ICAO + European Documents And Regulations Flashcards
What does PANS stand for?
Procedures for Air Navigation Services
What are PANS?
procedures drawn up for world use by the divisions and approved by the council.
What do PANS do?
They supplement the appropriate ANNEXS
More detailed than SARPS.
What are SUPPS?
Regional Supplementary Procedures
Do Regional Supplementary Procedures have the same status as SARPS or PANS?
No. They don’t have same status as SARPS and PANS are approved by the President of the council. Whilst, SUPPS are approved by the council.
SUPPS are recommended to contracting states only for applicable flight regions only.
What are the two types of EU Law?
Hard Law: Binding rules
Soft Law: non-binding Standards
Binding legislation (hard Law) is applied in it entirety across the EU. True or False?
True.
What are Directives?
A legislative act that sets out a goal that all EU countries must achieve.
Up to the countries how they achieve the goal.
What are Decisions?
Binding legislation, but only to whom it is addressed.
What is a Recommendation?
Non-Binding- allows views to be know and suggest line of action
What are Opinions?
Allows institutions to make a statement.
List the 3 main levels of regulatory Material in EASA.
1) Basic Regulation 216/2008
2) Implementing Rules
3) Soft Law
Describe Basic Regulation 226/2008
Adopted by European Parliament. Binding in all its elements.
Describe Implementing Rules
Adopted by The European Commission
Describe soft Law.
Adopted by EASA.
There are 3 different types of soft Law. List them.
1) Certification Specifications (CS)
2) Guidance Material (GM)
3) Acceptable Means of Compliance (AMC)
Certification Specifications (CS)
The highest form of EU Law
Guidance Material (GM)
Aims to explain intended purpose of a Regulation and provides good examples.
Acceptable Means of Compliance (AMC)
Non-binding standards adopted by EASA to illustrate compliance.
Not of legislative nature.
What is Alternative Means of Compliance (ALTMOC)?
Ways to adhere but in own interpretation. Must demonstrate compliance with law.
Derogation
Allows authority to REFRAIN FROM ADOPTING certain regulation requirements whilst seeking acceptable means of Compliance (AMC).
State the names of the laws from hard to soft Law
Regulation- A binding legislative act
Directives-legislative act
Decision-binding legislative act
Recommendations- non binding
Opinions- non binding
