DO-178C

<p>DO-178C, Software Considerations in Airborne Systems and Equipment Certification is the primary document by which the certification authorities such as <a href="/facts/Federal_Aviation_Administration/PYsXt3YT">FAA</a>, <a href="/facts/European_Aviation_Safety_Agency/mr0CvqVC">EASA</a> and <a href="/facts/Transport_Canada/l08qr5fn">Transport Canada</a> approve all commercial software-based aerospace systems. The document is published by <a href="/facts/RTCA%2c_Incorporated/z4RnpLbH">RTCA, Incorporated</a>, in a joint effort with <a href="/facts/EUROCAE/LJS9R05c">EUROC</a> and replaces <a href="/facts/DO-178B/ftM3EIss">DO-178B</a>. The new document is called DO-178C/ED-12C and was completed in November 2011 and approved by the RTCA in December 2011. It became available for sale and use in January 2012.
</p><p>Except for <a href="/facts/Federal_Aviation_Regulations/GjfHWDyh">FAR 33</a>/<a href="/facts/Joint_Aviation_Requirements/VHfJyvyB">JAR</a> E, the <a href="/facts/Federal_Aviation_Regulations/GjfHWDyh">Federal Aviation Regulations</a> do not directly reference software airworthiness. On 19 Jul 2013, the FAA approved <a href="/facts/AC_20-115/MdjoRrHE">AC 20-115C</a>, designating DO-178C a recognized "acceptable means, but not the only means, for showing compliance with the applicable FAR airworthiness regulations for the software aspects of airborne systems and equipment certification."
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