01 INTERPRETATION
101.01 Interpretation (Definitions)
103 ADMINISTRATION AND COMPLIANCE
COMPLIANCE
103.02 Inspection of Aircraft, Requests for Production of Documents and Prohibitions
103.03 Return of Canadian Aviation Documents
103.04 Record Keeping
103.12 Definition of "Principal"
106 ACCOUNTABLE EXECUTIVE
106.01 Application
106.02 Appointment and acceptance
106.03 Accountability
106.04 More than one certificate
107 SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
107.01 Application
107.02 Establishing a safety management system
107.03 Safety management system
107.04 Size
PART II - AIRCRAFT IDENTIFICATION AND REGISTRATION AND OPERATION OF A LEASED AIRCRAFT BY A NON-REGISTERED OWNER
203 OPERATION OF A LEASED AIRCRAFT BY A NON-REGISTERED OWNER
203.02 Application
203.03 Leasing Operations - General
203.04 Leasing Operations - International
203.05 Registration of Leased Aircraft
203.06 Forwarding of Airworthiness Directives
203.07 Maximum Number of Leased Aircraft
203.08 Limits on Period of Operation under Authorization
203.09 Submission of Signed Lease
PART III - AERODROMES AND AIRPORTS
300 INTERPRETATION
300.01 Interpretation
301 AERODROMES
301.01 Application
301.04 Markers and Markings
301.06 Wind Direction Indicator
301.07 Lighting
301.08 Prohibitions
301.09 Fire Prevention
302 AIRPORTS
302.10 Prohibitions
302.11 Fire Prevention
PART IV - PERSONNEL LICENSING AND TRAINING
400 GENERAL
400.01 Interpretation
401 FLIGHT CREW PERMITS, LICENCES AND RATINGS
401.03 Requirement to Hold a Flight Crew Permit, Licence or Rating
401.04 Flight Crew Members of Aircraft Registered in Contracting States Other Than Canada
401.05 Recency Requirements
401.08 Personal Logs
401.10 Crediting of Flight Time Acquired by a Co-pilot
401.11 Airline Transport Licence Training Program
401.34 ATPL Privileges - Aeroplane
401.47 Instrument Rating Privileges
401.48 Instrument Rating Period of Validity
401.52 Second Officer Rating
401.53 Second Officer Privileges
Flight Instructor Rating
404 MEDICAL REQUIREMENTS
404.03 Requirement to Hold a Medical Certificate (MC)
404.04 Issuance, Renewal and Validity Period of MC
404.06 Prohibition Regarding Exercise of Privileges
404.10 Medical Certificate Requirements for Personnel Licences
404.18 Permission to Continue to Exercise the Privileges of a Licence or Rating
PART V - AIRWORTHINESS
STANDARDS
AIR WORTHINESS MANUAL CHAPTER 525 - TRANSPORT CATEGORY AIRPLANES
SUBCHAPTER D - DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION
525.855 Cargo and Baggage Compartments
525.857 Cargo Compartment Classification
PART VI - GENERAL OPERATING AND FLIGHT RULES
600 INTERPRETATION
600.01 Interpretation
601 AIRSPACE STRUCTURE, CLASSIFICATION AND USE
601.01 Airspace Structure
601.02 Airspace Classification
601.03 Transponder Airspace
601.04 IFR or VFR Flight in Class F Special Use Restricted Airspace or Class F Special Use Advisory Airspace
601.05 IFR Flight in Class A, B, C, D or E Airspace or Class F Special Use Restricted or Advisory Controlled Airspace
601.06 Visual Flight Rules (VFR) Flight in Class A Airspace
601.07 VFR Flight in Class B Airspace
601.08 VFR Flight in Class C Airspace
601.09 VFR Flight in Class D Airspace
AIRCRAFT OPERATING RESTRICTIONS AND HAZARDS TO AVIATION SAFETY
601.14 Interpreation
601.15 Forest Fire Aircraft Operating Restrictions
601.16 Issuance of NOTAM for Forest Fire
601.17 Exceptions
601.18 Orders Prohibiting or Restricting Aircraft Operations
601.20 Projection of a Directed Bright Light Source at an Aircraft
601.21 Requirement for Notification
601.22 Requirement for Pilot-in-Command
602 OPERATING AND FLIGHT RULES
GENERAL
602.01 Reckless or Negligent Operation of Aircraft
602.02 Fitness of Flight Crew Members
602.03 Alcohol or Drugs - Crew Members
602.04 Alcohol or Drugs - Passengers
602.06 Smoking
602.07 Aircraft Operating Limitations
602.08 Portable Electronic Devices
602.09 Fuelling with Engines Running
602.10 Starting and Ground Running of Aircraft Engines
602.11 Aircraft Icing
602.12 Overflight of Built-up Areas or Open-air Assemblies of Persons during Take-offs, Approaches and Landings
602.13 Take-offs, Approaches and Landing within Built-up Areas of Cities and Towns
602.14 Minimum Altitudes and Distances
602.15 Permissible Low Altitude Flight
602.17 Carriage of Persons during Low Altitude Flight
602.19 Right-of-Way - General
602.20 Right-of-Way - Aircraft Manoeuvring on Water
602.21 Avoidance of Collision
602.22 Towing
602.23 Dropping of Objects
602.24 Formation Flight
602.25 Entering or Leaving an Aircraft in Flight
602.26 Parachute Descents
602.27 Aerobatic Manoeuvres - Prohibited Areas and Flight Conditions
602.28 Aerobatic Manoeuvres with Passengers
602.30 Fuel Dumping
602.31 Compliance with Air Traffic Control Instructions and Clearances
602.32 Airspeed Limitations
602.34 Cruising Altitudes and Cruising Flight Levels
602.35 Altimeter Setting and Operating Procedures in the Altimeter-setting Region
602.36 Altimeter Setting and Operating Procedures in the Standard Pressure Region
602.37 Altimeter Setting and Operating Procedures in Transition Between Regions
602.40 Landing at or Take-off from an Aerodrome at Night
OPERATIONAL AND EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS
602.58 Prohibition
602.59 Equipment Standards
602.60 Requirements for Power-driven Aircraft
602.61 Survival Equipment - Flights over Land
602.62 Life Preservers and Flotation Devices
602.63 Life Rafts and Survival Equipment - Flight over Water
FLIGHT PREPARATION, FLIGHT PLANS & FLIGHT ITINERARIES
602.70 Interpretation - Definitions
602.71 Pre-flight Information
602.72 Weather Information
602.73 Requirements to File a Flight Plan or a Flight Itinerary
602.74 Contents of a Flight Plan or Flight Itinerary
602.75 Filing of a Flight Plan or Flight Itinerary
602.76 Changes in the Flight Plan - Subsections (3) and (4)
602.77 Requirements to File an Arrival Report
602.78 Contents of an Arrival Report
602.79 Overdue Aircraft Reports
PRE-FLIGHT AND FUEL REQUIREMENTS
602.86 Carry-on Baggage, Equipment and Cargo
602.87 Crew Member Instructions
602.88 Fuel Requirements - Subsections (1), (2), (3) and (5)
602.89 Passenger Briefings
OPERATION AT OR IN THE VICINITY OF AN AERODROME
602.96 General
602.97 VFR and IFR Aircraft Operations at Uncontrolled Aerodromes within a Mandatory Frequency (MF) Area
602.98 General MF Reporting Procedures
602.99 MF Reporting Procedures before Entering Manoeuvring Area
602.100 MF Reporting Procedures on Departure
602.101 MF Reporting Procedures on Arrival
602.102 MF Reporting Procedures when Flying Continuous Circuits
602.103 Reporting Procedures when Flying Through an MF Area
602.104 Reporting Procedures for IFR Aircraft When Approaching or Landing at an Uncontrolled Aerodrome
602.105 Noise Operating Criteria
602.106 Noise Restricted Runways
VISUAL FLIGHT RULES
602.114 Minimum Visual Meteorological Conditions for VFR Flight in Controlled Airspace
602.115 Minimum Visual Meteorological Conditions for VFR Flight in Uncontrolled Airspace
602.116 VFR Over-the-Top
602.117 Special VFR Flight
INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES
602.121 General Requirements
602.122 Alternate Aerodrome Requirements
602.123 Alternate Aerodrome Weather
602.124 Minimum Altitudes to Ensure Obstacle Clearance
602.125 Enroute IFR Position Reports
602.126 Take-off Minima
602.127 Instrument Approaches
602.128 Landing Minima
602.129 Approach Ban − General
602.130 Approach Ban − Cat III
RADIOCOMMUNICATIONS
602.136 Continuous Listening Watch
602.137 Two-way Radio communication Failure in IFR Flight
602.138 Two-way Radiocommunication Failure in VFR Flight
EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS AND SECURITY
602.143 Emergency Radio Frequency Capability
602.144 Interception Signals, Interception of Aircraft and Instructions to Land
602.145 ADIZ
602.146 ESCAT Plan
604 PRIVATE OPERATOR PASSENGER TRANSPORTATION
GENERAL
604.01 Interpretation
604.02 Application
604.03 Certificate
604.04 Management System
604.05 Contents of a Certificate
604.06 Issuance of Authorizations
604.07 Ministerial Orders if Safety Compromised
FLIGHT OPERATIONS AND TRAINING
604.21 VFR Flight Minimum Flight Visibility - Uncontrolled Airspace
604.22 No Alternate Aerodrome - IFR Flight
604.23 Take-off Minima
604.24 Instrument Approach Procedures
604.25 Navigation System
604.26 Training Program
604.27 Aircraft Operating Manual
605 AIRCRAFT REQUIREMENTS
GENERAL
605.03 Flight Authority
605.04 Availability of Aircraft Flight Manual
605.05 Markings and Placards
605.06 Aircraft Equipment Standards and Serviceability
605.07 Minimum Equipment List
605.08 Unserviceable and Removed Equipment - General
605.09 Unserviceable and Removed Equipment - Aircraft with a Minimum Equipment List
605.10 Unserviceable and Removed Equipment - Aircraft without a Minimum Equipment List
AIRCRAFT EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS
605.14 Power-driven Aircraft - Day VFR
605.15 Power-driven Aircraft - VFR OTT
605.16 Power-driven Aircraft - Night VFR
605.17 Use of Position and Anti-collision Lights
605.22 Seat and Safety Belt Requirements
605.23 Restraint System Requirements
605.24 Shoulder Harness Requirements
605.25 General Use of Safety Belts and Restraint Systems
605.26 Use of Passenger Safety Belts and Restraint System
605.27 Use of Crew Member Safety Belts
605.28 Child Restraint System
605.29 Flight Control Locks
605.30 De-icing or Anti-icing Equipment
605.31 Oxygen Equipment and Supply
605.32 Use of Oxygen
605.35 Transponder and Automatic Pressure Altitude Reporting Equipment
605.38 ELT
605.39 Use of ELTs
605.40 ELT Activation
605.41 Standby Attitude Indicator
605.84 Aircraft Maintenance - General
605.85 Maintenance Release and Elementary Work
605.86 Maintenance Schedule
605.87 Transfer of Aeronautical Products Between Maintenance Schedules
605.88 Inspection After Abnormal Occurrences
TECHNICAL RECORDS
605.93 Technical Records - General
605.94 Journey Log Requirements
605.95 Journey Log - Carrying on Board
605.96 Requirements for Technical Records Other Than the Journey Log
605.97 Transfer of Records
606 MISCELLANEOUS
606.01 Munitions of War
606.02 Liability Insurance
606.03 Synthetic Flight Training Equipment
PART VII - COMMERCIAL AIR SERVICES
700 GENERAL
700.01 Interpretation
700.02 Requirements for Air Operator Certificate
700.03 Authorization to Operate Specialty Air Service under NAFTA
700.04 Eligibility for Air Operator Certificate
700.05 Aircraft Requirements
700.06 Extended Charter
700.07 Management Agreement
700.08 Operations between Points Abroad
700.09 Duties of Certificate Holder
FLIGHT TIME AND FLIGHT DUTY TIME LIMITATIONS AND REST PERIODS
700.14 Monitoring System - Sub-section (2)
700.15 Flight Time Limitations − Sub-sections (1) (a), (b), (c) and (e)
700.16 Flight Duty Time Limitations and Rest Periods - Sub-section (1)
700.17 Unforeseen Operational Circumstances
700.18 Delayed Reporting Time
700.19 Requirements for Time Free from Duty
700.20 Flight Crew Positioning
700.21 Flight Crew Members on Reserve
700.22 Long Range Flights
700.23 Controlled Rest on the Flight Deck
704 COMMUTER OPERATIONS
704.01 Application
FLIGHT OPERATIONS
704.12 Operating Instructions
704.13 General Operational Information
704.15 Operational Control System
704.16 Flight Authorization
704.17 Operational Flight Plan
704.19 Checklist
704.20 Fuel Requirements
704.21 Admission to Flight Deck
704.22 Simulations of Emergency Situations
704.23 VFR Flight Obstacle Clearance Requirements
704.24 VFR Flight Minimum Flight Visibility - Uncontrolled Airspace
704.25 VFR Flight Weather Conditions
704.26 Take-off Minima
704.27 No Alternate Aerodrome - IFR Flight
704.29 Routes in Uncontrolled Airspace
704.30 Instrument Approach Procedures
704.32 Weight and Balance Control
704.33 Apron and Cabin Safety Procedures
704.34 Briefing of Passengers
704.35 Safety Features Card
AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE OPERATION LIMITATIONS
704.46 Take-off Weight Limitations
704.47 Net Take-Off Flight Path
704.48 Enroute Limitations with One Engine Inoperative
704.49 Dispatch Limitations: Landing at Destination and Alternate Aerodromes
704.50 Dispatch Limitations: Wet Runway - Turbo-jet-powered Aeroplanes
AIRCRAFT EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS
704.62 General Requirements
704.63 Operation of Aircraft in Icing Conditions
704.64 Airborne Thunderstorm Detection and Weather Radar Equipment
704.65 Additional Equipment for Single-Pilot Operations
704.66 Protective Breathing Equipment
704.67 First Aid Oxygen
704.68 Shoulder Harness
EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT
704.83 Hand-Held Fire Extinguisher
704.84 Equipment Standards and Inspection
PERSONNEL REQUIREMENTS
704.106 Minimum Crew
704.107 Designation of Pilot-in-command and Second-in-command
704.108 Flight Crew Member Qualifications
704.109 Qualifications of Operational Control Personnel
704.110 Check Authority
704.111 Validity Period
TRAINING
704.115 Training Program
704.116 Conditional Approval of Training Program
704.117 Training and Qualification Records
MANUALS
704.122 Distribution of Company Operations Manual
704.123 Aircraft Operating Manual
704.124 Standard Operating Procedures
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705 AIRLINE OPERATION
705.01 Application
FLIGHT OPERATIONS
705.16 Exceptions
705.20 Operational Control System
705.21 Flight Authorization
705.22 Operational Flight Plan
705.23 Maintenance of Aircraft
705.24 Checklist
705.25 Fuel Requirements
705.26 Extended Range Twin-engined Operations
705.27 Admission to the Flight Deck
705.28 Seats for Cabin Safety Inspectors
705.29 Flight Crew Members at Controls
705.30 Simulation of Emergency Situations
705.31 Crew Member Briefing
705.32 VFR Flight Obstacle Clearance Requirements
705.33 VFR Flight Weather Conditions
705.34 Take-off Minima
705.35 No Alternate Aerodrome - IFR Flight
705.37 Routes in Uncontrolled Airspace
705.38 Instrument Approach Procedures
705.39 Weight and Balance Control
705.40 Passenger and Cabin Safety Procedures
705.42 Carry-on Baggage
705.43 Briefing of Passengers
705.44 Safety Features Card
705.45 Closing and Locking of Flight Deck Door
705.46 Night VFR Flight - Aeroplane
AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE OPERATING LIMITATIONS
705.55 General Requirements
705.56 Take-off Weight Requirements
705.57 Net Take-off Flight Path
705.58 Enroute Limitations with One Engine Operative
705.59 Enroute Limitations with Two Engines Inoperative
705.60 Dispatch Limitations: Landing at Destination and Alternate Aerodromes
705.61 Dispatch Limitations: Wet Runway - Turbo-jet-powered Aeroplanes
AIRCRAFT EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS
705.67 General Requirements
705.68 Landing Lights
705.69 Operation of Aircraft in Icing Conditions
705.70 Weather Radar Equipment
705.71 Protective Breathing Equipment
705.72 First Aid Oxygen
705.73 Interphone System
705.74 Public Address System
705.75 Crew Member Shoulder Harness
705.76 Lavatory Fire Protection
705.78 Floor Proximity Emergency Escape Path Markings
705.79 Flashlight Stowage
705.80 Doors and Locks
705.81 Cargo and Baggage Compartment Fire Protection
EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT
705.89 Megaphones
705.90 First Aid Kits
705.91 Emergency Medical Kit
705.92 Crash Axe
705.93 Hand-held Fire Extinguishers
705.94 Portable Oxygen
705.95 Survival Equipment
705.96 Inspection Requirements
705.97 Flashlights
PERSONNEL REQUIREMENTS
705.103 Designation of Pilot-in-Command and Second-in-Command
705.104 Flight Attendant Requirements
705.106 Pilot Qualifications
705.107 Flight Engineer and Second Officer Qualifications
705.108 Crew Pairing
705.111 Route and Aerodrome Qualifications
705.113 Validity Period
TRAINING
705.124 Training Program
705.125 Conditional Approval of Training Program
705.126 Cabin Emergency Evacuation Trainer
705.127 Training and Qualification Records
MANUALS
705.136 Distribution of Company Operations Manual
705.137 Aircraft Operating Manual
705.138 Standard Operating Procedures
SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
705.151 Requirements
705.152 Components of the Safety Management System
705.753 Person Managing the Safety Management System
705.154 Holder of More Than One Certificate
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NOTAM
TC AIM
TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD OF CANADA (TSB) -TC AIM GEN 3.0
AIR TRAFFIC SERVICES AND PROCEDURES
1 Air Traffic and Advisory Services
2 Flight Service Stations
3 Communication Procedures
4 Radar Service
5 ATC Clearances and Instructions
6 ESCAT Plan
7 Wake Turbulence Separation
8 Airport/Aerodrome Operations - Uncontrolled
9 Airport/Aerodrome Operations - Controlled
10 Mandatory and Aerodrome Traffic Frequencies
11 VFR En Route Procedures
12 VFR Holding Procedures
13 Land and Hold Short Operations (LAHSO)
OPERATIONS IN HIGH LEVEL DOMESTIC AIRSPACE
1 Altimeter Setting Procedures
2 Cruising Altitudes
3 Mach Number/TAS Changes
4 High Level Holding Procedures
5 Profile Descent
6 Leaving or Entering Uncontrolled Airspace
7 Uncontrolled Airspace Procedures
CANADIAN MINIMUM NAVIGATION PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATIONS (CMNPS) AIRSPACE
1 General
2 Partial or Complete Loss of Navigation Capability
3 Position Reporting
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CANADIAN MINIMUM NAVIGATION PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATIONS (CMNPS) CERTIFICATION
1 General
2 Certification
3 Navigation System Requirements
4 Transition Between CMNPS Airspace and the Canadian Domestic Airway Structure
5 Separation Minima
ATC SPECIAL PROCEDURES
1 Adherence to Mach Number
2 Parallel and Offset Procedures
3 Structured Airspace
4 Required Navigation Performance Capability Airspace (RNPC)
5 Canadian Minimum Navigation Performance Specifications Airspace (CMNPS)
6 Canadian Domestic Routes
7 Canadian Track Structures
8 Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance Systems (TCAS)
NORTH ATLANTIC OPERATIONS
1 General Aviation Aircraft
2 North American Routes (NAR)
3 NAT Organized Track System
4 Flight Rules and Flight Planning Procedures
5 Clearances, Position Reports, Communications Failure
6 Transponder Operation
REDUCED VERTICAL SEPERATION MINIMA (RVSM)
1 General
2 RVSM Airspace
3 RVSM Transition Airspace
4 Air Traffic Control (ATC) Procedures
5 Aircraft Requirements
SECTION 2: AIRFRAMES, ENGINES, PROPELLERS AND AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS
AIRFRAMES
1 Flight Controls
2 Flaps
3 Slots/Slats/Leading Edge Devices
4 Spoilers
5 Wing Fences
6 Winglets
7 Canards
8 Vortex Generators
9 Trimming Devices
ENGINES
1 Principles of Reciprocating Engines
2 Handling Procedures for Reciprocating Engines
3 Principles of Turbo-prop Engines
4 Handling Procedures for Turbo-prop Engines
5 Principles of Turbo-jet Engines
6 Handling and Procedures for Turbo-jet Engines
7 Engine Controls
8 Full Authority Digital Engine Control (FADEC)
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PROPELLERS
1 Propeller Thrust and Torque
2 Geometric and Effective Pitch
3 Slipstream, Gyroscopic Effect and Asymmetric Thrust
4 Controls
5 Ground and Flight Range
6 Constant Speed
7 Feathering
8 Reversing
AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS
1 Fuel
2 Oil
3 Electrical
4 Hydraulic
5 Pneumatic
6 Warning (e.g. Ice, Fire, GPWS and Altitude Alert)
7 Fire Protection
8 Heating
9 De-icing and Anti-icing
10 Oxygen
11 Air Conditioning
12 Pressurization
13 Landing Gear and Brakes
14 Autopilot
15 Avionics
16 Flight Controls
SECTION 3: METEOROLOGY
THE EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE
1 Composition and Physical Properties
2 Vertical Structures
3 ICAO Standard Atmosphere
ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE
1 Pressure Measurements
2 Station Pressure
3 Mean Sea Level Pressure
4 Pressure Systems and their Variations
5 Effects of Temperature
6 Horizontal Pressure Differences
METEOROLOGICAL ASPECTS OF ALTIMETRY
1 Pressure Altitude
2 Density Altitude
3 True Altitude
4 Altimeter Setting
5 Effects of both Pressure and Temperature
TEMPERATURE
1 Heating and Cooling of the Atmosphere - Convection/ Advection/Radiation
2 Horizontal Differences
3 Temperature Variations with Altitude
4 Inversions
5 Isothermal Layers
MOISTURE
1 Relative Humidity/Dewpoint
2 Sublimation/Condensation
3 Cloud Formation
4 Precipitation
5 Saturated/Dry Adiabatic Lapse Rate
STABILITY AND INSTABILITY
1 Lapse Rate and Stability
2 Modification of Stability
3 Characteristics of Stable/Unstable Air
4 Surface Heating/Cooling
5 Lifting Processes
6 Subsidence/Convergence
CLOUDS
1 Classification
2 Formation
3 Types and Recognition
4 Associated Precipitation and Turbulence
TURBULENCE
1 Convection
2 Mechanical
3 Orographic
4 Clear Air Turbulence
5 VIRGA - Evaporation Cooling
6 Reporting Criteria
7 Mountain Waves
WIND
1 Pressure Gradient
2 Deflection Caused by the Earth's Rotation
3 Low Level Winds - Variation in Surface Wind
4 Friction
5 Centrifugal Force
6 Veer and Back
7 Squalls and Gusts
8 Diurnal Effects
9 Land and Sea Breezes
10 Katabatic/Anabatic Effects
11 Topographical Effects
12 Wind Shear, Types and Causes
JET STREAMS
1 Frontal Jet Streams
2 Wind Distribution / Location
3 Temperature Distribution
4 Seasonal Variations in Latitude and Speed
5 Arctic Stratospheric Jets
6 Subtropical Jet Streams
7 Turbulence
AIR MASSES
1 Definition and Characteristics
2 Formation
3 Classification
4 Modification
5 Factors that Determine Weather
6 Seasonal and Geographic Effects
7 Air Masses Affecting North America
FRONTS
1 Structure
2 Types
3 Formation
4 Cross-sections
5 Discontinuities Across Fronts
6 Frontal Waves and Occlusions
7 Frontogenesis and Frontolysis
FRONTAL WEATHER
1 Warm Front
2 Cold Front
3 Stationary Front
4 TROWAL and Upper Fronts
AIRCRAFT ICING
1 Formation
2 Type of Ice
3 Reporting Criteria
4 Cloud Types and Icing
5 Freezing Rain and Drizzle
6 Icing in Clear Air (Hoar Frost)
7 Collection Efficiency
8 Aerodynamic Heating
THUNDERSTORMS
1 Requirements for Development
2 Life Cycle
3 Classification - Air Mass, Frontal, Squall Line, Convective, Orographic and Nocturnal
4 Tornadoes and Hurricanes
5 Hazards - Turbulence, Hail, Rain, Icing, Altimetry, Lightning, Gust Fronts, Downbursts and Microbursts
SURFACE BASED LAYERS
1 Fog Formation
2 Fog Types
3 Haze and Smoke
4 Blowing Obstructions to Vision
METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES AVAILABLE TO PILOTS
1 Aviation Weather Briefing Service (AWBS)
2 Aviation Weather Information Service (AWIS)
3 Flight Service Stations (FSS)
4 Weather Broadcasts by Flight Service Stations
5 Atmospheric Environment Service Weather Briefing
6 Transcribed Weather Broadcasts (TWB)
7 DUATS - Commercial Weather Service
8 Automatic Terminal Information Service (ATS)
9 VOLMET (HF) Broadcast
10 Pilots Automatic Telephone Reporting Criteria, Cloud Types and Icing Weather Answering Service (PATWAS)
AVIATION WEATHER REPORTS
1 Aviation Routine Weather Report (METAR)
2 SPECI
3 Decoding
4 AWOS
5 Pilot Reports (PIREP/AIREP)
AVIATION FORECASTS
1 Times Issued and Validity Periods
2 Decoding
3 Graphical Area Forecasts (GFA) /AIRMET
4 Terminal Area Forecasts (TAF)
5 Upper Level Winds and Temperature Forecasts (FD)
6 Significant In-flight Weather Warning Message (SIGMET)
WEATHER MAPS AND PROGNOSTIC CHARTS
1 Times Issued / Validity Periods
2 Symbols/Decoding
3 Surface Weather Map
4 Prognostic Surface Chart
5 Upper Level Charts - ANAL (850mb, 700mb, 500mb & 250mb)
6 Upper Level Charts - PROG (FL240, FL340, FL450)
7 Significant Weather Prognostic Chart FL100-250 (700-400mb) & FL250-600 (400-100mb)
SECTION 4: INSTRUMENTS
FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS - PRINCIPLES AND OPERATIONAL USE
1 Pitot Static System
2 Airspeed Indicator
3 Machmeter
4 Altimeter and Encoding Altimeter
5 Radio/Radar Altimeter
6 Outside Air Temperature
7 Turn-and-bank Indicator / Turn Co-ordinator
8 Vertical Speed Indicator (VSI)
9 Heading Indicator
10 Attitude Indicator (AI)
11 Flight Director
12 Radio Magnetic Indicator (RMI)
13 Horizontal Situation Indicator (HSI)
14 Angle of Attack Indicator
FLIGHT MANAGEMENT INSTRUMENTS
1 Flight Management System (FMS)
2 Electronic Flight Instrument System (EFIS)
3 Electronic Centralized Aircraft Monitoring (ECAM)
ENGINE INSTRUMENTS - PRINCIPLES AND USE
1 Tachometer
2 Manifold Pressure
3 Oil Pressure
4 Oil Temperature
5 Exhaust Gas Temperature
6 Cylinder Head Temperature
7 Carburetor Air Temperature
8 Intake Air Temperature
9 Fuel Pressure
10 Fuel Flow
11 Torquemeter
12 Engine Pressure Ratio (EPR)
13 Turbine Temperature (ITT/TIT)
AIRCRAFT COMPASS SYSTEMS
1 Construction
2 Use
3 Limitations and Faults
4 Gyromagnetic Remote Indicating Compass
SECTION 5: NAVIGATION - GENERAL
NAVIGATION TERMS
1 Air Position
2 Great Circle
3 Rhumb Line
4 Greenwich Hour Angle
MAPS AND CHARTS
1 Lambert Conformal
2 Transverse Mercator
3 Enroute Low and High Altitude Charts
TIME AND LONGITUDE
2 Time Zones and Relation to Longitude
FLIGHT PLANNING CALCULATIONS AND FORMS
1 Heading and True Airspeed
2 Wind and Windspeed
3 IAS-CAS-EAS-TAS
4 Track and Groundspeed
5 Mach
6 Time
7 Weight and Balance
8 Flight Planned Fuel Requirements
9 Fuel Load/Zero Fuel Weight
10 Pay Load/Weight Shift
11 Critical Point (CP)
12 Equal Time Point (ETP)
13 Flight Plans
14 Flight Itinerary
COMPUTERIZED FLIGHT PLANS
1 Decode
2 Analysis and Interpolation
EN ROUTE NAVIGATION
1 Use of Aeronautical Charts
2 Calculation of Heading and Groundspeed
3 Use of Radio Aids to Determine Position and Transferring Position Lines
4 Gyro Steering Techniques in Areas of Compass Unreliability
5 Maintaining Flight Log (Air Position)
6 Determination of Wind Velocity
SECTION 6: RADIO COMMUNICATIONS AND AIDS TO NAVIGATION
BASIC PRINCIPLES AND USE
RADIO
1 Elementary Theory
2 Wave Length and Frequency
3 Frequency Bands Used in Communication and Navigation
4 Characteristics of Low, High and Very High Frequency Radio Waves
5 Ground Waves and Sky Waves
6 Skip Distance
7 Reflection and Refraction
8 Night Effect
AIRCRAFT RADIO TRANSCEIVERS
1 VHF
2 HF
3 DATALINK
SELECTIVE CALL SYSTEM (SELCAL)
1 VHF
2 HF
EMERGENCY LOCATOR TRANSMITTER (ELT)
1 Requirements
2 Testing
3 Flight Planning
4 Accidental Transmission
5 Pilot Response to Signals
6 Downed Aircraft Procedures
RADAR
1 Elementary Theory
2 Primary Returns
3 Secondary Returns
4 Weather Radar
NAVIGATION SYSTEMS
1 Automatic Direction Finder (ADF)
2 VHF Omnidirectional Range (VOR)
3 Distance Measuring Equipment (DME)
4 Co-located VOR and TACAN (VORTAC)
5 Long Range Area Navigation (LORAN C)
6 Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS - GPS)
7 Very High Frequency Direction Finding (VHF - DF)
8 Area Navigation System (RNAV)
9 Inertial Navigation System (INS)
10 Inertial Reference System (IRS)
APPROACH AIDS
1 Instrument Landing System (ILS)
2 Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS - GPS)
3 Surveillance Radar (ASR & AASR)
4 Precision Approach Radar (PAR)
5 Secondary Surveillance Radar (SSR)
6 VASIS/PAPI
TRANSPONDERS ACAS/TCAS
1 General
2 Use of TCAS/ACAS
3 Pilot Immunity from Enforcement Action
4 Pilot/Controller Actions
5 Pilot and Controller Interchange
SECTION 7: FLIGHT OPERATIONS
ATMOSPHERIC EFFECTS IN FLIGHT
1 ICAO Standard Atmosphere
2 Temperature and Pressure / Air Density
3 Humidity/Rain
4 Cold Temperature Corrections
PERFORMANCE
1 Indicated and True Stalling Speeds
2 Slow Speed Flight Characteristics
- Turbo-prop
- Turbo-jet
3 High Speed Flight Characteristic
- Turbo-prop
- Turbo-jet
4 Relationship of Speed to Angle of Attack
5 Cruising for Range/Endurance
6 Flight Performance "V" Speeds - Definition and Use
7 Weight and Balance - Load Adjustment
8 Effect of Changes in Weight and Load Distribution
9 Hydroplaning
10 Wind Shear - Effects and Avoidance
11 Landing Techniques
CHARTS AND GRAPHS
1 Weight and Balance
2 Take-off
3 Climb
4 Cruise
5 Buffet Boundary
6 Descent
7 Landing
8 Crosswind
9 Weight, Altitude, Temperature (WAT), Takeoff/Landing Performance Charts
CRITICAL SURFACE CONTAMINATION
1 Clean Aircraft Concept - Practices and Techniques
2 Frozen Contaminants Including Cold-Soaking Phenomenon
3 De-icing and Anti-icing Fluids
4 De-icing and Anti-icing Procedures
5 Variables that Can Influence Holdover Time
6 Critical Surface Inspections
7 Pre-take-off Inspection
8 Health Affects
9 Application Guideline Tables
WAKE TURBULENCE
1 Causes and Effects
2 Avoidance Procedures
3 Separation Criteria and Waiver
FLIGHT MANUAL
1 Approved Information
VOLCANIC ASH
1 Hazards
AIRMANSHIP/RULES OF THUMB
1 General
SECTION 8: THEORY OF FLIGHT
FORCES ACTING ON AN AEROPLANE
1 Load Factor
2 Relationship of Weight and Load Factor to Stalling
3 Gust Loads
4 Stability
5 Lift/Weight/Thrust/Drag
WING DESIGN
1 Wing Tip Vortices
2 Sweepback
3 Leading and Trailing Edge Flaps
4 Winglets
5 Canards
6 Vortex Generators
7 Wing Fences
8 Spoilers
SECTION 9: HUMAN FACTORS
AVIATION PHYSIOLOGY
1 Hypoxia/Hyperventilation
2 Gas Expansion Effects
3 Decompression (Including SCUBA Diving)
4 Vision/Visual Scanning Techniques
5 Hearing
6 Orientation/Disorientation (Including Visual and Vestibular Illusions)
7 Positive and Negative "G"
8 Circadian Rhythms/Jet Lag
9 Sleep/Fatigue
THE PILOT AND THE OPERATING ENVIRONMENT
1 Personal Health Exercise / Fitness
2 Obesity/Diet/Nutrition
3 Medications (Prescribed and Over-the-Counter)
4 Substance Abuse (Alcohol and Drugs)
5 Pregnancy
6 Heat/Cold
7 Noise/Vibration
8 Effects of smoking
9 Toxic Hazards (Including Carbon Monoxide)
AVIATION PSYCHOLOGY
1 The Decision-Making Process
2 Factors That Influence Decision-Making
3 Situational Awareness
4 Stress
5 Managing Risk
6 Attitudes
7 Workload (Attention and Information Processing)
PILOT - EQUIPMENT/MATERIALS RELATIONSHIP
1
Controls and Displays
- Errors in Interpretation and Control
- Information Selection: e.g. "glass" cockpits
2
Alerting and Warning Systems
- Appropriate Selection and Set Up
- False Indications
- Distractions and Responses
3 Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
4 Correct Use of Charts, Checklists and Manuals
5 Cockpit Visibility and Eye Reference Position/Seat Position
6 Automation and Complacency
INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS
1 Communications with Flight and Cabin Crew/Passengers/ Company Management/Flight Operations/Maintenance Personnel/Air Traffic Services
2 Crew Problem Solving and Decision Making
3 Crew Management / Small Group Dynamics
4 Operating Pressures Family/ Peer Group/Employer
CREW RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (CRM)
CONTROLLED FLIGHT INTO TERRAIN (CFIT)
SECTION 10: TABLES AND CHARTS