NCAA Flight Engineer Licence study guide
NCAA Flight Engineer Licence · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
The Nigeria Flight Engineer Licence is issued by the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), the country's civil aviation regulator, and is required for personnel who operate aircraft systems as flight engineers on Nigerian-registered aircraft. Candidates must pass an NCAA knowledge test before licence issue. The NCAA Flight Engineer Licence study guide has 5 sections and about 1,845 words.
01Personnel Licensing - Flight Engineer Licence Requirements and Syllabi (NCAA-AC-PEL 018)
This domain tests how a flight engineer licence (FEL) is issued, endorsed and kept valid under NCAA-AC-PEL 018 and the personnel licensing provisions of the Nig. CARs, which follow ICAO Annex 1.
393 words, about 2 min02Nigeria Civil Aviation Regulations (Nig. CARs)
This domain tests the legal framework that sits around the licence: the Civil Aviation Act, the Nig. CARs, NCAA advisory circulars and enforcement.
380 words, about 2 min03Aircraft Airworthiness and Maintenance Standards
This domain tests continuing airworthiness from the flight engineer's side of the flight deck: the certificate of airworthiness, approved maintenance programmes, airworthiness directives, defect control, the MEL and CDL, mass and balance, and release to service. You must know what the FE may accept, what must be rectified, and what must be recorded.
385 words, about 2 min04Flight Operations
This domain tests operational planning and execution from the flight engineer's station: operational flight plans, fuel policy, take-off and landing performance, weather and NOTAM interpretation, mass and balance, standard operating procedures, checklist discipline and abnormal handling. The operational flight plan must be checked against the approved fuel policy, not simply accepted from dispatch.
351 words, about 2 min05Safety Oversight and Human Performance
This domain tests how NCAA oversight and human performance interact. Expect questions on ICAO Annex 19, the State Safety Programme, operator safety management systems, occurrence reporting, just culture, and human factors models such as SHELL, threat and error management, situational awareness, fatigue and communication.
336 words, about 2 min