Air Law and ATC Procedures
Air Law and ATC Procedures tests the legal framework and practical ATC rules a Norwegian ATPL holder must apply: ICAO Chicago Convention annexes, EASA Basic Regulation and Part-FCL/Part-SERA, plus Norwegian BSL implementing provisions. Expect questions on licensing, documents, airspace, clearances, separation, SSR and reporting. Norway applies EASA rules nationally, and ATC clearances may include coastal routes, P-RNAV and winter restrictions.
Core rules
- A clearance is an authorization; it does not authorize unsafe flight or flight into known icing or thunderstorms.
- Read back route, level, heading, speed, frequency, runway and hold instructions.
- Classes A-E are controlled; class G is uncontrolled. Separation and VMC/IMC rules depend on class.
- SSR: 7700 emergency, 7600 radio failure, 7500 unlawful interference.
- Below transition altitude set QNH; at or above transition level set standard 1013.25 hPa.
Worked example
Cleared: FL90 direct BGO when able climb FL120. The crew maintains FL90, tracks direct BGO, and climbs only when able, then reports reaching FL120. When able makes the climb conditional; it is not an immediate climb clearance.
Traps
- Partial readback, especially omitting a level or frequency.
- Treating a traffic information call as a clearance.
- Using QFE as QNH or forgetting the Norwegian local transition altitude.
- Assuming ICAO rules exactly match national BSL differences.