ICAO Flashcards
What is ICAO?
International Civil Aviation Organisation
What was ICAN?
International Commission for Air Navigation
When was the initial Paris Conference held?
1910
When was the Chicago Convention?
1944
What is the First Freedom?
- The privilege to overfly without landing
What is the Second Freedom?
- The privilege to land for non-commercial reasons
What is the Third Freedom?
- The privilege to put down passengers, mail and cargo taken on in the territory of registration of the aircraft
What is the Fourth Freedom?
- The privilege to take on passengers, mail and cargo bound for the territory of registration of the aircraft
What is the Fifth Freedom?
- The privilege to take on passengers, mail and cargo destined for the territory of any other contracting State and to put down passengers, mail and cargo coming from any such territory
What are the Five Freedoms?
- The privilege to overfly without landing
- The privilege to land for non-commercial reasons
- The privilege to put down passengers, mail and cargo taken on in the territory of registration of the aircraft
- The privilege to take on passengers, mail and cargo bound for the territory of registration of the aircraft
- The privilege to take on passengers, mail and cargo destined for the territory of any other contracting State and to put down passengers, mail and cargo coming from any such territory.
Which freedoms fall under the International Air Services Transit agreement?
1 and 2.
Which freedoms fall under the International Air Transport agreement?
3, 4 and 5.
Which of the freedoms require bilateral agreements?
3, 4 and 5.
Which of the five freedoms involve commercial flying?
3, 4 and 5.
What is cabotage?
Permission for aircraft to conduct domestic flights for remuneration within the territory of a foreign country.
Can be full or restricted.
When was ICAO formed?
4th April 1947
What are the three main bodies of ICAO?
Assembly
Council
Secretariat
What are the aims and Objectives of ICAO?
Safe and Orderly growth of Aviation
Aircraft design for peaceful purposes
Develop Airways, Airports and Navigation Facilities
Promote Safe, Regular, Efficient and Economical Air Transport
Prevent waste caused by unreasonable competition
Ensure rights are respected
Avoid discrimination between states
Promote flight safety
Promote all aspects of civil aeronautics
What does SARP stand for?
Standards and Recommended Practices
How many ICAO Annexes are there?
19
What are standard practices?
Any specification the uniform application of which is agreed necessary for the safety or regularity of International Civil Air Navigation. Written into ICAO annexes.
What are recommended practices?
Any specification the uniform application of which is agreed desirable for the safety or regularity of International Civil Air Navigation.
What are the 19 ICAO Annexes?
Annex 1 - Personal Licensing
Annex 2 - Rules of the Air
Annex 3 - Meteorological Services
Annex 4 - Aeronautical Charts
Annex 5 - Units of Measurement
Annex 6 - Operation of Aircraft
Annex 7 - Aircraft Nationality and Registration Marks
Annex 8 - Airworthiness of Aircraft
Annex 9 - Facilitation
Annex 10 - Aeronautical Telecommunications
Annex 11 - Air Traffic Services
Annex 12 - Search and Rescue
Annex 13 - Aircraft Accident and Incident Investigation
Annex 14 - Aerodromes
Annex 15 - Aeronautical Information Services
Annex 16 - Environmental Protection
Annex 17 - Security
Annex 18 - The Safe Transportation of Dangerous Goods
Annex 19 - Safety Management
How is precision in procedures and systems made possible?
By the existence of universally accepted standards.
