Law 01 ICAO

Question 1

When was the Paris peace convention?

Answer 1

1919

Question 2

How many states signed the Paris peace convention and how many articles did they sign?

Answer 2

38 states signed 43 articles

Question 3

What does ICAN stand for?

Answer 3

International Committee for Air Navigation

Question 4

When was the Chicago Convention and how many states signed?

Answer 4

1944. 52 states signed.

Question 5

What were the supplementary agreements?

Answer 5

International Air Services Transit Agreement.

International Air Transport Agreement.

Question 6

What are the 5 freedoms?

Answer 6

1. A/C can overfly other contracting states without landing
2. Privilege to land for non-commercial reasons.
3. Put down mail,cargo & pax taken on in territory of a/c reg.
4. Pick up cargo, mail & pax bound for territory of a/c reg.
5. Take on cargo, mail & pax destined for territory of any other contracting state and put down in any other contracting state.

Question 7

What is cabotage?

Answer 7

A state has the right to refuse permission to the a/c of another contracting state to take on territories cargo, mail & pax destined for another point within its territory (domestic flights).

Each state will not enter into arrangements for this privilege on an exclusive basis with any other state or airline of another state and will not obtain with privilege from any other state.

Question 8

When was ICAO formed?

Where is it’s HQ?

How many regional offices does it have?

Answer 8

4th April 1947

Montreal Canada

7 regional offices.

Question 9

What are ICAO’s aims?

Answer 9

Safe and orderly growth of international civil aviation.

A/C design for peaceful purposes.

Promote flight safety.

Avoid discrimination between states.

Question 10

How is ICAO structured? (Including how many)

Answer 10

The Assembly - overall responsibility. Members all contracting states.

The Council - 36 member from contracting states. Elected by the Assembly.

6 Committees - appointed by and responsible to the council.

Question 11

What are the 6 committees?

Answer 11

1. Air Navigation Commission
2. Air Transport Committee
3. Legal Committee
4. Finance Committee
5. Committee on Unlawful Interference
6. Committee of Joint Support of Navigation Services

Question 12

Who is ANC and what do they do?

Answer 12

Air Navigation Commission.

They write SARPs which cover all technical and operational aspects.

Question 13

How many divisions in ANC?

Name them.

Answer 13

11 Divisions

1. AGA - Aerodrome, Ground Aids, Air Routes
2. AIG - Accident Investigation
3. AIS - Aeronautical Info Service
4. COM - Aeronautical Communications
5. MAP - Aeronautical Charts
6. MET - Meteorology
7. OPS - Operations of Aircraft
8. SAR - Search and Rescue
9. PEL - Personnel Licensing
10. AIR - Airworthiness
11. RAC - Rules of the Air and ATC

Question 14

What are SARPs and where are they written?

Answer 14

Standard and Recommended Practices.

Written into the ICAO Annexes.

Question 15

What is a Standard Practice?

Answer 15

The uniform application of a specification which is agreed is necessary for safety.

Differences are logged with ICAO.

Question 16

Where are differences published?

Where are the differences logged?

Answer 16

Published in supplements to Annexes and In AIP

Logged with ICAO.

Question 17

Why are recommended practices different from standard practices?

Answer 17

They are only seen as desirable. Do not need to comply and differences are not logged.

Question 18

If a SARP is complex it is constructed in 2 sections. What are these and where are they published?

Answer 18

1. Core - Fundamental regulation published in Annexes.

2. Detailed Tech Specs - published in Appendices to Annex or in Manuals.

Question 19

How many Annexes are there?

Which ones concern ATC the most?

Answer 19

There are 19 Annexes.

Annex 1 - Personnel Licensing

Annex 2 - Rules of the Air

Annex 11 - Air Traffic Services.