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Section 1
The International Civil Aviation Organization – ICAO ................ 2
Section 2
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) ....................... 3
Section 3
Special Operational Procedures and Hazards… ............... 21
Section 4
North Atlantic High Level Airspace (NAT HLA)… ............. 25
OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES 1
, Chapter 1 – International Civil Aviation Organization
ICAO and EASA
-ICAO = develops standards and recommended practices
-EASA = European Aviation Safety Agency -> used ICAO rules to form baseline
-National aviation authorities = ensure that operators apply those rules and regulations
-Airline = publishes operations manual to be followed by operation personnel
-AOC = Aircraft Operator’s Certificate
-Commander = responsible that these procedures are subsequently carried out
ICAO Annexes
1. Personnel Licensing
2. Rules of the Air
3. Meteorological Service
4. Aeronautical Charts
5. Units of Measurement
6. Operational Procedures
7. Aircraft Nationality and Registration Marks
8. Airworthiness of Aircraft
9. Facilitation
10. Aeronautical Telecommunications
11. Air Traffic Services
12. Search and Rescue
13. Aircraft Accident and Incident Investigation
14. Aerodromes
15. Aeronautical Information Services
16. Environmental Protection
17. Security
18. The Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air
19. Safety management
ICAO Annex 6 Definitions
-Alternate = Destination, En-route and Take-off alternate
-ETOPS en-route alternate = diversion during extended range twin-engine operation
-Flight safety documents system = operations and operator’s maintenance control manual
-Flight time = aircrafts first movement for purpose of taking off until it finally comes to rest
-Maintenance release = document with certification confirming that work has completed
Compliance with Laws, Regulations and Procedures
-Flight crew = must demonstrate ability to speak and understand language used
-Submit emergency report = within 10 days to state of occurrence
-Operational control responsibility = PIC, flight operations officer or flight dispatcher
OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES 2
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