Civil Air Laws and Regulations - Module 1

Recommended Practice

"Any specification for physical characteristics, configuration, material, performance, personnel or procedure, the uniform application of which is recognized as desirable in the interests of safety, regularity or efficiency of international air navigation."

Standard

"Any specification for physical characteristics, configuration, material, performance, personnel or procedure, the uniform application of which is recognized as necessary."

FAA

the agency of the United States Department of Transportation responsible for the regulation and oversight of civil aviation within the U.S., as well as operation and development of the National Airspace System

Air Navigation Commission

the body that proposes, formulates and finalizes the SARPs and presents them for adoption by the Council.

The Council

the governing bpdy of ICAO composed of 36 Contracting States elected by the Assembly for a three-year term

The Hague Convention of 1970

The convention contains detailed provisions on the establishment of jurisdiction by states over the offense; on taking of the offender into custody; and on the prosecution or extradition of the offender

The Chicago Convention of 1944

The convention that added the significant document, "The International Air Transport Agreement" or the "Five Freedoms Agreement".

The Chicago Convention of 1944

The convention where in contracting states were required to undertake to secure the highest degree of uniformity in complying with international standards and practices

SARPs

Standards and Recommended Practices

The Montreal Convention of 1971

This convention is correctly titled the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Civil Aviation.

Tokyo Convention of 1963

This convention provides that the State of Registration of an aircraft is competent to exercise jurisdiction over offences and acts committed o board.

Warsaw Convention 1929

This convention tackled responsibilities and liabilities of the carrier and the agents of aircraft together with matters of compensation for loss of life or injury to passengers; delays, and loss of the baggage

President Franklin D. Roosevelt

US president during the Chicago convention.

1. Interim Agreement on International Civil Aviation 2. The Convention on International Civil Aviation 3. The International Air Services Transit Agreement 4. The International Air Transport Agreement

outcome of the convention is as follows

International Air Services Transit Agreement

permits aircraft of a signatory State to fly over, or land for technical reasons in, the territory of another signatory state

Jaime Hernandez

secretary of finance who represented the Philippines as chairman of contingent in the Chicago convention

Air Law

series of rules governing the use of airspace and its benefits for aviation, the general public and the nations of the world

The Assembly

sovereign body of ICAO that meets at least once every three years and is convened by the Council

State of Registry

the State on whose register the aircraft is entered

September 2003

EASA became operational on...

Cologne, Germany

EASA is based in...

EUROPEAN AVIATION SAFETY AGENCY

EASA stands for...

April 15, 1945

Establishment of IATA

An Administrator

FAA is managed by

Federal Aviation Administration

FAA stands for...

October 13, 1919

Paris Convention 1919 was signed on...

December 7, 1944

date the agreement for Chicago convention was signed

FAA Safety Team (FAASTeam)

dedicated to improving the safety of United States civilian aviation by conveying safety principles and practices through training, outreach, and education

Air Navigation Services

designed to ensure the safety, regularity and quality of operations in international civil aviation.

ICAO Secretariat

divided into sections, each corresponding to a Committee, and supplies technical and administrative aid to the Council

FAR Title 14 - Aeronautics and Space

encompasses all aspects of civil aviation from how to earn a pilot's certificate to maintenance of an aircraft

Air Transport Services

have much to do with assistance to arrive at agreements for exchange of scheduled and non-scheduled services, facilitation of air transport addressing matters related to taxation, charges and fees, airport and facility management, economic analysis of air transport, statistical gathering, forecasting and economic planning and, more importantly, dealing with air services regulation of contracting countries

Legal Services

include the study and submission of recommendations relating to public international air law and most helpful in the conduct of several conventions

Scheduled Flight

internationally agreed routine flight

Cabotage

means an internal (domestic) scheduled commercial air transport of other state of registry

ICAO

A specialized agency of UN that regulates the technical aspect of civil aviation

Association of Asia-Pacific Airlines

AAPA stands for...

Air Navigational Services

ANS stands for...

Aviation Safety Inspector

ASI stands for...

Air Traffic Management

ATM stands for...

Code of Federal Regulations

CFR stands for...

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IATA now carrying ______% of the world's air traffic

International Air Transport Association

IATA stands for...

Havana, Cuba

IATA was founded in?

To represent, lead, and serve the airline industry

IATA's mission

December 07, 1944

ICAO establishment date

International Civil Aviation Organization

ICAO stands for...

Security Services

ICAO's other activities in the field of aviation security include efforts to enhance the security of travel documents and improve the training of security personnel

IATA Operational Safety Audit

IOSA stands for

The Rome Convention of 1952

It permits a claimant to pursue a claim against a foreign operator through the Court in the state of residence

Paris Convention 1919

Its articles covered the reservation of sovereignty of airspace by the contracting nations.

AAPA

Its primary objective is to serve as a common forum for articulating views on issues and issues of common interest to the aviation industry in the Asia-Pacific region

Convention on International Civil Aviation

Name of Chicago Convention

ASIs

administer and enforce safety regulations and standards for the production, operation, maintenance, and/or modification of aircraft used in civil aviation.

EASA

agency of the EU that looks after flight safety.

International Air Transport Agreement

allows the carriage of traffic between the State of Registration and another signatory state. (Traffic: the carriage of mail, cargo or passengers)

IATA

an organization composed of airlines that regulates the economic aspect of civil avial

Contracting state

any state which is party to the Convention on International Civil Aviation signed at Chicago on the 7 December 1944

High Seas

are defined as the areas of sea outside the territorial limits of any State.

Commissions and Committees

composed of members, appointed by the Council, from nominations of contracting states or elected from amongst Council members