AC00-6 - Electronic Signatures, Electronic Record keeping and Electronic Manuals

Purpose

This AC describes an acceptable means of compliance with requirements for electronic signature, electronic record keeping, and electronic manual systems/programs.

It is the participant’s responsibility to address all the requirements of the Civil Aviation Rules as well as the requirements of the Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017 (CCLA 2017). This AC applies to aviation document holders who seek to incorporate electronic signature, record keeping or manual systems and programs into their operations.

Related rules

This AC relates specifically to various Civil Aviation Rules identified in Appendix A.

Change notice

Revision 2 updates this AC in line with redrafted rules under the Civil Aviation Act 2023 (CA Act 2023). It also:

• adds an Introduction
• cuts duplicate sections
• amends Appendix B by removing specific quoted sections of the CCLA Act 2017 and replacing with a summary and website links, and
• makes formatting and stylistic updates to align with current AC format.