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1 And Airspace Regulation GroupCAP 553 BCAR Section AAirworthiness Procedures where the CAA has Primary Responsibility for Type Approval of the ProductSafety and Airspace Regulation GroupCAP 553 BCAR Section AAirworthiness Procedures where the CAA has Primary Responsibility for Type Approval of the Product 15 December 2017 CAP 553 BCAR Section A Civil Aviation Authority 2017 All rights reserved. Copies of this publication may be reproduced for personal use, or for use within a company or organisation, but may not otherwise be reproduced for use or reference CAA publications for any other purpose, for example within training material for students, please contact the CAA at the address below for formal published July 1989 Revised June 1990 Revised September 1991 Revised November 1995 Revised November 1999 Revised February 2001 Issue 6, 31 January 2003 Issue 6 incorporating amendment 1, 21 November 2003 Issue 6 incorporating amendment 2, 25 February 2008 Issue 6 incorporating amendment 3, 8 August 2008 Issue 6 incorporating amendment 4, 6 November 2009 Issue 7, 5 October 2011 Issue 7 incorporating amendment 1, 30 January 2013 Issue 8.

2 29 November 2013 Issue 8 incorporating amendment 1, 15 December 2017 Enquiries regarding the content of this publication should be addressed to:Innovation, Strategy and Policy, Safety and Airspace Regulation Group, Civil Aviation Authority, Aviation House, Gatwick Airport South, West Sussex, RH6 latest version of this document is available in electronic format at 553 BCAR Section A Chapter Page Date Chapter Page Date iii 15 December 2017 iv 15 December 2017 v 15 December 2017 vi 15 December 2017 vii 15 December 2017 viii 15 December 2017 Contents 1 29 November 2013 Contents 2 29 November 2013 Contents 3 29 November 2013 Contents 4 29 November 2013 Revision History 1 29 November 2013 Revision History 2 29 November 2013 Revision History 3 29 November 2013 Revision History 4 29 November 2013 Revision History 5 29 November 2013 Revision History 6 29 November 2013 Revision History 7 29 November 2013 Revision History 8 29 November 2013 Revision History 9 29 November 2013 Revision History 10 15 December 2017 Foreword 1 29 November 2013

3 Foreword 2 29 November 2013 Foreword 3 29 November 2013 Abrvs and Defs 1 29 November 2013 Chapter A1-2 1 29 November 2013 Chapter A1-3 1 29 November 2013 Chapter A1-3 2 29 November 2013 Chapter A1-4 1 29 November 2013 Chapter A2-2 1 29 November 2013 Chapter A2-2 2 29 November 2013 Chapter A2-3 1 29 November 2013 Chapter A2-3 2 29 November 2013 Chapter A2-3 3 29 November 2013 Chapter A2-3 4 29 November 2013 Chapter A2-4 1 29 November 2013 Chapter A2-4 2 29 November 2013 Chapter A2-4 3 29 November 2013 Chapter A2-5 1 29 November 2013 Chapter A2-5 2 29 November 2013 Chapter A2-5 3 29 November 2013 Chapter A2-5 4 29 November 2013 Chapter A2-7 1 29 November 2013 Chapter A2-7 2 29 November 2013 Chapter A3-1 1 29 November 2013 Chapter A3-1 2 29 November 2013 Chapter A3-1 3 29 November 2013 Chapter A3-1 4 29 November 2013 Chapter A3-1 5 29 November 2013 appendix 1 to A3-1 1 29 November 2013 appendix 1 to A3-1 2 29 November 2013 appendix 1 to A3-1 3 29 November 2013 appendix 1 to A3-1 4 29 November 2013 appendix 2 to A3-1 1 29 November 2013 Chapter A3-3 1 29 November 2013 Chapter A3-3 2 29 November 2013 Chapter A3-3 3 29 November 2013 Chapter A3-6 1 29 November 2013 Chapter A3-6 2 29 November 2013 Chapter A3-7 1 15 December 2017 Chapter A3-7 2 15 December 2017 Chapter A3-7 3 29 November 2013 Chapter A3-7 4 15 December 2017 Chapter A3-7 5 29 November 2013 Chapter A3-7 6 15 December 2017 Chapter A3-7 7 15 December 2017 Chapter A3-7 8 15 December 2017 Chapter A3-7 9 15 December 2017 Chapter A3-7 10 15 December 2017 Chapter

4 A3-7 11 15 December 2017 Chapter A3-7 12 15 December 2017 Supplement 1 to A3-7 1 29 November 2013 Supplement 1 to A3-7 2 29 November 2013 Supplement 1 to A3-7 3 29 November 2013 Supplement 1 to A3-7 4 29 November 2013 Supplement 1 to A3-7 5 29 November 2013 appendix 1 to A3-7 1 15 December 2017 appendix 2 to A3-7 1 15 December 2017 appendix 2 to A3-7 2 15 December 2017 appendix 2 to A3-7 3 15 December 2017 appendix 2 to A3-7 4 15 December 2017 Chapter A3-8 1 29 November 2013 Chapter A3-8 2 29 November 2013 Chapter A3-9 1 29 November 2013 Chapter A3-11 1 29 November 2013 Chapter A3-11 2 29 November 2013 Chapter A3-11 3 29 November 2013 Chapter A4-2 1 29 November 2013 Chapter A4-2 2 29 November 2013 Chapter A4-2 3 29 November 2013 Chapter A4-2 4 29 November 2013 Chapter A4-2 5 29 November 2013 Chapter A4-2 6 29 November 2013 Chapter A4-2 7 29 November 2013 Chapter A4-2 8 29 November 201315 December 2017 List of Effective PagesPage iiiCAP 553 BCAR Section A Chapter Page Date Chapter Page Date Chapter A4-2 9 appendix 1 to A4-2 1 appendix 1 to A4-2 2 appendix 1 to A4-2 3 Chapter A4-4 1 Chapter A4-4 2 Chapter A4-4 3 Chapter A4-4 4 Chapter A4-4 5 Chapter A4-4 6 Chapter A4-8 1 Chapter A4-8 2 Chapter A4-8 3 Chapter A4-8 4 Chapter A4-8 5 Chapter A4-8 6 Chapter A4-8 7 Chapter A4-10 1 Chapter A4-10 2 Chapter A5-1 1 Chapter A5-1 2 Chapter A5-1 3 appendix 1 to A5-1 1 appendix 1 to A5-1 2 Chapter A5-2 1 Chapter A5-2 2 Chapter A5-2 3 Chapter A5-2 4 Chapter A5-2 5 Chapter A5-4 1 Chapter A5-4 2

5 Chapter A5-6 1 Chapter A5-6 2 Chapter A5-6 3 Chapter A5-7 1 Chapter A5-7 2 Chapter A5-7 3 Chapter A5-7 4 Chapter A5-8 1 Chapter A5-8 2 Chapter A6-1 1 Chapter A6-1 2 Chapter A6-1 3 Chapter A6-1 4 Chapter A6-1 5 Chapter A6-1 6 Chapter A6-1 7 Chapter A6-1 8 Chapter A6-1 9 29 November 2013 29 November 2013 29 November 2013 29 November 2013 29 November 2013 29 November 2013 29 November 2013 29 November 2013 29 November 2013 29 November 2013 29 November 2013 29 November 2013 29 November 2013 29 November 2013 29 November 2013 29 November 2013 29 November 2013 29 November 2013 29 November 2013 29 November 2013 29 November 2013 29 November 2013 29 November 2013 29 November 2013 29 November 2013 29 November 2013 29 November 2013 29 November 2013 29 November 2013 29 November 2013 29 November 2013 29 November 2013 29 November 2013 29 November 2013 29 November 2013 29 November 2013 29 November 2013 29 November 2013 29 November 2013 29 November 2013 29 November 2013 29 November 2013 29 November 2013 29 November 2013 29 November 2013 29 November 2013 29 November 2013 29 November 2013 29 November 2013 Supplement 1 to A6-1 1 29 November 2013 Supplement 1 to A6-1 2 29 November 2013 Supplement 1 to A6-1 3 29 November 2013 Supplement 2 to A6-1 1 29 November 2013 Supplement 3 to A6-1 1 29 November 2013 Supplement 3 to A6-1 2 29 November 2013 Supplement 4 to A6-1 1 29 November 2013 Supplement 4 to A6-1 2 29 November 2013 Supplement 5 to A6-1 1 29 November 2013 Supplement 5 to A6-1 2 29 November 2013 Supplement 5 to A6-1 3 29 November 2013 appendix 1 to

6 A6-1 1 29 November 2013 appendix 1 to A6-1 2 29 November 2013 appendix 1 to A6-1 3 29 November 2013 appendix 1 to A6-1 4 15 December 2017 appendix 1 to A6-1 5 29 November 2013 appendix 2 to A6-1 1 29 November 2013 Chapter A6-4 1 29 November 2013 Chapter A6-4 2 29 November 2013 appendix 1 to A6-4 1 29 November 2013 appendix 1 to A6-4 2 29 November 2013 Chapter A6-5 1 29 November 2013 Chapter A6-5 2 29 November 2013 Chapter A6-6 1 29 November 2013 Chapter A6-6 2 29 November 2013 Chapter A6-6 3 29 November 2013 Chapter A6-8 1 29 November 2013 Chapter A7-2 1 29 November 2013 Chapter A7-2 2 29 November 2013 Chapter A7-2 3 29 November 2013 Chapter A7-2 4 29 November 2013 Chapter A7-3 1 29 November 2013 Chapter A7-3 2 29 November 2013 Chapter A7-3 3 29 November 2013 Chapter A7-3 4 29 November 2013 Chapter A7-3 5 29 November 2013 Chapter A7-4 1 29 November 2013 Chapter A7-4 2 29 November 2013 Chapter A7-4 3 29 November 2013 Chapter A7-4 4 29 November 2013 Chapter A7-4 5 29 November 2013 Chapter A7-4 6 29 November 2013 Chapter A7-4 7 29 November 2013 Chapter A7-4 8 29 November 2013 appendix 1 to A7-4 1 29 November 2013 appendix 1 to A7-4 2 29 November 2013 appendix 1 to A7-4 3 29 November 2013 Chapter A7-6 1 29 November 2013 Chapter A7-6 2 29 November 201315 December 2017 Page ivCAP 553 BCAR Section A Chapter Page Date Chapter Page Date Chapter A7-9 1 29 November 2013 Chapter A7-9 2 29 November 2013 Chapter A7-10 1 29 November 2013 Chapter A7-10 2 29 November 2013 Chapter A7-10 3 29 November 2013 Chapter A7-10 4 29 November

7 2013 Chapter A7-10 5 29 November 2013 appendix 1 to A7-10 1 29 November 2013 appendix 1 to A7-10 2 29 November 2013 appendix 1 to A7-10 3 29 November 2013 appendix 2 to A7-10 1 29 November 2013 appendix 2 to A7-10 2 29 November 2013 appendix 2 to A7-10 3 29 November 2013 appendix 2 to A7-10 4 29 November 2013 appendix 2 to A7-10 5 29 November 2013 Introduction to A8 1 29 November 2013 Introduction to A8 2 29 November 2013 Introduction to A8 3 29 November 2013 Chapter A8-1 1 29 November 2013 Chapter A8-1 2 29 November 2013 Chapter A8-1 3 29 November 2013 Chapter A8-1 4 29 November 2013 Chapter A8-1 5 29 November 2013 appendix 1 to A8-1 1 29 November 2013 appendix 1 to A8-1 2 29 November 2013 appendix 1 to A8-1 3 29 November 2013 appendix 1 to A8-1 4 29 November 2013 appendix 2 to A8-1 1 29 November 2013 appendix 2 to A8-1 2 29 November 2013 appendix 2 to A8-1 3 29 November 2013 appendix 3 to A8-1 1 29 November 2013 appendix 3 to A8-1 2 29 November 2013 appendix 3 to A8-1 3 29 November 2013 appendix 3 to A8-1 4 29 November 2013 appendix 3 to A8-1 5 29 November 2013 appendix 3 to A8-1 6 29 November 2013 appendix 3 to A8-1 7 29 November 2013 appendix 3 to A8-1 8 29 November 2013 Chapter A8-2 1 29 November 2013 Chapter A8-2 2 29 November 2013 Chapter A8-2 3 29 November 2013 Chapter A8-2 4 29 November 2013 Chapter A8-3 1 29 November 2013 Chapter A8-3 2 29 November 2013 Chapter A8-3 3 29 November 2013 Chapter A8-3 4 29 November 2013 Supplement 1 to A8-3 1 29 November 2013 Supplement 1 to A8-3 2 29 November 2013 Chapter A8-6

8 1 29 November 2013 Chapter A8-6 2 29 November 2013 Chapter A8-6 3 29 November 2013 Chapter A8-8 1 29 November 2013 Chapter A8-8 2 29 November 2013 Chapter A8-8 3 29 November 2013 Chapter A8-8 4 29 November 2013 Chapter A8-8 5 29 November 2013 appendix 1 to A8-8 1 29 November 2013 appendix 1 to A8-8 2 29 November 2013 appendix 1 to A8-8 3 29 November 2013 appendix 1 to A8-8 4 29 November 2013 appendix 1 to A8-8 5 29 November 2013 appendix 1 to A8-8 6 29 November 2013 appendix 1 to A8-8 7 29 November 2013 appendix 1 to A8-8 8 29 November 2013 appendix 1 to A8-8 9 29 November 2013 appendix 1 to A8-8 10 29 November 2013 appendix 1 to A8-8 11 29 November 2013 appendix 1 to A8-8 12 29 November 2013 appendix 1 to A8-8 13 29 November 2013 Chapter A8-9 1 29 November 2013 Chapter A8-9 2 29 November 2013 Chapter A8-9 3 29 November 2013 Chapter A8-9 4 29 November 2013 Chapter A8-9 5 29 November 2013 Chapter A8-9 6 29 November 2013 appendix 1 to A8-9 1 29 November 2013 appendix 1 to A8-9 2 29 November 2013 appendix 1 to A8-9 3 29 November 2013 appendix 2 to A8-9 1 29 November 2013 appendix 2 to A8-9 2 29 November 2013 appendix 2 to A8-9 3 29 November 2013 appendix 2 to A8-9 4 29 November 2013 appendix 3 to A8-9 1 29 November 2013 appendix 3 to A8-9 2 29 November 2013 appendix 3 to A8-9 3 29 November 2013 Chapter A8-10 1 29 November 2013 Chapter A8-10 2 29 November 2013 Chapter A8-10 3 29 November 2013 Supplement 1 to A8-10 1 29 November 2013 Supplement 1 to A8-10 2 29 November 2013 Supplement 1 to A8-10 3 29 November 2013 Supplement

9 1 to A8-10 4 29 November 2013 Supplement 1 to A8-10 5 29 November 2013 Chapter A8-11 1 29 November 2013 Supplement 1 to A8-11 1 29 November 2013 Supplement 1 to A8-11 2 29 November 2013 Chapter A