Technical Airworthiness

The Technical Airworthiness Authority (TAA) is responsible for the regulation of the technical airworthiness aspects of design, manufacture, maintenance and materiel support of aeronautical products and the determination of the airworthiness acceptability of those products prior to operational service.

The TAA is to ensure that the management of the DND/CF Airworthiness Program (publication NDID number A-GA-005-000/AG-001), from a technical perspective, is adequate to achieve an acceptable level of aviation safety for Canadian military aviation and for foreign military aircraft within Canada.

The Technical Airworthiness Manual (TAM) contains program-related rules, standards and advisory material issued by the TAA. The TAA also publishes product-related rules, standards and advisory material in the Airworthiness Design Standards Manual (ADSM).

Other important airworthiness documents (such as, TAA Advisories or Airworthiness Directives) can be found under Policies & Documents.

The TAA also accredits military and civilian organizations conducting maintenance on CAF-registered aircraft. When a certain organization has been approved by another regulator, the TAA will grant recognition status even without formal accreditation.

Information on, and contacts for, the airworthiness training available can be found under Technical Airworthiness Training.

Finally, together with the OAA, the TAA co-chairs one of the boards that govern the DND/CF Airworthiness Program – the Airworthiness Review Board (ARB). The ARB manages the interface between the operational and technical airworthiness of all in-service aircraft types through annual reviews.