10.1 Role of ICAO

Question 1

When did the first aircraft fly?

Answer 1

Start of the 20th century

Question 2

When were the first aviation regulations introduced?

Answer 2

1940’s

Question 3

When is a type certificate issued?

Answer 3

When an aircraft has been designed, built and succefully tested

Question 4

What must an aircraft have to fly after being placed on a country’s register?

Answer 4

National registration markings, painted in a manner required by the law of the country it is registered in

Question 5

What does each individual aircraft also require and why?

Answer 5

Certificate of Airworthiness to prove that it is in a safe condition to fly

Question 6

What certificate must be obtained to use the aircraft for transportation?

Answer 6

Air Operators Certificate

Question 7

What does ICAO stand for?

Answer 7

International Civil Aviation Organisation

Question 8

What year was the Chicago convention?

Answer 8

1944

Question 9

How many states were invited and how many attended?

Answer 9

55 were invited and 54 attended

Question 10

When was the Chicago conventions conclusion?

Answer 10

7th December 1944

Question 11

How many states signed the Chicago convention?

Answer 11

52

Question 12

What is ICAO’s purpose?

Answer 12

To harmonise international standards in civil aviation to ensure safe and orderly growth

Question 13

What was first created before ICAO?

Answer 13

Provisional ICAO (PICAO)

Question 14

What did PICAO consist of?

Answer 14

An interim council and interim assembly

Question 15

What happened from June 1945 onward?

Answer 15

The interim council met continuously in Montreal, Canada and consisted of representatives from 21 member states

Question 16

When did PICAO officially become ICAO?

Answer 16

4th April 1947

Question 17

What did ICAO become in October 1947?

Answer 17

A specialised agency of the United Nations (UN)

Question 18

Where is ICAO’s headquarters?

Answer 18

Montreal, Canada

Question 19

How many members does ICAO have?

Answer 19

193

Question 20

What does SARPs stand for?

Answer 20

Standards and Recommended Practices

Question 21

What do SARPs and policies ensure?

Answer 21

That their local civil aviation operations and regulations conform to global norms

Question 22

How many SARPs are currently in use?

Answer 22

12000 in 19 Annexes

Question 23

What must ICAO members do as one of the conditions of joining ICAO?

Answer 23

Comply with all ICAO recommendations

Question 24

What is The Assembly?

Answer 24

Composed of representatives from all Contracting States, is the sovereign body of ICAO. It meets every three years, reviewing in detail the work of the Organisation and setting policy for the coming years

Question 25

What is The Council?

Answer 25

Headed by the President, is the governing body which is elected by the Assembly for a three-year term, is composed of 36 States. As the governing body, the Council gives continuing direction to the work of ICAO. It is in the Council that Standards and Recommended Practices are adopted and incorporated as Annexes to the Convention on International Civil Aviation. The Council is assisted by the Air Navigation Commission (technical matters), the Air Transport Committee (economic matters), the Committee on Joint Support of Air Navigation Services and the Finance Committee

Question 26

What is The Secretaria?

Answer 26

Headed by a Secretary General, is divided into five main divisions: the Air Navigation Bureau, the Air Transport Bureau, the Technical Co-operation Bureau, the Legal Bureau and the Bureau of Administration and Services. In order that the work of the Secretariat reflects a truly international perspective, professional-level personnel are recruited on a broad geographical basis

Question 27

What does ANC stand for?

Answer 27

Air Navigation Commission

Question 28

What is the ANC?

Answer 28

Technical body within ICAO

Question 29

What does PANS stand for?

Answer 29

Procedures for Air Navigation Services

Question 30

What does the ANC do?

Answer 30

Considers and recommends SARPs and PANS for adoption or approval by the ICAO council