PNG CASA ATPL Air Law study plan

Map the structure of the PNG Civil Aviation Act: locate and summarise the provisions covering the Minister's powers, the Director's functions, delegation, and rule-making authority.

Explain how a PNG Civil Aviation Rule (CASR Part) is made, amended, and incorporated by reference, and where to find current rule versions and advisory material.

Build a one-page table listing every CASR Part in scope (1, 11-19) with its title, purpose, and which other Parts it cross-references.

Distinguish the roles of the regulator, the Minister, and the Accident Investigation Commission as set out in the Act and in CASR Part 11/12.

Draft 20 original recall questions on Act structure and CASR Part numbering, and answer them without notes.

Work through CASR Parts 12, 13, and 14 and state, for each, what conduct is prohibited, what enforcement or licensing outcome follows, and who holds the decision power.

Compare CASR Part 61 licence, rating, and endorsement structure against the categories of pilot certificate, and list the recency, medical, and competency requirements for each.

Explain the difference between a licence privilege, a rating, and an endorsement, and give one PNG-specific example of each.

Trace the process for issue, renewal, suspension, and appeal of a flight crew licence from application through to review.

Write 15 scenario-style questions where a pilot's conduct must be classified under the correct Part and the likely consequence identified.

Differentiate CASR Parts 91, 121, 125, and 135 by aircraft size, seating, and operating scope, and state which Part governs a given flight scenario.

Summarise the certification process for an air operator certificate: application, document submission, inspection and demonstration, and ongoing surveillance.

Extract the operational control, crew duty and flight time limitation, and dispatch requirements that differ between Part 121/125 and Part 135 operations.

Reconstruct the right-of-way rules, cruising level conventions, and semi-circular rule application, then apply them to eight conflict scenarios.

Explain airspace classification, controlled and uncontrolled airspace boundaries, and the clearance and radio requirements that attach to each class.

Trace the continuing airworthiness chain: type certificate under Part 21, airworthiness directives under Part 39, maintenance under Part 43, and recording under Parts 45 and 47.

Explain the respective responsibilities of the owner, the operator, the maintenance organisation, and the licensed engineer in keeping an aircraft airworthy.

Interpret Part 91 Subpart E requirements on maintenance programmes, MEL use, defect recording, and return to service.

Describe ATS responsibilities, clearance delivery, position reporting, and the standard readback requirements for a clearance.

Produce a worked example of a maintenance release and an airworthiness directive compliance record, correctly completed.

State the standards for aerodrome licensing, obstacle limitation surfaces, declared distances, and runway strip requirements, and apply them to a described aerodrome.

Explain ground operations safety: apron rules, marshalling signals, refuelling precautions, and vehicle and pedestrian separation on the movement area.

Outline the accident and incident investigation process: notification obligations, who investigates, the role of the Accident Investigation Commission, and the purpose of a safety recommendation.

Distinguish an accident from a serious incident from an incident using the definitions, and classify ten described occurrences.

Explain the protections around investigation records and the privileges and obligations of a person interviewed or named in a report.

Apply the dangerous goods acceptance, packing, marking, labelling, and documentation rules, and identify the shipper, operator, and crew responsibilities for a given consignment.

Explain the carriage and notification requirements for dangerous goods, including the emergency response information that must be available in flight.

Summarise aviation security obligations: screening, access control, and the respective duties of the operator and the aerodrome operator.

Explain the Chicago Convention's core principles (sovereignty, nationality of aircraft, freedoms of the air) and how they shape PNG's bilateral arrangements.

Match the relevant ICAO Annexes (personnel licensing, rules of the air, operations, airworthiness, accident investigation, security, dangerous goods) to the CASR Parts that implement them in PNG.

Re-read the weakest three domains from weeks 1-6 and rewrite each weak area into a one-paragraph plain-language explanation without consulting notes.

Answer 60 mixed-domain questions under timed conditions and log every error with the domain and the reason for the error.

Re-derive the Part 91/121/125/135 distinctions and the Act's enforcement chain from memory, then verify against source material.

Identify the ten facts you are least confident about and confirm each one against the primary rule text.

Sit two full-length timed papers covering all ten domains and score each, tracking improvement between attempts.

Convert every remaining error-log entry into a flashcard and clear the whole deck twice.

Recite from memory the CASR Part titles, the licence-and-enforcement flowchart, and the Annex-to-Part map.

Confirm examination-day logistics: permitted reference material, calculator rules, time allocation per question, and the pass mark.