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Organisastions Flashcards

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What is ICAO?

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UN Specilised Agency , established 1944. (Formed 4th Spril 1947)

Oversees international cooperation on regulations standards and procedures governing Civil Aviation.

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What are the aims of ICAO?

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  • Safe and Orderly growth of International Civil Aviation worldwide.
  • Aircraft design for peaceful purposes.
  • Develop Airways, Airports, Navigation Facilities for International Civil Aviation.
  • Promote Safe, Regular, Efficient and Economical Air Transport.
  • Prevent waste caused by unreasonable competition
  • Ensure rights are respected and every state has the right to operate international airlines.
  • Avoid discrimination between states
  • Promote flight safety
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What are the bodies of ICAO?

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Assembly
Council (36 Member states)
Secretariat (Committees)
- ANC (Air Navigation Commission)
- Finance
- Air transport
- Legal
- Unlawful interference
- Joint support of ANS

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What are the technical divisions?

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AGA - Aerodromes, Air Routes, Ground Aids
AIG - Accident Investigation
AIS - Aeronautical Information Service
COM - Aeronautical Communications
MAP - Aeronautical Charts
MET - Meteorology
OPS - Operation of aircraft
SAR - Search & Rescue
PEL - Personnel Licensing
AIR - Airworthiness
RAC - Rules of the Air and Air Traffic Control

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What are the annexes?

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Annex 1 - Personnel Licensing - standards used to write ANO Schedules of pilots+ATCOs
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

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How many annexes are there?

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19

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What is Annex 1?

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Annex 1 - Personnel Licensing - standards used to write ANO Schedules of pilots+ATCOs

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What is annex 2?

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Annex 2 - Rules of the Air

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What is annex 3?

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Annex 3 - Meteorological Services
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What is annex 11?

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Annex 11 - Air Traffic Services

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What is annex 14?

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Annex 14 - Aerodromes

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What are the contents of an annex?

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  • Definitions
  • Standards
  • Recommended Practices
  • Appendices (White Pages)
  • Explanation of 1 & 2
  • Attachments (Green Pages)
  • Guide to use of 1 & 2
  • Supplement (States Differences if any)
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What is EASA?

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European Aviation Safety Agency
Set up to promote the highest common standards of safety and environmental protection in civil aviation. Intended to be the centrepiece of a new cost-efficient regulatory system in Europe and a reliable partner for equivalent authorities throughout the world.

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What is IFATCA?

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International Federation of Air Traffic Controllers Association
- Global organisation representing more than 50,000 ATCOS in 137 countries.

Goals
- Promotion of Safety, efficiency and regularity in ANS.
- Protection of the ATCO Profession

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What is CANSO?

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Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation
Global voice of the companies that provide ATC and represents the interests of ANSPs

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What is IATA?

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International Air Transport Association
Aims to help themselves by simplifying processes and increasing passenger convenience while reducing costs and improving efficiency.
- Created 60 years ago
Represents 230 airlines toda

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What is WMO?

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World Meteorological Organisation
Organisation that drafts the rules and statutes of an international meteorological organization to facilitate the exchange of weather information across national borders. (Part of the UN)

WMO Convention came in to effect in 1950

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What is ECAC?

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European Civil Aviation Conference – (44 Member States)
Serves as a unique European forum for discussion of every major civil aviation topic, seeks to harmonise civil aviation policies and practices amongst its Member States.
- ECAC’s mission is the promotion of the continued development of a safe, efficient and sustainable European air transport system

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What is EASA?

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European Aviation Safety Agency
Set up to promote the highest common standards of safety and environmental protection in civil aviation. Intended to be the centrepiece of a new cost-efficient regulatory system in Europe and a reliable partner for equivalent authorities throughout the world

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What is the mission of EASA?

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  • Ensure the highest common level of safety protection for EU citizens.
  • Ensure the highest common level of environmental protection.
  • Single regulatory and certification process among Member States.
  • Facilitate the internal aviation single market & create a level playing field.
  • Work with other international aviation organisations & regulators
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What are EASAs main tasks?

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  • Draft implementing rules in all fields pertinent to the EASA mission.
  • Certify & approve products and organisations
  • Provide oversight and support to Member States
    Promote the use of European and worldwide standards.
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What is Eurocontrol?

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European Organisation for the Safety of of Air Navigation
Created in 1960 by six founding members, this civil and military intergovernmental organisation now counts 38 member states from across Europe.
Based in Belgium.

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What are the objectives of Eurocontrol?

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  • Development of Single European Sky. (SESAR -Single European Sky ATM Research).
  • Making European aviation safer, more secure and more environmentally-friendly.
  • Play a unique role at the European level in coordinating efforts from all aviation stakeholders to achieve common goals.
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What is SESAR?

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Single European Sky ATM Research.
- It aims to improve Air Traffic Management (ATM) performance by modernising and harmonising ATM systems through the definition, development, validation and deployment of innovative technological and operational ATM solutions.
Joint Undertaking (SJU)

25
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Eurocontrol Network Manager (May 2019)

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European ATFM System (Air Traffic Flow Management)

The European Commission reappointed EUROCONTROL as Network Manager in May 2019.
and the new mandate will cover the third and fourth Reference Periods until 2029. The decision builds on the achievements of the EUROCONTROL Network Manager in delivering on its initial mandate from the European Commission: EUROCONTROL has been successfully managing the European network since July 2011.

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What are SARPs?

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Standards and Recommended Practices

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What is a standard?

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  • Necessary Rules for Air Navigation

Any specification for physical characteristics, configuration, material, performance, personnel or procedure, the uniform application of which is recognized as NECESSARY for the safety or regularity of international air navigation and to which Contracting States will conform in accordance with the Convention; in the event of impossibility of compliance, notification to the Council is compulsory under Article 38.

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What is a Recommended Practice?

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  • DESIRABLE regulations
    Any specification for physical characteristics, configuration, material, performance, personnel or procedure, the uniform application of which is recognized as DESIRABLE in the interest of safety, regularity or efficiency of international air
    navigation, and to which Contracting States will endeavour to
    conform in accordance with the convection.
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What is AIS?

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Aeronautical Information Service
ICAO Annex 15
Established in each state to collect, collate and distribute aeronautical information.

30
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What are the aims of AIS?

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To ensure the flow of aeronautical data and information necessary for global air traffic management (ATM) system safety, regularity, economy and efficiency in an environmentally sustainable manner

31
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What products ensure the info is disseminated?

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  • Aeronautical Information Publication (AIP), including Amendments and Supplements;
  • Aeronautical Information Circulars (AIC);
  • Aeronautical charts;
  • NOTAMs
  • Digital data sets.
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What is the INO?

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International NOTAM Office

33
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What are the main functions of the INO?

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  • Preparation and issue of civil and military NOTAM via AMHS
  • Receiving/transmitting information from/to international
  • NOTAM offices;
  • Dissemination of AIS data to enable the production of Pre-flight Information Bulletins (PIBs).
34
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What is AMHS?

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Air Traffic Services (ATS) Message Handling Services

35
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What publication contains info of a lasting nature in each state?

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AIP

36
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What is a NOTAM?

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Notice to Airmen

Originated and issued promptly when
information is of a TEMPORARY nature & short
duration or when significant permanent or
temporary changes of long duration are made at
short notice.

37
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How are NOTAMs distributed?

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AMHS

38
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What are the UKs Notified Docs?

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AIP & NOTAMs

39
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What are PIBs?

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Pre-Flight Information Bulletin

40
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What info is in a PIB?

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Information to cover first leg of flight

BTC 3-24 - Law 1 - JC (7 decks)

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