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What is covered by the rules of the air

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Avoid Collisions
Rights of way
Lights
Low flying rules
Meteorological limits

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What are standardised

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Categories of airspace
Nav aid structures
Airport markings
Publications

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What needs certification

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Airworthiness of aircraft
Cargo restrictions
Documentation (such as aircraft certificates and log books)

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What needs Licencing

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Aircrew
Controllers
Engineers
Aerodromes
Centres

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When was ICAO established

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1944

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What convention established ICAO

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Chicago

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Does ICAO have regulatory powers

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No

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What is ICAO’s purpose

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Promote aviation standards and recommended practices globally. Foster the planning & development of international air transport

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How many ICAO members

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193

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How many articles laid down by ICAO initally

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96 articles in Doc 7300

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What are SARPS

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Standards and Recommended Practices. Contained within ICAO Annexes. Standards states agree to abide to and inform if they won’t. Units of measurement, passport layouts, airline identification codes for example

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How many annexes are there which contain the SARPS

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19 Annexes

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How are the ICAO annexes split up

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Specific subject areas

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What aircraft give way

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Most capable give way to least capable (balloon vs jet for example)

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How do oncoming aircraft of the same class avoid each other

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Turn right

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What is an AIP

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Aeronautical information publication. The bible for navigation for each country/state

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What is VMC and how does it reference to VFR

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Visual meteorological conditions, the conditions in which VFR is possible

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What is IMC and how does it reference to IFR

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Instrument meteorological conditions, the conditions do NOT meet VFR rules hence (in most cases) only IFR is available and pilots must use their instruments

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What is SARG

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Safety and aerospace regulation group. Part of CAA. Licence and enforce legislation for civil air traffic

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Is ICAO a regulator

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No

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What does ECAC stand for and what do they do

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European Civil Aviation Conference. Think tank for EASA and Eurocontrol. Providing expertise and advice.

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What does EASA stand for and what do they do

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European Union Aviation Safety Agency. Established 2002. Regulator for EU. Rule making, inspection, training standards, aircraft design and data analysis. Uniform implementation of European aviation safety legislation in all member states

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What is an ANSP

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Air navigation service provider. Ensure ATC service and procedures comply to the rules

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Where is ICAO based

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Montreal, Canada

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What is Annex 2 in ICAO
Rules of the Air
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What is Annex 3 in ICAO
Meteorological Services
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What is Annex 11 in ICAO
Air Traffic Services
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What are PANS
Procedures for air navigation services. Operating practices too detailed for SARPS or Annexes. Doc 4444 Air Traffic Management
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What are SUPPS
Regional supplementary procedures. World split into 9 regions representing special procedures in the airspaces. Europe high density, North Atlantic long range
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What does ICAO Doc 7475 cover
Working arrangement between ICAO and World Meteorological Organisation
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What does Doc 8632 cover
Policies on taxation for international air transport
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What does Doc 8984 cover
Manual of civil aviation medicine
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What is the purpose and function of Eurocontrol
ANSP for Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg & NW Germany. Flow management and en-route charges. Works with European ANSP
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What is the ITU
International Telecoms Union. UN special agency for ICT. Facilitate international connectivity in comms networks
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What is CANSO
Civil air navigation services organisation. Supports ANSP's in their operations
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What is WMO
World Meteorological Organisation. UN body covering weather. Publishes aviation related data
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How many NATO members
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What is IFATCA
International Federation of Air Traffic Controllers Association. Non-regulatory body promoting ATC safety, uniting ATC bodies
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What is IFALPA
International Federation of Airline Pilots Association. Unites professional pilots. Safety focus
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A4E
Airlines for Europe. 16 airline groups, 70% of European traffic. Represents wide range of airlines and manufactures like Airbus, Boeing & Embraer in European operations
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IATA
International Air Transport Association. Trade association for airlines. Promote aviation worldwide holding regulators and government to account. "Represent, lead and serve airline industry
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ETF
European transport workers federation. Representing 386,000 workers in the industry. Bringing their unions together
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IAOPA
International Council of Aircraft owner and pilot associations. Represents rights of GA
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When was the CAA founded
1972
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Who is GATCO
Guild of ATCO
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Who is BALPA
British Airline pilot association. Pilot trade union
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Who is AOPA
Aircraft owners & Pilots association. UK GA association
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Who is FPV UK
Commercial drone association. Provide public liability insurance
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Where is the ICAO office for the UK region
Paris
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How many members does Eurocontrol have
43, 41 European, Israel and Morocco
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What is MUAC
Maastricht upper area control, based at Maastricht Aachen Airport, part of Eurocontrol
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What is NMOC in ATM
Network Manager operation centre, flow control for Europe. Part of Eurocontrol
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What is SES
Single European Sky. Initiative to plan European airspace for best efficiency, capacity, safety and environment. Reduce flight times, delays and fuel burn. Not yet achieved. Functional air blocks rather than base airspace by national sovereignty
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Where is EASA based
Cologne
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What does Commission Regulation (EU) No 2015/340 cover
ATC training
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What does Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 923/2012 cover
Standardised rules of the air (SERA). Acts as a base for the majority of ATC procedures in Europe and UK

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