Topic 1 - Republic Act No. 776

Question 1

An act, to reorganize the Civil Aeronautics Board and the Civil Aeronautics Administration to provide for the regulation of Civil Aeronautics in the Philippines and authorizing the appropriation of funds thereof.

Answer 1

Republic Act No. 776

Question 2

Flights and aircraft used for personal and business purposes, such as transporting goods or passengers, rather than for military purposes

Answer 2

Civil Aviation

Question 3

The title of this Act (RA 776) shall be:

Answer 3

The Civil Aeronautics Act of the Philippines

Question 4

the Civil Aeronautics Administrator

Answer 4

Administrator

Question 5

a defined area on land or water, including any buildings, installations and equipment intended to be used either wholly or in part for the arrival, departure and movement of aircraft

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Aerodrome

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the science and art of flight

Answer 6

Aeronautics

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includes any telegraph or telephone communication signs, signals, writings, images and sounds of any nature, by wire, radio or other systems or processes of signaling, used in the aeronautical service

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Aeronautical Telecommunication

Question 8

any station operated to provide telecommunications for aeronautical purposes

Answer 8

Aeronautical Telecommunication Station

Question 9

a person who undertakes, whether directly or indirectly, or by a lease of any other arrangements, to engage in air transportation or air commerce

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Air Carrier

Question 10

air transportation for pay or hire, the navigation of aircraft in furtherance of a business, or the navigation of aircraft from one place to another for operation in the conduct of a business

Answer 10

Air Commerce

Question 11

service or carriage of persons, property or mail, in whole or in part, by aircraft

Answer 11

Air Transportation

Question 12

any individual who engages, as the person in command or as pilot, mechanic, flight radio operator or member of the crew, in the navigation of aircraft while under way, and any individual who is directly in charge of inspection, maintenance, overhauling or repair of aircraft engine, propellers, or appliances

Answer 12

Airmen

Question 13

any individual who serves in the capacity of aircraft dispatcher or air-traffic control operator

Answer 13

Airmen

Question 14

any facility used in, available for use in or designed for use, in aid of air navigation, including areas, lights, any apparatus or equipment for disseminating weather information, for signaling, for radio-directional finding, or for radio or other electrical communication, and any other structure or mechanism having a similar purpose for guiding or controlling flight in the air or the landing and take-off of aircraft

Answer 14

Air Navigation Facility

Question 15

a path thru the navigable air space identified by an area of specified width on the surface of the earth designated or approved by the Administrator as suitable for air commerce or air transportation

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Airways

Question 16

an aircraft, its engines, propellers, and other components and accessories, are of proper design and construction being consistent with accepted engineering practice and in accordance with aerodynamic laws and aircraft science

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Airworthiness

Question 17

Who will be the Chairman of the Board

Answer 17

Secretary of Transportation and Communications

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Who will be the Vice Chairman of the Board

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Assistant Secretary for Air Transportation of the Department of Transportation and Communications

Question 19

Who will be the Members of the Board

Answer 19

Commanding General of the Philippine Air Force and two (2) members

Question 20

Location of the principal office

Answer 20

Metro Manila, Philippines

Question 21

chairman or vice chairman and two members of the board

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Quorum

Question 22

the minimum number of members of an assembly or society that must be present at any of its meetings to make the proceedings of that meeting valid

Answer 22

Quorum

Question 23

a writ ordering a person to attend a court

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Subpoena

Question 24

writ ordering a person to attend a court and bring relevant documents

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Subpoena duces tecum

Question 25

a permit issued by the Board authorizing a person to engage in air commerce and/or transportation, foreign and/or domestic

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Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN)

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Meaning of CPCN

Answer 26

Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity

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to testify or give (evidence, etc) on oath, esp. when taken down in writing

Answer 27

Deposition

Question 28

no permit shall be issued for a period of more than ______

Answer 28

twenty five (25) years

Question 29

Civil aeronautics administration is under Administrative supervision and control of the _____

Answer 29

Department of Commerce and Industry

Question 30

will appoint officers, assistants, and employees as recommended by the Administrator for the Civil Aeronautics Administration’s proper functioning

Answer 30

Secretary of Commerce and Industry

Question 31

refer to all charges based on gross business or sales, or gross or net profit

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Royalties

Question 32

include any and all items of whatever nature or description which may be necessary for, or incident to, the operation of an aircraft

Answer 32

Supplies

Question 33

all penalties are based on _____

Answer 33

1952

Question 34

Republic Act No. 776 was approved on _____

Answer 34

June 20, 1952