Introduction to the Implementation of the Management Procedures for Exemptions Approval

For the civil aircraft type certification, exemptions from the requirements of specified airworthiness standards are always requested by the Type Certificate applicants. The paper describes the airworthiness provision and related procedures of Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) for the approval of exemptions, as well as its unique features compared with those of other main airworthiness authorities. The CAAC civil aviation regulation for a temporary or permanent exemption is firstly introduced. Based on the assignment of responsibilities of the authority, a step by step exemption management flow is demonstrated. In accordance with it, the detailed tasks should be implemented by the applicant and the authority in the process of the exemption petition, evaluation, and proposal for public comments, review and approval are illustrated, especially on the exemption approval considerations. The major differences between the exemption process of CAAC and other main airworthiness authorities are preliminarily proposed.