ATPL air law 010: practice questions and syllabus

What the syllabus covers

The topics of the EASA syllabus for this subject, with what each one lists.

1. 010 01International law: conventions, agreements and organisations

   Chicago Convention, other conventions and agreements, world and European organisations.

2. 010 02Airworthiness, nationality and registration marks

   certificate of airworthiness, ICAO Annex 7, nationality, common and registration marks.

3. 010 04Personnel licensing

   ICAO Annex 1, Aircrew Regulation (Part-FCL), Part-MED.

4. 010 05Rules of the air

   ICAO Annex 2 and SERA, general rules, visual flight rules (VFR) and instrument flight rules (IFR), interception of civil aircraft.

5. 010 06Aircraft operations

   PANS-OPS procedures (departure, approach, holding, altimeter setting, parallel runways, transponder), Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 on air operations.

6. 010 07Air traffic services (ATS) and air traffic management (ATM)

   ICAO Annex 11, Doc 4444.

7. 010 08Aeronautical information service (AIS)

   Annex 15 definitions, aeronautical information products and services, ATM service providers.

8. 010 09Aerodromes

   aerodrome data, physical characteristics, visual aids for navigation, visual aids for denoting obstacles and restricted-use areas, operational services and equipment.

9. 010 10Facilitation

   Annex 9: entry and departure of aircraft.

10. 010 11Search and rescue (SAR)

    organisation, procedures for crews not involved in SAR, search and rescue signals.

11. 010 12Security

    Annex 17: general principles, preventive measures, management of acts of unlawful interference, operator security programme.

12. 010 13Accident and incident investigation

    ICAO Annex 13 and European regulations.

Source: EASA, Easy Access Rules for Aircrew (AMC to Part-FCL)

The illustrated course

To understand before you answer: 14 chapters and 140 key points, 140 of them with a diagram or an illustration. The first chapter, « The Chicago Convention and ICAO », is free to read.

1. The Chicago Convention and ICAO
2. Criminal and liability conventions
3. Organisations and European regulation
4. Airworthiness and registration
5. Licences, ratings and medical fitness
6. Rules of the air and VFR
7. Airspace and air traffic services
8. IFR flight: altimetry, flight plan, transponder and special situations
9. ATS separation and surveillance services
10. Departure and holding procedures
11. Instrument approach procedures
12. Aerodromes: areas, markings, signs and lighting
13. Aeronautical Information
14. Search and rescue, investigations, security and facilitation

ATPL air law course: contents and chapter 1

3 questions to practise

Taken from the site's English bank and checked one by one. Read the question, choose your answer, then open the explanation. Like every explanation on the site, they may contain errors.

1. Question 1 · 010 07 air traffic services

   An ATS airspace where IFR and VFR flights are permitted, all participating IFR flights receive an air traffic advisory service and all flights receive flight information service if requested, is classified

   • AAirspace G
   • BAirspace E
   • CAirspace F
   • DAirspace D
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   Answer: C. Airspace F

   Class F airspace: participating IFR flights receive an advisory service, and flight information service is provided to all flights on request.

2. Question 2 · 010 04 Personnel licensing

   The minimum age for the issue of a PPL(A) is:

   • A18 years
   • B17 years
   • C14 years
   • D16 years
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   Answer: B. 17 years

   Under Part-FCL (FCL.200), an applicant for a PPL(A) must be at least 17 years old.

3. Question 3 · 010 06 Aircraft operations

   In the ILS-approach, the OCA is referenced to:

   • ARelevant runway threshold.
   • BMean sea level.
   • CAeredrome reference point.
   • DAerodrome elevation.
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   Answer: B. Mean sea level.

   In an ILS approach, the Obstacle Clearance Altitude (OCA) is referenced to mean sea level (OCH is referenced to threshold/aerodrome elevation).

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