CONTENTS

Page Personnel and Terms of Reference .. . „ .. .. $ Introduction .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 PART I—GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATION FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF CIVIL AVIATION Chapter I—'Major Departmental Organisation .. .. .. 7 Relationship with Royal New Zealand Air Force .. .. .. 8 Ministry of Transport . . . . . . . . .. .. 8 Status of the Civil Aviation Directorate—relationship to Air Department 9 Relationship of Air Department with national operating organisations .. 13 Relationship with Prime Minister's Department .. .. . . 14 Crown Law Office . . . . . . . . .. 14 Relationship with other technical departments—Meteorology and Works 14 Chapter 2—lnternal Organisation of the Civil Aviation Directorate 16 Boards and committees .. .. ~ .. .. 21 International representation . . . . . . .. 23 Chapter 3 —Staff of the Civil Aviation Directorate .. .. 24 Director General of Civil Aviation .. .. .. .. 24 Deputy Directors General and Directors .. .. .. .. 25 Recruitment and conditions of service of technical personnel .. .. 26 Civil engineering staff . . .. . . . . .. 28 PART lI—MEASURES FOR THE EFFICIENT, SAFE, AND ECONOMIC OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT Chapter 4 —Planning of Air Services and Air Routes .. .. 29 Air service planning .. .. .. .. .. 31 Aerodrome construction programme .. .. .. 32 Radio and meteorological services and air traffic control .. .. 32 Principles governing planning .. .. .. .. 32 Chapter 5 —Organisation of Air Services .. .. .. .. 33 International air services . . .. .. . . .. 33 Internal air services . .. . . . . . . 37 Chapter 6—Study of Air Transport Operating Results .. .. 39 Chapter 7—Air Route Organisation .. .. .. .. 39 Air traffic control .. . . . . . . . . 39 Search and rescue . . .. .. . . . . 40 Aeronautical radio communications and aids to navigation .. . . 41 Chapter B—'Regulation of Civil Aviation .. .. .. 42 Defects in procedure . . .. .. . . .. 42 Regulations appropriate to national operator .. . . . . 44 Application of regulations to Government personnel and aircraft .. 44 Consultative machinery .. .. .. .. .. 45 Chapter 9 —Air Service Certificate and Air Service Certificate Rating .. .. .. .. . . ~ 46 Air Service Certificate .. .. . . . . .. 46 Air Service Certificate rating .. .. .. .. 47 Chapter 10—Certificates of Airworthiness and the New Zealand Civil Airworthiness Requirements .. .. .. .. 50 Chapter 11—Conditions Governing the Import of Aircraft : Type Record and Aeroplane Flight Manual .. .. .. 53 Chapter 12—Air Service Licence .. .. .. .. 57 Chapter 13—-Investigation of Accidents .. .. .. 57