Annexes to the Chicago Convention

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AnnexDescriptionAgency responsible
1Personnel Licensing (licensing of flight crews, air traffic controllers and aircraft maintenance personnel)CASA, Defence (DASA)
2Rules of the Air (rules relating to the conduct of visual and instrument flights)CASA
3Meteorological Service for International Air Navigation (provision of meteorology services for international air navigation and reporting of meteorology observations from aircraft)BoM
4Aeronautical Charts (specifications for aeronautical charts for use in international aviation)CASA, Airservices Australia
5Units of Measurement to be used in Air and Ground Operations (dimensional systems to be used in air and ground operations)Airservices Australia
6Operations of Aircraft (specifications which will ensure in similar operations throughout the world a level of safety above a prescribed minimum):
Part I—International Commercial Air Transport—Aeroplanes
Part II—International General Aviation—Aeroplanes
Part III—International Operations—Helicopters
CASA, Defence (DASA)
7Aircraft Nationality and Registration Marks (requirements for registration and identification of aircraft)CASA, Defence (DASA)
8Airworthiness of Aircraft (certification and inspection of aircraft according to uniform procedures)CASA, Defence (DASA)
9Facilitation (requirements relating to facilities, services and arrangements for the entry and departure of aircraft, passengers and cargo)Infrastructure, Home Affairs and DFAT
10Aeronautical Telecommunications (standardisation of communications systems)
Vol I—Radio Navigation Aids
Vol II—Communications Procedures including those with PANS status
Vol III—Communication Systems
Vol IV—Surveillance and Collision Avoidance Systems
Vol V—Aeronautical Radio Frequency Spectrum Utilization
CASA, Airservices Australia, Defence
11Air Traffic Services (establishment and operation of air traffic control, flight information and alerting services)CASA, Airservices Australia, Defence
12Search and Rescue (organisation and operation of facilities and services necessary for search and rescue)AMSA and Infrastructure
13Aircraft Accident and Incident InvestigationATSB, Infrastructure, Defence (DASA)
14Aerodromes (specifications for the design and equipment of aerodromes)
Vol I—Aerodrome Design and Operations
Vol II—Heliports
CASA, Defence (DASA)
15Aeronautical Information Services (methods for the collection and dissemination of aeronautical information required for flight operations)CASA, Airservices Australia, Defence
16Environmental Protection:
Vol I—Aircraft Noise (specifications for aircraft noise certification, noise monitoring and noise exposure units for land use planning)
Vol II—Aircraft Engine Emissions
Vol III—Aeroplane CO2 Emissions
Infrastructure
17Security—(Safeguarding International Civil Aviation Against Acts of Unlawful InterferenceHome Affairs
18The Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods By Air (specifications for the labelling, packaging and shipping of dangerous goods)CASA
19Safety ManagementCASA, ATSB, Defence