PCAA Air Law flashcards

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Chicago Convention Article 1

Every State has complete and exclusive sovereignty over the airspace above its territory, including territorial waters, which is the foundation of all bilateral air services agreements.

ICAO Standard

A specification whose uniform application by Contracting States is recognized as necessary for the safety or regularity of international air navigation, and which States must notify a difference against if not complied with.

Article 38 difference

A notification by a Contracting State to ICAO that it finds it impracticable to comply with an international Standard, which is then published in the State's AIP.

Pakistan Civil Aviation Act 2023

The statute that replaced the 1960 Civil Aviation Ordinance and established the PCAA as the safety regulator with rule-making, licensing, certification and enforcement powers.

State Safety Programme

The State's integrated set of regulations, policies and activities, aligned with ICAO Annex 19, to manage safety and achieve an acceptable level of safety performance.

ATPL minimum experience

Under ICAO Annex 1, 1,500 hours total flight time, including 250 hours as pilot-in-command or 100 hours as PIC plus 150 hours under supervision.

Class 1 medical certificate

The medical certificate required to exercise commercial pilot privileges, issued by a designated medical examiner and normally valid for 12 months, reduced with age.

Language proficiency level

Recorded on the licence at ICAO Operational Level 4 or above, with re-assessment every 3 years at Level 4, 6 years at Level 5 and no expiry at Level 6.

Article 17 nationality

Aircraft have the nationality of the State in which they are registered, and an aircraft cannot be validly registered in more than one State at the same time.

Article 83 bis transfer

An agreement by which the State of Registry transfers certain oversight functions for leased, chartered or interchanged aircraft to the State of the Operator.

Certificate of airworthiness

Issued by the State of Registry to certify that the aircraft meets that State's airworthiness requirements, which are based on ICAO Annex 8.

Semicircular cruising levels

Above the transition altitude, magnetic tracks 000 to 179 degrees use odd thousands and tracks 180 to 359 degrees use even thousands, with 1,000 ft separation below FL 290.

Emergency SSR codes

The three special squawk codes: 7500 for unlawful interference, 7600 for radio communication failure and 7700 for a general emergency.

Clearance definition

An authorization for an aircraft to proceed under specified conditions, which does not relieve the pilot from compliance with the rules of the air or responsibility for terrain clearance.

Aerodrome reference code

A two-part code in Annex 14: a number 1 to 4 based on the aeroplane reference field length and a letter A to F based on wingspan and outer main gear wheel span.

Runway end safety area

An area beyond the runway end, at least 90 m long and extended to 240 m where practicable, to reduce the risk of damage to an aircraft overrunning the runway.

Aerodrome certificate

A certificate issued by the State under Annex 14 for aerodromes used in international operations, supported by an aerodrome manual and a safety management system.

Air Operator Certificate

Issued by the State of the Operator after certification, specifying the types of aircraft and areas of operation that the operator is authorized to use.

Minimum equipment list

A document derived from the master minimum equipment list that allows dispatch with specified equipment inoperative, subject to the conditions and limitations stated.

Operational control

The operator's exercise of authority over the initiation, continuation, diversion or termination of a flight, exercised through a flight dispatcher or operational control system.

Annex 17 unlawful interference

Acts such as unlawful seizure of an aircraft, sabotage, hostage-taking or attack on aviation facilities, which States must prevent and respond to.

Hague Convention 1970

The convention that addresses the unlawful seizure of aircraft and requires States to establish jurisdiction and to prosecute or extradite offenders.

National Civil Aviation Security Programme

The State's framework of security measures, implemented through approved airport and operator security programmes, covering screening, access control and cargo security.

Annex 13 accident definition

An occurrence associated with aircraft operation in which a person is fatally or seriously injured, the aircraft sustains damage or structural failure, or the aircraft is missing.

Sole objective of investigation

Accident and incident investigations aim only at the prevention of accidents and incidents, not at apportioning blame or determining liability.

Preliminary report deadline

The State of Occurrence must send a preliminary report to ICAO within 30 days of an accident, with the final report normally made public.

Shipper's Declaration

The transport document required for dangerous goods, signed by the shipper, which states the classification, packing, quantity and handling requirements of the consignment.

NOTOC

The notification to the pilot-in-command that lists the dangerous goods carried on a flight, their location on board and any special handling requirements.

Dangerous goods classes

The nine classes include Class 1 explosives, Class 2 gases, Class 3 flammable liquids, Class 7 radioactive material and Class 9 miscellaneous dangerous goods.

FAL forms

The standardized facilitation documents in Annex 9: the general declaration, passenger manifest, cargo manifest and crew manifest.

Annex 16 Volume I

The ICAO annex volume that sets aircraft noise certification standards, including the Chapter 3, Chapter 4 and Chapter 14 cumulative noise margins for subsonic jets.

CORSIA

The ICAO Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation, which applies to international flights between participating States based on a baseline of emissions.

Noise certificate

A document separate from the certificate of airworthiness that certifies the measured noise levels of an aircraft type at the approach, sideline and flyover points.