10.1 Regulatory Framework level 1 (3 questions)

Role of UKCAA

Safety Regulation

Airspace Management

Licensing and Certification

Economic Regulaiton

Environmental Protection

International Coordination

ICAO

NO EXECUTIVE POWERS AND DEVELOPS SARP’s (Standards and Recommended Practices)

ICAO Assembly

• Composed of representatives from all Contracting States, is the sovereign body of ICAO

• meets every three years

ICAO COUNCIL

• Headed by the President, is the governing body that is elected by the Assembly for a three-year term and is composed of 36 States

• Gives continuing direction to the work of ICAO.

ICAO SECRETARIAT

Headed by a Secretary General, is divided into five main divisions:

• Air Navigation Bureau

• Air Transport Bureau

• Technical Co-operation Bureau,

• Legal Bureau

• Bureau of Administration and Services.

Air Navigation Commission

considers and recommends Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPs) and Procedures for Air Navigation Services (PANS) for adoption or approval by the ICAO Council.

Air Navigation Order (ANO)

lays down the law of the land with respect to civil aviation in the UK and comprises of both articles and schedules.

Each article is an article of law and must be complied with,

each schedule contains further information on how to comply with the associated article.

British Civil Airworthiness Requirements (BCARs)

They expand on the ANO and lay down the minimum standards required for airworthiness of aircraft in the UK.

Secretary of State for Transport

accountable to Parliament for the UK CAA's proper discharge of its duties and (in consultation with the Secretary of State for Defence where appropriate) sets the policy framework.

 

“Organising, carrying out and encouraging measures for the development of civil aviation, for the designing, development and production of civil aircraft, for the promotion of safety and efficiency in the use thereof and for research into questions relating to air navigation”.

Implementing Rules (IR)

binding in their entirety and used to specify a high and uniform level of safety and uniform conformity and compliance.

Acceptable Means of Compliance (AMC)

• Non-Binding

• Serve as a means by which the requirements contained in the Basic Regulation, and the IR, can be met.

Not the only means of showing compliance:

• NAA’s & organisations may propose Alternative Means Of Compliance; Alternative means must be accompanied by evidence of ability to meet the intent of the IR

Guidance Material (GM)

non-binding explanatory and interpretation material on how to achieve the requirements contained in the Basic Regulation, the IRs, the AMCs, and the Certification Specifications (CSs).

Certification Specification (CS)

• Non-binding technical standards adopted by the UK CAA to meet requirements of the Basic regulation.

CS’s used to establish the Certification Basis (CB) of Products and Parts

ANNEX I

covers types of aircraft that do not come under the control of the adopted EASA regulations.

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These aircraft are covered by BCAR’s and its various CAP’s.

ICAO FORMS?

THE MINIMUM STANDARDS

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UK Reg (EU) No 376/2014 (the UK Mandatory Occurrence Reporting Regulation)

Applicable to occurrences / safety-related information involving civil

aircraft, other than Annex I aircraft.

Commercial Air Transport (CAT) aircraft

unless it is maintained and released to service by approved Part-145 organisation. (except Pre-flight inspection)

Prerequisites for an AOC - Aircraft Operator Certificate (both for initial issue and validity)

• Type-Certificates (TC), Restricted TC or Supplemental TC

• Certificates of Airworthiness (C of A) or Restricted C of A

• Noise certificate

• Continuing Airworthiness