PCAR Part 1 Flashcards
Date for PCAR Part 1
October 31, 2013
PCAR Part 1 Title
General Policies, Procedures, Definitions
Sets forth the basic rules of construction and application of the regulations, definitions applicable to more than one Part, and the rules governing the administration of licenses and certifications
PCAR Part 1
means mandatory requirement
shall
means no person is required, authorized, or permitted to do an act described in a regulation
“no person may” or “a person may not”
means discretion can be used when performing an act described in a regulation
may
means an action incumbent upon the Authority
will
means includes but is not limited to
includes
means approved by or on behalf of the CAAP in accordance with the pertinent requirements of nat’l regulations
approved
means the Authority has reviewed the method, procedure, or policy and has neither objected to nor approved its proposed use or implementation
acceptable
means the Authority has issued written policy or methodology which imposes either a mandatory requirement; if the written policy or methodology states “shall,” or a discretionary requirement if the written policy or methodology states “may”
prescribed
means a recommended practice
should
means RA 9497 or the Civil Aviation Authority Act of 2008
Civil Aviation Act
means the said sentence or paragraph has been amended which is followed by an enclose parenthesis indicating the date of amendment
a vertical bar covering a sentence or paragraph
Applicability of PCAR
- PH-registered aircraft
- aircraft registered in another Contracting State that are operated by a person licensed in the PH
- Aircraft of other Contracting States operating in the Republic of the PH
Five Hierarchical Categories
Part, Subpart, Section, Subsection, Paragraph
It refers to the primary subject area.
part
It refers to any subdivision of a Part.
Subpart
It refers to any subdivision of a Subpart.
Section
It refers to the title of a regulation and can be a subdivision of a Subpart or Section.
Subsection
It refers to the text describing the regulations.
paragraph
defined at the beginning of each Part
abbreviations
Appear in Subsections; provides exceptions, explanations, and examples to individual requirements
notes