD Defence AA Various SFP FTP AD Defence AA / FTAA MAOC Holder / Flight Test Organisation SR Defence AA NIL MAOC SR Defence AA MAOC Holder AD[2] Nil DASA CAMO NIL 1 Issue of an MRTC for a UAS may be delegated to Force Element / Senior Operational Commander 2 DASR Definition of AD: A document issued or adopted by the authority which mandates actions to be performed on an aircraft to restore an acceptable level of safety, when evidence shows that the safety level of this aircraft may otherwise be compromised. UNCLASSIFIED 24