---
kind: "section"
citation: "14 C.F.R. § 5.17"
title: "14"
number: "5.17"
heading: "Organizational system description."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/14/5.17"
---

# §5.17. Organizational system description.


An organizational system description developed and maintained under this part must include a summary of the following information about the safety of the aviation products or services provided by the person:

- (a) **The person's aviation-related processes, procedures, and activities.**
- (b) **The function and purpose of the aviation products or services.**
- (c) **The operating environment.**
- (d) **The personnel, equipment, and facilities necessary for operation.**

## Notes

### Source

Source: Docket No. FAA-2021-0419; Amdt. 5-2, 89 FR 33104, Apr. 26, 2024, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g), 40101, 40113, 40119, 41706, 44101, 44701-44702, 44705, 44709-44711, 44713, 44716-44717, 44722, 46105; Sec. 102, Pub. L. 116-260, 134 Stat. 2309; Sec 215, Pub. L. 111-216, 124 Stat. 2366.

### Source

Source: Doc. No. FAA-2009-0671, Amdt. 5-1, 80 FR 1326, Jan. 8, 2015, unless otherwise noted.