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Law 1 (Organisations) Flashcards

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What is the CAA?

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The Civil Aviation Authority were established by parliament as the UKs specialist aviation regulator.

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What 5 things are the CAA responsible for?

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  • Air safety
  • Economic regulation
  • Airspace regulation
  • Consumer protection
  • Environmental research and consultancy
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What 3 groups are the CAA split into?

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  • SARG
  • Regulatory policy group
  • Consumer protection group
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What are ECAC?

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The European Civil Aviation Conference are a ‘think tank’ that provide advise to EASA and Euro control.

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Do ECAC have regulatory powers?

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No

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What are SUPPs

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Regional supplementary procedures are special procedures considered necessary to supplement PANs.

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How many ICAO regions are there?

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9 Geographical regions.

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What are SARG?

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Safety and airspace regulation group ensure that civil aviation standards are set and achieved in a cost effective manner. Also responsible for planning and regulation of all UK airspace and Nav infrastructure.

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9
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List 6 ICAO annexes?

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  • Personnel licensing
  • Met
  • Units of measurement
  • Aircraft nationality and registration marks
  • Air traffic services
  • Search and rescue
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What do ICAO do?

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The International Civil Aviation Organisation are a specialised UN agency. They cover national law involving registration, sovereignty and licensing of personnel.

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Who is responsible for implementing ICAO law and regulation?

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The member states.

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How many contracting states do ICAO have?

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191

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What are PANs?

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Procedures for air navigation services contain operating practices and material too detailed for SARPS.

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Who must implement PANs?

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They are recommended for worldwide application but they may vary and require supplementary detail from place to place.

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List 6 SARG responsibilities?

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  • Harmonising European standards
  • ATC services
  • Medicals
  • Flight operations
  • Aircraft maintenance
  • Human factors
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What 3 things do Eurocontrol operate?

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  • The Mastrict upper control centre
  • Network manager operation centre (NMOC)
  • The central route charges office
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How many member states do Eurocontrol have?

18
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Who creates FABs?

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Functional air space blocks are created by Eurocontrol and contracted out to ANSPs.

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What are SARPs?

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Standards and recommended practices.

20
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What is a standard in a SARP?

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A standard is a specification the application of which is necessary for the safety and regularity of air travel. Contracting states will comply, if it is not possible they must inform the council.

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What is a recommendation in a SARP?

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Recommended specifications are desirable and contracting states will endeavour to conform and are invited to inform the council of non-conformance.

22
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What does ICAO stand for?

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International civil aviation organisation.

23
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How many ICAO articles and annexes are there?

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96 articles and 19 annexes.

24
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What are the 9 ICAO regions and their abbreviations?

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  • Africa-Indian ocean (AFI)
  • Asia (ASIA)
  • Caribbean (CAR)
  • European (EUR)
  • Middle East (MID)
  • North America (NAM)
  • North Atlantic (NAT)
  • Pacific (PAC)
  • South America (SAM)
25
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List the three forms in which annexes are detailed?

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  • SARPS
  • PANS
  • SUPPS
26
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What does AOPA stand for?

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Aircraft owners and pilots association.

27
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What do AOPA do?

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Promote the economy, safety, utility and popularity of flight in general aviation (GA) a/c.

28
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What does AIRE stand for?

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Airlines international representation in Europe.

29
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What do AIRE do?

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Represents the interest of 16 European airlines.

30
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What does IFATCA stand for?

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International federation of ATC association/

31
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What do IFATCA do?

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Represents the interests of over 50,000 ATCOs.

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What does IFALPA stand for?

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International federation of airline pilots association.

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What do IFALPA do?

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Aims to be the global voice of airline pilots.

34
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What does IATA stand for?

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International air transport association.

35
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What do IATA do?

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Represents 240 airlines comprising 93% of scheduled flights.

36
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What does CANSO stand for?

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Civil air navigation services organisation.

37
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What does CANSO do?

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Represents the interests of worldwide ANSPs.

38
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What does EASA stand for?

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European aviation safety agency.

39
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What does EASA do?

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They draft regulation on behalf of the EU commision.

40
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List 5 aviation organisations?

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  • ECAC
  • EASA
  • IFATCA
  • CANSO
  • IFALPA

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