Air Law
Sources of law
Air law questions usually test the hierarchy: the Chicago Convention establishes ICAO and state sovereignty; ICAO Annexes contain Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPs); the State's national legislation and AIP give them legal effect. Know the Annex subjects: Annex 1 licensing, 2 rules of the air, 6 operation of aircraft, 8 airworthiness, 10 communications, 11 ATS, 13 accident investigation, 14 aerodromes, 19 safety management. A trap is treating an Annex as directly binding in every detail: states notify differences, and the AIP/notams prevail operationally.
Flight rules and privileges
Know the documents a CPL holder must ensure are on board, the privileges and limitations of the licence, and the rules on right of way: converging aircraft of the same category give way to the right; head-on both turn right; overtaking aircraft keeps clear and passes to the right; lower aircraft gives way to one landing or on final. Cruising levels follow magnetic track: 000–179° odd, 180–359° even, with the transition altitude and altimeter setting governed by the AIP.
Worked rule
For a magnetic track of 275° above the transition altitude, the track is westerly, so select an even flight level (e.g. FL300 or FL320). Rule of thumb: “east odd, west even” - but always check the State AIP for quadrantal or CVFR differences.