CAA NZ ATPL Air Law case studies
CAA NZ ATPL Air Law · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The Air Law paper is one of the knowledge examinations a pilot must pass to hold an Airline Transport Pilot Licence (ATPL) under New Zealand's Civil Aviation Rules. It is aimed at commercial pilots progressing to the ATPL, and at licence holders who need to demonstrate current knowledge of the regulatory framework they operate under. The syllabus is broad rather than deep in any single area. It spans the international layer - the Chicago Convention, ICAO Annexes and the status of Standards and Recommended Practices - and the domestic layer: the Civil Aviation Act, the structure and applicability of the Civil Aviation Rules, personnel licensing and medical certification, airworthiness and registration, flight operations and duty limits, air traffic rules and clearances, airspace and aerodrome operations, accident notification and enforcement, plus dangerous goods, security and environmental requirements. The CAA NZ ATPL Air Law case studies are 5 cases and about 3,044 words.
1Vanuatu-registered Islander on a New Zealand lodge charter
A Vanuatu-registered Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander is at Auckland for scheduled maintenance. Its operator holds a Vanuatu air operator certificate and the aircraft has a Vanuatu certificate of airworthiness.
714 words, about 4 min2FAA ATPL holder seeking a New Zealand command
An airline pilot with New Zealand citizenship has just returned from 12 years flying in the United States. She holds an FAA ATPL(A) with type ratings on the Beech 1900 and Cessna 208, 2,150 total hours, 1,100 hours as PIC, 300 hours night and 150 hours instrument.
626 words, about 3 min3Expired maintenance release and a failed gyro
A Part 135 operator's Cessna 206 is based at a rural strip. Its maintenance release expired at midnight the previous day.
560 words, about 3 min4Queenstown departure with fuel, performance and duty pressure
A Part 135 single-pilot IFR operator plans a Piper PA-31-350 Chieftain flight from Queenstown to Christchurch with eight passengers. Departure is 1715; the pilot signed on at 0545.
574 words, about 3 min5Prop strike, injured passenger and undeclared lithium batteries
During a Part 135 passenger flight, a Cessna 208 Caravan lands at a gravel strip. The propeller strikes a runway edge marker, producing a strong vibration.
570 words, about 3 min