Flight Regulations

Question 1

In descending order, name the organisations that dictate flight regulations?

Answer 1

ICAO, EASA (and regional equivalents), NATS/CAA/MAA

Question 2

What does ICAO stand for?

Question 3

What does EASA stand for?

Question 4

What does NATS stand for?

Question 5

What does CAA stand for?

Question 6

What does MAA stand for?

Question 7

Which unit is found in the MAA?

Answer 7

RAF(U) Swanwick

Question 8

When was ICAO founded?

Answer 8

1944

Question 9

Which areas of aviation do ICAO cover?

Answer 9

purely civilian, although MOD policy conforms to ICAO standards.

Question 10

What are ICAOs international suggestions called?

Answer 10

SARPS (Standards and Recommended Practices)

Question 11

What is ICAOs main publication called?

Answer 11

the Chicago Convention

Question 12

To which establishment does EASA belong?

Answer 12

The European Union

Question 13

What does EASA oversee?

Answer 13

civil aviation within the areas of the European Union

Certification and administration
Airworthiness and tech specs
Air Nav, air traffic services
investigation and monitoring

Question 14

When did EASA become operational?

Answer 14

2008

Question 15

Which rule set does EASA oversee?

Answer 15

SERA (Standardised European Rules of the Air)

Question 16

Who also looks after SERA

Answer 16

European Organisation of the Safety of Air Navigation (Euro Control)

Question 17

What does the CAA oversea?

Answer 17

Regulation of aviation safety within the UK
policy
economic regulation of major airports
licensing of economic fitness
management of the ATOL scheme (Air Travel Organisers Licence)

Question 18

Which major order does the CAA publish?

Answer 18

CAP393 ANO

Question 19

What does CAP stand for?

Answer 19

Civil air publication

Question 20

What does ANO stand for?

Answer 20

Air Navigation Order

Question 21

What does CAP393 mimic?

Answer 21

EASA’s SERA with minor exceptions

Question 22

What does NATS consist of?

Answer 22

A public/private partnership between:

The Airline group (42%)
NATS staff (5%)
LHR Airports Ltd (4%)
Uk Government (49%)

Question 23

How may flights does NATS typically deal with per year?

Answer 23

2.4 Million

Question 24

How many passengers does NATS typically deal with per year?

Answer 24

250 Million

Question 25

How many airports does NATS provide services for?

Answer 25

14 Uk airports

Question 26

What does NATS have total jurisdicition of?

Answer 26

manages all uppers airspace in the UK

Question 27

Where are the two NATs centres?

Answer 27

Swanwick (London) and Prestwick (Ayrshire)

Question 28

To which command does RAF(u) Swanwick belong to?

Answer 28

Air Command

Question 29

With whom does RAF(U) Swanwick work?

Answer 29

With a joint civil/military radar crew operations room

Question 30

What services does UK MATC provide?

Answer 30

Air traffic to military aircrew and to some civil aviation flying outside of controlled airspace alerts SAR and Emergency services when required liases with the UK air defence organisation

Question 31

What should military aircrew do if not under the control of a British Military Controller

Answer 31

conform to the Civil ATC system to countries over which they fly observe ICAO regulation that have been accepted by the CAA

Question 32

What are the two UK FIRs?

Answer 32

London ACC (Swanwick) Scottish ACC (Prestwick)

Question 33

what does FIR stand for?

Answer 33

Flight Information Region

Question 34

Which three organisation are located at Swanwick?

Answer 34

LACC, LTCC, Mil ATC

Question 35

What does ACC stand for?

Answer 35

Area Control Centre

Question 36

What is the LTCC

Answer 36

London Terminal Control Centre

Question 37

What does the LTCC deal with?

Answer 37

traffic below FL245 flying into/out of London airports as well as Birmingham and Bristol

Question 38

What are the two callsigns at London Control centre called?

Answer 38

London Control (civ) and Swanwick Military (mil)

Question 39

what does the Prestwick Ops room consist of?

Answer 39

ScACC, MACC, OACC

Question 40

What does ScACC stand for?

Answer 40

Scottish Area Control Centre

Question 41

What does MACC stand for?

Answer 41

Manchester Area Control Centre

Question 42

What does OACC stand for?

Answer 42

Ocenanic Area Control Centre (Shanwick FIR)

Question 43

What does MACC oversee?

Answer 43

Aircraft in the North, Wales and Midlands, from 2500ft up to 28500ft

Question 44

What does ScACC control>

Answer 44

Aircraft from 2500ft up 66000ft with aircraft over Scotland, Northern Ireland, North England and the North Sea.

Question 45

Where is Mil ATCC based?

Answer 45

Swanwick

Question 46

How banks of controllers are there in MIL ATCC and where do they look after?

Answer 46

3 banks, looking after one of: Scottish FIR East Bank West Bank

Question 47

How many sectors are there in the Swanwick boundaries for MIL ATC

Answer 47

10

Question 48

How much money was spent in Project Marshall?

Answer 48

£300+ Million

Question 49

What system of control centre did Proj Marshall establish?

Answer 49

HUB Airfields Satellite Airfields Independent ATS at MOBs (R) and Aerodromesa

Question 50

What does Proj Marshall ensure?

Answer 50

That the MOD complies with the Legal Requirements of managing Air Traffic services.

Question 51

What are the four hub airfields in Proj Marshall?

Answer 51

Linton on Ouse, Brize Norton, Marham and Conningsby

Question 52

Which Satellite airfields does Coningsby look after?

Answer 52

Cranwell, Barkston Heath and Waddington

Question 53

Which Satellite airfields foes Linton on Ouse look after?

Answer 53

Leeming Topcliffe

Question 54

Which Satellite airfields does Brize Norton look after?

Answer 54

Benson, Odiham and Boscombe Down

Question 55

Which Satelite airfields does Marham look after?

Answer 55

Wittering