Ops Flashcards
CAT operations involve
Transport for remuneration or valuable consideration
What ICAO annex is ops
Annex 6 part 1
Regulation (EU) no. 965/2012 concerns ops and what 5 annexes
Basic Regulation
Annex 1 - Part DEF. Definitions
Annex 2 - Part ARO. Authority requirements
Annex 3 - Part ORO. Operation approvals
Annex 4 - Part CAT. Commercial air transport
Annex 5 - Part SPA. Specific approvals
Doc 7030 is?
Regional supplementary procedures
Regulation (EU) no. 1178/2011 concerns
Technical requirements and admin relating to air crew
Flight safety document contains a minimum of
Ops manual
Maintenance control
A complex company has
More than 20 full time employees
AOC revalidation inspection every
24 months
Ops manual comprises of which parts
Part A - General/Basic
Part B - Operating matters - type related instructions and procedures
Part C - CAT operations - route/aerodrome instructions and info
Part D - Training instructions
Crew members have access to all parts of OPS manual and have personal copies of
Part A and Part B
Compliance monitoring consists of
Quality system and safety monitoring
Flight data monitoring should exist in Ac
Above 20,000 kg MCTOM
Flight data monitoring must exist in Ac
Above 27,000 kg MCTOM
An incident
An occurrence other than an accident that can affect flight safety
An accident
A person is fatally or seriously injured or an Ac is seriously damaged or missing while the Ac had the intent of flight.
ASR must be submitted within
72 hours of the incident
Documents to be carried on the flight are
Certificate or registration C of A Noise certificate Radio licence AOC Insurance certificate Licences of flight crew
RAN RAIL
Manuals to be carried
Part A and B of Ops manual
AFM
Information and forms to be carried
Special pax/loads Charts/maps ATS flight plan Mass and Balance Tech log OFP (operational flight plan) Weather info NOTAMS
SCAM TOWN
Information to be left on the ground
NOTAMS OFP Tech log AIS brief Mass and Balance Special loads
Operator must produce all required docs within… when asked by the authority
A reasonable amount of time, usually 10 days
Flight data recording are retained for
60 days
Flight duty time record kept for kept for
2 years
Tech log kept for
3 years
Everything else kept for
3 months
Flight docs
Dangerous goods docs
During a dry lease the Ac is operated
Under the AOC of the lessee
During a wet lease the Ac is operated
Under the AOC of the lessor
What is a community and non community operator
Within the EU a community operator can dry or wet lease for any other EU community operator.
Non community operators must be approved by the authority and the lessee must prove that the Ac cannot be leased for anywhere else in the Eu.
A company with an AOC must be lead by an
Accountable manager
Other departments which require specific managers are
Flight operations
Maintenance
Ground operations
Crew training
These must be managed by at least 2 managers
During a conversation course
You may not operate other types
Class B is exempt
After completing a zero time training course, line training must begin within
21 days
OPC every
6 months
Valid for 6 months in addition to the remainder of the month of validation
If issued within the final 3 months of revalidation the OPC expiry will still be 6 months from the date of expiry
Dangerous goods training every
24 months
Training records kept for
3 years
Line training for command course is a minimum of
10 flights
For single pilot CAT operation VFR greater than 50nm from departure aerodrome the commander must have
500 hrs or valid IR
For single pilot CAT operation IFR on multi engine aircraft the commander must have
700 hrs flight time including 400 hrs PIC
100 hrs IFR
40 hrs multi engine Ac
For single pilot CAT operation IFR on single engine aircraft the commander must have
700 hrs flight time including 400 hrs PIC
100 hrs IFR
If operating IFR or at night 2 crew for
Turbo prop more than 9 seats
All turbojets
To remain current
3 TO, APP and LDN within 90 days as PIC
Commander may be relieved by
FL200+
Another pilot or Co-pilot holding an ATPL
Co-pilot may be relieved by
Suitably qualified pilot
Familiarisation involves
Only theory
Differences training involves
Theory and practical training in sim
Pilots operating both helicopters and aeroplanes may only fly
One type of each
For a commander’s aerodrome knowledge to be current
Operate in area or route of the aerodrome at least once within 12 months
Cabin crew required when
MOPSC is more than 19
SCCM must have
1 year experience
Cabin crew per pax requirements
1 cabin crew for every 50 pax
Or number of cabin crew that participated in evacuation
Cabin crew can only operate on
3 Ac types
Cabin crew are supervised for
20 hours or 15 sectors
Max crew duty hours
60 hours in 7 days
110 hours in 14 days
190 hours in 28 days
Max crew flight time
100 hours in 28 days
900 hours per calendar year
1000 hours in 12 consecutive months
Max flight duty period
13 hours
Max flight duty period extension
1 hour planned
Or at commanders authority:
2 hours
3 if augmented crew
Max number flight duty period extensions
2 in 7 days
Night duty is from
02:00 to 04:59
WOCL is from
02:00 to 05:59
Local night is from
22:00 to 08:00 local
Minimum flight crew rest period at base
At least as long as the preceding duty or 12 hours
Minimum flight crew rest period away from base
At least as long as the preceding duty or 10 hours
Duty is
Any task that a crew member is required to carry out associated with the business of an AOC holder
Duty period is
A period which starts when a crew member is required by an operator to commence a duty and ends when the crew member is free from all duties
Flight duty period is
Begins when the crew member is required to report for duty and ends when the aircraft comes to rest on stand on the last sector
Block time is
The time between an aeroplane first moving from its parking place for the purpose of taking off until it comes to rest on the designated parking position and all engines or propellers are stopped
MMEL
Established by the manufacturer
Approved by the state of design
MEL
Established by the operator
Approved by the relevant authority
If amended, authority must be informed within 30 days
Can only be more restrictive than the MMEL
MEL Rectification intervals
A - specified time
B - 3 days
C - 10 days
D - 120 days
For day operations the Ac must have
Anti-collision lights
Instrument illumination
Pax compartment illumination
Torch for each crew member
For night ops the Ac must additionally have
Navigation lights
2 landing lights
Minimum spare fuse requirements
10% or minimum of 3 of each rating
Windscreen wipers at each pilot station if
MCTOM > 5700 kg
To fly day VFR need
Basic 6
Clock
Temperature
Indication of power supply failure
Pitot heat if MCTOM > 5700kg or C of A after 1 Apr 1999
Additional requirements to fly night and IFR
2nd altimeter
DG
If MCTOM > 5700 kg:
2nd static system
Pitot failure warning if
Ac MCTOM > 5700 kg or 9 Pax must have how much independent power
30 mins
Single pilot IFR must have
AP with ALT and HDG modes
Altitude alerting system required for
Turboprop MCTOM > 5700 kg or 9 pax
All jet
TAWS required if
MCTOM > 5700 kg or 9 pax
Which Ac require what class of TAWS
Class A - Jet Ac
Class B - Prop with MCTOM > 5700 kg or 9 pax
Wx radar required if
At night or IMC
Weather hazards
Px cabin
MCTOM > 5700 kg or 9 pax
PTT must be on
Control column if flying at night or IMC
If flying IFR each crew must have their own
Audio selector panel
Crew Inter phone required if
MCTOM > 15,000 kg or 19 pax
Crew inter phone must connect to
Each pax compartment
Each galley
Each crew compartment
Ground personnel with at least 2 crew stations
PA system required if
MOPSC > 19
IFR and VFR flights not navigating by ground reference must have
2 radios
Altitude reporting transponder
RVSM requires
2 altimeters
Altitude alerting system
Alt transponder
AP with alt mode
Operator must report alt keeping errors greater than
300 ft total error
245 ft altimetry system error
300 ft deviation
CVR required on
Multi eng Ac with > 9 pax
All Ac MCTOM > 5700 kg
Record anything in or out of cockpit and cockpit background noise
Underwater locating device transmit for
90 days or FDR and CVR
If nav database is wrong report to
Nav database provider
CVR records
25 hrs if MCTOM > 27,000 kg
2 hrs other Ac
FDR required
MCTOM > 5700 kg
Multi eng turbine Ac with 9 or more pax
1 first aid kit per
100 seats
Emergency medical kit required
MOPSC > 30
Or
> 60 mins from aerodrome
First aid oxygen required
Cabin crew required and px cabin and alt > 25,000ft
First aid oxygen must be sufficient for
2% of pax with minimum of 1
3L per min
For remainder of flight after depressurisation
Supplemental oxygen required if
Above 10,000ft
Pax oxygen masks must exceed number of seats by
10%