Aviation Legislation Flashcards
Regulation 1321/2014:
IR Continued Airworthiness:
Annex 1 - Part M (CAMO) Annex 2 - Part 145 Annex 3 - Part 66 Annex 4 - Part 147 Annex 5 - Part T (Dry Lease in a third country)
Regulation 748/2012:
IR Initial Airworthiness:
CS 23, CS 25, CS 27, CS 29, CS ETSO, CS AWO, CS 36
CS 23:
Deals with certification specifications for small aeroplanes
CS 25:
Deals with certification specifications for aircraft over 5,700kg
CS 27:
Deals with certification specifications for small helicopters less than 3175kg or 9 or less passengers
CS 29:
Deals with certification specifications for large helicopters with more than one engine
CS-ETSO:
European Technical Standard Order, deals with the design and manufacture of aircraft parts
CS-AWO:
Deals with all weather operations
CS 36:
Deals with noise requirements to be met
What year was the Chicago Convention formed?
1944
What year was the CAA formed?
1972
What year did the UK pass the Civil Aviation act?
1949
Air Navigation Order (ANO):
A book which lays down the law of the land and comprises of articles and schedules
Article:
An article of law and must be complied with.
Schedule:
Contains further information on how to comply with the associated article
CAA Safety Regulation Group (SRG):
Is responsible for making sure organisations remain compliant with the regulations by carrying out audits by surveyors.
British Civil Airworthiness Requirements (BCARs):
Documents produced by the CAA and lay down the minimum standards required for airworthiness of UK aircraft.
Section A of BCARs:
Airworthiness procedures where the CAA had primary responsibility for the type approval of the aircraft/product
Section B of BCARs:
Airworthiness procedures where the type approval for the aircraft/product is issued by a foreign agency.
Airworthiness Notices (AWNs):
Superseded in 2009 by the CAP 562 and CAP 747
CAP 562 Leaflet 15-2:
Provides information about the extent of the various licence categories
CAP 562 Leaflet 15-6:
Personal responsibility when medically unfit or under the influence of drink or drugs
European Civil Aviation Conference (ECAC):
An intergovernmental organisation established by ICAO.
- Located in Paris
- Founded in 1955
- Currently has 44 members
“Promotes the continued development of a safe, efficient and sustainable European air transport system, with priorities being safety, security and the environment”
Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA):
An associated body of ECAC intended to provide high and consistent standards of safety and a level playing field for competition in Europe. Founded in 1970, disbanded in 2009.
European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA):
An agency of the EU and sets common safety standards which become law in all EU countries. Formed in 2003.
Hard Law:
Binding Regulation/Rules
Soft Law:
Flexibility through non-binding standards
Basic Regulation:
Adopted by European Parliament and the European Council, binding in all its elements
Implementing Rules (IR):
Hard law used to specify a high level of safety and uniform conformity and compliance adopted in the form of regulations.
Acceptable means of compliance (AMC):
Soft law adopted by EASA. Serves as a mean by which the requirements contained in the basic regulations and IR’s area met. The AMC states one approved method of complying but not the only method.
Guidance Material (GM):
Supplements the AMC
JAA Memberships
Candidate Member:
Will have access to meetings and documents but no voting rights and no automatic recognition of approvals issued.
JAA Memberships
Full Member:
Entitled to fuel voting rights and recognition of approvals issued by a state member.
Notice of Proposed Amendment (NPA):
The drafting of rules which is found on the EASA website.
Comment Response Document (CRD):
Parties can make comments on the NPA, which are then analysed by the comitology department.
Air Operations (Air Ops):
The regulations that airline operators have to comply with.
Commercial Air transport (CAT):
Means an aircraft operation to transport passengers, cargo or mail
NAA Audit Findings: What are Level 1 and Level 2 findings?
Level 1: Any significant non-compliance with part 145 requirements which lowers the safety standard and seriously hazards flight safety.
Level 2: Any non-compliance with part 145 requirements which could lower the safety standard and possibly hazard flight safety.
Category B3 Licence:
Piston engine, non-pressurised aircraft of 2000kg MTOM
A1 & B1.1:
A2 & B2.2:
A3 & B3.3:
A4 & B1.4:
A1 & B1.1: Turbine Aeroplane
A2 & B1.2: Piston Aeroplane
A3 & B1.3: Turbine Helicopters
A4 & B1.4: Piston Helicopters
Licence type rating: Aircraft group 1
Complex motor-power aircraft as well as multiple engine helicopters with a maximum operating altitude of 29,000ft and aircraft equipped with flyby wire.
Licence Type Rating: Aircraft Group 2
Aircraft other than those is group 1 belonging to the following subgroups:
2a - Single turbo propeller aeroplanes
2b - Single turbine helicopters
2c - Single piston engine helicopters
Licence Type Rating: Aircraft Group 3:
Piston engine aircraft other than those in group 1.
Definition of a complex motor powered aeroplane:
- Max take-off mass 5700kg
- More than 19 passenger seats
- 2 or more crew
- Equipped with a turbojet or more than one turboprop
Definition of a complex motor powered helicopter:
- MTOM 3175kg
- 9 or more passengers
- at least 2 crew required
What can a CAT A engineer sign for?
Minor scheduled line maintenance and simple defect rectification for which they are specifically trained for
What can a CAT B1 sign for?
Authorise to certify maintenance of the aircraft structure, mechanical and electrical systems. Can also sign for simple avionics
What can a B3 engineer sign for?
Structure, mechanical, electrical and power plants. Does not get CAT A privileges. (Piston engine, non-pressurise of 2,000kg MTOM and below)
Experience required to gain a CAT A, B1.2, B1.4 or B3:
3 years - No technical training
2 years - Relevant technical training (Not Part 147)
1 year - Part 147 with an approved training course
Experience required for CAT B2, B1.1 or B1.3?
5 years - No technical training
3 years - Relevant technical training (Not Part 147)
2 years - After a part 147 approved course
Experience required for CAT C:
3 years as a B1.1, B1.3 or B2
5 years as a B1.2 or B1.4
Experience for CAT C academic route:
Holding a degree with 3 years experience in civil aircraft maintenance (6 months observation of base maintenance)
Type certificate holder:
The organisation who owns the type certificate and only the organisation can apply to change the type design. (EG. Airbus or Boeing)
Definition of a minor change:
Does not effect mass, balance, structural strength, reliability, operational characteristics, noise, fuel venting, exhaust emissions or any other characteristics affecting airworthiness.
Supplementary type certificate holder:
If an organisation receives approval to design a modification to an aircraft for which it is not the type certificate holder
Supplementary type certificate:
Issued by the NAA to indicate that a modification to the aircraft is approved
Airworthiness review certificate:
This non-expiring C of A is validated by issuing of Airworthiness Review Certificate (ARC), EASA Form 15a, Carried out annually.
Permit to fly:
Issued to aircraft that do not meet applicable airworthiness requirements but are capable of safe flight under defined conditions
Which form should you use to register an aircraft in the UK? (Gain G registration)
Form CA1
JAR 36:
Introduced to reproduce the ICAO standards for environmental protection under annex 16 - Aircraft noise
Who often must aircraft be reweighed?
Every 4 years if individual aircraft masses area used and 9 years if fleet masses are used.
Traffic load:
Total mass of passengers, baggage, cargo, specialist equipment and ballast.
Part 21 subparts:
B - Type Certificates D -Changes to type certificate E - Supplemental type certificate H - C of A P - Permit to fly I - Noise Certificates
Part M Subparts:
A - General B - Accountability C - Continued Airworthiness D - Maintenance standards E - Components F - Maintenance Organisation G - CAMO H - CRS I - Airworthiness review certificate
Dry Lease Agreement:
Aircraft is operated under the air operators certificate (AOC)
Wet lease agreement:
Operated under the AOC of the lessor
Damp Lease agreement:
A wet lease with partial crew
Part ARO:
Authority requirements for air operations
Part ORO:
Organisational requirements for air operations
Part CAT:
Commercial Air transport operations
Part SPA:
Specific approvals Eg. ETOPS
Part NCC:
Non-commercial air operations with complex motor powered aircraft
Part NCO:
Non-commercial air operations with other than complex motor powered aircraft
Part SPO:
Specialised operations other than CAT. Eg. Photography
Annex 3 (Part ORO) Subsections:
General requirements Air operators certificate Manuals, logs and records Security Flight crew Cabin crew Technical crew
Annex 4 (Part CAT) subsections:
General requirements
Operating procedures
Aircraft performance and operating limitations
Instruments, data and equipment
Air operators certificate (AOC):
Constitutes the organisations approval to operate
Air transport association of America (ATA):
Formed in 1936 in Chicago by a group of 14 airlines and played a role in the US government decisions regarding aviation matters
ATA 100:
Manufactures technical data
ATA ISPEC 2200:
Standard for the development management and exchange of digital manuals
What colour pages are temporary pages printed on?
Yellow
Maintenance planning document (MPD):
Provides maintenance planning information necessary for each aircraft operator to develop a customised scheduled maintenance programme.
Light aircraft maintenance schedule (LAMS):
Used for non EASA, piston engine aeroplanes with less than 2730kg MTOM, produced and approved by the CAA.
MMEL Rectifications Intervals:
Category A - No standard interval is specified
Category B - Items shall be rectified within 3 calendar days
Category C - Items shall be rectified within 10 calendar days
Category D - Items shall be rectified within 120 calendar days
(Calendar days excluding the day of discovery)
Configuration deviation list:
Details any airframe component which may be missing at time of dispatch
Airworthiness directive:
Released when it is decided that a particular maintenance action is required to ensure continued airworthiness
What replaced JAR 145?
BCAR Section A8-13
Threshold time for ETOPS aircraft is:
60 minutes
ATA 100 Subtopics: 001-099
Description and operation
ATA 100 Subtopics: 101-199
Troubleshooting
ATA 100 Subtopics: 201-299
Maintenance practices
ATA 100 Subtopics: 301-399
Servicing
ATA 100 Subtopics: 401-499
Removal/Installation
ATA Subtopics: 501-599
Adjustment/test
ATA Subtopics: 601-699
Inspection/Check
ATA Subtopics: 701-799
Cleaning/painting
ATA Subtopics: 801-899
Approved repairs
ATA Subtopics: 901-999
Dispatch Deviation Guide
What is a category 3 landing?
A decision height of 30m (100ft) or less
Category 2 auto land with a decision height if 100ft has a visual line up approach of …..
300 meters