DGCA CPL Air Regulations flashcards

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Chicago Convention Article 1

Every State has complete and exclusive sovereignty over the airspace above its territory. This principle underpins all bilateral air services agreements and traffic rights.

CPL minimum flight time

200 hours total flight time including 100 hours as pilot-in-command, 20 hours cross-country and 10 hours instrument flight, per the applicable licensing requirements.

Annex 13 accident definition

An occurrence between boarding and disembarkation in which a person is fatally or seriously injured, the aircraft sustains damage or structural failure, or the aircraft is missing.

Class 1 medical certificate

Required for CPL and ATPL holders. Validity is 12 months for pilots under 40 and 6 months for pilots over 40, subject to the applicable CAR.

TORA

Take-off run available: the length of runway declared available and suitable for the ground run of an aeroplane taking off.

TODA

Take-off distance available: the length of the take-off run available plus the length of the clearway, if provided.

ASDA

Accelerate-stop distance available: the length of the take-off run available plus the length of the stopway, if provided.

LDA

Landing distance available: the length of runway declared available and suitable for the ground run of an aeroplane landing.

RVSM

Reduced vertical separation minimum of 1,000 feet applied between flight levels 290 and 410 in designated airspace, instead of the standard 2,000 feet.

Squawk 7700

The SSR code selected to indicate an emergency. It alerts air traffic control that the aircraft requires priority assistance.

Squawk 7600

The SSR code selected to indicate radio communication failure. The pilot follows the published communication failure procedures.

Squawk 7500

The SSR code selected to indicate unlawful interference, such as hijacking. ATC notifies the appropriate authorities.

MEL category B

A minimum equipment list item that may be deferred for 3 consecutive calendar days, excluding the day of discovery, before rectification is required.

Certificate of Airworthiness

A document issued for an aircraft confirming that it conforms to its type design and is considered airworthy, subject to compliance with maintenance requirements.

Airworthiness Directive

A mandatory instruction issued by the State of Design requiring inspection, modification or replacement within a stated time or cycle limit to correct an unsafe condition.

AOC

Air Operator Certificate issued by the DGCA under CAR Section 3, authorising the holder to conduct commercial air transport operations as specified in the operations specifications.

Final reserve fuel

Fuel required to fly for 30 minutes at holding speed at 1,500 feet above the aerodrome in the case of turbine-engine aeroplanes.

VFR cloud distance

At and above 3,050 m AMSL in controlled airspace, flight visibility of 5 km and distance from cloud of 1,500 m horizontally and 300 m vertically.

Annex 14

The ICAO Annex containing Standards and Recommended Practices for aerodrome design and operations, including declared distances, markings and lighting.

Aerodrome reference code

A code comprising a number from 1 to 4 based on reference field length and a letter from A to F based on wingspan and outer main gear wheel span.

ILS Category I

A precision approach with a decision height not lower than 60 m (200 ft) and a runway visual range not less than 550 m.

RVR

Runway visual range: the range over which the pilot of an aircraft on the centreline can see the runway surface markings or the lights delineating the runway.

PPL privileges

The holder may act as pilot-in-command of an aircraft carrying passengers, but not for remuneration or hire, subject to the licence conditions.

Recent experience

Three take-offs and three landings within the preceding 90 days in the same type before carrying passengers, as required for passenger-carrying flights.

SMS four components

Safety policy and objectives, safety risk management, safety assurance, and safety promotion, forming the framework of a safety management system.

Just culture

A culture in which inadvertent errors are not punished but wilful violations and gross negligence are subject to disciplinary action, encouraging reporting.

State of Occurrence

The State in whose territory an accident or incident occurs. It institutes the investigation and is responsible for the final report.

Annex 17

The ICAO Annex containing Standards and Recommended Practices for aviation security, including screening, access control and protection of restricted areas.

Fifth freedom

The right of an airline to carry traffic between two foreign States on a service that originates or terminates in its home State.

Cabotage

The carriage of traffic between two points within the same State by a foreign carrier. It is generally not granted under bilateral agreements.

Annex 1

The ICAO Annex on Personnel Licensing, containing Standards for the issue of flight crew licences, ratings and medical certificates.

Transition altitude

The altitude at or below which the aircraft's altimeter is set to the aerodrome QNH, and above which the standard pressure setting is used.