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A Concept for European Regulations for Civil Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) : Final Report

This is the final report of a Joint JAA / EUROCONTROL UAV Task Force, 11 May 2004. The task force was established to address a development of an concept for the regulation of civil unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), with respect to safety, security, airworthiness (including continued airworthiness), operational approval, maintenance and licensing. The UAV Task Force was established as a result of a joint initiative of the Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA) and the European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation (EUROCONTROL) in September 2002. This document consists of a main body, two Annexes and five enclosures. The main body represents the consensus achieved by the UAV Task-Force. The Enclosure 1 sets up the scene with introductory information on the international and national regulatory framework for UAVs, describes the current and foreseen UAV applications and provides some details on the establishment of the UAV Task-Force. The enclosures 2-5 represent the output of the 3 Working Groups created within the Task-Force (General, Safety and Security; Airworthiness & Certification; Operations, Maintenance and Licensing) and EUROCONTROL for Air Traffic Management issues. The recommendations are summarized in the last part of the main body and mostly concern proposals for the relevant institution to initiate rule-making changes or policy making process to adjust the existing manned regulatory framework and address relevant technical issues. The text of the report and enclosures is available in PDF format.

A National Protocol for UK Route Development Funds

This is the UK Department for Transport (DfT) Consultation Ducument. This document provides consultation seeking comments on proposed changes to existing administrative procedures for applications by UK airlines to lease foreign registered aircraft. The closing date is 8th September 2006. It also brings together Annex - RDF Appraisal Framework Diagrams (PDF 420 Kb). The text is available both in HTML format and printable PDF version (177 Kb).

A Study into the Response of Aircraft Fuel Tanks to Rapid Decelerations

The site provides access to UK Civil Aviation Authority CAA Paper 2002/7, prepared by the Structures and Materials Department of the CAA's Safety Regulation Group (SRG), issued November 2002. The report presents the results of a study of the dynamics of rapidly decelerating fuel tanks. The objective of the research was to determine the conservatism or otherwise of the existing fuel tank emergency landing requirements based upon hydrostatic pressure criteria. The text of the document is available online in PDF format (17.1 mb) from the CAA's web site.

Acceptable Means of Compliance Helicopter Health Monitoring CAA AAD 001-05-99

This provides access to a UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) document, Civil Aviation Paper CAP 693, May 1999. AAD 001-05-99 makes the installation and use of health monitoring systems (HMS) mandatory for United Kingdom registered helicopters issued with a Certificate of Airworthiness in the Transport Category (Passenger), which have a maximum approved seating configuration of more than 9 passengers. CAP 693 provides operators with the basis for an acceptable means of compliance with the directive.

Access to Air Travel for Disabled People: 2005 Monitoring study

This gives access to a UK Transportation Research Laboratory (TRL) Report PPAD 9/72/90 which was prepared for the Department for Transport (DFT) written by Jo Sentinella and dated August 2006. The Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) 1995 aims to eliminate discrimination against disabled people. Part 3 of DDA 1995 covers access to goods, services, facilities and premises, but included an exemption for transport services. However, not all services associated with transport fall within this exemption. For example, services and facilities associated with airports, flight bookings and information about air travel are covered by the 1995 Act. This means that most transport providers have always been subject to Part 3 requirements in respect of certain services they provide. A later Act, the DDA 2005 makes it clear that the exemption from Part 3 only applies in connection with the provision and use of vehicles. For air travel that means aircraft and the provision of onboard services. It also gave the Secretary of State the power to lift the exemption and introduce regulations. Since 2003 the aviation industry has been encouraged to follow a voluntary Code of Practice published by the Department for Transport. ‘Access to Air Travel for Disabled People - Code of Practice’ sets out minimum standards which should be met by airlines for aircraft design and service on board (which is not included in the DDA) and provides other service providers (including tour operators, travel agents, airports, ground handling companies, and retailers) with advice on how to meet their legal obligations under the DDA. This report details the findings of a study commissioned by the Department of Transport to assess the effectiveness of the Code of Practice. The primary aims were to assess whether the Code is sufficient or whether exemption from Part 3 should be lifted for aircraft (in whole or in part) and regulations introduced to ensure the needs of disabled people are met. [Taken from summary]. The full text is available in PDF format so Adobe Acrobat software will be required in order to read it. See also Access to Air Travel for Disabled People: Code of Practice and Government Response to Scope's "Time to Get Equal" Campaign.

Access to Air Travel for Disabled Persons and Persons with Reduced Mobility : Code of Practice 2008

This code of practice has been produced by the UK Department for Transport to improve the accessibility of air travel to disabled people and people with reduced mobility. It is aimed at those involved in air travel, including travel agents, tour operators, airlines, airports, ground handling companies and retailers. The document is not intended to be a guide for disabled people themselves (for whom separate documentation is available from the Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee) but does define minimum standards of care, as set out in the European Voluntary Commitments on Air Passenger Rights. This is the latest revision of the code which was originally published in 2003. The document is available in pdf format.

Access to Air Travel for Disabled Persons and Persons with Reduced Mobility: UK Consultation

This provides access to a UK Department for Transport (DfT)closed consultation which dates from April 2007. During its Presidency of the European Union in 2005, the UK Government gave priority to progressing a new European Regulation to improve the rights of disabled air travellers and persons with reduced mobility travelling by air. The Regulation was agreed by the European Parliament and Council and subsequently published on 5 July 2006 as Regulation (EC) No. 1107/2006 (the Regulation), concerning the rights of disabled persons and persons with reduced mobility when travelling by air. The Regulation imposes new legal obligations on airport operators, air carriers, their agents or tour operators. Articles 3 and 4 of the Regulation take effect from 26 July 2007 and the remainder from 26 July 2008. [Taken from abstract]. Also provided Access to air travel for disabled persons and persons with reduced mobility - Code of Practice 2008 along with the 'EasyRead' version. The full text of the documents are available in PDF format from the web site of the DfT.

Acquisition Operating Framework

This site provides access to the UK Ministry of Defence Acquisition Operating Framework, AOF, which defines how to conduct procurement processes in the Ministry of Defence. It replaced the Acquisition Management System, AMS, in April 2008. Its aim is to provide acquisition based guidance and advice to help people understand procedures and policies.

Acquisition Operating Framework

This is the UK Ministry of Defence AOF. It has been designed to be an authoritative source of policy information and guidance on defence acquisition and procurement for the MoD and industry partners. It contains the Defence Values for Acquisition Toolkit, information on Through Life Capability Management, Project and Programme Management, Logistics, Safety and Environmental Protection.

Aerodrome Safeguarding

This site provides the full text of a UK Department for Transport (DFT) consultation document entitled 'Safeguarding of aerodromes, technical sites and military explosives storage areas'. The document describes the background to the safeguarding of aerodromes and technical sites and gives the proposals of the Secretary of State and the Minister. The document was published on 11th March 2001. The text can be viewed online in HTML format.

Aeronautical Information Manual : Official Guide to Basic Flight Information and ATC Procedures

This is a United States Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) publication, basic edition, 19th February, 2004, includes Change 1, 3rd August, 2006. This manual is designed to provide the aviation community with basic flight information and ATC procedures for use in the National Airspace System (NAS) of the United States. An international version called the Aeronautical Information Publication contains parallel information, as well as specific information on the international airports for use by the international community. It contains the fundamentals required in order to fly in the United States NAS. It also contains items of interest to pilots concerning health and medical facts, factors affecting flight safety, a pilot/controller glossary of terms used in the ATC System, and information on safety, accident, and hazard reporting. The text of the document is available in PDF format (8.8 Mb) from the listing of air traffic publications on the FAA's web site.

Aeronautical Information Publication (AIP) : United States of America

This is a United States Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) publication, 18th edition, 17th February, 2005. It is a reference source for information on facilities, services, rules, regulations and restrictions in US airspace. The AIP is made up of three Parts; General (GEN), En Route (ENR), and Aerodromes (AD). Regular amendments to the AIP are issued every six months. This an international edition of the FAA's Aeronautical Information Manual. The text of the document is available in PDF format (8.42 Mb) from the listing of air traffic publications on the FAA's web site.

Aeronautical Radio Station Operator's Guide

This provides access to a UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) document, Civil Aviation Paper CAP 452, 13th edition, 7th October 2005. This is a reference document for air ground operators, offshore radio operators, and radio operators at other locations where a radio operators certificate of competence is required. It is based on the International Standards and Recommended Practices for Personnel Licencing and Aeronautical Communications contained in ICAO Annex 1 and ICAO Annex 10, Vol. 2 (Communication Procedures) respectively. The text of CAP 452 is available in PDF format (247 kb), from the CAA's web site.

Agenzia Nazionale per la Sicurezza del Volo (ANSV)

The Italian Air Safety Board is a public institution, with an autonomous decision making authority and is an independent body within the Civil Aviation System. The ANSV has two main tasks: to conduct technical investigations for civil aviation aircraft accidents and incidents and to issue safety recommendations as appropriate (with the exclusion of accidents and incidents to State aircraft); and, to conduct studies and surveys aimed at increasing flight safety. The site describes the ANSV's role, responsibilities and organisation and provides access to the text of the legislative decree by which it was instituted. There are featured news stories, press releases, and copies of the annual report. The site also provides access to the text of accident and incident reports and there is a small collection of links to sites of related interest.

Air Accident Investigation Institute

This is the independent authority responsible for air accident investigation in the Czech Republic. The site provides access to the founding legislation and statutes, an organisational chart and several presentational overviews of the Institute. Information resources available for downloading include copies of annual reports as well as recent accident and incident reports. Other sections describe the history of air accident investigation in the Czech Republic and present an overview of civil aviation development in that country.

Air Accident Investigation Unit (AAIU)

The Air Accident Investigation Unit (AAIU) is part of the Department of Transport, and is responsible for the investigation of aircraft accidents and serious incidents within Ireland. The web site provides access to a variety of information resources. Several Formal accident and incident reports issued by the Air Accident Investigation Unit are available online. The site also provides access to the text of accident reports published since 1998. The site describes the procedures for the reporting of accidents and serious incidents, and contains the full text of a Statutory Instrument (S.I. No. 205 of 1997), The Air Navigation (Notification and Investigating of Accidents and Incidents) Regulations, 1997.

Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB)

The United Kingdom Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) is part of the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions (DETR), and is responsible for the investigation of civil aircraft accidents and serious incidents within the United Kingdom. The home page provides information on the procedures for reporting accidents, the full text of the Civil Aviation (Investigation of Air Accidents and Incidents) Regulations 1996, and the full text of the bulletin reports and formal reports in HTML format and links to various associations.

Air Operators Certificates : Operation of Balloons

This provides access to a UK Civil Aviation Authority Publication Civil Aviation Paper CAP 611, 3rd edition, August 2006. CAP 611 describes the administrative procedure for the issue, variation and renewal of Air Operators Certificates (Balloons) [AOC(B)] and indicates the requirements to be met by applicants and certificate holders in respect of equipment, organisation, staffing, training and other matters affecting the operation of public transport balloons. The text is available in PDF format (1.3 mb) from the CAA's publications web site.

Air Traffic Control

This is a United States Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reference publication, basic edition dated 17 February 2004, including change 1, updated 16th February, 2006. This order prescribes air traffic control procedures and phraseology for use by persons providing air traffic control services. The text of the document is available in HTML and PDF formats (3.90 Mb) from the listing of air traffic publications on the FAA's web site.

Air Traffic Management Equipment

This provides access to an updated Direction from the Department for Transport dated September 2005. In connection with the transfer by the Civil Aviation Authority, as the regulator, of primary responsibility for the official safeguarding of civil aerodromes and technical sites from itself to the operators of the aerodromes and the technical sites, it has been decided to cancel the Town and Country Planning (Aerodromes and Technical Sites) Direction 1992, which was issued with Department of the Environment Circular 2/92 (Welsh Office Circular 5/92) and to issue in its place an updated Direction. [Taken from abstract]. The full text is available from the Department for Transport's web site.

Air Traffic Organization Operational Contingency Plan

This provides access to a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Air Traffic Organization Policy Order No.JO 1900.47B dated December 2006. Purpose of this order. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Order 1900.47B, Air Traffic Organization Operational Contingency Plan, establishes the ATO procedures, requirements, and responsibilities to develop, coordinate, support, maintain, revise, test, train, document, and implement operational contingency plans (OCP) for FAA air traffic control (ATC) facilities, Federal contract towers (FCT), FAA flight service stations (FSS), and contract automated flight service stations (AFSS), hereafter known as “ATC facilities.” [Taken from abstract]. The full text is available in PDF format so Adobe Acrobat software is required in order tgo read it.

Air Traffic Organization Safety Evaluations and Audits

This provides access to a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Air Traffic Organization Policy Order No.JO7010 dated June 2008. 1. Purpose of this Order. This order provides direction, processes, and procedures for conductingevaluations and audits of Air Traffic Organization (ATO) facilities and services. This order provides guidance for evaluating and auditing compliance with Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) directives and procedures at: FAA ATO facilities; FAA Contract Towers (FCT); Automated Flight Service Stations (AFSS); Flight Service Stations (FSS); FAA Contract Flight Service Stations (FCFSS); Non-Federal Airport Control Towers (NFCT); Systems Operations at the Air Traffic Control System Command Center (ATCSCC) and all field traffic management units; and when requested by the military ATC facilities. This order does not apply to occupational safety, health, or environmental evaluations and audits. [Taken from abstract]. The full text is available in PDF format so Adobe Acrobat software is required in order to read it.

Air Traffic Organization Safety Management System

This provides access to a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Department Of Tranpsportation, Air Traffic Organization Policy Order No.JO.1000.37 dated March 2007. Purpose of this order. This order defines the policy, application, and supporting documents of the Safety Management System (SMS) in the Air Traffic Organization (ATO). It identifies the strategic and tactical safety responsibilities of all of the ATO Service Units; discusses the requirements, safety standards, and guidance under which the ATO operates; and establishes the SMS policy that all ATO personnel must follow. [Taken from abstract]. The full text is available in PDF format so Adobe Acrobat softwarfe is required in order to read it.

Air Traffic Procedures Advisory Committee

This provides access to a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), National Policy Order No.1110.76S dated October 2008. Purpose of this order. This order renews and constitutes the charter for the Air Traffic Procedures Advisory Committee (ATPAC) as required under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C., appendix 2). [Taken from abstract]. The full text is available in PDF format so Adobe Acrobat software is required in order to read it.

Air Traffic Technical Training

This provides access to a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Order No.3120.4L dated June 2005. This order prescribes instructions, standards, and guidance for the administration of Air Traffic technical training. All persons involved in Air Traffic technical training are required to be familiar with and comply with this order. The order consists of four chapters and eight appendices. The chapters contain information generally applicable to all types of facilities. The appendices contain information unique to en route, terminal, flight service facilities and the Air Traffic Control System Command Center. [Taken from abstract]. The full text is available in PDF format so Adobe Acrobat software is required in order to read it.

Air Transport and the Environment : Towards meeting the Challenges of Sustainable Development

This web site provides access to a Commission of the European Communities document: Communication from the Commission to the Council, The European Parliament, The Economic and Social Committee and The Committee of the Regions: Air Transport and the Environment - Towards meeting the Challenges of Sustainable Development, COM (1999) 640 final. The document analyses and indentifies ways for coherent and integrated policy action for the European Union in the air transport field. It suggests the introduction of economic and regulatory incentives reinforcing the competitive edge of operators and users which choose to use state-of-the art technologies and environmentally friendly operations.

Air transport: rights of persons with reduced mobility

The aim of this Regulation is to strengthen the rights of disabled persons and persons with reduced mobility when travelling by air. The regulation establishes rules to protect disabled persons and persons with reduced mobility against discrimination and to ensure that they receive appropriate assistance. Under the regulation a reservation or boarding can only be refused for justified safety requirements or if, due to the size of the aircraft or its doors, the embarkation or carriage of a disabled person or person with reduced mobility is physically impossible. In the event of refusal to accept a reservation, the person concerned will be offered an acceptable alternative. In the event of embarkation being refused, the person will be offered the right to reimbursement or re-routing. The airport managing body will be responsible for ensuring the provision of the assistance at airports without additional charge. It may provide such assistance itself, or may contract with one or more other parties for the supply thereof. The managing body may levy a specific charge on airport users for the purpose of funding the assistance. Air carriers will remain responsible for providing assistance to disabled persons and persons with reduced mobility in aircraft, including the carriage of recognised assistance dogs and up to two pieces of medical equipment per person. Air carriers and airport managing bodies must ensure that their personnel has appropriate knowledge of how to meet the needs of disabled persons and persons with reduced mobility, and should where necessary provide training to that end. The Member States will take measures to inform disabled persons and persons with reduced mobility of their rights under the regulation and of the possibility of complaint to designated bodies.

Air Travel and Health : the Government's Response to the Report of the House of Lords Select Committee on Science and Technology

This paper was published on 26th February 2001 and takes the form of the UK Governments response to the Select Committee's report entitled 'Air travel and health'. The response accepts that there are no great risks for the minority of travellers, but a minority can be affected by health issues such as deep vein thrombosis (DVT). Issues discussed include filtration, noise, transmission of infection and information for passengers. The paper is available in both HTML and PDF format.

Air Travel Organisers' Licensing (ATOL) Scheme : Consultation on the Civil Aviation Authority's Claims Handling Procedures

This provides access to UK Civil Avaition Authority (CAA) document dated May 2010. Following the collapse of the XL Leisure Group in September 2008, the CAA received the largest number of consumer claims it has ever had to handle. This, combined with complex issues as to who was responsible for making refunds, led to considerable delays in the handling and payment of claims. Consequently, the CAA decided that an independent review of its claims handling procedures should be undertaken. The consultation seeks the views of the travel industry and consumer groups about the experiences they may have had with XL claims, and looking to the future, it will help develop the CAA's thinking on the issues it has identified. The consultation will also provide stakeholders with the opportunity to identify any new claims handling procedural issues the CAA should consider in its review. [Taken from abstract]. The full text is available in PDF format so Adobe Acrobat software is required in order to read it.

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Aircraft Accident Investigation Board (AAIB)

The Rannsóknarnefnd flugslysa (RNF), translated as the Aircraft Accident Investigation Board, is responsible for aircraft accidents, aircraft incidents and air traffic incidents investigations in Iceland. The site contains a copy of the act which defines the legal framework in which the Board operates, and provides access to the appropriate reporting and notification forms. There is also a very lengthy set of links to other aviation related sites.

Aircraft Cargo Compartment Fire and Nuisance Source Test in the FE/DE

This is a conference paper by Thomas Cleary and Michelle Donnelly of the Building and Fire Research Laboratory. It was presented at the 12th International Conference on Automatic Fire Detection "AUBE '01", held at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, March 25-28, 2001. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is developing standard flaming fire and smoldering fire sources that will be more repeatable than the range of aerosol sources currently in use and will allow other types of detectors besides smoke detectors to be qualified. The paper describes the performance of tests in the fire emulator / detector evaluator (FE/DE) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology which have used the same smoldering and flaming fire sources developed by the FAA as well as other smoldering, flaming and nuisance source tests. The text of the paper is available in PDF format from the Building and Fire Research Laboratory (BFRL) publications online collection.

Aircraft Clean Air Act of 2001

This is the full text of the bill (S 1019 IS), introduced into the US Senate and House of Representatives, by Senator Diane Feinstein, June 12 2001. The bill provides for the monitoring of aircraft air quality and requires air carriers to disclose relevant mechanical and maintenance records with respect to an aircraft involved in an aircraft air quality incident including the use of, and any loss or leakage of, hydraulic fluids, lubrication oils, or fuel. The site includes links to references to the bill in the Congressional Record, to the Bill summary and status file, The bill is provided in HTML format but there is also a link to download a PDF version.

Aircraft Fire Detection : Requirements, Qualification, and Certification Aspects

This is a conference paper by K.Schmoetzer of EADS Airbus GmbH, Bremen, Germany. It was presented at the 12th International Conference on Automatic Fire Detection "AUBE '01", held at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, March 25-28, 2001. The paper focuses on fire detection aspects applicable to pressurized areas of transport aircraft where passengers and cargo are located. The text of the paper is available in PDF format from the Building and Fire Research Laboratory (BFRL) publications online collection.

Airport Policing, Funding and Security Planning

This provides access to a UK Department for Transport consultation document published July 2008. This consultation sought views on proposals to implement the recommendations of the 2006 Independent Review of Airport Policing, addressing the need to strengthen airport security planning and clarify the role and funding of airport police and closed October 2008. Also included is the Government Response dated January 2009 and the Impact Assessment. The full texts are available in PDF format so Adobe Acrobat software is required in order to read it.

Airport Price Control Review : CAA Recommendations to the Competition Commission for Heathrow and Gatwick Airports

This provides access to a Uk Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) Price Control Review Recommendation dated March 2007. The CAA publishes in this report reference to the Competition Commission, as required by statute, and accompanying regulatory analysis and proposals for two of BAA’s airports designated for price control, Heathrow and Gatwick. Two key themes in the CAA’s proposals are improving the quality of service to passengers and encouraging timely investment to improve each airport’s infrastructure. This is a key stage in the CAA’s periodic review of price controls for these airports, which started in December 2005 and culminates in new price controls set in March 2008 for the five-year period from 1 April 2008. The main changes since December reflect:· a greater emphasis on service quality to passengers with:o CAA support for better service standards to deliver a reduction in queuing time in security; o greater financial penalties on BAA where passenger service falls short; o incremental bonuses for BAA if passenger service across each airport is significantly above agreed standards, to encourage continuous improvement in performance; · renewed emphasis on the importance of timely investment through: o extending into Q5 the use of financial trigger payments to reward the completion of key capital projects; o recognition that the cumulative effect of missing such triggers should provide a significant disincentive to any unwarranted delay in capital expenditure; o CAA preparedness to take back allowed returns where BAA fails to deliver investment previously forecast for financial rather than operational or related business reasons; and · an overall downward revision to projected operating costs of 3 per cent (Heathrow) and 0.2 per cent (Gatwick), reflecting enhanced costs for security offset by reductions in other areas following further analysis (for example, on utility costs). The full text of the document is available in PDF format and is provided by the website of the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA).

Airport Regulation Economic Regulation of Stansted Airport 2009-2014 : CAA Decision

This provides access to a UK Civil Aviation Authority publication dated March 2009. The CAA sets out in this document its decisions for the setting of new price controls at Stansted airport for the five years from 1 April 2009 to 31 March 2014 (the period known as Q5 or the fifth quinquennium), and for addressing three public interest findings made by the Competition Commission in relation to service quality, user consultation and the structure of airport charges. In doing so, the CAA has had regard to the Commission’s report, its analysis, findings and recommendations, and to the views and evidence received following the CAA’s consultation on its proposals, issued in December 2008. [Taken from abstract]. The full text is available in PDF format so Adobe Acrobat software is required in order to read it.

Airports Slot Allocation Regulations 2006

This provides access to a UK Department for Transport Civil Aviation Statutory Instruments document (No.2665) dated October 2006. These Regulations may be cited as the Airports Slot Allocation Regulations 2006 and shall come into force on 1st January 2007. A full regulatory impact assessment of the effect that this instrument will have on the costs of business has been produced and is available from the website of the DFT.

Airside Safety Management

This provides access to a UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) document, Civil Aviation Paper CAP 642, Issue 2, February 2003. The document has been produced in response to a need for guidance about safe operating practices for those engaged in activities taking place on the airside areas of airports and aerodromes. The advice and guidance in CAP 642 is best described as "accepted good practice". It illustrates how risks can be identified and provides advice on how airside safety can be placed within the context of a Safety Management System. The text is available in PDF format (1.3mb), from the CAA's web site.

Airspace Change Process Guidance Document

This provides access to a UK Civil Aviation Authority Publication Civil Aviation Paper CAP 725, 2nd edition, 28 May 2004. The purpose of this document is to provide a better understanding of the Airspace Change Process (ACP) for those understanding the process. Although this document contains extracts from the Airspace Charter it should be strictly viewed as guidance material only; each ACP is unique and this document may not necessarily consider all aspects of any particular change request. The text is available in PDF format (1.3 mb) from the CAA's publications web site.

America Responds to Terrorism

Part of the White House's Department of Homeland Security, this site provides information on America's response to terrorism since September 11th. It contains information on presidential action, homeland security strategy, diplomatic, investigative, financial and humanitarian action. There is also a military section which provides an update on the war on terrorism in America and abroad. The site also links to the Department of Homeland Security which gives access to legislation such as the Homeland Security Act.

American Civil Liberties Union : Torture FOIA

This web site contains information on the law suit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) under the Freedom of Information Act, which demanded that the United States government release information from records on the treatment and interrogation of detainees in United States custody and prisoners held by the United States at military bases and overseas detention facilities. The site looks in particular at the treatment of detainees in Iraq and Afghanistan and contains a timeline of the ACLU's legal action, press releases, statements from co-requestors, legal documents relating to the FOIA request, and international legal instruments such as the Geneva Convention. There is also access to facsimilies of records released in response to the request for information, these include; documents from the US Naval Criminal Investigation Service inquiries into the alleged assault and execution of Iraqi POWs, and records related to the Taguba report which investigated misconduct at the Abu Ghraib Prison.

An Analysis of Factors Effecting Cargo Bay Fire Suppression Using a Fuel Tank Inerting System

This technical report (DOT/FAA/AR-07/28) was produced by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Office of Aviation Research and Development in June 2007 and was written by William M. Cavage. Adding the capability of inert gas generation for fuel tank inerting to a commercial transport airplane has the potential to improve fire safety and reduce the weight and complexity of existing cargo bay fire suppression systems. To determine the effectiveness of a potential fuel tank inerting system for use as a cargo bay fire suppression metered system, a single air separation module (ASM) was tested to obtain specific performance points relevant to cargo bay fire suppression. These performance points were then used to calculate the time required to inert a single cargo bay with that inerting system and also to calculate how much time the cargo bay would not be inert using the Onboard Inert Gas Generation System (OBIGGS) with a discharge of halon. The acquired ASM performance data illustrated that an ASM based OBIGGS used for fuel tank inerting would be consistent with the requirements for a cargo bay fire suppression metered agent system. The nitrogen-enriched air (NEA) flow was very sensitive to ASM feed pressure (bleed air pressure) and the NEA flow from the ASM decreases as the static permeate pressure increases (aircraft altitude decreases). As expected, it is easier to inert the cargo bay as pressure altitude increases due to the decrease of gas mass in the compartment. The results of modeling the oxygen concentration with a halon discharge and representative air leakage into the bay to determine time not inert for given conditions illustrated the same date trends. This means that the same parameters that decreased the calculated times to inert also reduced or eliminated the calculated times not inert. When observing the sensitivity of the time not inert, results to decreasing the air leakage rate and increasing the size of the halon shot both decreased calculated time not inert values, although both values are also very sensitive to the ASM feed pressure. The time not inert values calculated were not that sensitive to cargo bay size with the same size OBIGGS provided that the leakage rate was the same and the cargo bay had the same relative size halon discharge. Increasing cargo bay density (fullness) decreased large positive time not inert results. [Taken from abstract]. This is a PDF file, so Adobe Acrobat software is required in order to read it.

An Introduction to Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Human Factors for JAR 66

This link provides access to a UK Civil Aviation Authority publication Civil Aviation Paper CAP 715, prepared by the Air Traffic Services Standards Department, 22 January 2002. It is intended to provide an introduction to human factors and human performance and limitations for ab-initio engineers studying for their JAR-66 engineering licenses. The text of the document is available in PDF format (1.1 MB).

Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 : Chapter 24

This Act of Parliament was produced in response to the September 11 terrorist attacks in the United States. Its aim is to strengthen powers to counter the risk of an international terrorist attack in the UK. It covers terrorist property, freezing orders, disclosure of information, immigration and asylum, race and religion, weapons of mass destruction, security of pathogens and toxins, security of nuclear industry, aviation security, police powers, and the retention of communications data.

Application of EU Legislation in the Field of Air Passenger Rights

This provides access to a European Commission (EU) Transport public consultation document dated December 2009. Consultation period: 15/12/2009 - 01/03/2010. Contributions are welcome from citizens, organisations and public authorities through the online questionaire. The Air Passenger Rights Regulation, the Liability of Air Carriers Regulation, and the Passengers with Reduced Mobility Regulation are aimed at protecting passengers travelling by air. Some of the most important rules concern the obligations of air carriers in the event of denied boarding and of cancellation or long delay of flights, their liability for lost, delayed, or damaged baggage and the rights of passengers with reduced mobility. The air transport industry has evolved considerably over the last years. Five years after the Air Passenger Rights Regulation became fully applicable it is time to take stock of what has been achieved and what can still be improved on air passenger rights. [Taken from abstract].

Application of UK Regulatory Requirements to Foreign Registered Aircraft

This provides access to a consultation document published by the Department for Transport dated 12th August 2005. A significant proportion of private aircraft based in the UK by UK residents and companies are registered in other states. The majority of these aircraft appear to be operated mainly or exclusively for flights within the UK. Your views are sought on whether steps should be taken to ensure, so far as possible, that private aircraft based in the UK are subject to UK and any relevant European regulatory requirements and supervision by the UK Civil Aviation Authority. The issue is explained in more detail in the consultation document which can be found at Annex A. The consultation paper outlines the likely cost implications if such steps are taken and a full regulatory impact assessment will be conducted if necessary in the light of responses to consultation paper. The closing date for all responses is 28 October 2005. The full text of this document is available in html format from the website of the Department for Transport.

Applying EC Regulation No 1794/2006: A Common Charging Scheme for Air Navigation Services : Consultation Document

This provides access to a UK Department for Transport Consultation document dated 21st July 2008. This consultation relates to the application of an EU Regulation on the disclosure of cost information for the provision of air navigation services at airports. The Government is seeking views on the following issues: a) the treatment of airports with between 50,000 -149,999 Commercial Air Tansport Movements a year b) the establishment of charging zones for reporting cost information; and c) miscellaneous matters such as incentive schemes, exemptions and consultation with users. This consultation paper seeks views on options for: A) the treatment of ANS provision at airports with between 50,000 and 149,999 CATMs p.a in the light of the CAA’s assessment of contestability B) the establishment of charging zones for reporting Terminal ANS costs C) miscellaneous matters such as incentive schemes, exemptions and consultation with users. The consultation period began on Monday 21 July 2008 and will run until Monday 13 October 2008. [Taken from abstract]. The full text of the consultation and annexes are available in PDF format so Adobe Acrobat software is required in order to read it.

Appraisal Framework for Airports in South East and East of England

This document is about the development of an appraisal framework to be applied to the alternative ways of dealing with demand for more airport capacity in the South East and Eastern regions of England (henceforward, for simplicity, the "South East"). Putting a framework in place will mean that any schemes put forward to meet or restrain that demand can be compared on a consistent basis. The appraisal framework presented in this document has been tailored to the circumstances of the South East, and to the process which the Department envisages for the study of options in the South East. The Department will separately consider how the basic approach underlying this framework should be applied to the study of options for the development of airports in other parts of the UK. [Taken from document]. It is available in HTML format.

Approved Aerial Positions

This provides access to a UK Civil Aviation Authority Publication Civil Aviation Paper CAP 457, 5th Edition plus amendments 1, 2 and 3; reprinted May 2002. CAP 457 lists radio aerial positions approved by the CAA for UK-registered aircraft. The text is available in PDF format (910 kb) from the CAA's publications web site.

Arrivals Code of Practice

This provides access to a UK Department for Transport document which examines the impact and effectiveness of the arrivals noise reduction measures published in the Noise from Arriving Aircraft; An Industry Code of Practice at Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted airports. It is noted that of the noise mitigation measures detailed in the Code of Practice, continuous descent approach (CDA) has become globally recognised as the leading technique to manage noise from arriving aircraft, with a reduction of up to 5dBA for a 'perfect' CDA approach (following a 3º approach and no level segments) compared with an approach which includes a 5nm level segment at 3000ft aal. In addition, CDA provides a potential reduction in fuel burn. [Taken from abstract]. The full text is available in PDF format so Adobe Acrobat software will be required in order to read it.

Assessing the Economic Costs of Night Flight Restrictions : Final Report

This is a European Commission Directorate-General for Energy and Transport (DG TREN-F Air Transport) report, prepared by consultants MPD Group Ltd in association with ERM Ltd, dated February 2005. The objectives of the study were to: assess the economic basis for night flights in Europe; analyse current operating flights in Europe; develop a methodology for the assessment of the impact on the industry of new or further operating restrictions under Article 4.2 and Annex II to Directive 2002/30/EC; and test and refine that methodology through case studies at representative airports. The text of the report is available in PDF format (1.036 KB), together with an Appendix (196 KB).

AVIA.RU

The AVIA.RU is a commercial Russian aviation news and directory service produced and maintained by RusAviaCom. The web site brings together a range of information resources. These include news stories and a news archive, book reviews, current and archived full text articles, and interviews with Russian aviation officials. There are also links to information on Russian aviation regulations and regulatory bodies, product/service directory, a membership area, and an electronic discussion forum. The full text of the Aviation Code of the Russian Federation is also available.

Aviation (Offences) Bill : Regulatory Impact Assessment

The purpose of the Bill is to introduce police powers of arrest to deal with drunk or disruptive passengers on aircraft and to increase the penalty for endangering the safety of an aircraft. The Bill would allow the possibility of introducing a maximum penalty of five years, through an Air Navigation Order (ANO), for an offence relating to endangering an aircraft or a person in an aircraft (currently section 63 of the ANO), and make the offences of drunkenness in an aircraft and acting in a disruptive manner arrestable, but without increasing the penalty. [Taken from document]. This regulatory impact assessment (2003) is available in full text in either PDF (97 KB) or HTML format and is published by the UK Department for Transport.

Aviation and the Environment : Transition to Quieter Aircraft Occured as Planned, but Concerns About Noise Persist

This is the PDF version of a United States General Accounting Office (GAO) report, GAO-01-1053, dated September 2001. The report provides a retrospective analysis of the outcomes in the United States from the transition to quieter aircraft required by the Airport Noise and Capacity Act (ANCA) of 1990. It discusses expectations, results and issues raised. Appendixes I and II discuss how noise standards are developed in the U.S. and internationally. Appendix IV presents a model for estimating the costs to airlines of the transition to current U.S. standards.

Aviation Code of the Russian Federation

The web site provides access to the full text of the Aviation Code of the Russian Federation. The Code establishes the legal fundamentals of the exploitation of the air space of the Russian Federation and activities in the field of aviation. The text is arranged into 18 chapters and is available online in HTML format. The text is published as part of the AVIA.RU web site. The text has been translated from Russian and prepared by Elmar Giemulla, Heiko van Schyndel, Andrew Muriel and Neil Budd, ILB Internationale Luftfahrt- und Verkehrsberatung GmbH/Watson, Parley & Williams.

Aviation Maintenance Human Factors (EASA Part-145)

This is the full text UK Civil Aviation Authority Civil Aviation Paper CAP 716, prepared by Human Factors, Operating Standards Division, of the CAA's Safety Regulation Group, Issue 2, 18 December 2003. The document provides guidance material in support of the human factors requirements in EASA Part 145 (previously amendment 5 to JAR 145). It is divided into three parts: (i) human factors organisational requirements in Part-145 (in particular, those introduced in amendment 5 to JAR145 - see Table 1) and how to meet them, (ii) guidance material on the maintenance human factors training requirements in Part 145.A.30(e), and (iii) appendices containing further guidance, background and reference information on human factors in maintenance, should this be required. The text of the document is available online in PDF format (1.5 mb).

Aviation Medicine Orders and Directives

The Office of Aviation Medicine is part of the US Federal Aviation Administration and deals with activities such as accident investigation and aeromedical certification. This site provides the full text of orders and directives in HTML format.

Aviation Organophosphate Information Site

AOPIS is a non-commercial organisation committed to raising awareness amongst the aviation community of the potential health hazards from exposure to organophosphates and other harmful chemicals. The site provides access to a range of information resources. These include a discussion forum, press articles, regulations and legislation, as well as links to safety incidents and reports. A section of the site presents an overview of the issues involved. A number of articles and papers are available in full text. These include Indoor Air Quality: Recommendations Relevant to Aircraft Passenger Cabins by Professor M.B. Hocking, and Comparison of the Constituents of Two Jet Engine Lubricating Oils and Their Volatile Pyrolytic Degradation Products, by C. van Netten and V. Leung.

Aviation Safety Data Exchange

The Aviation Safety Data Exchange web site is sponsored by The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) with data assistance from the FAA to provide a source of important Safety Information for General Aviation, Amateur Built and Ultralight Aircraft. Many of the service difficulty reports, which are available upon request, are those which have been submitted by individual aircraft owners/builders and are not available at other locations. The site includes daily accident reports; relevant FAA Advisory Circulars; Airworthiness Directives; Service Difficulty Reports; safety tips and notes, and a listing of amateur-built aircraft kits. There is also a link to NTSB and non-USA accident reports.

Aviation Security Derogations : Consultation on Regulation EC300/2008

This provides access to a UK Department for Transport document dated December 2009. Documents seek views on how DfT should apply mandatory European Commission aviation security standards, set by Regulation EC300/2008, effective from 29 April 2010. They explain options on ‘derogating’ (not applying common basic standards) to airports or their demarcated areas, where up to 10 types of traffic operate. Derogations are subject to adopting alternative security measures that provide an adequate protection on the basis of a local risk assessment for these sites. Closing date for comments is 3rd March 2010. [Taken from abstract]. The full text is available in PDF format so Adobe Acrobat software is required in order to read it.

BCAR Section L : Licensing

This provides access to A UK Civil Aviation Authority Publication Civil Aviation Paper CAP 468, prepared by the Safety Regulation Group, Issue 15, February 2003. British Civil Airworthiness Requirements constitute the basis for the issue of approvals and certificates required by the current Air Navigation Order. BCAR Section L covers the grant, extension and renewal of Aircraft Maintenance Engineers? Licences and the approval and recognition of training applicable thereto. The text is available in PDF format (21.5 mb) from the CAA's publications web site

BCAR Section Q : Non Rigid Airships

This provides access to a UK Civil Aviation Authority Publication Civil Aviation Paper CAP 471, Issue 2, February 2001. This document comprises the minimum requirements applicable to non?rigid airships equipped with two or more piston engines and manually operated control systems, the maximum inflated envelope volume of which is not greater than 42 450m3. The text is available in PDF format (2.6 mb) from the CAA's publications web site.

BCAR-31 Manned Free Balloons

This provides access to a UK Civil Aviation Authority Publication Civil Aviation Paper CAP 494, prepared by the Safety Regulation Group, Issue 2, 12 May 2003. British Civil Airworthiness Requirements comprise minimum requirements and constitute the basis for the CAA to issue Certificates of Airworthiness or Type Certificates, as required. BCAR 31 for Manned Free Balloons has been developed by the British Balloon and Airship Club (BBAC) in conjunction with the CAA Design and Production Standards Division. The document prescribes the Airworthiness Standards for the issue of type certificates and certificates of airworthiness and changes to those certificates for manned free balloons and hot air airships. The text is available in PDF format (136 kb) from the CAA's publications web.

Boeing Company : Airport Noise Regulation Information

The site provides brings together a range of information resources which are intended to facilitate the monitoring of airport noise restrictions and government noise regulations. It includes information on some 600 airports worldwide, with details of APU operating restrictions, curfews, engine run-up restrictions, noise abatement procedures, noise budget restrictions, noise level limits, operating quotas, preferential runways, noise monitoring systems, and noise and emission surcharges, It also provides access to news updates, EU hush-kit regulations, a timeline and charts of aircraft noise certification and phaseout rules/schedules.

BritFlight

At Britflight.com you will find full-text documents and files, links and shortcuts to very useful websites and information for pilots on approach, charts, communication, human factors, flight, navigation, performance, safety and systems.

British Civil Airworthiness Requirements : Section VLH - Very Light Helicopters

This provides access to a UK Civil Aviation Authority Publication Civil Aviation Paper CAP 750, prepared by the Safety Regulation Group, Issue 1, November 2004. British Civil Airworthiness Requirements (BCAR) comprise minimum requirements and constitute the basis for the CAA to issue Certificates of Airworthiness or Type Certificates, as required. This is a simplified airworthiness design code for amateur constructed helicopters of less than 750 kg MAUW. It has been based on BCAR Section T, which is applicable to light gyroplanes, suitably amended to cover helicopters, and is intended to reflect a similar level of airworthiness. Helicopters qualified to this code will only be eligible for the award of a Permit to Fly. The text is available in PDF format (500 kb) from the CAA's publications web.

CAA Air Fares Policy : Removing Regulation - a Consultation Document

This provides access to a UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) consultation document dated August 2006. The document seeks views on a CAA proposal to remove the limited fares regulation that still remains. Such regulation currently affects only the holders of route licences for scheduled services to points outside the single European aviation market. It is proposed that fares regulation would be removed in two stages. The first stage would remove the regulation from all routes other than UK/US. The second stage would extend this to UK/US routes, once the UK/US market is liberalised. The closing date for responses to the consultation is 31 October 2006. [Taken from abstract] The full text is available in PDF format so Adobe Acrobat software will be required in order to read it. The responses to this consultation were published by the CAA on November 2nd 2006.

CAA Air Fares Policy : Removing Regulation

This gives access to a UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA)document published in November 2006. Having considered the responses to the CAA’s formal consultation in August 2006 about the regulation of excessive air fares, the CAA has decided to remove any remaining fares regulation. This will be achieved in two stages. The first stage will remove regulation from all routes other than UK/US with effect from 1 December 2006. The second stage, covering UK/US routes, will be deferred until other pricing restrictions are removed, most likely when the UK/US market is liberalised. The CAA’s fares policy is expressed in its Statement of Policies on Route and Air Transport Licensing, which relates only to UK-licensed airlines and routes outside the European single aviation market. The CAA’s long-standing preference is for airlines to set fares with a minimum of regulatory intervention. Its policy has therefore been, wherever possible, not to intervene in fares or to dictate what level they should be, except in the few cases where competition is insufficient and it has seen a need to protect “captive” passengers that are at risk of being overcharged. Over time, the extent of the CAA’s regulation has gradually reduced, and currently it affects only a small part of the market, specifically fares that meet all of the following criteria: • flexible economy fares; • offered by UK-licensed airlines; • between the UK and points outside the single European aviation market; • in relatively dense scheduled markets; and • where competition is constrained by government-imposed restrictions. Continuing liberalisation of global airline markets has reduced the number of markets where regulation can or should operate, as greater competition has led to a wider choice for the passenger, in particular from airlines offering indirect travel via a change of aircraft at their hub, and the internet has made it much easier for the consumer to identify those choices. Having carried out a review of its policy and the market, the CAA has concluded that these changes in the way the airline market functions mean that regulatory intervention in fares is no longer appropriate or necessary. This would be more consistent with the principles of good regulation, in particular that regulation is appropriate only where the benefits clearly outweigh the costs imposed. UK/US routes are regarded differently because in its analysis of the wider choices now available to the consumer – choices which are considered to remove the need for regulation – the CAA attaches some weight to the availability of lower fares on indirect services that involve a change of aircraft en route. This analysis does not hold for UK/US markets, where the ability for indirect airlines to offer lower fares is severely constrained. The constraint is caused by pricing restrictions which the UK Department for Transport asks the CAA to apply on behalf of UK airlines denied access to the US domestic market. These restrictions (commonly known as the “sum-of-sector” policy) would be lifted upon liberalisation of the UK/US market. The CAA will now proceed with making the appropriate changes to its Statement of Policies on Route and Air Transport Licensing. [Taken from abstract]. The full text is available in PDF format so Adobe Acrobat software will be required in order to read it.

CAA EASA Special IB 5/2010 : CAA EASA Special Information Bulletin Issue 5

This provides access to a UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) publication dated April 2010. This Special Bulletin sets out a very brief introduction to the European Aviation Safety Agency and the regulatory system within which it and the UK Civil Aviation Authority work together, for example who does what in the EASA system. [Taken from abstract]. The full text is available in PDF format so Adobe Acrobat software is required in order to read it.

Cabin Crew Fire Training

This provides access to a UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) paper 2009/01 dated April 2009. This Paper reviews cabin crew fire training, visits were made to training organisations and a web site was used to elicit comments from trainers and crew. Fire training in similar environments where evacuation can be difficult e.g. submarines is compared with the aviation situation. Data looking at fire incidents is analysed. Twenty-four recommendations are made which are subjected to a pre-regulatory impact assessment. [Taken from abstract]. The full text is available in PDF format so Adobe Acrobat software is required in order to read it.

CAP 168 : Licensing of Aerodromes

This provides access to a UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) document, Civil Aviation Paper CAP 168, 6th edition, May 2004. The document sets out the standards required at UK licenced aerodromes relating to physical characteristics, assessment and treatment of obstacles, visual aids, rescue and fire fighting services and medical services. The text of CAP 168 is available in PDF format (8.3 mb), from the CAA's web site.

CAP 382 : Mandatory Occurrence Reporting Scheme : Information and Guidance

This provides access to a UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) document, Civil Aviation Paper CAP 382, 8th edition, October 2009. The purpose of this publication is to describe the CAA's Mandatory Occurence Reporting (MOR) Scheme and to provide guidance to those who, by the associated legislation, are involved in its operation. The overall objective of the CAA in operating the MOR scheme is to improve the level of flight safety and not to attribute blame. The text of CAP 382 is available in PDF format (334 kb), from the CAA's web site.

CAP 393 : Air Navigation : The Order and the Regulations

This provides access to a UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) document, Civil Aviation Paper CAP 393, 3rd ed, April 2003 including amendments up to April 2010. CAP 393 sets out the provisions of the Air Navigation Order and regulations, and also contains the provisions of the Civil Aviation Authority Regulations, the Civil Aviation Authority Schemes of Charges, the Air Navigation (Noise Certification) Order, the Investigation of Accidents Regulations and the Dangerous Goods Regulations. The text of CAP 393 is available in PDF format (1.7 mb), from the CAA's web site.

CAP 403 : Flying Displays and Special Events : A Guide to Safety and Administrative Arrangements

This provides access to a UK Civil Aviation Authority Publication Civil Aviation Paper CAP 403, 12th edition dated March 2010. This publication sets out the safety and administrative procedures to be followed by the organisers and participants ofcivil flying displays and special events in the UK. The full text is available in PDF format (531 kb) from the CAA's publications web site.

CAP 413 : Radiotelephony Manual

This provides access to a UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) document, Civil Aviation Paper CAP 413, Version 19 dated December 2009. The aim of the United Kingdom Radiotelephony Manual (CAP 413) is to provide pilots and Air Traffic Services personnel with a compendium of clear, concise, standardised phraseology, and associated guidance, for radiotelephony communication in United Kingdom airspace. The UK RTF Manual is based on ICAO Annex 10 Volume 2 (Communications Procedures) to the Convention on International Civil Aviation and ICAO PANS-ATM (Procedures for Air Navigation Services - Air Traffic Management) Doc. 4444. The text of the CAP 413 and supplement is available in PDF format (1.3 Mb) from the CAA's web site.

CAP 413 : Reference Guide to UK Phraseology for Aerodrome Drivers : Supplement 2

This provides access to a UK Civil Aviation Authority document dated October 2008. A supplement to CAA Radiotelephony Guide CAP 413, aimed at drivers on aerodromes, in the form of an interactive quick reference guide to the UK radio phraseology most commonly used by drivers operating on aerodromes. [Taken from abstract]. The full text is available in PDF format so Adobe Acrobat software is required in order to read it.

CAP 413 : Supplement 3: A Reference Guide to UK Phraseology for General Aviation Pilots

This provides access to a Uk Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) publication dated October 2009. A supplement to CAA Radiotelephony Guide CAP 413, aimed at General Aviation Pilots, in the form of an interactive quick reference to the UK phraseology most commonly used in General Aviation operations. The supplement covers arriving at and departing from aerodromes, cross country flight, operating at unattended aerodromes, instrument approaches and emergency messages. [Taken from abstract]. The full text is available in PDF format so Adobe Acrobat software is requiredin order to read it.

CAP 437 : Offshore Helicopter Landing Areas : Guidance on Standards

This provides access to a UK Civil Aviation Authority Publication Civil Aviation Paper CAP 437, prepared by the Safety Regulation Group (SRG), 6th Edition inc. amdt 01/2010 dated April 2010. This publication gives guidance on the criteria applied by the CAA in assessing the standards of helicopter offshore landing areas for worldwide use by helicopters registered in the United Kingdom. The 6th Edition has been revised to incorporate valuable experience gained from CAA funded research projects conducted with the support of the UK offshore industry. It also includes new ICAO Standards and Recommended Practices, to be adopted in November 2009, relating to offshore helidecks and shipboard heliports, as well as material from the new fourth edition of the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) Guide to Helicopter/Ship Operations. For the first time guidance is included for the design of winching area arrangements located on wind turbine platforms. The text is available in PDF format (597 kb) from the CAA's publications web site.

CAP 455: Airworthiness Notices - cancellation and tranfer to CAP 747

This provides access to a UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) publication dated September 2009. Cancellation of CAP 455. All Airworthiness Notices (ANs), previously published in CAP 455, cancelled or transferred to CAP 747 (Mandatory Requirements for CAP 562 (Civil Aircraft Airworthiness Information and Procedures). therefore, now been withdrawn.A List of Cancelled and Relocated ANs has been published to clarify transferred ANs. This should be retained for future reference. [Taken from abstract]. The full text of this CAP is available in PDF format so Adobe Acrobat software is required in order to read it.

CAP 482 : BCAR Section S - Small Light Aeroplanes

This provides access to a UK Civil Aviation Authority Publication Civil Aviation Paper CAP 482, Issue 4 dated 31st January, 2008. CAP 482 comprises of the minimum requirements and constitutes the basis for the issue of Permits to Fly for small light aeroplanes. The text is available in PDF format (408 kb) from the CAA's publications web site.

CAP 493 : Manual of Air Traffic Services - Part 1

This provides access to a UK Civil Aviation Authority publication CAP 493 4th edition incorporating Amendment 6 March 2010. The Manual of Air Traffic Services contains procedures, instructions and information which are intended to form the basis of air traffic services within the United Kingdom.It is published for the guidance of civil air traffic controllers and may also be of general interest to others associated with civil aviation. Supplementary Instructions (SIs) to CAP 493 are periodically issued ahead of routine amendments to introduce an entirely new subject, a radical change to existing instructions or to re-emphasise an existing instruction. CAP 493 should be read in conjunction with current SIs. [Taken from abstract]. The full text is available in PDF format from the CAA web site.

CAP 549 : Master Minimum Equipment Lists (MMEL) and Minimum Equipment Lists (MEL)

This provides access to a UK Civil Aviation Authority Publication Civil Aviation Paper CAP 549, 5th edition, December 2008. The purpose of this publication is to define and explain the policy of the CAA in regard to MELs and MMELs. It provides guidelines for aircraft manufacturers on the preparation of an MMEL and specifies the means for an operator to produce procedures and MELs, so that an aircraft with unserviceable equipment may be dispatched in accordance with Article 16 or JAR-OPS 1.030/3.030. The text is available in PDF format (155 kb) from the CAA's publications web site.

CAP 553 : BCAR Section A : Airworthiness Procedures where the CAA has Primary Responsibility for Type

This provides access to A UK Civil Aviation Authority Publication Civil Aviation Paper CAP 553, prepared by the Safety Regulation Group, Issue 6, incoporating amendment 4 dated November 2009. British Civil Airworthiness Requirements constitute the basis for the issue of approvals and certificates required by the current Air Navigation Order. BCAR Section A contains Certification and Approval procedures for products, usually first certificated or approved by the CAA, for which the CAA has primary responsibility as the Authority of the State of Design. This responsibility is of particular significance in relation to ensuring the continued airworthiness of the product in operation, whether in the UK or elsewhere. The text is available in PDF format (1.7 mb) from the CAA's publications web site

CAP 554 : BCAR Section B : Airworthiness Procedures where the CAA does not have Primary Responsibility for Type

This provides access to a UK Civil Aviation Authority Publication Civil Aviation Paper CAP 554, prepared by the Safety Regulation Group, Issue 6, incorporating amendment dated 25th February 2008. British Civil Airworthiness Requirements constitute the basis for the issue of approvals and certificates required by the current Air Navigation Order (ANO). BCAR Section B contains Certification and Approval procedures for products, first certificated by an Authority other than the CAA, for which UK Certification or Approval is required. In this case, although CAA has responsibilities under the ANO in relation to the operation of such products on the UK Register, certain primary responsibilities defined in ICAO Annex 8 are those of the Authority of the State of Design. The text is available in PDF format (1.5 mb) from the CAA's publications web site

CAP 624 Part 1 : Air Traffic Controllers – Performance Objectives: Basic

This provides access to a UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) publication dated May 2009. First of a 17-part loose-leaf publication covering the rating requirements for air traffic controllers. Each part contains 'Key Roles', 'Topics' and 'Sub Topics' together with Performance Objectives qualified by a statement of 'Conditions'. The requirements contain 'Essential Knowledge' that is necessary for the ATCO to carry out the task. [Taken from abstract]. The full text is available in PDF format so Adobe Acrobat software is required in order to read it.

CAP 624 Part 10 : Air Traffic Controllers – Performance Objectives : Special Tasks Endorsement

This provides access to a UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) publication dated May 2009. Tenth of a 17-part-loose leaf publication covering the rating requirements for air traffic controllers. Each part contains 'Key Roles', 'Topics' and 'Sub Topics' together with Performance Objectives qualified by a statement of 'Conditions'. The requirements contain 'Essential Knowledge' that is necessary for the ATCO to carry out the task. [Taken from abstract]. The full text is available in PDF format so Adobe Acrobat software is required in order to read it.

CAP 624 Part 12 : Air Traffic Controllers – Performance Objectives: On-the-Job Training Instructor

This gives access to a UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) publication dated May 2009. Twelfth of a 17-part loose-leaf publication covering the rating requirements for air traffic controllers. Each part contains 'Key Roles', 'Topics' and 'Sub Topics' together with Performance Objectives qualified by a statement of 'Conditions'. The requirements contain 'Essential Knowledge' that is necessary for the ATCO to carry out the task. [Taken from abstract]. The full text is available in PDF format so Adobe Acrobat software is required in order to read it.

CAP 624 Part 13 : Air Traffic Controllers – Performance Objectives: Unit Competence Examiner

This gives access to a UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) publication dated May 2009. Thirteenth of a 17-part loose-leaf publication covering the rating requirements for air traffic controllers. Each part contains 'Key Roles', 'Topics' and 'Sub Topics' together with Performance Objectives qualified by a statement of 'Conditions'. The requirements contain 'Essential Knowledge' that is necessary for the ATCO to carry out the task. [Taken From abstract]. The full text is available in PDF format so Adobe Acrobat software is required in order to read it.

CAP 624 Part 14 : Air Traffic Controllers – Performance Objectives : Unit Training Assessor

This provides access to a UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) publication dated May 2009. Fourteenth of a 17-part loose-leaf publication covering the rating requirements for air traffic controllers. Each part contains 'Key Roles', 'Topics' and 'Sub Topics' together with Performance Objectives qualified by a statement of 'Conditions'. The requirements contain 'Essential Knowledge' that is necessary for the ATCO to carry out the task. [Taken from abstract]. The full text is available in PDF format so Adobe Acrobat software is required in order to read it.

CAP 624 Part 15 : Air Traffic Controllers – Performance Objectives : Initial Training Assessor

This provides access to a UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) publication dated May 2009. Fifteenth of a 17-part loose-leaf publication covering the rating requirements for air traffic controllers. Each part contains 'Key Roles', 'Topics' and 'Sub Topics' together with Performance Objectives qualified by a statement of 'Conditions'. The requirements contain 'Essential Knowledge' that is necessary for the ATCO to carry out the task. [Taken from abstract]. The full text is available in PDF format so Adobe Acrobat software is required in order to read it.

CAP 624 Part 16 : Air Traffic Controllers – Performance Objectives : Verifier

This provides access to a UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) publication dated May 2009. Sixteenth of a 17-part loose-leaf publication covering the rating requirements for air traffic controllers. Each part contains 'Key Roles', 'Topics' and 'Sub Topics' together with Performance Objectives qualified by a statement of 'Conditions'. The requirements contain 'Essential Knowledge' that is necessary for the ATCO to carry out the task. [Taken from abstract]. The full text is available in PDF format so Adobe Acrobat is required in order to read it.

CAP 624 Part 17 : Air Traffic Controllers – Performance Objectives : English Language Proficiency

This provides access to a UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) publication dated May 2009. Seventeenth of a 17-part loose-leaf publication covering the rating requirements for air traffic controllers. Each part contains 'Key Roles', 'Topics' and 'Sub Topics' together with Performance Objectives qualified by a statement of 'Conditions'. The requirements contain 'Essential Knowledge' that is necessary for the ATCO to carry out the task. [Taken from abstract]. The full text is available in PDF format so Adobe Acrobat software is required in order to read it.

CAP 624 Part 2 : Air Traffic Controllers – Performance Objectives : Aerodrome Control Visual

This provides access to a UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) publication dated May 2009. Second of a 17-part loose-leaf publication covering the rating requirements for air traffic controllers. Each part contains 'Key Roles', 'Topics' and 'Sub Topics' together with Performance Objectives qualified by a statement of 'Conditions'. The requirements contain 'Essential Knowledge' that is necessary for the ATCO to carry out the task. [Taken from abstract]. The full text is available in PDF format so Adobe Acrobat software is required in order to read it.

CAP 624 Part 3 : Air Traffic Controllers – Performance Objectives : Aerodrome Control Instrument

This provides access to a UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA)publication dated May 2009. Third of a 17-part loose-leaf publication covering the rating requirements for air traffic controllers. Each part contains 'Key Roles', 'Topics' and 'Sub Topics' together with Performance Objectives qualified by a statement of 'Conditions'. The requirements contain 'Essential Knowledge' that is necessary for the ATCO to carry out the task. [Taken from abstract]. The full text is available in PODF format so Adobe Acrobat software is required in order to read it.

CAP 624 Part 4 : Air Traffic Controllers – Performance Objectives : Approach Control Procedural

This provides access to a UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) publication dated May 2009. Fourth of a 17-part loose-leaf publication covering the rating requirements for air traffic controllers. Each part contains 'Key Roles', 'Topics' and 'Sub Topics' together with Performance Objectives qualified by a statement of 'Conditions'. The requirements contain 'Essential Knowledge' that is necessary for the ATCO to carry out the task. [Taken from abstract]. The full text is available in PDF format so Adobe Acrobat software is required in order to read it.

CAP 624 Part 5 : Air Traffic Controllers – Performance Objectives : Approach Control Surveillance

This provides access to a UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) publicatgion dated May 2009. Fifth of a 17-part loose-leaf publication covering the rating requirements for air traffic controllers. Each part contains 'Key Roles', 'Topics' and 'Sub Topics' together with Performance Objectives qualified by a statement of 'Conditions'. The requirements contain 'Essential Knowledge' that is necessary for the ATCO to carry out the task. [Taken from abstract]. The full text is available in PDf format so Adobe Acrobat software is required in order to read it.

CAP 624 Part 6 : Air Traffic Controllers – Performance Objectives : Area Control Procedural

This provides access to UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) publication dated May 2009. Sixth of a 17-part loose-leaf publication covering the rating requirements for air traffic controllers. Each part contains 'Key Roles', 'Topics' and 'Sub Topics' together with Performance Objectives qualified by a statement of 'Conditions'. The requirements contain 'Essential Knowledge' that is necessary for the ATCO to carry out the task. [Taken from abstract]. The full text is available in PDF format so Adobe Acrobat software is requirfed in order to read it.

CAP 624 Part 8 : Air Traffic Controllers – Performance Objectives : Terminal Control Endorsement

This provides access to a UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) publication dated May 2009. Eighth of a 17 part loose leaf publication covering the rating requirements for air traffic controllers. Each part contains 'Key Roles', 'Topics' and 'Sub Topics' together with Performance Objectives qualified by a statement of 'Conditions'. The requirements contain 'Essential Knowledge' that is necessary for the ATCO to carry out the task. [Taken from abstract]. The full text is available in PDF format so Adobe Acrobat software is required in order to read it.

CAP 624 Part 9 : Air Traffic Controllers – Performance Objectives: Offshore Endorsement

This provides access to a UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) publication dated May 2009. Ninth of a 17-part loose-leaf publication covering the rating requirements for air traffic controllers. Each part contains 'Key Roles', 'Topics' and 'Sub Topics' together with Performance Objectives qualified by a statement of 'Conditions'. The requirements contain 'Essential Knowledge' that is necessary for the ATCO to carry out the task. [Taken from abstract]. The full text is available in PDF format so Adobe Acrobat is required in order to read it.

CAP 632 : Operation of 'Permit-to-Fly' Ex-Military Aircraft on the UK Register

This provides access to a UK Civil Aviation Authority publication, Civil Aviation Paper CAP 632. This is an amendment to the fourth edition dated March 2009. This CAP specifies the operational requirements that an applicant for the issue of a Permit-to-Fly for an ex-military aircraft is required to meet. The maintenance requirements are set out in BCAR Chapters A3-7, and A8-20. Specific provisions need to be met prior to the issue of the documentation, and a minimum operational and technical framework must remain in place for the Permit-to-Fly to remain valid. {Taken from abstract]. The full text is available in PDF format so Adobe Acrobat software is required in order to read it.

CAP 643 : BCAR Section T

This provides access to a UK Civil Aviation Authority Publication Civil Aviation Paper CAP 643, Issue 3, 12 August 2005. It comprises of the minimum requirements and constitutes the basis for the issue of Permits to fly for Light Gyroplanes. The text is available in PDF format (288 kb) from the CAA's publications web site.

CAP 683 : Assessment of Runway Surface Friction Characteristics

This page provides access to a UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) publication, Civil Aviation Paper, CAP 683, prepared by the Safety Regulation Group, 2nd ed. Version 4, dated December 2008. This document describes the level of assessment that should be employed for the types of Continuous Friction Measuring Equipment (CFME) currently accepted for use in the UK. The objective of this document is to offer guidance on the procedures for undertaking runway surface friction assessments and to define the criteria by which friction values should be assessed, on applicable runways under specified conditions. The full text of CAP 683 is available in PDF format (92 Kb).

CAP 694 : UK Flight Planning Guide

This provides access to a UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) publication CAP 694 dated July 2006. CAP 694 is intended as guidance for the completion and submission of VFR and IFR Flight Plans (FPLs) and incorporates step-by-step instructions for the completion of the CA48/RAF F2919 FPL Form. Within the European Region, the integration of IFR Flight Planning has been established to facilitate the centralisation of Air Traffic Flow Management (ATFM). Consequently, the process involves automatic data processing, including the issue of Calculated Take Off Times (CTOTs) where appropriate and other ATFM messages. This publication highlights the importance of ATSUs being able to contact pilots/operators, in order that queries, the passing of ATFM messages, or even, perhaps, the rejection of their FPLs, can be dealt with quickly and effectively.This publication also references other documents and gives information on how to obtain the definitive source material should greater detail be required. [Taken from abstract]. The full text is available in PDF format so Adobe Acrobat software is required in order to read it.

CAP 700 : Operational Safety Competences - UK Code of Practice - Civil Aviation Authority and Airport Operators' Association

This provides access to a UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) paper CAP 700 dated May 2002 but under review for 2007. To ensure that, as commercial and other pressures increase, there is no reduction in the priority attached to safety, nor any dilution of the skills available in aviation operations at executive management level, the Aerodrome Operators' Association (AOA) and the Aerodrome Standards Department of the CAA worked together in a joint initiative to identify the key areas of operational safety competence for aerodrome licensees. This co-operation has resulted in this Code of Practice, which details the competences appropriate to various operational tasks. This document has been published as a CAA Civil Aviation Publication (CAP) on behalf of the AOA and the CAA. The full text of the document is available in PDF format so Adobe Acrobat software will be required in order to read it.

CAP 704 : ACCESS - Aircraft Call Sign Confusion Evaluation Safety Study

This provides access to a UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) publication dated April 2000. CAP 704 is a study of Aircraft Call Sign Confusion, originally published in 2000. Consequently, some of the content has changed in the intervening years e.g. LATCC is now split between LACC and LTCC, AIC 112/1996 has been replaced by 107/2000 (Pink 14) RTF Callsign Confusion, and CAP 382 The Mandatory Occurrence Reporting Scheme June 1996 has been updated to March 2003. [Taken from abstract]. The full text is available in PDF format so Adobe Acrobat software is required in order to read it.

CAP 722 : Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Operations in UK Airspace : Guidance

This page provides access to a UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) publication, Civil Aviation Paper CAP 722, prepared by the Directorate of Airspace Policy, 4th Edition dated April 2010. Intended to assist those who are involved in the development of UAS to identify the route to certification, in order to ensure that the required standards and practices are met by all UAS operators. Overall, the purpose of the document is to highlight the safety requirements that have to be met, in terms of airworthiness and operational standards, before a UAS is allowed to operate in the UK. The text of CAP 722 is available in PDF format so Adobe Acrobat software is required in order to read it.

CAP 724 : Airspace Charter

This provides access to a UK Civil Aviation Authority Publication Civil Aviation Paper CAP 724 Issue 3, including amendmentt 1/2010. The Directorate of Airspace Policy 'Airspace Charter' sets out the responsibilities and principles by which the Directorate conducts the planning of airspace and related arrangements in the UK. It incorporates as annexes the processes that underpin the work carried out within the Directorate. The opportunity has been taken to incorporate changes to the processes. This is a living document and will continue to be revised at intervals to take account of changes in regulations, feedback from industry, and recognised best practice. [Taken from abstract]. The full text is available in PDF format so Adobe Acrobat software is required in order to read it.

CAP 736 : Guide for the Operation of Lasers, Searchlights and Fireworks in United Kingdom Airspace (Including Helium-Filled Toy Balloon Display Guidelines)

This provides access to a UK Civil Aviation Authority Publication Civil Aviation Paper CAP 736 dated November 2008. The aim of this CAP is to state existing policy and to provide individuals or organizations wishing to conduct directed light, firework, or helium-filled toy balloon operations in the United Kingdom, with a means of notifying their activities to the CAA. This will enable the aviation community to properly assess the impact of any such proposed activity and take appropriate measures to mitigate any dangers to flight safety. [Taken from abstract]. The full text is available in PDF format so Adobe Acrobat software is required in order to read it.

CAP 737 : Crew Resource Management (CRM) Training

This provides access to A UK Civil Aviation Authority Publication Civil Aviation Paper CAP 737, prepared by the Safety Regulation Group (SRG), Issue 2 incorporating amendments up to and including 1/2006, 29 November 2006. CAP 737 is out of date and will be amended in due course. It is available here for archive purposes only. For up-to-date information please see Standards Document No. 29 The purpose of this publication is to provide a comprehensive guidance document on Crew Resource Management (CRM), from a UK perspective. This document should contain, or reference, all the information which flight deck crew, CRM Instructors, or CRM Instructor-examiners need to know concerning CRM. It will also be relevant to cabin crew CRM and, to some extent, human factors training in other aviation contexts (such as military aviation, maintenance, and air traffic control). The secondary purpose of the document is to explain the procedures involved for the issue and revalidation of Crew Resource Management Instructor (CRMI) and CRM Instructor Examiner (CRMIE), to indicate the requirements to be met by applicants in respect of their experience, training and other matters affecting their ability to be CRMIs or CRMIEs. The text is available in PDF format (1.6 mb) from the CAA's publications web site

CAP 745 Aircraft Emergencies : Considerations for Air Traffic Controllers

This provides access to a UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA)CAP 745 dated March 2005. The document is aimed at promoting thought about aircraft emergencies amongst air traffic controllers.The information contained in the document will be of value to controllers undertaking TRUCE (Training for Unusual Circumstances and Emergencies and may form the basis of discussion exercises. [Taken from abstract]. The full text of the document is available in PDF format so Adobe Acrobat software is required in order to read it.

CAP 747 : Mandatory Requirements for Airworthiness

This provides access to a UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) document, Civil Aviation Paper CAP 747 Issue 3 including amendments March 2010. CAP 747 now provides a single source of mandatory information for continuing airworthiness as issued by the CAA. Airworthiness Directives for Annex II aircraft published in CAP 476 are now included, those Airworthiness Directives issued by EASA have been removed and are available on the EASA website. Paper copies of the entire document are available for purchase. In addition the amendment file can be purchased separately. [Taken from abstract]. The full text of the document is available in PDF format so Adobe Acrobat software is required in order to read it.

CAP 753: Helicopter Vibration Health Monitoring

This provides access to a UK Civil Aviation Authority Publication Civil Aviation Paper CAP 753, This CAP provides additional guidance for Operators utilising VHM in rotor and rotor drive systems of helicopters. This covers both VHM system design and operation.The fulltext is available in PDF format from the CAA's publications web site.

CAP 757 : Occupational Health and Safety On-Board Aircraft

This provides access to a UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) document CAP 757, Issue 3, dated May 2009. CAP 757 provides guidance to assist the management of health and safety on-board aircraft. This guidance has been developed by adapting existing good practice for the aircraft environment. The guidance has been produced in collaboration with UK airlines, unions and regulators. [Taken from abstract]. The full text is available in PDF format so Adobe Acrobat software is required in order to read it.

CAP 764: CAA Policy and Guidelines on Wind Turbines

This provides access to a UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) document CAP:764 Version 3 10 May 2010. The aim of this CAP is to provide assistance to aviation stakeholders when addressing wind energy related issues, thereby ensuring greater consistency across the whole aviation industry in the consideration of the potential impact of proposed wind turbine development. [Taken from abstract]. The full text of the document is available in PDF format so Adobe Acrobat software will be required in order to read it.

CAP 765: Consultation on the Replenishment of the Air Travel Trust Fund Proposed Reform of ATOL Bonding and Final Report

This provides access to a consultation document Cap 765 published by the Uk Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) dated March 2006. This informal consultation seeks views on proposals to replenish the Air Travel Trust Fund and to reform ATOL bonding through the introduction of a £1 Consumer Protection charge paid by passengers protected under ATOL. Also provided is the Reform of Air Travel Organiser's Licence (ATOL) Bonding: Final RIA (Regulatory Impact Assessment) The full text of both documents is available in PDF format so Adobe Acrobat software will be required in order to read it.

CAP 766 : Light Aircraft Maintenance Programme - Aeroplanes

This provides access to a UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) publication CAP 766. The CAA are introducing CAP 766 in order to account for the implementation of Commission Regulation 2042/2003 Annex 1, Part M, M.A.302. The programme addresses the scheduled maintenance requirements for aeroplanes with less than 2730 kg MTOM, regulated by EASA under Regulation (EC) 1592/2002. Amendment 1/2008 was published in January 2008 to clarify details within the document. The full text is available in DF format so Adobe Acrobat software is required in order to read it.

CAP 767 : Light Aircraft Maintenance Programme - Helicopters

This provides access to a UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) publication CAP 767. The CAA are introducing CAP 767 in order to account for the implementation of Commission Regulation 2042/2003 Annex 1, Part M, M.A.302. The programme addresses the scheduled maintenance requirements for single piston engine helicopters with less than 2730 kg MTOM, regulated by EASA under Regulation (EC) 1592/2002. Amendment 1/2008 was published in January 2008 to clarify details within the document. Status: Current [Taken from abstract]. The full text is available in PDF format so Adobe Acrobat software is required in order to read it.

CAP 768 : Guidance Material for Operators

Superceded on 29th March 2010 by CAP789

CAP 771 : Connecting the Continents: Long Haul Passenger Operations from the UK

This provides access to a UK Civil Aviation Authority Publication CAP 771 dated 31st July 2007. IMPORTANT NOTE: A correction to Table 1.7 has been incorporated on 1/8/2007. In 1994 the CAA published CAP639, a comprehensive study of European long haul passenger markets. This new study complements and updates the 1994 publication. Focusing on long haul passenger operations to and from the UK, it highlights the main characteristicsand how they have changed over the intervening years. It aiso looks at the impact of possible future developments in long haul travel, some of the newer business models that are emerging, and examines the factors that will inform the definition of relevant markets for long haul air travel. [Taken from abstract]. The full text is available in PDF format from the CAA web site.

CAP 772 : Birdstrike Risk Management for Aerodromes

This provides access to a UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) document CAP772 dated March 2007. CAP 772 provides guidance to assist aerodrome operators in establishing and maintaining an effective Bird Control Management Plan (BCMP), including the measures necessary to assess the birdstrike risk at the aerodrome, and the identification of appropriate action to minimise that risk. The management of the risk of birdstrikes defined in an aerodrome BCMP should be an integral part of that aerodrome’s safety management culture and its Safety Management System (SMS). [Taken from abstract]. This document replaces CAP 680. The full text is available in PDF format from the website of the CAA.

CAP 773 : Flying RNAV (GNSS) Non-Precision Approaches in Private and General Aviation

This provides access to a UK Civil Aviation Authority publication CAP 773 Edition 1 dated 1st August 2007. Information on the training for and operational use of GPS in the flying of RNAV (GNSS) non-precision approaches. The document contains technical information on the function of GPS, equipment and installation requirements, operations and training guidance material together with suggested training syllabus content and RTF Phraseology. [Taken from abstract]. The full text is available in PDF format from the CAA's publications web site.

CAP 774 : UK Flight Information Services

This provides access to a UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) publication CAP 774 incorporating Admendment 1 dated November 2009. The UK Flight Information Services (CAP 774) details the suite of air traffic services (ATS) which (excluding aerodrome services) are the only services provided in Class F/G airspace within the UK Flight Information Region. Therefore, this document is equally applicable to all civilian and military pilots, air traffic controllers, and Flight Information Service Officers. IMPORTANT NOTE: A minor amendment has been incorporated into the Foreword to reflect the effective date of this publication as being 12 March 2009. [Taken from abstract]. The full text is available in PDF format so Adobe Acrobat software is required in order to read it.

CAP 777 : ATC Surveillance Minimum Altitude Charts in UK Airspace

This provides access to UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) publication CAP 777 dated November 2008. CAP 777 is a re-issue of CAP 709 to reflect the change in name from the existing Radar Minimum Altitude Charts (RMAC) to the newly introduced ATC Surveillance Minimum Altitude Charts (ATCSMAC). This document provides the Policy and Design Criteria for the establishment and maintenance of validity of these charts. [Taken from abstract]. The full text is available in PDF format so Adobe Acrobat software is required in order to read it.

CAP 778 : Policy and Guidance for the Design and Operation of Departure Procedures in UK Airspace

This provides access to a UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) publication dated April 2010. CAP778 is intended for use by departure procedure designers, ATS providers and aerodrome operations staff. It sets out requirements against which procedure designs submitted by procedure sponsors will be assessed and details how departure procedure design requirements are applied in the UK. This will lead to the uniform application of design parameters that will satisfy airspace safety requirements, provide maximum airspace capacity consistent with both safety and environmental requirements, and which will also be compatible with future Area Navigation (RNAV) procedure design requirements in terminal airspace. [Taken from abstract]. The full text is available in PDF format so Adobe Acrobat software is required in order to read it.

CAP 784 : State Safety Programme for the United Kingdom

This provides access to a UK Civil Aviation Authority publication dated February 2009. This is the 2009 version of the UK State Safety Programme and replaces the original October 2008 version. This document is produced by CAA on behalf of DfT and in conjunction with other UK organizations in response to an ICAO requirement. From now on, it will be reissued annually. [Taken from abstract]. The full text is available in PDF format so Adobe Acrobat software is required in order to read it.

CAP 785 : Approval Requirements for Instrument Flight Procedures for Use in UK Airspace

This provides access to a UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) publication dated March 2010. CAP 785 is introduced to support the change of function for the Directorate of Airspace Policy (DAP) with respect to provision of Instrument Flight Procedures from provider to Regulator. CAP 785 contains the UK requirements that independent procedures' designers will be required to meet to gain the approval to design Instrument Flight Procedures for use in UK airspace. [Taken from abstract]. The full text is available in PDF format so Adobe Acrobat software is required in order to read it.

CAP 786 : Safety Plan 2009/11

This provides access to a UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) publication dated April 2009. Safety Plan 2009/11 is the new CAA Safety Plan. It presents CAA's strategies and actions to be taken to achieve a continuous improvement in safety over the next two years. [Taken from abstract]. The full text is available in PDF format so Adobe Acrobat software is required in order to read it.

CAP 788 : Air Traffic Controller Licensing : A Guide to the Licensing Process

This provides access to a UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) publication dated September 2009. This publication has been issued to provide guidance for Air Traffic Controller licence holders and for those who may wish to gain an Air Traffic Controller licence. [Taken from abstract]. The full text is available in PDF format so Adobe Acrobat software is required in order to read it.

CAP 789 : Requirements and Guidance Material for Operators

This provides access to a UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) publication dated March 2010. This document supersedes CAP 768 and has been designed to provide information for both AOC holders and AOC applicants on the administrative procedures involved in holding an AOC. It also provides amplification of items that the operator may wish to include in the operations manual. Some material may be used verbatim; other material may need to be adapted to apply to the specific operation. The main difference from CAP 768 is that CAP 789 also contains requirements based on ICAO SARPs applicable to AOC holders (full details are in the Foreword). Finally, it offers useful information that may be of interest and relevance to AOC holders and other operators. [Taken from abstract]. The full text is available in PDF format so Adobe Acrobat software is required in order to read it.

CAP 999 : Helicopter Search and Rescue (SAR) in the UK National Approval Guidance

This provides access to a Uk Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) publication dated May 2010. This CAP has been published to assist organisations in determining procedures and Operations Manual guidance tooperate civil search and rescue helicopters in the UK. [Taken from abstract]. The full text is available in PDF format so Adobe Acrobat software is required in order to read it.

CAP670 : Air Traffic Services Safety Requirements

This provides access to a UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) document, Civil Aviation Paper CAP 670, Issue 2 plus amendment dated January 2010. The document sets out the safety regulatory framework and requirements associated with the provision of an air traffic service. See also AMC to CAP 670 SW 01: Acceptable Means of Compliance to CAP 670 SW 01: Guidance for Producing SW 01 Safety Arguments for COTS Equipment. In addition CAP 670 SA 2010/01: Surveillance Ops. The text of the document is available in PDF format (1.8 MB), from the CAA's web site.

Changes to the Night Time Use of Runways

This site provides the full text of a press release by the UK Department for Transport (DfT), dated 21 December 2000. The release outlines changes in the use of the runways at Heathrow at night in order to create a fairer distribution of noise between the easterly and westerly approaches to the airport. The full text of the Parliamentary Question and the Aviation Minister Chris Mullins' response are also available. The text can be viewed in HTML format and PDF (121 Kb) is also available for downloading.

Civil Aviation (Investigation of Air Accidents and Incidents) Regulations 1996

The site provides access to the full text of the The Civil Aviation (Investigation of Air Accidents and Incidents) Regulations 1996. The regulations were published as Civil Aviation Statutory Instrument 1996 No. 2798. The SI came into force on 21st November 1996. The text is available online in HTML format.

Civil Aviation (Provision of Information to Passengers) Regulations 2006

This is a UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) Statutory Instrument No.3303 dated 12th December 2006 and comes into force 16th January 2007. This is to enforce in the United Kingdom compliance by the airline and travel industry with the requirements of Chapter III of Regulation (EC) 2111/2005 ("the EC Regulation"). This seeks to ensure that airline passengers are informed of the identity of the air carrier which will operate a flight on which they are booked. [Taken from abstract]. The full text is available in PDF format, so Adobe Acrobat software will be required in order to read it.

Civil Aviation Authority : List of Aviation Legislation Publications

This page from the Civil Aviation Authority brings together a number of key regulatory documents. These include the CAP 393 Air Navigation: The Order and the Regulations, Statutory Instrument 1996 No. 2798 - The Civil Aviation (Investigation of Air Accidents and Incidents) Regulations 1996, Statutory Instrument 1999 No. 1452 - The Aeroplane Noise Regulations 1999, Statutory Instrument 1999 No. 2253 - The Aeroplane Noise (Amendment) Regulations 1999, and Statutory Instrument 2002 No. 798 - The Air Navigation (Environmental Standards) Order 2002. The text of these documents can be downloaded in PDF format files.

Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand

The Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand establishes civil aviation safety and security standards and carries out accident and incident investigations. The site makes a large amount of full text information available including advisory circulars, emergency rules, airworthiness directives, accident briefs, safety trends, air navigation register, aircraft register, aircraft class statistics, and aircraft model statistics.

Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS)

The CAAS is a statutory board under the Ministry of Transport. It is responsible for airport operations, and regulates and promotes the development of air transport in Singapore. The CAAS represents the government in the negotiation of air services agreements as well as advises on matters related to civil aviation. The site provides background information on the CAAS' mission, history, organisational structure, operations and services. There is a large regualtions and guidelines section which contains many documents such as standards, Aviation Information Circulars, Airworthiness Requirements, Advisory Cirulars, manuals and legislation. Other sections of the site cover electronic services, media and career opportunities.

Civil Aviation Authority

This is the home page of the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). Its main responsibilities are in the areas of air safety, economic regulation and consumer protection. The site provides an overview of the CAA's activities, statistics and a selection of full text documents in PDF format. There are links to the home pages of the main groups within the CAA which provide detailed information about their own roles. There is also information about the impact of air transport on the environment, including noise and air pollution.

Civil Aviation Bill : Overarching Regulatory Impact Assessment (RIA)

Produced by the Department for Transport, this overarching RIA describes in broad terms the regulatory effect of the Civil Aviation Bill. Further details may be found in the six individual regulatory impact assessments that have been produced, and which are incorporated into this document. The Civil Aviation Bill will, amongst other things, implement a number of Future of Air Transport White Paper commitments to sustainable aviation and protection of passenger interests. Issues addressed include aircraft noise and emissions, public airport companies, change in aviation route licensing procedure, aviation health unit and the air travel trust fund (ATTF). The document is available in PDF format.

Civil Aviation Bill

This parliamentary bill was introduced in the United Kingdom House of Commons on 9th June 2005. The bill's provisions will: Clarify and strengthen the measures available to airports for dealing with aircraft noise; Make explicit the powers of airports to set charges which reflect local emissions from aircraft; Provide powers for a levy to replenish the Air Travel Trust Fund, the purpose of which is to benefit customers of failed tour operators; Authorise local authority airport companies to undertake specified activities, such as making their expertise available to other airports and taking part in joint ventures, which are at present outside their powers; Enable the Civil Aviation Authority to recoup the costs of its Aviation Health Unit; and, Remove airlines' existing right of appeal to the Secretary of State in aviation route licensing cases decided by the Civil Aviation Authority. The text of the bill is available in both HTML and PDF formats. There are also links to the Explanatory Notes, Amendments and Standing Committee Proceedings.

Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA)

CASA is responsible for establishing civil aviation safety and security standards and for monitoring compliance to those standards in the Republic of Korea. The site provides an introduction including a description of key activities, history, organisation, location and contact details. The activities section provides links to information by the various CASA divisions responsible for planning and coordination, flight standards, personnel licensing, aircraft engineering, aviation security, aviation safety oversight, air traffic services planning, airway facilities, airport planning and standards, airport development, airport environment, and the International Programs office. There is a general infomation section which describes flight services, the Korean airport system, airways technology and facilities, safety and security activities and programmes, air traffic control, and a range of statistics relating to domestic and international passengers, cargo, flights, operators and maintenance organisations, aircraft registrations, and licensed employees. A Library section provides access to guidance documents and there are also links to sites of related interest.

Civil Aviation Safety Authority Australia (CASA)

The main functions of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) are: Development and implementation of aviation safety policy and regulating civil aviation safety. The site provides access to a wealth of safety related information including the following: Civil Aviation Act and Regulations, Civil Aviation Orders, Civil Aviation Advisory Publications (CAAPs), Approved Advisory Circulars, Recent Changes, Exemptions register, Foreign legislation, Airworthiness Directives, Airworthiness Advisory Circulars, Drafts of the new CASR, Discussion Papers, Notices of Proposed Rule Making and Summary of Responses, Aircraft Defect Reporting, and Reference documents supporting the regulatory change process. The site also provides access to the Australian Aircraft Register, information for pilots and operators, and online issues of "Flight Safety Australia", CASA's safety magazine. CASA forms amd manuals are also available online. The media section contains an extensive collection of news releases and other full text CASA documents.

Commercial Slot Allocation Mechanisms in the Context of a Further Revision of Council Regulation (EEC) 95/93 on Common Rules for the Allocation of Slots at Community airports

This is a European Commission Staff Working Document published 17 September 2004. The Phase 1 revision of slots Regulation (EEC) 95/93 on common rules for the allocation of slots at Community airports has been accomplished with the adoption of Regulation (EC) 793/2004 on 21 April 2004. The Phase 2 revision will entail a strengthening of the rules on slot allocation. This document has been issued as part of a consultation process to recieve the views and opinions of stakeholders of the air transport industry and Member States on the various commercial slot allocation mechanisms that could be envisaged to replace the present slot allocation system. The deadline for responses is 1 December 2004. The text of the paper is available in PDF format from the Air Transport section of the European Union's Europa web service. The UK's response to the EC's consultation on Slot Allocation was published on 6th December 2004. The document provides an overview of the UK's position on the market mechanisms discussed in the Commission's paper and answers the specific questions posed by the Commission.

Commission of the European Communities : A European Community Contribution to World Aviation Safety Improvement

The is a PDF version of a Communication from the European Commission, COM(2001) 390 final, published 16 July 2001. It identifies what actions should be taken to ensure an effective global approach to aviation safety within the framework of the Chicago Convention on international civil aviation and using the available Community instruments.

Commission of the European Communities : Protection of Air Passengers in the European Union

This web site provides access to a Commission of the European Communities document titled: Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council - Protection of Air Passengers in the European Union, COM(2000) 365 final, Brussels, 21.6.2000. This European Commission communication outlines a set of proposed measures and initiatives to safeguard the rights and interest of air passengers. The text of the document is available online in PDF format.

Communication from the Commission : A Community Aviation Policy Towards its Neighbours

This is the full text of a Communication from the European Commission to the Council and the European Parliament COM(2004) 74 final, Brussels, February 2004. The document advocates flexible coherence: negotiations, on the basis of a Single Aviation Market-model, with all of the countries with which the Community is already involved in pan-European aviation co-operation, as well as negotiations, on the basis of Euro-Mediterranean Aviation Agreements, with the Mediterranean Partners involved in the Barcelona Process, for which Morocco, Lebanon and Jordan would be the starting point. The final chapter of this Communication succinctly lists the operational proposals stemming from the advocated approach. The full text of the document is available online in PDF format from the European Union's Europa web service.

Communication from the Commission to the Council on the Project to Develop the New Generation European Air Traffic Management System (SESAR) and the Establishment of the SESAR Joint Undertaking

This is the full text of a Communication from the European Commission to the Council and the European Parliament COM(2005) 602 final, Brussels, 25 November 2005. SESAR, the Single European Sky implementation programme (formerly known as SESAME) was officially announced on the 17th of November 2005. This document contains a proposal for a Council Regulation. The Joint Undertaking is the Commission's preferred governance structure for SESAR, and one of its main tasks will be to manage the implementation of the ATM Master Plan. The full text of the document is available online in PDF format

Community Guidelines on Financing of Airports and Start-up Aid to Airlines Departing from Regional Airports

This document describes the European Commission's (EC) intention to adopt guidelines with respect to the state financing of the airport infrastructure as well as start up state aid to airlines using regional airports. These guidelines aim to bring more transparency to the applicable rules; reconcile the objectives of regional development and of fair competition; specify the framework within which investments in airport infrastructures have to be made; and clarify the relationship between airports and airlines. The full text of the document is available online in PDF format

Competition Commission Report on Heathrow and Gatwick Price Controls : 2007

This provides access to a UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) Competition Commission report: BAA Ltd report on the economic regulation of the London airports companies (Heathrow Airport Ltd and Gatwick Airport Ltd) - presented to the CAA on the 28th September, 2007. The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has today published the Competition Commission's (CC) report and recommendations on charges at Heathrow and Gatwick airports for the five years from 1 April 2008. The Competition Committee has made a number of comments, where it has recommended that there be an increase in the maximum level of airport charges at Heathrow and a small reduction at Gatwick. There is also the recommendation that the CAA extends the existing conditions imposed in 2003 relating to service standards and introduces certain new conditions in terms of both service processes and procedures. The full text of the report and appendices are available in PDF format and are provided by the Civil Aviation Authority web site. Also accessible are Submissions to Heathrow & Gatwick Price Cap Proposals - November 2007.

Competition Commission’s Market Investigation of BAA Ltd : A Submission by the Civil Aviation Authority on Economic Regulation of UK airports

This is provides access to a UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) submission document dated February 2008. In the context of its Market Investigation into BAA’s airports, the Competition Commission (CC) recently invited the CAA to review the current regime of economic regulation of UK airports, to identify where it needs to be improved, and how this might be done. As the specialist aviation regulator – with responsibility for regulation of UK airports – the CAA very much welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the discussion about the current regulatory regime and the potential options for future change. This document is the CAA’s third formal submission to the CC’s Market Investigation into BAA’s airports. The CAA’s previous submissions have focused on the principal characteristics of the market for airport infrastructure services that might be relevant to the CC’s identification and analysis of potential Adverse Effects on Competition, and provided information on airport economics and the existinglegal and regulatory framework.This document will build on these earlier submissions and, where appropriate, refer to material contained within these documents. This paper considers what regulatory framework would be appropriate to meet the challenges facing the UK airports sector. It identifies the broad principles that should be applied to assessing the appropriate regulatory framework, and – given the nature of the sector – how the overall current regulatory framework could be improved. However, the paper does not define what regulation should apply to any individual airport at any particular point in time. [Taken from abstract]. The full text is available in PDF format so Adobe Acrobat software is required in order to read it.

Completeness and Accuracy of Birdstrike Reporting in the UK

This provides access to a UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) Paper 2006/05 dated November 2006. A recent change to UK legislation has resulted in the mandatory reporting of birdstrikes. This report assesses the completeness and accuracy of the reporting of birdstrikes in the UK. The primary objective was to establish whether any action was required to improve reporting and to identify where any such action should be targeted. It makes a number of recommendations to improve the completeness and accuracy of reports. It also found a continuing need for CAA to remind aerodrome licensees and aircraft operators of their responsibilities to share information. [Taken from abstract]. The full text of the document is available in PDF format so Adobe Acrobat software will be required in order to read it.

Congressional Research Service (CRS) Report IB93017 : Space Stations

CRS reports are produced by the US Congressional Research Service, a branch of the Library of Congress providing nonpartisan research reports to members of the House and Senate. This report (2002) provides an overview of the history of the International Space Station (ISS) and gives details of the costs involved so far, as well as projected costings. It also outlines congressional debates regarding the ISS as well as Russia's involvement and highlights issues for consideration. These include rationale, cost and cost effectivenes and operations and commercialisation issues. It was updated in 2003.

Consolidation of the Air Navigation Order 2005

This provides access to links relating to Regulatory Impact Assessments currently available on the Civil Aviation Authority website (www.caa.co.uk). These Regulatory Impact Assessments are regarding amendments included in the consolidation of the Air Navigation Order. See explanatory note on pages 167, 168 and 169 of the Air Navigation Order 2005. Changes consequential upon the establishment of the European Aviation Safety Agency and its Implementing Rules; Requirement for carriage of Mode S secondary surveillance radar equipment; Requirement for carriage of airborne collision avoidance system; Requirement for carriage of area navigation systems in designated airspace; Lighting of offshore wind turbine generators; Requirements for carriage of Emergency Locator Transmitter and means of measuring outside air temperature. [Taken from abstract]. The linked documents are available in PDF format and are provided by the web site of the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA).

Consultation : Proposed amendment to the Air Navigation (Dangerous Goods) Regulations

This provides access to a UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) consultation document dated September 2007. Proposal to Amend the Air Navigation (Dangerous Goods) Regulations 2002. Regulatory Impact Assessment for the Amendment of the Air Navigation (Dangerous Goods) Regulations 2002 to reflect the coming into force of provisions of the European Commission Regulation No. 3922/91 Annex III (EU-OPS). The CAA is consulting on changes to the Air Navigation Order 2005 resulting from the adoption of EU-OPS in July 2008. This consultation on the proposed amendment to AN(DG)Rs is a continuation of that process. [Taken from abstract]. The full text of the document is available in PDF format from the CAA website.

Consultation : Proposed SRG Schemes of Charges 2008/2009

This provides access to a UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) consultation document September 2007. This consultation is in respect of the charges necessary to recover the cost of providing the activities within the Safety Regulation Group of the CAA. The consultation is the third transitional year of moving SRG to more cost reflective charges and follows the recommendations of the Costs & Charges Review 2005. The consultation runs for a period of 12 weeks as from Thursday 20 September and concludes on Friday 14 December 2007. [Taken from abstract]. The full text of the document and online submission form is available from the web site of the CAA.

Consultation on Community Air Traffic Controller Licence

This site brings together a number of documents as part of a UK Department For Transport (DfT) consultation exercise. The consultation has been prompted by actions arising from the European Commission's Single European Sky initiative. The Commission intends to introduce a directive providing for a common licence for air traffic controllers in Europe. The archived consultation was published in January 2006. The text of the document can be viewed online in HTML format. A covering letter inviting responses on consultation can also found in as well as the consultation responses located in .

Consultation on enforcement of information provisions of EU Air Carrier Identity Regulation

This web site provides access to a UK Department for Transport (DFT) Consultation Document dated August 2006. The DFT is seeking the views of the air transport and travel industry, on how to enforce in the UK EU requirements that air passengers should be informed of the identity of their air carrier and of any changes to that carrier which occur after booking. The deadline for receiving responses is 20th October 2006. The documents: Consultation cover letter, Annex A - Consultation on enforcement of Air Carrier Identity Regulation, Annex B - Draft Statutory Instrument, Annex C - Partial Regulatory Impact Assessment, Annex D - List of organisations consulted, Annex E - Code of Practice on Consultation. All documents except for Annex B, are available in html format. Annex B is in PDF format so Adobe Acrobat software will be required in order to read it.

Consultation on Increasing the Minimum Annual Leave Entitlement for Mobile Staff in Civil Aviation

This provides access to a UK Department for Transport Consultation document dated February 2009. This consultation seeks views on how to implement the Government’s manifesto commitment to increase the minimum annual leave entitlement from 20 days to 28 days in respect of mobile workers in civil aviation through a suitable amendment to the Civil Aviation (Working Time) Regulations 2004. A similar change was recently made to the Working Time Regulations 1998, which apply to ground based staff working in civil aviation. However, while the Working Time (Amendment) Regulations 2007(SI 2007/2079) will increase employees’ holiday entitlement in two stages, the first with effect from 1 October 2007 and the second from 1 April 2009, the current proposals for mobile workers in civil aviation are to introduce the full increase in the minimum statutory leave entitlement in one go, with effect from 1 October 2009. This will ensure that from that date, flight deck and cabin crew enjoy the same statutory leave entitlement as their ground based colleagues. [Taken from abstract]. The full text is available in PDF format so Adobe Acrobat software is required in order to read it.

Consultation on Proposed Designation and De-Designation Criteria for Airports

This provides access to a UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) consultation document dated February 2007. In terms of economic regulation, UK airports fall into three categories:• airports not subject to any sector-specific economic regulation. These airports have an annual turnover, measured over each of the previous three years, of less than £1m; • airports that require a permission to levy airport charges. Any airport with an annual turnover in excess of £1m requires permission to levy airport charges. These airports are required to submit financial information to the CAA. In addition, the CAA has powers to attach conditions to remedy or prevent certain courses of conduct; and • airports designated by the Secretary of State for price cap regulation. The CAA must attach conditions relating to the information in the accounts and the maximum amount raised from airport charges for these airports.This consultation relates to the criteria that are applied when assessing the case for the application, or the removal, of the additional regulatory provisions associated with designation. [Taken from abstract]. The full text is available in PDF format so Adobe Acrobat software will be required in order to read it.

Consultation on Right of Appeal to Secretary of State in Route Licensing Cases

A consultation document on a proposal to remove the right of appeal to the Secretary of State for Transport in aviation route licensing cases. Closing date: 13 May 2005. Published: 1 April 2005. It is available in PDF format.

Consultation on second stage transposition of EU Directive to include Aviation in the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS)

This provides access to a UK Department for Transport consultation document dated December 2009. This consultation, launched by DfT and the Department of Energy & Climate Change (DECC), seeks views on the draft second set of implementing Regulations to transpose EU Directive 2008/101/EC to include aviation in to the European Union Emissions Trading System (EU ETS). The consultation runs from Friday 11 December 2009 until Friday 5 March 2010.The consultation documents are avaliable from the Department of Energy and Climate Change website. Reply to consultation Responses must be submitted by 5 March 2010 and can be emailed to:Aviation.EUETS@decc.gsi.gov.uk or sent to the address given in the consultation document.

Consultation on SESAR (Single European Sky ATM Research)

This is a United Kingdom Department for Transport (DfT) consultation document, published 21 February 2006. The European Commission released its proposed Council Regulation on the establishment of a Joint Undertaking to develop the new generation European ATM system (SESAR) on 29 November 2005 as an attachment to its Communication COM (2005) 602 final. This consultation exercise is aimed at providing some background information on the SESAR (Single European Sky ATM Research) project and to seek views of the on the above-mentioned Regulation establishing the Joint Undertaking for SESAR. The web page provides access to the consultation document, covering letter, and reply form. The text of the document is available in HTML and PDF (240 Kb) formats. The closing date for responses is 15 May 2006.

Consultation on Stansted Parliamentary Air Transport Movement (PATM) Limit

Stansted is unique amongst UK airports in having a PATM limit (a limit on the number of takeoffs and landings by passenger aircraft per year) imposed and regulated by Parliamentary approval. The objective of this consultation is to remove the current, statutory limit on the number of (PATMS) at Stansted Airport, in line with the conclusions of The Future of Air Transport White Paper. The consultation considers the benefits and costs of different options and the closing date for responses was 28th May 2004.

Consultation on the Draft Renewable Transport Fuel Obligations Order 2007

This consultation document was published by the UK Department for Transport in February 2007. The consultation on the draft Renewable Transport Fuel Obligations Order and the future design of the obligation, includes a consultation document, with 25 questions to the public, a Regulatory Impact Assessment and the draft Order. Responses to the draft are requested by Thursday 17th May 2007 and a summary of those responses, including the next steps will be published by 31 July 2007. [Taken from summary]. The full text is available in html format.

Consultation on the European Commission’s Proposal to Include Aviation in the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme

This is a UK Department for Transport consultation document dated March 2007. This consultation seeks views on the European Commission’s proposal to include aviation into the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) and on the Government’s initial analysis on the changes required to the proposal. Responses will inform the UK Government’s position on negotiating this proposal.A partial Regulatory Impact Assessment (RIA) is published alongside this document (Annex A) on which we would welcome detailed comments and further information particularly from businesses affected by the proposal. A full RIA will be published once negotiations have concluded, before implementation of the Directive. Closing date for comments is 1st June 2007. [Taken from abstract] The full text of the consultation document, assessment and annexe is available in PDF format so Adobe Acrobe software will be required in order to read it.

Consultation on the introduction of sanctions for misuse of airport slots

This is a United Kingdom Department for Transport (DfT) consultation document, published 14 July 2005. Article 14.5 of the European Regulation 793/2004 places an obligation on Member States to put in place, in the circumstances specified, sanctions to deal with repeated and intentional misuse of slots by airlines. This is to ensure that where airport capacity is scarce, the available capacity is used efficiently and distributed in a fair, non-discriminatory and transparent way. Enforcement measures and sanctions have been introduced with the aim of discouraging misuse of slots and thereby maximising the effectiveness of the slot allocation system. This consultation aims to gather views on the most appropriate way for such a system to be established at the UK's coordinated airports (Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted and Manchester). The Consultation consists of a number of documents including: a covering letter, background and objectives, the questions beind asked, deadline for responses and next steps. Annex A is the Code of Practice, Annex B a partial Regulatory Impact Assessment (RIA), Annex C How other EU Member states have implemented Article 14.5, Annex D Statutory Instrument 1993 No. 1067 The Airports Slot Allocation Regulations 1993, Annex E European Regulation 793/2004, and Annex F the List of organisations consulted by the DfT. The text of the document is available in HTML and a series of PDF files. A report which describes the results of the consultation is now available.

Consultation on the Limited Deregulation of Single Seat Microlights Below 115 Kgs.

This provides access to a UK Civil Aviation Authority consultation document dated October 2006 and includes responses to the consultation published April 2007. Safety and noise regulation of UK microlights was introduced in stages in the early 1980's. Since 1988 the number of single seat microlights in the UK has fallen to around 500. Fewer than 140 now have a permit to fly. This paper sought views on whether single-seat microlights below 115kgs empty weight should be exempted from UK airworthiness requirements only, and invited comments on a draft amendment to the Air Navigation Order to this effect at Annex E. All other safety requirements would remain in place. Comments on the impact of the proposal on pilots with a disability relating to their mobility, were also invited, as there had been a number of cases where requests had been made for exemption from the 70kg weight limit imposed by the law on foot launched microlights to allow the fitting of a tricycle undercarriage and seat to the basic structure. These requests have always been turned down as the CAA has preferred to assist disabled persons by approving modifications to allow them to fly, rather than exempting a particular class of aircraft. [Taken from abstract]. The full text is available in PDF format so Adobe Acrobat software will be required in order to read it.

Consultation on the Status of Manchester Airport

This gives access to a UK Department for Transport Consultation document. Closing Date 17th October 2007. The Secretary of State for Transport wishes to consult on the status of Manchester airport under Section 40 of the Airports Act 1986. An airport that is designated under Section 40 is subject to: a price cap, generally for five years, set by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) following a reference to the Competition Commission; provisions to address any public interest findings made by the Competition Commission at the five yearly review; and a requirement to publish certain information in its statutory accounts. The Secretary of State is specifically consulting on whether Manchester airport meets the criteria that have recently been established for designation and de-designation of airports. [Taken from abstract].

Consultation on the Status of Stansted Airport

This gives access to a UK Department for Transport Consultation document. Closing date October 2007. The Secretary of State for Transport wishes to consult on the status of Stansted airport under Section 40 of the Airports Act 1986. An airport that is designated under Section 40 is subject to: a price cap, generally for five years, set by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) following a reference to the Competition Commission; provisions to address any public interest findings made by the Competition Commission at the five yearly review; and a requirement to publish certain information in its statutory accounts. The Secretary of State is specifically consulting on whether Stansted airport meets the criteria that have recently been established for designation and de-designation of airports. These criteria were confirmed in a decision document issued on 31 May 2007[1]. There is, however, no change to the policy that certain airports might require designation for price control as set out in Section 40 of the Airports Act. [Taken from abstract]. The full text of the document is available in PDF format so Adobe Acrobat software will be required in order to read it.

Consultation Paper on European Draft Directive on Airport Charges

This gives access to a UK Department for Transport Consultation document dated March 2007. This consultation sought views on the European Commission's proposal for a European Directive on airport charges in order to establish the UK position for negotiating the Directive. The Commission defines an airport charge as "a levy collected for the benefit of the airport managing body and paid by the airport users and/or air passengers with a view to recovering all or part of the cost of facilities and services which are exclusively provided by the airport management body and which are related to landing, take-off, lighting, and parking of aircraft, and processing of passengers and freight". Date for responses closed on June 2007. [Taken from abstract]. The full text of the document is available in PDF format and is provided by the web site of the Department for Transport.

Control of Development in Airport Public Safety Zones

This is a circular and guidance document produced by the United Kingdom Department for Transport, DfT Circular 1/2002, dated July 2002. It contains guidance to local planning authorities to enable them to decide planning applications and consider road proposals affecting land within Public Safety Zones. The full text of the document is available from the DfT's aviation web site in PDF format (276 Kb).

Control of Noise from Civil Aircraft

This web site provides access to a Department For Transport consultation paper. This follows the publication of the integrated transport policy White Paper 'A New Deal For Transport: Better For Everyone' which was published on 20 July 1998. It includes proposals to take powers to help airports to enforce mitigation measures. The full text of the paper was published online in HTML format on 15 August 2000, and the text can also be dowloaded in PDF format (287 Kb) and Word (200 Kb). The DFT site also provides access to a report which summarises the response to the consultation.

Corporate Publications : Key Documents for Defence

Linked from the Ministry of Defence web site, this site provides access to full text Minisry of Defence publications and reports. It contains MoD business plans including Expenditure Plans and the MoD Departmental Plan; MoD public consultations; government policy and strategy on defence including White Papers and the Departmental Framework Document; and a reports section which links to the House of Commons Defence Select Committee Reports and National Audit Office Reports as well as annual reports, financial reports and reports of interest to the defence business community, veterans and researchers.

CS-25 : Large Aeroplanes

This EASA Airworthiness Certification Specification CS-25 for Large Aeroplanes dated 17 October 2003 is available in full-text PDF. The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is tasked with the regulation of civil aviation safety in the states of the European Union. Its mission is to promote the highest common standards of safety and environmental protection in civil aviation for a safe and sustainable aviation system and the CSs concentrate on the fields of aircraft design, manufacture, aircraft operation and maintenance and the licensing of aviation personnel. These regulations that were often loosely referred to as "design requirements" or "airworthiness codes" have essentially remained unchanged in technical content in the transition from Joint Airwothiness Requirements (JARs) to EASA Certification Specifications (CSs). However the advisory material that was contained in a series of advisory circulars (ACJs), is now placed in Part 2 of the CSs as Acceptable Means of Compliance (AMC). Amendments may also be available for this document at the main Certification Sepcifications page of the EASA website.

Defence Industrial Strategy : Defence White Paper

The Secretary of State for Defence announced the UK Defence Industrial Strategy on 15 December 2005 in Parliament. This site provides access to the full text pdf version of the Defence White Paper Cm 6697. The aim of the strategy is to provide UK Armed Forces with appropriate equipment in a timely and cost-effective manner. To do this the UK requires adequate industrial capability including infrastructure, skills, intellectual property and capacity to maintain national security and sovereignty. The paper gives a strategic overview of the defence market, UK business environment, research and technology, and defence exports; reviews industrial sectors such as systems engineering, maritime, armoured fighting vehicles, helicopters and munitions; and implementing the Defence Industrial Strategy.

DefenseLINK - Publications

This facility provides a list of publications that are popular information resources published by the US Department of Defense (DoD). There are links to the full text versions. The list is divided into the following headings - general interest, (which contains dictionaries, journals and statistics) and forms and reports. This site also offers archived publications, a search engine, an image archive and news articles from the American Forces Press Service and official DoD releases. It is possible to subscribe to receive email notifications from both of these services.

Delivering Security in a Changing World : Defence White Paper

Published in December 2003, this paper builds on the Strategic Defence Reviews in 1998 and 2002. The White Paper (CM 6041-I, II) details the defence policy for the future of the British Armed Forces. It addresses the changing security environment and threats posed by terrorists and weapons proliferation, future requirements for defence, and armed forces capabilities. There is also a separate volume of supporting essays which is accessible from this site, which covers international organisations, scales of effort and military tasks, developing the reserves, MoD strategy for defence relations, defence management and defence industrial policy.

Denied Boarding Compensation Regulation - Second Consultation

This is the second consultation paper on the proposed enforcement regulations aimed at ensuring compliance with Council Regulation 261/2004 in the UK. This regulation is concerned with compensation and assistance to passengers in the event of denied boarding, cancellations and long delays. The closing date was 11th February 2005 and it was published on 14th January 2005. It is available in html format. The consulation letter, list of consultees and annexes are also available.

Department for Transport : Aviation

This is the home page of the U.K. Department for Transport (DFT) Aviation section. The site brings together resources to many full text papers in the areas of aviation environmental issues, air traffic forecasts, air traffic control, aviation safety, health and consumer issues, airports, and domestic and international issues. The site also provides access to current and archived consultation papers.

Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions : Audit Final Report on the (ICAO) Safety Oversight Audit Mission to the United Kingdom

The United Kingdom was initially assessed under the voluntary ICAO Safety Oversight Assessment Programme from 14 to 24 April 1998 by an ICAO assessment team. This audit was carried out from 3 to 25 July 2000. Its objective was to ascertain the progress made in the implementation of the recommendations forwarded during the voluntary assessment conducted in 1998 and to re-ascertain the safety oversight capability of the United Kingdom. The capability of the United Kingdom to oversee its Overseas Territories was also assessed. The text of th ereport can be viewed in HTML format, and PDF (568 Kb) and Word (453 Kb) versions are available for downloading.

Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions Consultation Paper : European Commission Proposal for a Regulation Establishing Common Rules on Compensation and Assistance to Air Passengers in the Event of Denied Boarding and of Cancellation or Long Delays of Flights

The European Commission published on 21 December a proposal for a Regulation to replace existing Council Regulation 295/91 on Denied Boarding. The UK Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions (DTLR) have issued a consultation paper in February 2002 on the proposed EC regulation. Responses are requested no later than 10 May 2002. The text of the paper can be viewed online in HTML format, and can be downloaded in PDF (76 kb).

Department of Transport and Regional Services : Aviation and Airports Policy

The primary role of the Aviation and Airports Policy Division is to advise the Australian Government on the policy and regulatory framework for the aviation and airports industries. The Division manages the continuing relationship between the Government and the Civil Aviation Authority (CASA), Airservices Australia (Airservices) and Australia's airlines. It also manages Australia's participation in the work of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) and provides the secretariat for the International Air Services Commission (IASC). The site provides information on legislation, regulations and guidelines. A number of discussion papers are avilable in full text. These include: Restricting Operations by Marginally Compliant Chapter 3 Aircraft a proposed airport by airport approach; Expanding Ways to Describe and Assess Aircraft Noise; Going Beyond Noise Contours, Local Approaches to Land Use Planning around Smaller Australian Airports, and Guidance Material for Selecting and Providing Aircraft Noise Information. The site also provides access to a selection of relevant legislation, regulations and guidelines including: Air Navigation Act 1920; Air Navigation Regulations 1947; Air Navigation (Checked Baggage) Regulations 2000, and Smoking on Aircraft.

Designation of London City Airport as 'Coordinated'

This provides access to a Uk Department for Transport Consultation document dated 23rd February 2009. The consultation document seeks views on two issues; whether London City Airport should be designated as ‘coordinated’ by the Secretary of State for the purposes of the Slot Allocation Regulations; and if so, whether the Secretary of State should approve the appointment of Airport Coordination Limited (ACL) as the coordinator at this airport. Closing date for responses is 17th April 2009. The consultation letter is available in PDF format so Adobe Acrobat software is required in order to read it. Also included are supporting documents Annexe A-Capacity Study, Annexe B-Impact Assessment, Annexe C-List of Consultees, and Annexe D-Response Form.

Directive on working time of mobile workers in civil aviation : second consultation

The UK Department for Transport has made available a consultation paper on the draft regulations and accompanying guidance material in connection with the implementation of the Directive on working time of mobile workers in civil aviation in both HTML format. A list of consultees, the statutory instruments and the outcome of the first consultation are also available.

Discipline and Military Law

This web page is part of the British Army web site aimed at serving soldiers and officers. Background information is provided on military law and the enforcement of discipline in the army. This covers areas such as courts martials, the Standing Civilian Court, summary dealing and the Army Legal Services. A detailed guide to alcohol and drug misuse and a selection of full text PDF documents dealing with various aspects of discipline and military law are available. These include guides to the military courts, soldier's rights, management and resolution of complaints, sentencing, custody, summary dealing and administrative action for misconduct.

Display of Nationality and Registration Marks on Aircraft : Guidance for Owners

This link provides access to UK Civil Aviation Authority publication Civil Aviation Paper CAP 523, 8th edition, 5th February 2002. The document reproduces Schedule 2, Part B of the Air Navigation Order, 2000 as amended and gives advice on interpreting the requirements on registration markings. The text of the document is available in PDF format (949 kb).

DPRK Foreign Ministry Statement Denounces UNSC Resolution Over DPRK Missile Launch

Provided by the Nautilus Institute Policy Forum Online, this is the full text of the statement issued by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, or North Korea, Foreign Ministry on 16th July 2006 which rejects the UN Security Council Resolution 1695 (2006) that denounced the DPRK's testing of ballistic missiles on 5th July 2006.

Draft Common Requirements for the Certification of Air Navigation Services

This consultation document was issued by the European Commission's DG TREN/F/2 on 20/07/2004. It outlines proposals for detailed implementing rules to be adopted by the European Commission to complement the legislative package of four regulations which provide the essential elements of a seamless European Air Traffic Management System, the so called "Single European Sky", introduced in March 2004. The closing date for responses to the consultation was 17 September 2004. The text of the paper is available in PDF format from the Air Transport section of the European Union's Europa web service.

ECAC Policy Statement in the Field of Aviation Facilitation

This web site provides access to a European Civil Aviation Conference (ECAC) document titled: Facilitation: ECAC.CEAC Doc 30, (Part 1), 11th edition December 2009. The document presents the ECAC's policy statement in the field of aviation facilitation. It covers facilitation of transport of: persons and their baggage; cargo and other articles; persons with reduced mobility; facilitation and services for traffic on airports; and annexes. The text of the document is available online in PDF format.

Economic Regulation and Incremental Costs

This is the full text of a consultation paper dated February 2001. It is published by the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and considers the estimation of incremental costs and the role they should play in the regulatory oversight of the designated airports. The major issues are set out and outlines ways in which estimates could form the final price cap. The deadline for response was April 2001. The paper is available in PDF format.

Economic Regulation of Heathrow and Gatwick Airports 2008-2013

This provides access to a UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) Decision paper dated March 2008. Also available is a press briefing and a supporting paper. The CAA’s purpose in its economic regulation of price-controlled airports is to further the reasonable interests of airport users, to promote the development of efficient and profitable airports in the UK, and to encourage timely investment in capacity to meet demand. It does this through setting price controls and other conditions every five years on the operation of airports designated by the Government for such economic regulation, according to the statutory functions and duties set out in Part IV of the Airports Act 1986. These conditions limit the amount of revenue which each airport can raise from airport charges and create incentives on the airport operator to operate efficiently, to invest in response to users’ needs, and to deliver a high standard of service to passengers and airlines. This document sets out the CAA’s price control decisions in respect of Heathrow and Gatwick Airports for the five-year period commencing 1 April 2008 (the fifth quinquennium, or Q5). It represents the culmination of over two and half years’ work by the CAA, by the airports’ operator BAA and by airlines themselves, including through the process of constructive engagement which the CAA established in 2005. The CAA considers that, as a result of such engagement, its price control decisions are significantly better informed by a broader and deeper understanding of airlines’ views, along with BAA’s own responses to its users’ requirements. The CAA is grateful for the valuable inputs which airlines, passenger groups, and BAA have provided during the price control review, which together have enabled the CAA to reach its decisions on airport regulation. [Taken from abstract]. The full text of these documents is available in PDF format so Adobe Acrobat is required in order to read it.

Effect of JAR-FCL on General Aviation Safety

This provides access to a UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) document 2007/05 dated July 2007. After the introduction of the Joint Aviation Requirement for Flight Crew Licensing (JAR-FCL) in 1999, the revalidation requirements for pilot licences experienced significant change. This Paper initially summarises these revalidation changes for various ratings. Two sets of data, before and after the introduction of JAR-FCL, are then examined, in order to establish whether its introduction has had any effect on the number of serious incidents and accidents in General Aviation for fixed wing aeroplanes and microlights, with a MTOW < 5,700 kg, particularly focusing on training related issues (experience, recency and training). [Taken from abstract]. The full text of the paper is available in PDF format from the CAA web site.

Emission Standards and Test Procedures for Aircraft and Aircraft Engines : Summary and Analysis of Comments

This is United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) document EPA420-R-05-004, published November 2005. On September 30, 2003, the EPA published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) for proposed amendments to existing emission standards for oxides of nitrogen (NOx) for newly certified commercial aircraft gas turbine engines with rated thrust greater than 26.7 kilonewtons (kN). This document contains a detailed summary of all comments received on the NPRM as well as the EPA's analysis of each comment and response. The text is available in PDF format (55 pages, 477K) from the EPA's Nonroad Engines, Equipment, and Vehicles web site.

ESA Convention

This site provides the full text of the Convention of the European Space Agency in HTML format. This includes the ratification dates, the preamble, articles and annexes (I - privileges and immunities, II - financial provision, III - optional programmes, IV - internationalisation of national programmes, V - industrial policy). ESA's rules and procedures are also available from the site.

EUR-Lex Directory of Community Legislation in Force and Preparatory Acts : Air Transport

This is the part of the European Union (EU) EUR-Lex database which contains the full text (excluding tables) of legislation in force and Community preparatory acts regarding air transport. Specific areas covered are: competition rules, market operation, market access, route distribution, prices and terms, air safety, structural harmonization, international relations, consultation procedures and conventions with non-member countries.

EUR-Lex

This site covers legislation in force in the European Union (EU) and new legislation as it is enacted. The site is available in all the official languages of the EU. The site contains full text versions of all of the treaties, free access to the C and L series of the Official Journal for a period of 45 days after publication, the electronic version of the legal acts in force which appear in the Official Journal, all instruments adopted by the European institutions pursuant to provisions of the basic treaties, legislation in preparation, community preparatory acts, parliamentary questions and case law. The site is searchable and browseable and full text documents can be viewed with Adobe Acrobat in PDF format.

European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) : Certification Specifications

On 28 September 2003, the Agency took over responsibility for the airworthiness and environmental certification of all aeronautical products, parts, and appliances designed, manufactured, maintained or used by persons under the regulatory oversight of EU Member States. The Agency is currently consulting interested parties on the contents of Certification Specifications. The consultation process is being carried out in co-operation with the Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA). For details of which texts are open to consultation and an indicative timetable, please refer to the JAA website. Completed texts shall be posted on the EASA site as and when they are ready for publication. Certification Standards currently available include CS-25 (Large Aeroplanes), CS-34 (Aircraft Engine Emissions and Fuel Venting), CS-36 (Aircraft Noise), CS-APU (Auxiliary Power Units), CS-AWO (All Weather Operations), CS-P (Propellers), CS-E (Engines), CS-ETSO (European Technical Standard Orders), CS-Definitions (Definitions & abbreviations), AMC-20 (General acceptable means of compliance for airworthiness of products, parts and appliances), CS-22 (sailplanes & powered sailplanes), CS-23 (normal, utility, aerobatic & commuter aeroplanes), CS-27 (small rotorcraft), CS-29 (Large rotorcraft), CS-VLR (Very Light Rotorcraft), and CS-VLA (Very Light Aeroplanes). The site contains the Executive Director's Decision, Explanatory Notes, and Comment Response Documents (pdf formats).

European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA)

Based in Cologne, the Agency provides technical expertise to the European Union by assisting in the drafting of rules for aviation safety in various areas and providing technical input to the conclusion of relevant international agreements. In addition, the Agency has been given the power to carry out certain executive tasks related to aviation safety, such as the certification of aeronautical products and organisations involved in their design, production and maintenance. These certification activities help to ensure compliance with airworthiness and environmental protection standards. The site contains background information about the Agency, with separate sections on it's component directorates including certfication and rulemaking, as well the executive, administration and quality and standardisation functions. The site provides access to a listings of Airworthiness Directives; Certification Specifications; Current Consultations; Organisation Approvals; Notices of Proposed Amendments (NPAs) and the associated Comment Response Documents (CRDs); and Annual Programme reports. There is an archive of Rulemaking Circulars aimed at informing stakeholders of important or exceptional Rulemaking developments. Part of the mandate of EASA is to promote a high, uniform level of environmental protection for European citizens. Environmental Protection is therefore an integral part of EASA's general structure of rules and regulations which aim to mitigate the negative impacts of the civil aviation industry. The site therfore contains information on rulemaking environmental activities, certification environmental activities, an overview of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme, and a discussion of aviation’s environmental challenges. The site also provides links to other organisations involved in international aviation safety as well as EU Member States' respective government departments responsible for aviation safety and National Aviation Authorities (NAAs).

European Aviation Safety Agency : Enviornmental Protection

Part of the mandate of EASA is to promote a high, uniform level of environmental protection for European citizens. Environmental Protection is therefore an integral part of EASA's general structure of rules and regulations which aim to mitigate the negative impacts of the civil aviation industry. On these EASA environment pages you will find: Rulemaking Environmental Activities, Certification Environmental Activities, Overview of EU Emissions Trading Scheme, Environmental Challenges, Other useful Environmental links.

European Commission : Air Transport : Legislation

The site provides access to the text of Commission Decisions, Council Directives and Regulations. These are listed under the following headings, traffic management, airports, international aviation, internal market, safety, security, passenger rights, competition, research and environment. There is a link to Eur-Lex, the Directory of Community legislation and in particular to the Air Transport section of the browse structure of that database.

European Commission : Air Transport : Single European Sky

The European Commission (EC) is undertaking a comprehensive reform of air traffic management designed to create the so-called, Single European Sky. This is based on six main lines of action: joint management of airspace; establishment of a strong Community regulator; gradual integration of civilian and military management; institutional synergy between the EU and Eurocontrol; introduction of appropriate modern technology; and better coordination of human resources policy in the air traffic control sector. The web site brings together a collection of resources on the initative including information on the legislation, the work programme, the Single Sky Committee, Implementing rules, Community Specifications and the Industry Consultation Body. The site also provides access to supporting documents and a video.

European Defence Agency (EDA)

The Agency was established under a Joint Action of the Council of Ministers on 12 July, 2004. The EDA's role is to support the Member States and the Council in their effort to improve European defence capabilities for crisis-management operations under the European Security and Defence Policy. The site provides a background description of the Agency, reference and finance documents. There is also organisation information which covers its constituent Directorates responsible for Capabilities Development, Armaments Cooperation, Industry and Market, Research and Technology and Corporate Services. A major section of the site is devoted to the defence equipment market and this includes information on the Code of Conduct on Defence Procurement and Code of Best Practice in the Supply Chain. Access is also provided to an electronic bulletin board. Other sections include News; Documents; Defence Facts (includes a summary of Defence Research and Technology Spend) and Dealing with the EDA (procurement, vacancies and experts).

European Strategies : Future of Transport

This provides access to a European Commission (EU) Transport communication A sustainable furture for transport:towards an integrated technology-led and user friendly system and consultation dated June 2009. In 2001, the Commission issued a White Paper setting an agenda for the European transport policy throughout 2010. Approaching the end of the ten-year period, it is time to look further ahead and define a vision for the future of transport and mobility, preparing the ground for later policy developments. The Commission intends to launch a debate on the main challenges and opportunities for the transport sector in the long term (20 to 40 years). The Communication summarises the current results of these reflection to which four main exercises have contributed: (1) The “Transvisions” study, developing a set of long-term scenarios (2030-2050) for transport and mobility in Europe, Main Report, Executive Summary, Task 1 Report, Task 2 Report. (2) An Evaluation Study,, analysing the performance of the Common Transport Policy in reaching the objectives laid down in the 2001 transport White Paper and in its 2006 mid-term review (annexes will follow in due course). (3) A Report, produced within three focus groups gathering the views of transport experts and discussing the drivers of transport activity in the fields of the economy and society, technology and the environment, and infrastructure and logistics. (4) A High Level Conference, which took place on 9 and 10 March and gave stakeholders the possibility to express their views on the future development of transport in Europe. The Commission encourages all interested party to contribute to the consultation exercise launched by this Communication. Views on the future of transport and on possible policy options should be submitted to the mailbox: tren-future-of-transport@ec.europa.eu by 30 September 2009. Authors should indicate whether they agree that their contributions are published on the Debate page. The full text of these documents are available in PDF format so Adobe Acrobat software is required in order to read them.

Extended Operations (ETOPS) of Multi-engine Airplanes

This is the full text of a final rule (14 CFR Parts 1, 21, 25, 33, 121, and 135) from the U.S Federal Aviation Administration regarding ETOPS of multi-engine airplanes. This final rule applies to air carrier (part 121), commuter, and on-demand (part 135) turbine powered multi-engine airplanes used in extended-range operations. However, allcargo operations in airplanes with more than two engines of both part 121 and part 135 are exempted from the majority of this rule. It establishes regulations governing the design, operation and maintenance of certain airplanes operated on flights that fly long distances from an adequate airport. This final rule codifies current FAA policy, industry best practices and recommendations, as well as international standards designed to ensure long-range flights will continue to operate safely. To ease the transition for current operators, this rule includes delayed compliance dates for certain ETOPS requirements.

Extended Range Twin Operations (ETOPS)

This provides access to a UK Civil Aviation Authority Publication Civil Aviation Paper CAP 513, Issue 3, 11 October 2002. CAP 513 states an acceptable means (but not necessarily the only means) by which approval may be given for UK-registered twin-engined aeroplanes to operate over a route that cnotains a point further than one hour's flying time (in still air) at the normal one-engine-inoperative cruise speed from an adequate aerodrome. Due to regulation changes and the publication of JAA GAI20, CAP 513 will remain at Issue 3 and is to be used as guidance material only for older aircraft types. For all ETOPS operational and airworthiness requirements reference should be made to Joint Aviation Authorities Document GAI20 ACJ 20X6. The text is available in PDF format (228 kb) from the CAA's publications web site.

Extension of EASA Remit : Safety of Aerodromes, Air Traffic Management and Air Navigation Services

This provides access to a UK Department for Transport consultation document dated July 2008. The Department for Transport is seeking views on the proposed extension of the European Aviation Safety Agency’s remit to the safety of aerodromes, air traffic management and air navigation services. The responses to the consultation will be taken into account in formulating the UK’s negotiating position during the legislative process in the Council and the European Parliament. The closing date for submission of views is October 2008. The full text of the document is available in PDF format so Adobe Acrobat software isw required in order to read it.

FAA Office of Airports : Part 139 Certification

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has statutory authority to issue operating certificates to airports. The certification process is intended to ensure the safety of the flying public by requiring airports to meet certain standards for airport design, construction, maintenance, and operations as well as firefighting and rescue equipment, runway and taxiway guidance signs, control of vehicles, management of wildlife hazards, and recordkeeping. Federal airport certification requirements were revised on June 9, 2004. Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Part 139 (14 CFR Part 139), requires the FAA to issue airport operating certificates to airports that serve scheduled and unscheduled air carrier aircraft with more than 30 seats, and scheduled air carrier operations in aircraft with more than 9 seats but less than 31 seats. The site includes an overview of the Part 139 certification process and provides access to a variety of resources, guidance documents, forms and notes. These include the Airport Certification Status Table (MS Excel, 102 KB), Advisory Circulars, Sample Airport Certification Manual (PDF, 213 KB), CertAlerts, and a Part 139 Presentation (MS PowerPoint, 838 KB). It also provides access to an airport data and contact information database, as well as a complilation of Airport Master Record Data.

Facility Operation and Administration

This is a United States Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reference publication, basic edition dated 17 February 2004, including change 1, updated 16th February, 2006. This order provides instructions, standards, and guidance for operating and managing Air Traffic (AT) facilities. Part 1 contains information generally applicable to two or more types of facilities. Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4 prescribe instructions unique to each discipline: Air Route Traffic Control Centers (ARTCC); Terminal Traffic Control Facilities; Automated Flight Service Stations/Flight Service Stations. Part 5 prescribes the instructions for traffic management applicable to National Air Traffic Control System Command Centre (ATCSCC), centre, and terminal facilities. Part 6 is regulatory information concerning waivers, authorisations, exemptions, and flight restrictions. The text of the document is available in HTML and PDF formats (2.50 Mb) from the listing of air traffic publications on the FAA's web site.

Fatal Aircraft Accidents:Far North Queensland in Context

This web site provides access to an Australian Transport Safety Bureau Research and Analysis Report (B20060034) dated November 2006. This research paper examined the number and rate of fatal accidents in Australia, Queensland and Far North Queensland involving aircraft with a maximum take-off weight of 11,000 kg or less between 1990 and 2005. The latest year available for exposure data (number of landings, flying hours) was 2004. The purpose of this paper was to examine fatal accidents in Queensland, and specifically Far North Queensland, and provide a context in which to view the results. However, the examination of fatal aircraft accidents from a regional or state perspective raised issues that limited the conclusions that could be drawn from the results. These issues included the generally independent relationship between a fatal accidents contributory factors and the accident location, the availability of suitable activity data and the low number of fatal accidents and fatalities in Australia. Hence, the results described below indicate what happened in a particular area of Australia as opposed to the level of aviation safety. The inter-state analyses showed that between 1990 and 2005, the majority of the 318 fatal accidents involving aircraft with a MTOW of 11,000 kg or less occurred in Queensland (n = 102), NSW/ACT (n = 102) and Victoria (n = 37). In terms of fatalities, the highest number occurred in Queensland, where 225 of the 647 fatalities in Australia occurred. There were 0.9 fatal accidents and 1.9 fatalities per 100,000 landings in Queensland between 1990 and 2004, compared with the national rates of 0.7 and 1.3 respectively. Tasmania recorded the highest fatal accident and fatality rates of 1.8 and 4.1 respectively. However, the significance of these rates should be interpreted with caution due to the low number of fatal accidents and activity in Tasmania. Across Queensland, almost half the 102 fatal accidents occurred in the South region of the state with the remaining fatal accidents almost evenly distributed across the Central (n = 19), North (n = 19) and Far North regions (n = 17). The South region of Queensland recorded the lowest fatal accident rate of all the regions, with 0.7 fatal accidents per 100,000 landings between 1990 and 2004. The Central and North regions both recorded 1.2 fatal accidents per 100,000 landings and Far North Queensland recorded a rate of 1.0. Of the 225 fatalities in Queensland, South Queensland (83) recorded the highest number of fatalities followed by the Far North (64), North (42) and Central (36) regions between 1990 and 2005. However, South Queensland recorded the lowest fatality rate with 1.3 fatalities per 100,000 landings between 1990 and 2004. The Central, North and Far North regions recorded 2.3, 2.6 and 3.0 fatalities per 100,000 landings respectively. The Far North Queensland rate does not include the 15 fatalities that occurred in the Lockhart River accident in 2005, which would further increase the North Queensland fatality rate. A fluctuation in fatality numbers, such as that arising from the Lockhart River accident, highlights the influence a single aircraft accident can have when fatal accident and fatality numbers are relatively low. [Taken from abstract]. The full text of the report is available in PDF format so Adobe Acrobat software will be required in order to read it.

Federal Aviation Administration : Certifications and Certification

The FAA's Aircraft Certification Service is responsible for the safety of civil aircraft. The site links to aircraft certification information (including an FAQ, standard airworthiness certification, special airworthiness certificate, special flight authorisation, and export and import approvals), airport certification and certification of people (including training and testing, online updating of airman records and FAQs).

Federal Aviation Administration : Environmental Policy and Guidance :

This Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) site provides access to a range of online documents and other information resources relating to aircraft emissions and environmental impact. The publications available online include: Aircraft Contrails Fact Sheet, Aircraft Engine Emissions, Airport Noise and Compatibility Planning, Air Quality Handbook, Aviation and Emissions - A Primer, Aviation Noise Abatement Policy,Consideration of Air Quality Impacts by Airplane Operations at or Above 3000ft, Fuel Venting and Exhaust Emission Requirements for Turbine Engine Powered Airplanes, Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAPs) Associated with Aircraft, Airports, and Aviation - Select Resource Materials and Annotated Bibliography, and the IPCC Special Report on Aviation and the Global Atmosphere - Summary for Policy Makers

Federal Aviation Administration : Flight Standards Service

The FAA's Flight Standards Service promotes safe air transportation by setting the standards for certification and oversight of airmen, air operators, air agencies, and designees. It also promote safety of flight of civil aircraft and air commerce by accomplishing certification, inspection, surveillance, investigation, and enforcement; Setting regulations and standards; and managing the system for registration of civil aircraft and all airmen records. The site provides links to various flight standards programmes including: Air Transportation Oversight System (ATOS), Aviation Safety Action Program (ASAP), Aviation Safety and Health Program (ASHP), Cabin Safety, FAA Safety Program, International Aviation Assessments Program National Simulator Program, System Approach for Safety Oversight (SASO), and the Whistleblower Protection Program. The site also provides links to the component divisions: Air Transportation; Aircraft Maintenance; Flight Technologies and Procedures; General Aviation and Commercial; and Regulatory Support. A link is alsol provided to the Civil Aviation Registry which is responsible for developing, maintaining, and operating national programmes for the registration of United States civil aircraft and certification of airmen.

Federal Aviation Administration : International Aviation Safety Assessment (IASA) Program

The foreign assessment program focuses focuses on a country's ability, not the individual air carrier, to adhere to international standards and recommended practices for aircraft operations and maintenance established by the United Nation's technical agency for aviation, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). The site contains the checklists used by FAA teams during the performance of the in-country portion of an IASA assessment; definitions of the rating criteria used for the countries at the time of the assessment, and, spreadsheets of countries and category in the Assessment Program (results are presented in either MS Excel or PDF formats). In addition a model civil aviation statute, model regulations, and model implementing standards are available.

Federal Aviation Administration : Office of Rulemaking

The FAA's Office of Rulemaking is responsible for a range of tasks including: the project management of all FAA rulemaking projects; development of national policies on rulemaking procedures; administrative adequacy of all safety and security regulatory material; ensuring that existing rules, regulations, standards, policies, procedures, and program performance are consistent with FAA goals and objectives; development of rulemaking documents; and, issuance of guidelines on Department of Transportation (DOT) regulatory procedures. The web site provides access to a range of information. There is an online resource guide which contains Final Rules & Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRMs). These documents are available in MS word and PDF formats. The web site also provides access to a Bulletin Board.

Federal Aviation Administration : Regulatory and Guidance Library (RGL)

The FAA's Regulatory and Guidance Library (RGL) provides access to a set of searchable databases which contain regulatory and aviation product information. These include: Federal Aviation Regulations (FARs) from 14 CFR both in their current version as well as historical versions. The RGL contains certain Notices of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRMs) and Final Rules (with all preamble explanatory material) which led to the actual Rule changes. It also contains make/model information for all civil aviation products including all current type certificate data sheets, Airworthiness Directives (ADs) both final and proposed; aviation safety Advisory Circulars (ACs) both final and draft; and Aircraft Certification Service Orders.

Federal Aviation Administration Aircraft Certification Service : Advisory Circulars

This site provides the full text of Advisory Circulars produced by the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Aircraft Certification Service. This database is a searchable repository of all aviation safety Advisory Circulars (ACs). You can look at the most current ACs by their AC Number, or Part Number. It is also possible to view historical AC information to see old or cancelled ACs. For each AC, you can view a PDF copy.

Federal Aviation Administration Safety Team

The Mission of the FAA's FAASTeam is to reduce accident rates by conveying safety principles and practices through training, outreach, and education; while establishing partnerships and encouraging the continual growth of a positive safety culture within the aviation community. The site provides acces to a range of resources. The Aviation Learning Center lists a number courses as well as a searchable Online Library, which includes a large number of full text documents. The documents are arranged under a number of browse headings such as Aircraft, Airmen, Airports, Airspace, Airworthiness, Guidance, Standards and Regulations, Human Factors, Reference Materials, and Videos and Interactive Content. The site also provides a link to the Safety Program Airmen Notification System (SPANS), an online event notification facility; to a number of saftey award schemes, safety notices, and FAASteam news stories. Registration for FAASafety.gov is free. Once registered users are able to customize event notification preferences, and receive automatic notification of new events.

Federal Aviation Regulations - FAR Index

Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) - Chapters I and III, Federal Aviation Regulations. This is the offical Federal Administration Agency web site for Federal Aviation Regulations (FARs). Access to the full text documents is provided by the FAA Flight Standards Service. Chapter 1 contains parts 1 through 199. Chapter III, parts 400 through 440, relates to Commercial Space Transportation. The site also provides access to related information and links to other regulatory web sites. This includes a table of the most recent FAR amendments in PDF format.

Final Regulatory Impact Assessment on Organisation of Working Time of Mobile Workers in Civil Aviation

This RIA implements Council Directive 2000/79/EC which aims to benefit mobile workers in civil aviation employed by undertakings established in the UK, including a better balance between work and family life, with commensurate improvements to health and safety. It is concluded that compliance with the Directive is a UK Treaty obligation. Failure to implement its provisions in full would expose the UK Government to infraction proceedings from the European Commission and to possible legal challenges, which could prove costly. Although existing UK legislation covers a number of the rights and entitlements set out in the Directive, national health and safety legislation does not generally extend to mobile workers in aviation. It is available in HMTL format.

Final Regulatory Impact Assessment on Proposed PRM Regulation in Aviation

This provides access to a proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the rights of persons with reduced mobility (PRMs) when travelling by air published by the Department for Transport in 2005. The Department for Transport has consulted both formally and informally with industry, disability organisations, consumer groups and other interested parties on the Commission's proposals. The results of these consultations indicated broad support for the proposal's underlying aim of ensuring that PRMs should be provided with a reliable and seamless service, free of charge at the point of use. However, a number of key points of detail were raised, most notably whether airlines should be entitled to "opt out" of the proposed centralised service. There was further concern about the ability of airport users to influence the setting of suitable service standards and questions about how the costs of the centralised service should be recovered. A number of these concerns have subsequently been addressed by amendments proposed by both the European Parliament and by Member States in Council Working Group. However the airline service option, or "opt-out", has been strongly resisted by the European Commission and has received little support in Council or within the European Parliament. The full text of the document is available in html format from the website of the Department for Transport.

Final Regulatory Impact Assessment on the Enforcement of Council Regulation 261/2004 in the UK

This site provides the full text (HTML) of the final RIA on the Civil Aviation (Denied Boarding, Compensation and Assistance) Regulations 2005. The recommendation is that the Government has no option but to put in place an enforcement regime, but is conscious of the potential practical difficulties of implementing the Council Regulation and considers that the enforcement sanctions should aim to achieve the objectives of the legislation without imposing unnecessary burdens on industry. The imposition of a criminal penalty for systematic non-compliance with the provisions of the Council Regulation is considered to be appropriate.

First Consultation on the Proposed Regulation on Investigation and Prevention of Accidents and Incidents in Civil Aviation

This provides access to a United Kingdom Department for Transport Consultation document published by the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) in January 2010. The closing date for replies is 3rd March 2010. The Department for Transport is seeking your views to inform the UK’s position on the European Commission’s recently issued legislative proposal1 to update and replace Directive 94/56/EC2 establishing the fundamental principles governing the investigation of civil aviation accidents and incidents. Other documents included are : Annex C: Impact Assessment of the Proposed Air Accident Investigation Consultation; Commission of the European Communities Impact Assessment; Commission of the European Communities Summary Assessment; Commission of the European Communities Air Accident Investigation Regulation Proposal. [Taken from abstract]. The full text is available in PDF format so Adobe Acrobat software is required in order to read it.

Flight Data Monitoring

This provides access to a UK Civil Aviation Authority Publication Civil Aviation Paper CAP 739, 1st edition, 29 August 2003. CAP 739 provides guidance to aircraft operators, national aviation authorities, system suppliers and other interested parties on the provision of Flight Data Monitoring (FDM) as part of an Operator's accident prevention and flight safety programme. FDM is the systematic, pro-active and non-punitive use of flight data from routine operations to improve aviation safety. The text is available in PDF format (546 kb) from the CAA's publications web site.

Flight in Icing Conditions

This is a European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) Notice of Proposed Amendment (NPA) No 16/2004 consultation document. The purpose of this NPA is to propose changes to the certification specifications for large aeroplanes (CS-25), related to performance and handling characteristics in icing conditions. This NPA is made up of four different parts: Explanatory Note - descibes the development process and explaining the contents of the proposal; Proposals - the actual proposed amendments; the original Joint Airworthiness Authorities JAA NPA 25BEF-332 proposals justification including an economic impact evaluation; and the JAA NPA 25BEF-332 Comment-Response Document which summarises the comments made on the original JAA NPA and the responses to those comments. The deadline for comments on the EASA NPA was 25 January 2005. The text of the document is available in PDF format from the EASA web site.

Flight Information Service and the FISO Licence

This provides access to a UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) document, Civil Aviation Paper CAP 427, 5th edition, May 1999. A Flight Information Service (FIS) is an Air Traffic Service provided either separately, or in conjunction with other services, for the purpose of supplying information useful for the safe and efficient conduct of flights. The purpose of CAP 427 is to assist providers of Air Traffic Services from Area Control Centres (ACCs) and aerodrome authorities who are considering the establishment of an FIS unit, and to offer guidance to applicants for, and holders of, the Flight Information Service Officers (FISO) licence. The text of the document is available in PDF format (107kb), from the CAA's web site.

Flight Load Validation

This is a European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) Notice of Proposed Amendment (NPA) No 02/2005 consultation document. The deadline for comments on this document was 15 March 2005. It sets forth an acceptable means, but not the only means, of demonstrating compliance with the provisions of CS-25 related to the validation, by flight load measurements, of the methods used for determination of flight load intensities and distributions, for large aeroplanes. This NPA is made up of four different parts: Explanatory Note - descibes the development process and explains the contents of the proposal; Proposals - the actual proposed amendments; the original Joint Airworthiness Authorities Original JAA NPA 25C-343 proposals justification; and the JAA NPA 25C-343 Comment-Response Document Comment-Response Document which summarises the comments made on the original JAA NPA and the responses to those comments. The text of the document is available in PDF format from the EASA web site.

Flight Services

This is a United States Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) refernce publication, basic edition dated 17 February 2004, including change 1, updated 3rd August, 2006. This order prescribes procedures and phraseology for use by air traffic personnel providing flight services. The text of the document is available in HTML and PDF formats (1.84 Mb) from the listing of air traffic publications on the FAA's web site.

Foreign Airline Permits

This is a United Kingdom Department for Transport document which contains a list of foreign airlines (or individual aircraft) that have had permits to operate in UK airspace declined for various periods since January 2000. The document was originally published on January 8 2004 in response to a Parliamentary Question, and was reissued on June 28 2004. The text is available from the DfT's Aviation web site in HTML and PDF (57 Kb) formats.

Fundamental Human Factors Concepts

This provides access to UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) publication Civil Aviation Paper CAP 719, sponsored by the Operating Standards Division, 15 February 2002. It was previously published by ICAO as Circular Number 216-AN/131. Human Factors Digest No. 1. The scope of the document covers the following: the meaning and definition of human factors, a conceptual model of it, and clarification of common misconceptions, the industry need for human factors, the application of human factors in flight operations, and the levels of expertise required and the formal approaches to education. The text is available in PDF format (293 Kb) from the CAA's publications web site.

Gatwick Airport CAA Decision on the Specification of Capex Triggers

This gives access to a UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) publication dated March 2009. The CAA published price control decisions for Heathrow and Gatwick Airports for the five-year period commencing 1 April 2008 (the fifth quinquennium, or Q5).1 A feature of the price control at both airports is a series of capital investment triggers. These specified a reduction to the level of the revenues that the airport would be allowed to recover in airport charges if certain milestones were not reached in respect of relevant capital projects by defined dates. (These reductions would then apply on a monthly basis until the milestones were reached). [Taken from abstract]. The full text is available in PDF format so Adobe Acrobat software is required in order to read it.

Government Response to the Environmental Audit Committee's Report

This is United Kingdom Department for Transport Paper Cm 6063, which was presented to Parliament by the Secretary of State for Transport in December 2003. The paper sets out the Government�s response to the Environmental Audit Committee�s Ninth Report of Session 2002-03 containing the Committee�s findings and recommendations following its Inquiry into Budget 2003 and Aviation in the Summer of 2003. Many of the issues raised are addressed in the white paper on the Future of Air Transport, published on 16 December 2003. The text of the paper is available from the DfT's Aviation web site in PDF format (481 Kb).

Guidance on Air Transport Forums and Airport Surface Access Strategies

The Government's White Paper on the Future of Transport "A New Deal for Transport: Better for Everyone" (Cm 3950) indicated that all airports in England with scheduled services should establish Airport Transport Forums (ATFs) and prepare Airport Surface Access Strategies (ASAS) to feed into Local Transport Plans (LTPs). Draft guidance to airport operators, their potential partners and other interested organisations in delivering surface access improvements, and on the scope, content and handling of ASAS, was published earlier this year. The attached revised guidance takes account of responses received in respect of the earlier draft guidance. [Taken from document]. This was published in December 2005 and is available in HTML format.

Guidance on the Civil Aviation (Working Time) Regulations 2004

This document provides guidance on the rights and the entitlements provided for in the Civil Aviation (Working Time) Regulations 2004. It is available in HTML format and was published on 20th April 2004.

Guidance to the Civil Aviation Authority on Environmental Objectives Relating to the Exercise of its Air Navigation Functions

These guidance notes have been issued by the Secretary of State under section 70(2)(d) of the Transport Act 2000, and published by the then Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, January 2002. The guidance sets out a clear framework within which the Director of Airspace Policy (DAP) will operate in discharging the CAA's air navigation functions. It includes advice on the Government's strategy for sustainable development, information about the guidance given to local planning authorities where this is relevant to DAP's functions, and guidance on particular environmental objectives. The text is available in PDF format (369 KB).

Harmonisation of the Technical Requirements and Administrative Procedures in the Field of Civil Aviation : Proposal to Amend Council Regulation 3922/91

This web site provides access to a Commission of the European Communities document titled: Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council, amending Council Regulation (EEC) No. 3922/91 on the harmonisation of technical requirements and administrative procedures in the field of civil aviation, COM(2000) 121 final, Brussels, 24.03.2000. The full text of this document is available online in PDF format.

Heathrow Airport CAA Proposals for the Specification of Capex Triggers

This provides access to a UK Civil Aviation Authority Proposal dated October 2008. This document seeks views on the detailed specification of Capital Expenditure triggers at Heathrow Airport for the purposes of the price control condition published in March 2008 for the period 1st April 2008 to 31st March 2013. It is likely to be of particular interest to the operator and financiers of the airport and to airline users. The CAA is allowing 2 months for written comments on the proposals in this document. Any comments should be sent, if possible by e-mail, to airports review@caa.co.uk, by 23 December 2008. [Taken from abstract]. Also included is the full text of the Heathrow Airport CAA decision on the specification of capex triggers, dated February 2009. Link also to Gatwick Airport CAA decision on the specification of capex triggers

Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted Airports: Review of Existing Public Interest conditions

This provides access to a UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) Consultation Paper dated October 2006. The CAA has issued this consultation paper on the existing conditions it has imposed on Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted airports in response to previous findings by the Competition Commission that the airports have acted against the public interest. The consultation is on whether the conditions should remain, be amended or can be removed.  Responses to the consultation should be sent to the address in the document by Tuesday 2 January 2007. The full text of the paper is available in PDF format from the website of the CAA.

Helicopter External Load Operations

This provides access to a UK Civil Aviation Authority Publication Civil Aviation Paper CAP 426, 3rd edition, July 1986. This document outlines the special precautions to be taken flying with slung loads requires special precautions to be taken if both air crew and third parties are to be protected from undue risk. The text is available in PDF format (536 kb) from the CAA's publications web site.

Home Office : Office for Security and Counter-Terrorism

The Office for Security and Counter Terrorism, OSCT, works alongside the police and security services to provide information and advice on counter-terrorism measures in the UK. It is resposnible for developing legislation, ensuring the UK is protected from and able to respond to terrorist incidents. The site contains information on the OSCT and its powers; and guidance, documents, speeches and legislation on terrorism and counter terrorism.

House of Commons : Defence Reports

This site provides the full text of publications of the Defence Select Committee for the current session. The site provides a few reports; The Ministry of Defence Police: Changes in Jurisdiction Proposed Under the Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security Bill 2001, The MOD's Annual Report and the Strategic Defence Review. It is also possble to order publications from this site, link to other parliamentary pages and further parliamentary publications available on the internet.

House of Commons Defence Committee : Armed Forces Bill : First Report of Session 2005-06

This is the full text PDF version of HC 747, the Armed Forces Bill of 30 November 2005, which consolidates the Service Discipline Acts into a single piece of legislation. It will be subject to review and renewal every five years. There are two major areas of concern: that the Government�s promised independent element in the complaints system is inadequate and the Bill does not include sufficient detail for an extensive analysis of the proposals. The second area of concern is that the Government proposes to remove the requirement for Parliament to approve the annual renewal of the Service Discipline Acts.

House of Commons Defence Committee : Tri Service Armed Forces Bill : Second Report of Session 2004-05 : Report, Together with Formal Minutes, Oral and Written Evidence

This is the full text pdf version of HC 64 (incorporating HC 1139-i, session 2003-04), published on 14th March 2005. The report examines the Government's proposal to replace the three separate Service Discipline Acts with a single Tri Service Act in the 2005-06 parliamentary session. The chapters look at the case for a single act for the three armed forces services; proposals for a single system of service law which encompasses discipline and court martial, human rights issues, redress of complaints, and boards of inquiry; and parliamentary scrutiny of the Bill and proposed legislation.

Human Factors in Aircraft Maintenance and Inspection

This provides access to a UK Civil Aviation Authority Publication Civil Aviation Paper CAP 718, 1st edition, 24 January 2002. This document is a reprint of the 1995 ICAO Human Factors Digest No. 12, and concerns human factors in aircraft maintenance and inspection. It has been republished by the CAA with permission from ICAO. (Note: The original ICAO HF Digests have now been merged into the ICAO Human Factors Training Manual published by ICAO in 1998). The text is available in PDF format (495 kb) from the CAA's publications web site.

Human Factors

This is a European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) Notice of Proposed Amendment (NPA) No 15/2004 consultation document. The purpose of this NPA is to propose amendments to the annex to Decision No. 2003/2/RM on the certification specifications, including airworthiness codes and acceptable means of compliance, for large aeroplanes (CS-25) relating to human factors. It provides recommendations for the design and evaluation of controls, displays, system behaviour, and system integration as well as design guidance for error management. It is not intended to provide a full roadmap for consideration of equipment design used by the flight crew related to human performance. The deadline for comments on the EASA NPA is 22 February 2005. The text of the document is available in PDF format from the EASA web site.

ICAO's Policies on Charges for Airports and Air Navigation Services

This is a PDF version of the International Civil Aviation Organization's Doc 9082/6, sixth edition, 2001. The policy was originally adopted by the Council on 22 June 1992, at the 14th Meeting of its 136th Session, and amended by it on 8 December 2000, at the 18th Meeting of its 161st Session. There are French and Spanish as well as English language versions of the text.

ICRC Databases on International Humanitarian Law

Provided by the International Committee of the Red Cross, this site provides access to a treaty database that provides the full text of international humanitarian law treaties and documents including the Geneva Conventions and Protocols and details of which countries are signatories. There is also a national implementation database which provides documents on the implementation of humanitarian laws in nation states.

Implementation of the Civil Aviation (Allocation of Scarce Capacity) Regulations 2007.

This provides access to a UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) Consultation document dated 3rd March 2008. The closing date for this consultation is 30th May 2008. The purpose of this consultation is to seek views on our proposals for implementing The Civil Aviation (Allocation of Scarce Capacity) Regulations 2007. These Regulations govern the way that traffic rights are distributed among eligible Community carriers on routes: (a) which are between the UK and countries outside the single European aviation market; and (b) where there are insufficient traffic rights available to accommodate demands of all UK-designated carriers. This process is known as the allocation of scarce capacity. [Taken from summary]. The full text is available in PDF format so Adobe Acrobat software is required in order to read it.

Institute of Air and Space Law

Since its foundation in 1951 McGill University's Institute of Air and Space Law (IASL) has become a leading centre for teaching, research and publication in the field of international aerospace law. The site contains information on IASL's mission, courses, staff biographies and directory, publications, including Annals of Air and Space Law, admissions and events. There are separate sections of the site which are devoted to air and aviation law, and to space law. The air law section contains digitised copies of a range of historically important civil aviation conventions, acts, protocols and instruments, including the Chicago acts, aviation security instruments, and the Warsaw System. The Space Law section contains digitised copies of selected international conventions.

Intelligence and Security Legislation for Security Sector Reform

This technical report (TR-288-SSDAT) was published by The RAND Corporation in 2005 and was written by Greg Hannah, Kevin A. O'Brien and Andrew Rathmell. This report provides an opportunity to learn from the successes and failures of intelligence and security legislation in various countries. It provides a definition of intelligence; describes intelligence production; examines the role of intelligence in security sector reform; highlights the importance of control and accountability; examines how six countries have developed and implemented intelligence reforms; and identifies key lessons. [Taken from abstract]. This is a PDF file, so Adobe Acrobat software will be required in order to read it.

Interstate Travel : Constitutional Challenges to the Identification Requirement and Other Transportation Security Regulations

This is a Congressional Research Service (CRS) Report for Congress RL32664, prepared by Todd B. Tatelman, December 21, 2004. Since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 new federal statutes and agency regulations have been implemented, each with the purpose of ensuring the safety and security of passengers, facilities, and transport system workers in the United States. Not all of these security measures, however, have been publically disclosed. This report examines the legal basis for the transportation security measures, including the sensitive security information (SSI) regulations, and analyses the constitutional provisions under which these measures are currently being challenged. This report will be updated as events require. The text of the report is available in PDF format.

Irish Aviation Authority

The Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) regulates the safety standards of Irish civil aviation and provides air traffic management in Irish controlled air space. The web site provides access to a range of information resources. The corporate information section contains a mission statement, annual report, corporate profile and structure, policy documents, route charges and flight statistics. A substantial number of safety related documents are available online (PDF format) covering operating standards, airworthiness, air traffic control, aerodromes and air navigation, legislation, aeronautical notices and aeronautical information circulars. Other sections of the web site cover licencing, air traffic services and technology, and training and consultancy.

Joint Airworthiness Requirements

This facility is provided by the Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA) and allows the full text of section 1 of the Joint Airworthiness Requirements (JARs) to be viewed. None of the guidance material is made available, this must be purchased separately. JARs available include: definitions and abbreviations, certification procedures for aircraft and related products and parts, sailplanes and powered sailplanes, normal, utility, aerobatic and commuter category aeroplanes, large aeroplanes, additional airworthiness requirements for operations, small rotorcraft, large rotorcraft, aircraft noise, certifying staff maintenance, approved maintenance organisations, approved maintenance training/examinations, auxiliary power units, all weather operations, engines, flight crew licensing - helicopter, aeroplane, medical and flight engineers, master minimum equipment list/minimum equipment list, commercial air transportation - aeroplanes and helicopters, propellers, joint technical standard orders, very light aeroplanes, aeroplane flight simulators, aeroplane flight training devices and aeroplane flight and navigation procedures trainers (Change 1).

Joint Aviation Authorities

This resource is provided by the Joint Aviation Authorities, the bodies who are responsible for the production and publication of JARs (Joint Airworthiness Requirements). Detailed background information about the body is provided, including organisation, status and implementation of work and an outlook which contains the amendment statuses of JARs. The full text of the JAA Review is provided in HTML format back to Autumn 1999, whilst the FAQ (Frequenly Asked Questions) section covers issues relating to maintenance, certification and licensing. Information about training courses is also offered. The full text of JARs is also available from this site.

Landings : Regulations and AIM

This web site provides access to the Landings Federal Aviation Regulations Database. This offers on-line access to most of the FARs. They are in HTML format with one file per paragraph. They contain hyperlinks between paragraphs and sections, making cross-references possible. A link is also provided to the official Federal Aviation administration FAR source. Landings also provide the searchable FAR Navigator to assist the identifaction and retrieval from different parts of the FARs.

Landings

Landings is an established aviation directory service. It provides access to a wide variety of aviation related resources. It includes mediated expert forums covering topic areas such as GPS, maintenance, aviation medicine and law. There are listings of newsgroups and e-mail groups. An extensive reference section includes links to various databases of FAA Regulations, Canadian Regulations, Service Difficulty Reports, Airworthiness Alerts, NTSB Briefs, N Numbers and many more. The reference section also includes coverage of aerospace companies, museums, reports and other publications. Landings also has sections devoted to aircraft/parts; air transport/airports; services; general aviation; government/military: and pilot supplies.

Landings: Federal Aviation Regulations

This is an information resource provided by the Landings aviation directory service. It provides online access to most of the FARs. They are in HTML format with one file per paragraph. They contain hyperlinks between paragraphs and sections, making cross-references possible. There is now a search capability for the FARs. Please note this is not an official FAA server, so the FARs provided here are not the official FARs. You cannot rely on them being accurate.

Landings: Reports and Alerts

This resource is provided by the Landings aviation directory services. It contains links to a wide variety of reports and alerts, from sources such as the FAA (Service Difficulty Reports (SDRs), Airworthiness Directives, Airworthiness Alerts, aviation safety databases, continued airworthiness information); NTSB (Accident Briefs, Aviation Accident Synopses, Accident Abstracts) and NASA (ASRS Program, ASRS Callback Program ); UK Air Accident reports (AAIB); Bureau of Air Safety Investigation - Australia (BASI), Transportation Safety Board of Canada Aviation Occurrence Reports, and many others. For many of these resources, Landings has developed its own search interfaces.

LASORS 2007

The LAS section brings together in one easily understandable book all the flight crew licensing information otherwise found in JAR-FCL, the UK ANO, AICs and the old CAPs 53/54. Regulations and procedures do change between the annual publishing of LASORS and these updates are notified by AICs and published at http://www.caa.co.uk/srg/licensing. The ORS section is also by no means in its definitive format. If it can be enhanced to make the whole book more valuable to the pilot it will be. The aim is to give pilots a one-stop reference for all aspects of safe aeroplane operation.

Legislation Related to the Attack of September 11, 2001

This site is provided by the Library of Congress THOMAS service, which provides legislative information freely to the public. It was created following the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States of America in order to keep the public informed of changes to American legislation related to the terrorist attacks and counter terrorism laws. The site contains the full text of Bills and Resolutions signed into law and cover intelligence, aviation security, bioterrorism, border security and authorisation for the use of military force; Legislation with Floor Action including the Financial Anti Terrorism Act, Homeland Security Information Sharing Act, and the Port and Maritime Security Act of 2001; and Legislation without Floor Action including Preparedness Against Domestic Terrorism Act of 2001, and the Dirty Bomb Prevention Act. There is legislation from September 2001 to the end of October 2001.

Light Aircraft Maintenance Schedule (Aeroplanes)

This is the full text of CAP 411, 4th edition, 14th March 2005. The schedule addresses the scheduled maintenance requirements for aeroplanes used for commercial air transport and non-commercial air transport. It is available in PDF format.

Light Aircraft Maintenance Schedules (Helicopters)

This site provides the full text of the 4th edition of this schedule published on the 14th March 2005. The schedule addresses the scheduled maintenance requirements for helicopters used for commercial air transport and non-commercial air transport and is applicable to EASA regulated helicopters. It is available in PDF format.

Light Aircraft Maintenance

This provides access to a UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) publication, Civil Aviation Paper, CAP 520, prepared by the Safety Regulation Group, 4th Edition Corrected, 24 February 2003. It provides general guidance on implementation of the light aircraft scheme (LAMS) for aircraft not exceeding 2730 kg MTWA, with a Certificate of Airworthiness in the Transport, Aerial Work or Private Category. The text of CAP 520 is available in PDF format (315 kb), from the CAA's web site.

Location Identifiers

This provides access to a Federal Aviation Administration Order No.JO 7350.8G dated May 2009. The current identifiers and codes in the United Sates and Canada air traffic control systems are listed in order. It contains guidelines for requesting location identifiers, name-codes and procedure codes. Also a brief explanation of assignment pronciples is included. {Taken from abstract]. The full text is available in PDF format so Adobe Acrobat software is required in order to read it.

Manchester Airport price control review - policy consultation

This provides access to UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) consultation document dated January 2007. Manchester Airport is currently subject to a price cap which limits increases in airport charges to RPI – 5 per cent annually. This was due to run for a five-year period from 1st April 2003 to 31st March 2008, but was extended for a further year to enable the BAA and Manchester airport price control reviews to be conducted sequentially. The CAA’s January 2007 document sets out for consultation its proposed approach to the economic regulation of Manchester Airport for the period 1st April 2009 to 31st March 2014. The CAA is also currently reviewing the economic regulation of BAA’s Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted airports for the period 2008 – 2013. The CAA published its initial proposals for these airports in December 2006. Where appropriate, the CAA has drawn parallels between the analysis supporting the London airports review and its proposed approach for Manchester. The CAA is inviting views on:(1)its analysis of the nature of competition faced by Manchester Airport;(2)its assessment of the impact of regulation; and (3)possible options for future economic regulation or deregulation of Manchester Airport. [Taken from abstract]. The responses to this consultation dated April 2007 are now available and are provided by the web site of the Civil Aviation authority. The full text is available in PDF format so Adobe Acrobat software will be required in order to read it.

Mandatory Aircraft Modifications and Inspections Summary (UK Aircraft)

This provides access to a UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) document, Civil Aviation Paper CAP 476, CAA Safety Regulation Group, Issue 287, September 2004. It summarises mandatory actions that are required to be complied with by United Kingdom Owners/Operators in respect of aircraft, engines, propellers, aircraft radio stations, instruments and equipment of United Kingdom design. The text of CAP 476 is available in PDF format (2.4 Mb), from the CAA's web site.

Manual of Aerodrome Flight Information Services : Part A General

This provides access to a UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) document, Civil Aviation Paper CAP 410 Part A, 7th ed, 7 March 2002. The purpose of this document is to provide general guidance on the procedures to be followed when providing a Flight Information Service (FIS) to pilots. It is aimed at Flight Information Service Officers (FISOs) working at aerodromes and Area Control Centres (ACCs). CAP 410 is published in two parts. The text of CAP 410 Part A is available in PDF format (213 kb), from the CAA's web site.

Manual of Aerodrome Flight Information Services : Part B Aerodrome

This provides access to a UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) document, Civil Aviation Paper CAP 410 Part B, 7th ed, 2002. The purpose of this document is to provide guidance on the procedures to be followed when providing a Flight Information Service (FIS) to pilots. It is aimed at Flight Information Service Officers (FISOs) working at aerodromes and Area Control Centres (ACCs). The text of CAP 410 Part B is available in PDF format (586 kb), from the CAA's web site.

Meteorological Observations at Aerodromes

This provides access to a UK Civil Aviation Authority Publication Civil Aviation Paper CAP 746, prepared by the Directorate of Airspace Policy, 31 October 2006, Issue 1 incorporating amendments up to and including 31/10/06. CAP 746 contains procedures and information which describe the provision of meteorological observations to civil aviation in the UK and the related regulatory requirements. The text is available in PDF format (473kb) from the CAA's publications web site.

Ministry of Defence : Freedom of Information

This is the UK MoD Freedom of Information and FOI Publication Scheme web site. The site was created in response to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 which supercedes the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information 1997 and came into force in January 2005. The web site provides information on: the publication scheme and what information the Ministry of Defence (MoD) makes available to the public; the Freedom of Information Act; classes of information available; ways to obtain publications, charges and points of contact; and provides access to the full text of recently released information.

Mobile Services on Aircraft : Discussion Paper on the Introduction of Mobile Services on Aircraft

This discussion paper has been prepared by Ofcom (Office of Communications), and issued on 10th April 2006. Ofcom has produced the paper in response to approaches received from stakeholders from the avionic and telecommunications sectors suggesting that it should review the wireless telegraphy licensing regime in order to permit the provision and use of mobile services on aircraft. It covers only the issues relevant to Ofcom’s area of responsibility; and focuses exclusively on the specific issues raised by mobile services on aircraft. The paper sets out Ofcom’s understanding of the complex issues surrounding the potential launch of GSM 1800 MHz services on aircraft. Section 2 sets the background and outlines the current restrictions on use of mobile phones on aircraft. Section 3, describes the International approach, outlines the ongoing work in worldwide and European forums to reach common positions on the key issues. Sections 4 and 5 provide an overview of the principal regulatory and legal issues, the options for dealing with them and some of the pros and cons as Ofcom currently understands them at this time and section 6 provides an overview of technical concerns. Readers of the document are invited to contribute their own views about these matters and to suggest other topics which Ofcom should be considering. Ther closing date for responses is 23rd June 2006. An executive summary is presented in HTML format and a PDF version of the full text is also available for downloading.

Model Aircraft : A Guide To Safe Flying

This provides access to a UK Civil Aviation Authority Publication Civil Aviation Paper CAP 658, 3rd edition, August 2006. CAP 658 provides advice on the safe operation of model aircraft including model displays and large models over 20 kg. The text is available in PDF format (243 kb) from the CAA's publications web site.

Monitoring and Enforcement of the NATS (En Route)PLC Licence

This gives access to a UK Civil Aviation Authority Consultation document dated July 2008. This document seeks views from interested parties on a consolidated document which sets out the CAA’s policies and procedures for the monitoring and enforcement of the air traffic services licence held by NATS (En route) plc (known as NERL). The CAA welcomes comments on the document. Any comments should be sent, if possible by e-mail to susie.talbot@caa.co.uk to arrive by Friday 3 October 2008. The full text is available in PDF format so Adobe Acrobat software is required in order to read it.

National Strategy for Combatting Terrorism

Provided by the National Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism, MIPT, this is a full text pdf report published in September 2006. It outlines the United State's strategy for winning the War on Terror, and builds on the February 2003 National Strategy for Combatting Terrorism and the March 2006 National Security Strategy. It covers the realities of the War on Terror; the terrorist enemy; strategic vision for the War on Terror including the long term approach of advancing effective democracy and the short term approach of preventing attacks, denying WMD and support of rogue states to terrorists, and denying terrorists control of nations; and institutionalising strategy for long term success.

National Transportation Library

The National Transportation Library is administered by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics in cooperation with the Transportation Administrative Services Center (TASC), the operating administrations, and the Office of the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation. The National Transportation Library contains documents and databases provided from throughout the transportation community. The Library contains links to full-text documents. It can be searched, or browsed by subject. The Aviation section can be browsed under the following headings: Air traffic control, Airports and facilities, Aviation economics and finance, Aviation energy and environment, Aviation planning and policy, Aviation safety / Airworthiness, Aviation laws and regulations, Aviation human factors, Newsletters.

NATS (En Route) Plc Price Control Review for Control Period 3 2011-2015

This gives access to a UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) Mandate (terms of reference) for Customer Consultation Agreed between CAA and NATS (En Route) plc dated March 2009. The CAA considers that there is a good case for seeking to develop a greater role for NERL/airline consultation in shaping and informing the outcome of the CP3 review. It set out a proposal for the Customer Consultation process in a consultation paper in October 2008. Following responses from stakeholders, the CAA decided in its February 2009 consultation paper to agree to this process, with amendments. [Takern from abstract]. The full text is available in PDF format so Adobe acrobat software is required in order to read it.

NATS (En Route) PLC Price Control Review for Control Period 3 : 2011-2015

This provides access to a Uk Civil Aviation Authority (CAA)Consultation document dated October 2008. This initial consultation paper sets the scene for the CP3 price control review, by providing context on the legal framework for economic regulation of UK air traffic services, and on NERL’s recent performance against the projections made at that last CP2 price control review. It highlights the further analysis which the CAA intends to undertake to make robust comparisons of NERL’s performance against other air navigation service providers in Europe, in order better to understand the relative standing of, and scope for improvement in, NERL’s cost effectiveness in the coming regulatory period. The purpose of this initial consultation document is to provide background information for the review of the price controls applying to the Eurocontrol and Oceanic businesses of NATS En Route plc (referred to as NERL) from 2011; to consult on the CAA’s proposals for the process and timetable for the review; and to set out some of the main issues that the CAA has so far identified as being relevant to the review. The CAA welcomes comments on any of the matters discussed in this document. The CAA is allowing ten weeks for comments and these should be sent, if possible, by e-mail to natsreview@caa.co.uk by Friday 9 January 2009. [Taken from abstract]. The full text is available in PDF format so Adobe Acrobat software is required in order to read it.

Night Flying Restrictions at Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted Airports:Stage 2

This provides access to a consultation document which closed on the 16th September 2005, from the Department for Transport. Until assessments have been completed the present night restrictions regime will continue for a further year from 30 October 2005 until 29 October 2006. During that year the hours of the restrictions, the system for classifying aircraft, and other aspects of the regime will remain unchanged. The full text is available in html format from the Department for Transport's website.

Night Flying Restrictions at Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted applicable until October 2006

This site provides access to a UK Department for Transport (DfT) paper dated June 2006. There have been restrictions on night flights at Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted for many years. The restrictions have been reviewed about every five or six years. The current restrictions came into force on October 1999 and were originally intended to apply until 31 October 2004. They have been extended twice and now apply until 29 October 2006. The night restrictions for Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted are made under section 78 of the Civil Aviation Act 1982 and are published twice a year in a Notice as a supplement to the UK Aeronautical Information Publication. [Taken from abstract]. The full text is available in PDF format so Adobe Acrobat software will be required in order to read it.

Noise Limits for Aircraft Departing from Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted Airports : Decision of December 2000

This site provides the full text of a decision by the Secretary of State of the UK Department for Transport (DFT). The decision puts in place new noise limits and noise monitoring arrangements at Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted that apply to all aircraft (excepting Concorde). The paper was published on 2nd January 2001. The text can be viewed online in HTML format, and PDF (305 Kb) version is available for downloading.

North Atlantic International General Aviation Operations Manual

The 3rd edition of this manual dated 1 June, 1999 was developed by the North Atlantic Systems Planning Group (NAT-SPG) to assist international general aviation (IGA) pilots with flight planning and operations across the North Atlantic. It is not intended to be a detailed listing of procedures or air regulations of the various States that provide air traffic service in the North Atlantic (NAT) region, and does not in anyway replace the information contained in various national Aeronautical Information Publications (AIP's). Pilots must consult relevant AIRs and Notices to Airmen (NOTAMs) when planning the flight and prior to departure. Appendix 1 provides information on obtaining regulatory publications that may be of assistance to you. This manual is for flight operations above and below minimum navigation performance specifications (MNPS) airspace. If you are going to fly within MNPS airspace, refer to the MNPS Guidance Material. The text of th emanual is available in HTML format from the listing of air traffic publications on the FAA's web site.

NOTAL Publications

NOTALs (Notice to Aerodrome Licence Holders) are issued by the UK CAA to provide a fast and standardised method of disseminating information to aerodrome licence holders. This site provides a listing of NOTAL reference numbers and titles, and where available a link to the full text of the document in PDF format. Subjects covered include friction measurement, birdstrikes and aeronautical ground lighting

Occurrence Reporting in Civil Aviation

This site provides access to a UK Department For Transport (DfT) consultation paper, published on 20 January 2005. This has been prompted by a European Commission requirement that member states implement Directive 2003/42/EC on occurrence reporting in civil aviation by 4 July 2005. The UK Government has prepared a draft Air Navigation (Amendment) Order to implement the provisions of the Directive. The proposed Order does not substantially change current UK occurrence reporting requirements but the presentation of the requirements has been altered to reflect the structure of the Directive. A number of documents are provided including the covering letter; Annex A - Directive 2003/42/EC on occurrence reporting in civil aviation (PDF 1272 Kb); Annex B - Draft Air Navigation (Amendment) Order (PDF 116 Kb); Annex C - Consultation document; Annex D - Code of practice on consultation, and, Annex E - List of consultees. The deadline for comments on the on the proposed amendment Order was 25 February 2005.

Official Document System of the United Nations

This site provides access to full text United Nations documentation from 1993 to the present, and resolutions of the General Assembly, Security Council, Economic and Social Council and the Trusteeship Council from 1946 onwards. The site and documents are available in English, Arabic, Chinese, Russian, French, German and Spanish.

Operational Safety Competences : A UK Code of Practice

This provides access to a UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) publication, Civil Aviation Paper, CAP 700, prepared by the Safety Regulation Group, 2nd ed, 3 May 2002. The document is a joint intitiative of the Aerodrome Operators' Association (AOA) and the Aerodrome Standards Department of the CAA. It identifies the key areas of operational safety competence for aerodrome licensees. The text of CAP 700 is available in PDF format (216 kb), from the CAA's web site.

Oversight of Foreign Code-Share Safety Program Should Be Strengthened

This technical report (GAO-05-930) was published by the United States General Accounting Office in August 2005. U.S. airlines are increasingly relying on code-share partnerships with foreign carriers to provide additional sources of revenue. Code-sharing is a marketing arrangement in which an airline places its designator code on a flight operated by another airline and sells and issues tickets for that flight. To determine whether the foreign code-share partners of U.S.airlines meet an acceptable level of safety, in 2000, the Department of Transportation (DOT) established the Code-Share Safety Program, which requires U.S. airlines to conduct safety audits of their foreign code-share partners as a condition of code-share authorization. GAO's objective was to assess the federal government's efforts to provide reasonable assurance of safety and security on foreign code-share flights. GAO reviewed (1) the extent to which DOT's code-share authorization process is designed to consider safety and security, (2) the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) management of the Code-Share Safety Program, and (3) the implementation of the program by airlines and the results. [Taken from abstract]. This is in PDF format so Adobe Acrobat software will be required in order to read it.

Parachuting

This provides access to a UK Civil Aviation Authority Publication Civil Aviation Paper CAP 660, 3rd edition, March 2003. The purpose of CAP 660 is to set out minimum standards which the Civil Aviation Authority will require to be satisfied prior to the grant or renewal of parachuting Permissions and any related exemptions; and to indicate the CAA 's requirements for the conduct of parachuting operations. The text is available in PDF format (365 kb) from the CAA's publications web site.

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Policy for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Certification

This is a European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) Advanced Notice of Proposed Amendment, A-NPA No 16-2005, 7 November 2005. The purpose of the document is to enable consultation on a proposed policy for the certification of UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) Systems, and is a first step towards more comprehensive UAV regulation. The closing date for responses to the consultation is 7th February 2006. The text of the document is available as a PDF file and along with the response form (MS Word format), can be accessed from the EASA Web site.

Precision of Aircraft Noise Measurements at the London Airports

This is a UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) Environmental Research and Consultancy Department (ERCD) report ERCD Report 0506, Prepared by S. White, November 2005. This report describes the key sources of uncertainty associated with the long-term measurement of noise from aircraft operations at the London airports and estimates their individual and combined magnitudes. The results of a controlled measurement study that was carried out to provide further information on the precision of aircraft noise measurements are also presented The text of the report is available in PDF format (1.8 Mb) from the CAA's publications web site.

President'a Address to the Nation

This website contains the full text transcript of US President George W. Bush's televised address to the nation outlining future strategy in post war Iraq, broadcast on 10th January 2007. The speech outlines methods for tackling the insurgency including committing an extra twenty thousand American troops to Iraq; strengthening Iraqi security forces; assisting the Iraqi government in meeting political benchmarks; and assisting with diplomatic and economic initiatives in Iraq and the Middle East. The address can also be watched using Real Media or Windows Media video.

Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005 : Chapter 2

This site provides access to the full text of the Prevention of Terrorism Act, published on 14th March 2005. This legislation replaces the power of indefinite detention without trial of foreign nationals suspected of involvement in terrorism, as outlined in the Anti-Terrorism Crime and Security Act 2001: Chapter 24, and replaces it with control orders that can be used against anyone suspected of terrorist involvement regardless of their nationality or terrorist cause. The Act covers the power to make control orders, making of non derogating control orders, arrest and detention, duration of control orders, criminal investigations, and appeals and other proceedings.

Prevention of Terrorism Bill : Preliminary Report : Ninth Report of Session 2004-05 : Report and Formal Minutes

This site provides access to the full text report written by the House of Lords and House of Commons Joint Committee on Human Rights, HL Paper 61 HC 389, published on 25th February 2005. It is a preliminary consideration of the human rights issues arising from the Prevention of Terrorism Bill and the Home Secretary's Statement to the House on 22nd February 2005; a more detailed analysis will follow. The chapters look at positive aspects from a human rights perspective and also address concerns over human rights compatibility such as: the necessity for 'derogating control orders', which will restrict an individual's liberty; the lack of prior judicial involvement in giving out such orders; the use of a special advocate procedure in deprivation of liberty cases; and the limited judicial control of non-derogating control orders.

Prevention of Terrorism Bill

This site provides access to the full text of the House of Commons Bill 61, published on 22nd February 2005, in html and pdf format and links to the Explanatory Notes to the Bill, Bill 61-EN, prepared by the Home Office. The Bill provides the Home Secretary the power to place control orders on any individual in order to prevent or control further involvement in terrorism related activity. These orders would be tailored to individuals and may include prohibitions on the possession of certain items, restrictions on movement and communications and requirements on place of abode. The chapters cover the power to make control orders, derogations from the right to liberty, duration and renewal of orders, and appeals relating to derogating and non-derogating orders.

Prevention of the Spread of Communicable Diseases by Means of Air Travel

This provides access to a European Civil Aviation Conference (ECAC) Recommendation Report (ECAC/29-2) dated July 2006. The paper recommends that Member States, in developing and implementing preparedness plans at the national level to respond to outbreaks of communicable diseases, should refer to the attached document, providing a framework for such measures. [Taken from abstract]. The full text is available in PDF format so Adobe Acrobat software will be required in order to read it.

Price control review : consultation on the framework and options for the economic regulation of Stansted Airport

This provides access to UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) Consultation document dated January 2008. The Airports Act 1986 obliges the CAA to set a maximum limit on airport charges – a price cap – for UK airports designated for price control by the Secretary of State. Following a review during 2007, the Secretary of State decided on 15 January 2008 that Stansted Airport would retain its status as a designated airport. The CAA is now required to refer Stansted to the Competition Commission (CC) and, following receipt of its advice, propose and subsequently implement price caps for the airport to take effect on 1 April 2009. The Airports Act does not allow the CAA to delay the implementation of new price caps beyond this date or to exercise any discretion and not apply a price cap. In response to this timetable, the CAA undertook a certain amount of preparatory work during 2007 to identify alternative approaches to setting price caps for Stansted. [Taken from abstract]. Included are the Non-confidential submissions to the consultation January 2008 AUC, BAA, EasyJet, LAAC Stansted, Luton Airport, Manchester Airport, RyanAir, Stop Stansted Expansion. Also, CAA decision March 2009. The full text of the document is available in PDF format so Adobe Acrobat software will be required in order to read it.

Pricing Structures and Economic Regulation

This is the full text of a consultation paper dated March 2001. It is published by the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and considers the limits that the Airports Act 1986 requires the CAA to set on revenue raised through airport charges at designated airports. The paper discusses several questions about price caps and invites responses from interested parties. The deadline for these is May 2001. The paper is available in PDF format.

Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Establishment of a Community Framework for Noise Classification of Civil Subsonic Aircraft for the Purposes of Calculating Noise Charges

The European Commission document, COM (2001) 074 final, dated 2001, is a proposed Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council for the establishment of a Community framework for noise classification of civil subsonic aircraft for the purposes of calculating noise charges.

Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council Amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 95/93 of 18 January 1993 on Common Rules for the Allocation of Slots at Community Airports

This web site provides access to a Commission of the European Communities document proposal document COM (2001) 335 final, Brussels, 20.06.2001. The full text of this document is available online in HTML format. A PDF version of the document is also available.

Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council Amending Regulation No 2027/97 on Air Carrier Liability in the Event of Accidents

The web site provides access to the text of Commission Proposal - COM (2000) 340 final which is intended to ensure full and simultaneous compliance by EC air carriers with the provisions of the new Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules for International Carriage by Air signed on 28 May 1999 - the "Montreal Convention". The full text of the proposal is available online in HTML format, and is contained in EUR-Lex, the database of European Union law. The document was delivered on the 4 September 2000.

Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council Establishing Common Rules on Compensation and Assistance to Air Passengers in the Event of Denied Boarding and of Cancellation or Long Delay of Flights : Commission Proposal - COM (2001) 784 final

The European Commission issued document 501PC0784 in December 2001 as a proposal for a regulation to replace existing Council Regulation 295/91 on Denied Boarding. The proposed Regulation is therefore more ambitious, particular by aiming actively to deter the practice of overbooking. The scope of the proposed Regulation is also extended to cover cancellation and delay. The text is available for downloading in PDF format (173 k).

Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council Laying Down the Framework for the Creation of the Single European Sky

The European Commission document, COM (2001) 123 final, is a Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council that lays down the framework for the creation of the single European sky. The text of the proposal is available in PDF format (145 k).

Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Organisation and Use of the Airspace in the Single European Sky

This is European Commission document Commission, COM (2001) 564 final, 501PC0564(02). It desribes a Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the organisation and use of the airspace in the Single European Sky. The text of the proposal is available in HTML format.

Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Provision of Air Navigation Services in the Single European Sky

European Commission document, COM (2001) 564 final, 501PC0564(01) proposes a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council for the provision of Air Navigation Services in the Single European Sky.

Proposal to Amend the Air Navigation Order 2000 for the Purpose of Introducing Secondary Surveillance Radar Mode Select in Notified Terminal Manoeuvring Areas and En-Route Airspace in the UK From 31 March 2005

This is a UK Civil Aviation Authority, Directorate of Airspace Policy (DAP) document, dated 17 February 2005. It is a revised proposal in response the consultation document, dated 20 January 2004. The CAA are proposing a two stage process which would firstly involve the introduction of a new SSR system in the high-density airspace surrounding the major UK airports and along the major UK air routes. The second stage of the strategy would be to then introduce the new SSR system in the remaining Off Route and less busy Controlled Airspace from 2008. The purpose of this consultation is to assess the options for implementing the first stage of this strategy and to formulate a proposal to amend Article 15, Schedule 5 of the Air Navigation Order 2000 and the Air Navigation (General Regulations) 1993. The second stage of the strategy will be covered under a separate consultation process at a later date. The text of the document is available in PDF format from the DAP's web site.

Proposal to Amend The Air Navigation Order 2000 to Require the Carriage of Airborne Collision Avoidance System II by all Civil Fixed-wing Turbine-powered Aircraft having a Maximum Take-off Mass Exceeding 5700 kg, or a Maximum Approved Passenger Seating Configuration of More Than 19

This is a UK Civil Aviation Authority, Directorate of Airspace Policy (DAP) document, dated 8 November 2004. It is a revised proposal in response to the consultation document, dated 10 December 2003. Airborne Collision Avoidance System (ACAS) II is an airborne system designed to prevent mid-air collisions. Using Secondary Surveillance Radar (SSR) technology to monitor other aircraft in an aircraft's vicinity, ACAS II provides pilots with in-flight information (Traffic Advisory) and guidance (Resolution Advisory RA) to resolve conflictions with other aircraft. Phase 2 of the implementation strategy requires, with effect from 1 January 2005, all civil fixed-wing turbine-powered aircraft having a maximum take-off mass exceeding 5700 kg, or an MAPSC of more than 19, to be equipped with, and operate, ICAO SARPs-compliant (International Civil Aviation Organisation Standards and Recommended Practices) ACAS II within European Civil Aviation Conference (ECAC) States. The objective of this Regulatory Impact Assessment (RIA) is to facilitate the completion of the ECAC ACAS Strategy through the implementation of its second phase. The text of the document is available in PDF format from the DAP's web site.

Proposals for a Defence Diversification Agency : White Paper

This site provides the full text of a white paper (Cm 4088) presented to Parliament by the Secretary of State for Defence, November 1998. The publication of the white paper followed the production of a consultative Green Paper, Defence Diversification: Getting the most out of defence technology (Cm 3861). The text is in HTML format.

Proposed changes to the procedures for leasing foreign registered aircraft

This is a UK Department for Transport (DfT) Consultation Document, published in June 2006. The purpose of the consultation was to obtain views on proposed changes to existing administrative procedures for applications by UK airlines to lease foreign registered aircraft. The closing date for the consultation process was 8th September 2006. The site also provides access to a document, published in November 2006, which summarises the responses received.

Proposed Equivalent Safety Finding on Improved flammability standards for thermal/acoustic insulation materials used in Large Aeroplanes

This is a link to an EASA certification consulation document about thermal and acoustic insulation and suggests amendments in the certification related to the aircraft compartment interiors, cargo or baggage compartments and insulation materials. The document also consists of an appendix which gives a detailed description of testing the flammability and flame propagation characteristics of thermal/acoustic insulation materials.

Question of Palestine : History

Site based on United Nations documents and sources which provide a history of Palestine and conflict in the Middle East from 1917 to the present. It provides links to key documents such as Article 22, the Balfour Declaration, UN Resolutions of 1947, 1967 and 1973. There is also a collection of maps illustrating territories occupied by Israel and Plans of Partition.

Radar Control Collision Avoidance Concepts : An Output of the Avoiding Action Working Group

This provides access to a UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) publication Civil Aviation Paper (CAP) 717, sponsored by the Air Traffic Services Standards Department, 2nd edition, 31 January 2005. The CAA established a Working Group to examine the factors that can influence the suitability of avoiding action instructions issued by air traffic controllers. The Group noted that these factors were not always well understood by controllers and pilots. This document contains an overview of the various factors involved and provides a number of example scenarios and offers guidance on avoiding action instructions that may be suitable. This guidance will be incorporated into controller training schemes where appropriate and will be of interest to pilots and flying training organisations. The text of the document is available in PDF format (238 kb).

Reducing Air Traffic Delays : Civil and Military Management of Airspace in Europe

The UK Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions (DTLR), [now Department For transport (DFT)], has published the Government's response to the Report by the House of Lords Select Committee on the European Union, dated 8 May 2001. It includes material produced by DTLR itself, the Ministry of Defence, and the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), and deals with the specific recommendations in the report. The document was published on 7 January 2002.The link takes below is directed to a search page including 2 documents. The text can be viewed in HTML format, and PDF (113 Kb) version is available for downloading.

Reducing the Climate Change Impact of Aviation

This is a Commission of the European Communities communications document, published in September 2005. This was obtained after communications from the commission to the council, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions. This Communication is a basis for discussion with other European institutions and stakeholders on internalizing the environmental costs of aviation emissions into the EU Emission Trading Scheme. While the aviation sector is confronted with the highest oil and fuel prices in history causing significant economic impacts for the airlines, a number of recent dramatic weather events in Europe and abroad give a reminder of the potentially huge costs associated with the increase in the frequency and severity of such events that climate change is expected to cause. Although the economic context is difficult, the problem of climate change remains urgent and discussions have to be launched now in order to provide timely input for the planned review of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme in June 2006. Therefore, the purpose of this document is to state the strategy of the already existing political orientations (i.e. the objective that global surface temperatures should not rise by more than 2°C compared with pre-industrial levels in order to prevent dangerous and irreversible anthropogenic climate change). On the basis of these political orientation this report will provide appropriate guidelines action needs to be taken to ensure that aviation does not undermine, but contributes to, achieving this overall objective.

Refinancing the Public Private Partnership for National Air Traffic Services

This a U.K National Audit Office (NAO) report, HC 157 Session 2003-2004, 7 January 2004. This report is a follow up to the July 2002 report on the Public Private Partnership for National Air Traffic Services Ltd, the UK's main air traffic control provider. The key question which the report seeks to address is whether, in light of the refinancing exercise, NATS now has robust finances, to which all the company's main stakeholders have made equitable contributions. The full text of the report is available in PDF format from the NAO's website.

Reform of the Third Aviation Package Consultation Document

This provides access to a UK Department for Transport Consultation Document dated October 2006. The European Commission has published a proposed regulation on common rules for the operation of air transport services. This consultation document aims to ensure the final regulation benefits consumer and operators. [Taken from abstract]. The closing date for the consultation was 19th January 2007. The full text of the document is available in html format from the web site of the DFT.

Reforming the framework for the economic regulation : Supporting Paper I – Constructive Engagement of UK airports

This is The Civil Aviation Authority’s response to the Department for Transport’s consultation, dated May 2009. The second supporting paper is also available.

Regulation (EC) No 1592/2002 : establishing a European Aviation Safety Agency (15 July 2002)

Full text of Regulation (EC) No 1592/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 July 2002 on common rules in the field of civil aviation and establishing a European Aviation Safety Agency. Official Journal L 240 , 07/09/2002 P. 0001 - 0021

Regulation (EC) No 261/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 February 2004 establishing common rules on compensation and assistance to passengers in the event of denied boarding and of cancellation or long delay of flights, and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 295/91

This European Commission regulation protects the rights of air passengers when facing denied boarding, cancellation of their flight or a long delay. The regulation, which came into effect in 2005, is intended to extending air passengers' rights to all kinds of flights, reduce denied boarding, minimise the inconvenience of cancellations, and assist passengers when faced with long delays. The text of the regulation is available in PDF format from the European Union's Europa web service.

Regulation (EC) No. 1107/2006

This site provides the full text of Regulation (EC) No. 1107/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2006 concerning the rights of disabled persons and persons with reduced mobility when travelling by air. It was published in the Official Journal of the European Union L 204/1 on 26th July 2006. It is available in PDF format.

Regulatory Impact Assessment : Implementing Directive 2002/30/EC : The Aerodromes (Noise Restrictions) (Rules and Procedures) Regulations 2003

This is a partial Regulatory Impact Assessment (RIA) prepared by the UK Department for Transport. It examines implementation issues relating to The Aerodromes (Noise Restrictions) (Rules and Procedures) Regulations 2003. The Regulations implement European directive 2002/30/EC adopted on 26 March 2002, which establishes principles for managing noise and rules and procedures for introducing related operating restrictions (including withdrawal of the noisiest 'Chapter 3' aircraft) at Community airports. The text of the RIA can be viewed online in HTML.

Regulatory Review of General Aviation in the UK

This web site provides access to a UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) Final Report dated July 2006. On 15 June 2005 the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) Chairman invited, inter alia, the UK General Aviation (GA) community and the Department for Transport (DfT) to join the CAA in carrying out a Strategic and Regulatory Review of GA in the United Kingdom (UK). In making the proposal the Chairman considered: (1) The concerns expressed by the GA community, following the CAA/Industry Joint Review Team study on Future Costs and Charges.(2) The need to re-engage with the GA community and to revitalise and enhance the relationship.(3) The need to demonstrate to the GA community that the CAA is fully committed to the principles of better regulation.(4) This was an essential element in the CAA’s programme of continuous improvement. The objectives of the review were to agree and record: a) A description and definition of GA in the UK. b) The history of regulation within the UK, the existing UK policy on GA regulation and best practice guidelines. c) Sectoral trends and major and future developments which are likely to affect UK GA. d) The accident rate for UK GA over the past 10 years compared with the rates in selected other European States and the USA. Appropriate safety targets for GA were to be considered. e) Other regulatory models used within Europe and elsewhere. f) The effects of the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) (through Regulation (EC) 1592/2002) upon future UK regulation of GA. g) Methods and effectiveness of consultation and dialogue between GA interests and CAA/Government/regional bodies. h) Proposed options for future UK regulation of GA including details of: 􀀁 Possible legal changes. 􀀁 Costs of administration. 􀀁 Costs to industry. 􀀁 Advantages and disadvantages of each proposal. 􀀁 Cost effectiveness and risk analysis. The scope of the review excluded the following items: a) Fractional ownership. b) Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). c) Foreign-registered aircraft resident in the UK. [Taken from summary]. The full text is available in PDF format so Adobe Acrobat software will be required in order to read it.

Report on Air Safety and Security

This provides access to the text of a Canadian Parliament report prepared by the Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications' Subcommittee on Transportation Safety, dated June 2000. The report starts by highlighting the culture of air safety and the role of the Transportation Safety Board. It considers specific issues affecting airline travel as well as airport safety and security. The report reviews Canada's regulatory system and international obligations for air safety. It concludes with an examination of safety issues which are likely to become increasingly important over the next ten to fifteen years. The text is available in HTML format.

Requirements for Initial Air Traffic Control Training

This provides access to a UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) document, Civil Aviation Paper CAP 584, 6th edition, July 2005. The purpose of this document is to set out requirements and guidance for the recognition of ATC colleges and the approval and conduct of ATC training courses. This new edition has been produced following a review of the existing requirements and after consultation with the industry it incorporates changes to the regulation of initial ATC training. The text of the document is available in PDF format (172 kb), from the CAA's web site.

Review of Conditions in the Air Traffic Services Licence Held by NATS En Route PLC

This is a UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) consultation document published in February 2007. In December 2005, the CAA initiated a review of the conditions in NATS En Route plc's air traffic services licence. After consultation, the CAA is now publishing its formal proposals to modify the licence. Responses to the proposals are due by Friday 30 March 2007. The full text of the document are available in PDF format so Adobe Acrobat software will be required in order to read it.

Review of Counter-Terrorism Powers : Eighteenth Report of Session 2003-04 : Report Together With Formal Minutes, Appendices and Minutes of Evidence

This site provides access to the full text of the House of Lords and House of Commons Joint Committee on Human Rights report, HL Paper 158 HC 713, published on 4th August 2004. It examines the human rights issues arising from the Home Office discussion paper, Counter-Terrorism Powers: Reconciling Security and Liberty in an Open Society, CM 6147, February 2004, which set out the government response to the recommendations made by the Privy Counsellor Review Committee's Report on the Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 (also known as the Newton Report). This report agrees with the conclusions of the Newton Report; that the indefinite detention of persons suspected of terrorism under Part Four ATCSA 2001 should be replaced with new legislation that deals with all aspects of terrorism regardless of the perpetrator's nationality and that it shouldn't derogate from the European Union Convention on Human Rights. The chapters look at the human rights framework; government evidence of the level of threat from international terrorism; the working of Part 4 ATCSA 2001 in practice; and alternatives to Part 4 ATCSA 2001.

Review of Damage Tolerance for Composite Sandwich Airframe Structures : Final Report

This provides access to a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) report, DOT/FAA/AR-99/49, by J. Tomblin and others, dated August 1999. The report presents a review of previous damage tolerance investigations. It includes a compilation of damage tolerance certification procedures; a survey of past and current airframe industry sandwich constructions; and recommendations for future research. The full text of the report is available in PDF format from the online catalogue of the FAA William J. Hughes Technical Center Library.

Royal Air Force Directorate of Legal Services

This is the web site of the Directorate of Legal Services of the Royal Air Force (RAF)whose main function is to provide legal advice to RAF and military personnel. They also to act as prosecutors at courts martials and in the Standing Civilian Court. The site has a guide to the development of Air Force law providing a summary of relevant statutes back to the Bill of Rights of 1688. Included are papers summarising the law relating to the arrest and detention of service personnel and civilians and the law relating to the reserve Air Force. Rules and procedures of the Summary Appeal Court and guidance to Court-Martial Proceedings and appeals are also given as well as Volume One of the Manual of Air Force Law. There is a page of Web links to full text statutes and rules.

Royal Navy Community Web Site : Reference Library

This site provides access to Royal Navy documents and publications including: personnel publications; Royal Navy Leadership in the Office booklet; Navy List; Broadsheet; videos; and future navy publications such as the Naval Strategic Plan, Littoral Manoeuvre Concept, Future Navy Paper, and Future Maritime Operational Concept. There is also access to full text Personnel Support Briefs which reflect the latest updates on concerns and issues that will impact on Naval Service personnel and their families and cover subjects such as pay, promotion, careers, service law, operational and uniform clothing, courts martial and honours. The site links to the main Royal Navy Community Web Site.

SESAR

SESAR (the Single European Sky ATM Research Programme from Eurocontrol) is an air transport management improvement programme involving all aviation players (civil and military, legislators, industry, operators, users, ground and airborne) with the aim of defining, committing to and implementing a pan-European programme, and to support the Single European Sky legislation. This site provides news and updates on the progress of SESAR.

Setting the Weighted Average Cost of Capital for BAA in Q5

This gives access to a response to the policy update document which the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) published on the 15th May 2006 as part of its review of the price controls on Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted airports. British Airways commissioned the study into the cost of capital for BAA. The full text is available in PDF format so Adobe Acrobat software will be required in order to read it.

Sound Noise Limits : Options for a Uniform Noise Limiting Scheme for EU Airports

This is a European Commission Directorate-General for Energy and Transport (DG TREN) report, prepared by consultants CE, dated January 2005. The objective of this study is to develop and assess a limited number of approaches to setting noise limits at larger EU airports. The key question is primarily in what way could noise limits be defined, the question at what level should such limits be set is much less object of study. Options on how noise limits can most efficiently be met are beyond the scope of this study. The text of the report is available in PDF format (862 KB), from the EC's Air Transport Portal.

Special Report 05-77A : September 20th, 2005 : Full Text of Six Nation Statement on North Korea

Provided by the Nautilus Institute NAPSNet, this is the full text of the joint statement issued at the end of the fourth round of Six Party Talks between North and South Korea, the United States, Japan, China and Russia, which is aimed at denuclearising the Korean Peninsula. Issued in September 2005, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, or North Korea, agrees in the statement to abandon all nuclear weapons and existing nuclear programmes and to return to the treaty on the nonproliferation of nuclear weapons, NPT, and IAEA safeguards.

Special Use Airspace

This provides access to a Federal Aviation Administration Air Traffic Organization Policy Order No.JO.7400.8R dated February 2009. Purpose of this order. This Order, published yearly, provides a listing of all regulatory and non-regulatory Special Use Airspace areas, as well as issued but not yet implemented amendments to those areas established by the Federal Aviation Administration. [Taken from abstract]. The full text is available in PDF format so Adobe Acrobat software is required in order to read it.

Sponsorship statement for the Civil Aviation Authority

The purpose of this document is to set out the relationship between the Secretary of State and the United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). It describes the framework within which the CAA will operate; any financial conditions and other guidance relevant to the exercise of its functions; and how the CAA will be held to account for these. It has been drawn up by the Department for Transport (DfT) in consultation with the Civil Aviation Authority. The text can be viewed online in HTML.

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Standards for the Competence of Rescue and Firefighting Service (RFFS) Personnel Employed at United Kingdom Licensed Aerodromes

This provides access to a UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) document, Civil Aviation Paper CAP 699, March 2000, including Amendment 1, dated 1 August 2002. The document oulines a model for establishing the competence of RFFS personnel that is aligned to ICAO standards and enables the UK to define its requirements in the form of an acceptable means of compliance. The text of CAP 699, including the amendment, is available in PDF format (731kb).

State of Progress with the Project to Implement the New Generation European Air Traffic Management System (SESAR)

This is a Commission of the European Communities communications document COM(2007)XXX published in March 2007. On 25 November 2005 the Commission adopted a communication setting out the challenges facing the development of air transport in Europe over the next twenty years and proposing a Council Regulation on the establishment of a Joint Undertaking to manage an ambitious project for the modernisation of air traffic control in Europe, SESAR (Single European Sky ATM Research). The purpose of this communication is to report to the Council and the European Parliament on the state of progress with SESAR, and in particular industry's participation in the project development phase. [Taken from abstract]. The full text of this communication is available in PDF format so Adobe Acrobat software will be required in order to read it.

Strategic Defence Review : A New Chapter

Presented to Parliament by Geoff Hoon, the Secretary of State for Defence, on the 18th July 2002. The White Paper, CM 5566, has been influenced by the September 11th attacks and the war on terror, and sets out how the armed forces will be revamped to cope with global terrorist threats. It recognises the need to enhance the UK's ability to rapidly deploy forces around the world, and to equip them to be able to work effectively alongside US forces. The site provides the full text in pdf format and links to volume II, The Strategic Defence Review : A New Chapter : Supporting Information and Analysis.

Study on Current and Future Aircraft Noise Exposure at and around Community Airports : Final Report

In March 2002 the European Parliament and Council approved Directive 2002/30/EC on the establishment of rules and procedures with regard to the introduction of noise-related operating restrictions at Community airports. In order to be able to estimate whether or not the Directive will be able to meet its objectives, an assessment has been made of the effects on the noise climate of the actions, induced by its introduction. This report has been prepared for European Community (DG-TREN) by ANOTEC Consulting, dated 10 November 2003. The full text of the report is available in PDF format (1.927 KB) together with the following annexes: Annex 1 (1.829 KB); Revision results (96 KB); and Annex II-4 to II-8 (428 KB).

Study on the Different Aspects of Noise Limits at Airports : Final Report

This is a European Commission Directorate-General for Energy and Transport (DG TREN-F3) report, prepared by consultants Sofreavia and BIPE, version 2.0 dated October 2004. The objective of this study is to analyse the current situation regarding the specification and enforcement of noise limits at airports in EU countries and how their impact on the aviation sector and on other stakeholders may be assessed. It is arranged in two parts: Part I: Review of existing mechanisms for creating, applying and checking noise limits; Part II: Elaboration of a methodology to assess CBA of airports noise limits. The text of the report is available in PDF format (1.927 KB), from the EC's Air Transport Portal.

Study to Assess the Effects of Different Slot Allocation Schemes

This is a European Commission DG TREN report, prepared by National Economic Research Associates (NERA), in conjunction with the Faculty of Law at the University of Leiden, and Consultair Associates, London, January 2004. The report examines the feasibility and likely impact of using market mechanisms to allocate slots at congested European Union (EU) airports. The text of the report is available in PDF format (1594 Kb) from the NERA Economic Consulting website.

Study to Assess the Potential Impact of Proposed Amendments to Council Regulation 2299/89 with Regard to Computerised Reservation Systems

This is a European Commission Directorate-General for Energy and Transport report, prepared by The Brattle Group and Norton Rose, London, October 2003. The report contains the findings of a study to assess the likely implications of modifying the European regulatory regime for Computerised Reservations Systems (CRSs). Additionally the report looks more generally at the relevance of continued regulation in the light of industry developments since the CRS Code of Conduct was established in 1989. The text of the report is available in PDF format (739 Kb) from EC's Air Transport portal.

Submissions for Air Traffic Publications

This provides access to a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Order No.7000.5C dated October 2001. This order establishes the procedures for submitting changes and material for publication in air traffic control operational handbooks, orders, and related documents, listed in Appendix 1, Air Traffic Publications, ATA-10. All changes/material shall be processed in accordance with this order. [Taken from abstract]. The full text is available in PDF format so Adobe Acrobat software is required in order to read it.

Summary of responses to the second consultation on the enforcement of the Denied Boarding Compensation regulation (EC) No. 261/2004 in the United Kingdom

On 16 August 2004 the Department for Transport launched a consultation document on proposals for a set of enforcement Regulations aimed at ensuring industry compliance with the provisions of Regulation (EC) 261/2004 establishing common rules on compensation and assistance to passengers in the event of denied boarding, cancellations or lengthy flight delays. It was clear from the responses received that the proposed enforcement regime raised some concerns, particularly within the industry. In light of this, the Department carried out a review of the enforcement Regulations to see whether they could be simplified, and the potential regulatory burden lightened, without reducing the level of protection available to passengers. The result of that review was an amended set of enforcement Regulations upon which the Department again consulted. This second consultation exercise closed on 11 February 2005. By 15 February eleven responses had been received, six from individual airlines and five from airline representative bodies. The majority of respondents were supportive of the Department's amendments, but a number of further comments and observations were made, some of which were directed at the provisions of the EC Regulation itself rather than the enforcement Regulations, and so fell outside the scope of the consultation. A summary of the key points raised during the second consultation is provided, together with the Department's responses. It is available in PDF and HTML format.

Suspension of Rebates for Security Queuing at Heathrow and Gatwick Airports : CAA Decision

This is a United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) document published in January 2007. IT sets out the CAA’s decision to amend the Statement of Standards and Rebates to implement a temporary suspension of the security queuing element of the rebate scheme for BAA London airports, and to add an additional exclusion where people movers directly adjacent to security queues are switched off for safety reasons. This paper sets out the approach the CAA adopted in its proposals, a description of the proposals, the key points raised by respondents to the consultation process, the CAA’s analysis of responses and its decision. The text of the document is available in PDF format from the CAA's web site.

Terrorism Legislation : Prevention of Terrorism Bill

Provided by the UK Home Office, this site provides information on UK government terrorism legislation with a focus on the Prevention of Terrorism Bill, published on 22nd February 2005. The site provides access to the full text of the Bill; the Secretary of State for the Home Department, Mr Charles Clarke's statement to the House; Terrorism Bill background briefing papers; and frequently asked questions (FAQs) on terrorism legislation. It also provides information on the Anti-Terrorism Crime and Security Act 2001 (ATCSA): Part 4 Powers, which will be replaced by the Prevention of Terrorism Bill due to the ruling in December 2004, that it was discriminatory as it only applied to foreign nationals.

The Aerial Application Certificate

This provides access to a UK Civil Aviation Authority Publication Civil Aviation Paper CAP 414, 4th edition, 23 April 2002. This publication explains the administrative procedures for the issue and renewal of Aerial Application Certificates, and to indicate requirements to be met by operators in respect of equipment, organisation, staffing, training and other matters affecting the operation of aerial application aircraft. The text is available in PDF format (209 kb) from the CAA's publications web site.

The Air Navigation (Environmental Standards For Non-EASA Aircraft) Order 2008

This is the full text of SI 3133, December 2008. It concerns noise certification for non-EASA aircraft; emissions certification for non-EASA aircraft; carriage of and production and revocation of noise certificate for non-EASA aircraft and offences, penalties and general.

The Carriage by Air Acts (Application of Provisions) Order 2001 : Consultation

This is the full text of a draft United Kingdom statutory instrument dated 10th January 2001 for approval by each House of Parliament. The DFT (Department for Transport) is introducing this Act in order to facilitate UK ratification of the the 1999 Montreal Convention. It is available in PDF (165 Kb) format.

The Carriage by Air Acts (Implementation of the Montreal Convention 1999) Order 2001

This is the full text of the sixth draft of a United Kingdom statutory instrument dated 10th January 2001 for approval by each House of Parliament. The DFT (Department for Transport) is introducing this Act in order to facilitate UK ratification of the the 1999 Montreal Convention. The Act amends the Carriage by Air Act 1961. The text is available in html format.

The Civil Aviation Authority (Air Navigation) Directions 2001

This is an electronic version of Official Record Series (OR7 - 01), The Civil Aviation Authority (Air Navigation) Directions 2001, commencing 1st April 2001. The Directions have been conferred to the CAA by the Secretary of State under Section 66(1) of the Transport Act 2000. The Directions define and describe the duty of the CAA to develop, promulgate, monitor and enforce a policy for the sustainable use of UK airspace and for the provision of necessary supporting infrastructure for air navigation. The text of the document is available in PDF format (56 Kb).

The Civil Aviation Authority (Amendment) Regulations 2001 : Consultation Paper

This site provides access to a UK Department For Transport consultation paper on the changes to the substantive regulations which have been necessitated by the creation of the Public Private Partnership for National Air Traffic Services (NATS) Ltd. The text of the document can be viewed online in HTML format and PDF (83 KB) is available for downloading.

The Defence Industrial Strategy: Government Response to the Committee’s Seventh Report of Session 2005–06:Eighth Special Report of Session 2005–06

This gives access to a House of Commons Defence Committee's response. The Defence Committee published its Seventh Report of Session 2005–06 on the Defence Industrial Strategy on 10 May 2006, as House of Commons Paper No. 824. The Government’s response to this report was received on 7 July 2006 and is available in PDF format, so Adobe Acrobat software will be required in order to read it.

The European Commission : Air Transport Portal

This web site provides an overview and description on the key themes that shape the European Commission's policies for air transport. These themes include Traffic Management, Airports, International Aviation, Internal Market, Safety, Security, Passenger Rights, Competition, Research and Environment. The site also provides links to EC legislation, supporting studies, facts and figures, public consultation documents, videos and other publications.

The Future of Air Transport : Regulatory Impact Assessment

This is the regulatory impact assessment for The Future of Air Transport white paper (2003). Its objective is to 'provide a strategic framework for the development of airport capacity in the UK over the next 30 years, against the background of wider developments in air transport'. [Taken from document]. It is available in full text in PDF format.

The Future of Aviation : the Government's Consultation Document on Air Transport Policy and Response

This site provides the full text of a paper published by the UK Government's Department for Transport in 2006. This consultation document addresses the need to create an integrated approach to air transport policy. The report reviews the current scene and considers issues such as safety and security regulation, consumer issues, economic and environmental effects, airports, airlines, and freight. The text of the paper can be viewed online in HTML format and can be downloaded in PDF (568 Kb) and Word (549 Kb) format. This page also provides responses to the Consultation, which closed in April 2001, and which were published in 2006.

The House of Commons : Armed Forces Reports

This site provides the full text of publications of the Armed Forces Select Committee for the current session. The site covers the Armed Forces Bill, providing the report, proceedings of the committee, minutes of evidence and appendices. It is also possible to order publications from this site, link to other parliamentary pages and other parliamentary publications on the internet.

The Terrorism (Northern Ireland) Bill : Bill 52 of 2005-06

This is the full text PDF of Research Paper 05/70 published 27 October 2005 by the Home Affairs Section of the House of Commons Library. This paper outlines the main features of the Bill which is due to have its second reading in the Commons on 31 October 2005. The Bill is intended to extend the life of Part 7 of the Terrorism Act 2000, preserving earlier legislation concerned with terrorism in Northern Ireland. The provisions are subject to annual renewal under the affirmative resolution procedure. These provisions include the use of �Diplock� (non-jury) courts; the admissibility of oral evidence from senior police officers in the context of membership of a specified proscribed organisation.The Bill will also add several new offences relating to control orders, which were created by the Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005.

The Third Aviation Package - An Introduction

This provides links to proposal documents for a European Commission directive published the 18th July 2006 on 'Regulation on Common Rules for the Operation of Air Transport Services in the Community' It consolidates and updates three existing regulations concerning the liberalisation of air transport in the European Union. These are known collectively as the 'Third Aviation Package' and date from 1992. They set out common rules for the operation of air transport in the Union. The Government agrees the need to review the operation of the regulatory regime set out in the third package. Our aim in negotiating this dossier is to ensure that the final Regulation aids the proper functioning of the internal aviation market and delivers real benefits, for consumers and operators. We will be consulting widely with stakeholders to obtain their views. Key documents and consultation papers will be posted here as the negotiation process proceeds. They are: 'Proposal on Common Rules for the Operation of Air Transport Services in the Community', 'Proposal's Impact Assessment', 'Summary of the Proposal's Impact Assessment', 'Press Release','European Commission Consultation on the Revision of the Third Package for Liberalisation of Air Transport'. Enquiry point: Ashleigh Gray, International Aviation & Safety Division, Email: ashleigh.gray@dft.gsi.gov.uk. [Taken from abstract]. The full text of the documents is available in PDF format from the UK Department for Transport's Department web site.

The U.S. Jet Transport Industry : Competition, Regulation, and Global Market Factors Affecting U.S. Producers

This report to Congress was prepared by the U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration, in March 2005. The report presents a study of the airline and jet transport aircraft manufacturing industries and the impact of U.S. and European government policies and regulations on the global competitive position of U.S. aerospace manufacturers. Specifically, the report offers a detailed look at aerospace-related trade agreements; government support; aircraft certification and regulations; and policies related to aircraft operations, business operations and security. These policies are viewed in the context of airline and manufacturing industries currently undergoing fundamental structural change. Based on a detailed comparison of U.S. and European Union government policies and regulations, the report offers several conclusions as to which policies are likely to have the most significant future impact on open and fair trade in the civil aircraft manufacturing sector. The full text of this report is available on the International Trade Administration�s Internet site in PDF format.

The use of air space : fifth report of session 2008–09

From the House of Commons Transport Committee, July 2009, this is a report (HC 163), together with formal minutes, oral and written evidence. It considers the implications of the future growth of air traffic on managing UK air space and air traffic management.

The use of air space

This is the House of Commons Transport Committee Fifth Report of Session 2008–09, together with formal minutes, oral and written evidence, July 2009, HC 163. The inquiry demonstrated that there is much to commend in the current management of UK airspace. Despite the recent decline in passenger numbers, most industry forecasters believe that demand for air travel will eventually recover to former levels and continue to grow. It highlighted some areas on which to focus over the coming years. Efficiency and environmental improvements can also be gained from increased promulgation of new technologies. Recommendations cover the management of airspace, strategy, co-ordination and change in airspace management, environmental impacts of airspace changes and European developments.

Third Consultation on Single European Sky (SES) : Informing the UK's Negotiating Position on SES II

This provides access to a UK Department for Transport Consultation document dated July 2008. The SES II Communication gives the European Commission’s overall approach to its second Single European Sky (SES) package which sets out 4 proposed “pillars” of action. Amending the four SES foundation regulations – SES I - to introduce a performance framework; the European Aviation Safety Agency as a single aviation safety regulator; technology improvements through the SESAR project; and improving airport capacity. The consultation focuses on the First Pillar of action – the draft Regulation amending SES I. The full text of the document is available in PDF format so Adobe Acrobat software is required in order to read it.

Training in the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air

This provides access to A UK Civil Aviation Authority Publication Civil Aviation Paper CAP 483, prepared by the Safety Regulation Group, 3rd ed, April 2003. CAP 483 contains information and guidance about how training can be managed in order to accomplish the training of staff involved in the safe transport of dangerous goods by air. It is divided into two parts. Part A contains information and guidance on the requirements of the Technical Instructions and the Air Navigation (Dangerous Goods) Regulations, the legal obligations under those Instructions and Regulations, the development of effective training programmes, the delivery of training and the maintenance of a training system. Part B contains the information and guidance applicable to those training providers and/or instructors whose training is subject to CAA approval under the training approval scheme. The text is available in PDF format (383 kb) from the CAA's publications web site.

Transport Bill

This provides online access to the text of the Transport Bill, in the House of Lords and printed on 2nd November 2000. Part 1 - Air Traffic, contains the Government's proposals for a partial privatisation of the UK's National Air Traffic Services (NATS). This is divided into a number of chapters covering: Air Traffic Services: general duties; Transfer Schemes, Air Navigation, Charges for Air Services, Competition, and Miscellaneous and General. Other parts of the bill deal with bus services, road user charging, workplace parking and the Strategic Rail Authority. The text of the document is in HTML format.

Transport by Air of Dangerous Goods, Munitions of War, Sporting Weapons and Animals : Guidance Material on the Operator?s Responsibilities

This provides access to a UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) document, Civil Aviation Paper CAP 668, prepared by the Flight Operations Department of the Safety Regulation Group, 3rd edition, 27 September 2004. This Civil Aviation Publication (CAP) has been produced to give guidance to operators in a number of areas related to the transport by air of dangerous goods, weapons and munitions of war, sporting weapons and animals. Comprehensive guidance is also given on dealing with emergencies arising during the transport of dangerous goods, whether such goods are in passengers' baggage in the cabin or in cargo or baggage in the cargo/baggage compartments of the aircraft. The text of CAP 668 is available in PDF format (411 Kb), from the CAA's web site

Transport Canada : Aerodrome Safety Branch

Transport Canada's Aerodrome Safety Branch is responsible for inspecting and certifying airports and airfields. The site brings together a range of information resources relating to bird strikes and aerodrome wildlife control, airport noise and land use, and Safety Advisory Circulars. Some of the specific resources of interest available include bird strike summary reports, the Aerodrome Wildlife Control Procedures Manual, Canadian Aviation Regulations relating to noise and Land Use in the Vicinity of Airports(TP 1247 E). A number of downloadable computer programs are also available. The Noise Exposure Forecast (NEF) computer program calculates forecast noise exposure levels in units of NEF in the vicinity of airports. (nefp.exe: 184 k in size, approx. 3 min to download at 1kbyte/sec). The Noise Exposure Area (NEA) program estimates the area contained within a defined NEF contour level. (neap.exe: 44 k in size, approx. 1 min to download at 1 kbyte/sec). The AIRDIST program calculates the great circle distance and the stage length of a flight between an originating airport and a few thousand airports in Canada, the United States and around the world. (airdistp.exe: 103 k in size, approx 2 min to download at 1kbyte/sec).

Transport Canada : Aircraft Certification

Aircraft Certification establishes and regulates standards for aeronautical products designed and operated in Canada, and guides the aerospace industry with respect to certification in areas such as aircraft design, structures, avionics, electrical and mechanical systems, power plants, equipment, and engineering flight tests. The site provides access to a variety of information resources. These include databases of Airworthiness Notices, Airworthiness Directives, and (still pending) Service Difficulty Reporting. The full text of Air Certification Policy Letters and Canadian Aviation Regulations (CARs) are also available.

Transport Canada : Aircraft Maintenance and Manufacturing

This branch of Transport Canada is responsible for ensuring that all aircraft built or operated in Canada meet the required national or international airworthiness standards. The site includes information on the various Branch sections and groups including AME Licensing and Training; Policy Development; Aircraft Evaluation; Standards and Procedures; Technical and National Programs Division; and, the Recreational Aircraft Division. The site also provides access to a range of supporting databases and publications. These include: Canadian Aviation Regulations (CARs); CARs Standards; Approved Organization Database; Airworthiness Directives; Type Certificates; and the Canadian Civil Aircraft Register.

Transport Canada : Aviation Acts and Regulations

The site provides access to the text of the Canadian Aeronautics Act as well as supporting regulations. The regulations include amongst others, Canadian Aviation Regulations (CARs), Air Regulations (New Series), Air Services Charges Regulations, Canadian Aviation Security Regulations, Canadian Computer Reservation Systems (CRS) Regulations, and Airport Zoning Regulations. There are also links to the Canada Transportation Act and Regulations, Canadian Transportation Accident Investigation and Safety Board Act and Regulations, Carriage by Air Act, Civil Air Navigation Services Commercialization Act, the Department of Transport Act and Regulations, and others. The text can be viewed online in HTML format.

Transport Canada : Canadian Aviation Regulation Advisory Council

This web site brings together information relating to the Canadian Aviation Regulation Advisory Council (CARAC). CARAC's prime objective is to assess and recommend potential regulatory changes through cooperative rulemaking activities. The site provides access to the full text of Canadian Aviation regulations (CARs), to Canada Gazette and Notice of Proposed Amendment (NPA) Information, and details of CARAC and Technical Committee Meetings.

Transport Canada : Civil Aviation Directorate

The Civil Aviation headquarters directorate determines program contents, policy and standards, while the regions deliver the Civil Aviation Program. The site links to information on the Directorate's various areas of responsibility including aerodrome safety, aircraft certification, aircraft maintenance and manufacturing, air navigation services and airspace, aviation learning services, commercial and business aviation, civil aviation medicine, General Aviation, international aviation and technical programmes, quality assurance, regulatory services, strategic issues and communication, and system safey. Specific resources of note include databases of air operators, airworthiness directives applicable in Canada, approved maintenance, manufacturing and distributor organisations, the Canadian Civil Aircraft Register, Master Minimum Equipment Lists, and an index of Canadian Type Certificates. Other related full text documents include: Flight 2010 which is a safety planning framework for the future.

Transport Canada : Civil Aviation Medicine Division (CAM)

The Civil Aviation Medicine Branch (CAM) is responsible the performance of medical assessments required for the certification of Licensed Aviation Personnel. The web site provides access to the full text of Canadian Guidelines for the Fitness Assessment of Pilots, Flight Engineers and Air Traffic Controllers. These include guides covering cardiovascular fitness, diabetes mellitus, neurological fitness, and the Civil Aviation Handbook for Medical Examiners. The site also links to relevant Canadian Aviation Regulations and Standards(CARs).

Transport Canada : Commercial and Business Aviation

This branch of Transport Canada is responsible for the safety regulation, inspection and monitoring of all Canadian business and commercial air operators, as well as foreign air operators who operate in Canadian airspace. The site links to information on the Directorate's various areas of responsibility including Airline Inspection; Aviation Occupational Health and Safety, Cabin Safety Standards; Certification Standards; Dangerous Goods Standards; and Operational Standards. There are sections of the site which describe Branch programmes such as the Approved Check Pilot Program, the Generated Minimum Equipment List (GMEL) Program, and the National Simulator Evaluation Program. The site also contains a copy of the Branch business plan and provides access to a number of databases including: Air Operators; Approved Aircraft Simulators and Flight Training Devices; and Minimum Equipment Lists (MMEL and GMEL. A range of full text documents and publications are also available including Commercial and Business Aviation Manuals Policy Letters and Advisory Circulars.

Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air : Guidance Appropriate for Flight Crew to Aid General Familiarisation Training

This link provides access to a UK Civil Aviation Authority Publication Civil Aviation Paper CAP 675, prepared by Flight Operations Department, 2nd edition, 15 April 2002. Please note that it was first published as CAA Document No. 736, April 1997. The document is intended as an aid to identifying those areas of general familiarisation training appropriate for flight crew; it provides guidance in the general principles governing the transport of dangerous goods by air. The text is available in PDF format (103 kb) from the CAA's publications web site.

Treaty on the Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons

Provided by the United Nations Department for Disarmament Affairs, this site provides access to the full text of the Nuclear non proliferation treaty, NPT, in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish. The international arms control treaty came into force in 1970 and its objective is to prevent the proliferation of nuclear weapons and weapons technology with the final goal of achieving disarmament. As well as the full text of the treaty, there is background information, details of the status of the treaty and reviews, and a link to the International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, who is responsible for safeguarding the treaty.

UAV World (Uavworld.com)

The aim of this site is to provide coverage of worldwide news, legislation and system and technology developments for international military, civil and commercial Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) markets. The information resorces on the site are divided between free access and a member's areas. The free section contains daily news, a newsletter archive, and an events calendar. There is also a sample newsletter plus information on how to subscribe. The members areas provides access to market and technology trend data, and information on new systems and related products, and details of legislation, including UAV certification issues and initiatives.

UK Airspace Management Manual

This provides access to a UK Civil Aviation Authority Publication Civil Aviation Paper CAP 740, prepared by the Directorate of Airspace Policy, June 2003. CAP 740 describes the way the UK manages and implements the European Air Traffic Management Programme (EATMP) Flexible Use of Airspace Concept. The text is available in PDF format (219 kb) from the CAA's publications web site.

UK Consultation Paper on the European Commission's Proposed Avaition Security Charges Directive

This gives access to a UK Department for Transport consultation paper and related documents dated July 2009. The European Commission published a proposal for a European Directive on Aviation Security Charges on 14th May 2009 (‘the proposed Directive’). The proposal aims to establish a framework of common principles, for all EU airports, that should be followed when setting and modifying security charges. Substantive consideration of this proposal is expected to take place in the Council of Ministers and the European Parliament during the autumn. Initial views of Member States have already been sought via the Council Aviation Working Group. The Commission, in preparing the legislation, have consulted major stakeholder organisations as well as transport users and consumers via their associations. This consultation seeks your views on the proposal to help inform the UK’s negotiating strategy in preparation for more detailed discussions of the proposal in the Council of Ministers. Ministerial approval has been given for a shorter consultation to enable us to prepare for this. [Taken from abstract]. The full text is available in PDF format so Adobe Acrobat software is required in order to read it.

UK Regulatory Requirements to Foreign Registered Aircraft

This is a United Kingdom Department for Transport (DfT) consultation document, published 4 August 2005. A significant proportion of private aircraft based in the UK by UK residents and companies are registered in other states. The majority of these aircraft appear to be operated mainly or exclusively for flights within the UK. This consultation seeks to establish whether steps should be taken to ensure, so far as possible, that private aircraft based in the UK are subject to UK and any relevant European regulatory requirements and supervision by the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). Annex A contains the background information, and a presentation of the issue and proposals. Annex B contains the Code of Practice and Annex C the consultation list. The text of the document is available in HTML. The closing date for responses was 28 October 2005.

UK Report to the European Commission under Article 4 of the Biofuels Directive (2003/30/EC)

This report fulfils the UK's obligation to report to the European Commission by 1 July 2009 on the UK Government’s support for biofuels during the calendar year 2008, as required by Article 4 of Directive 2003/30/EC on the promotion of the use of biofuels or other renewable fuels for transport.

UK Statutory Instruments and Explanatory Memorandum

This page provides links to all published Statutory Instruments from 1987 onwards. Although numbered in the same Statutory Instrument series, non-print/unpublished Statutory Instruments which are generally of local application are not published on this website.

United Kingdom Manual of Personnel Licensing : Air Traffic Controllers

This provides access to a UK Civil Aviation Authority Publication Civil Aviation Paper CAP 744, prepared by the Safety Regulation Group, Issue 1 inc Amdt 1/05, 7 July 2005. This document describes the United Kingdom's compliance with European Safety Regulatory Requirement (ESARR 5) in respect of the licensing of air traffic controllers. CAP 744 sets out the European requirement at the beginning of each section, followed by the CAA's licensing procedures including the roles and responsibilities of those involved in the licensing process and, where appropriate, additional guidance. The text is available in PDF format (704 Kb) from the CAA's publications web site.

United Nations Security Council Condemns Democratic People's Republic of Korea's Missile Launches, Unanimously Adopting Resolution 1695 (2006)

This is the full text of Security Council SC/8778 from Security Council 5490th Meeting (PM), published on 15th July 2006. It is an information media briefing on the UN Security Council's adoption of Resolution 1695 (2006) which demanded that North Korea suspend its ballistic missile programme and return to Six Party Talks. The resolution was made in response to the DPRK's test firing of several ballistic missiles on the 4th July 2006. The briefing provides a summary of the background to the resolution; initial statements on adoption of the resolution from UN member state representatives including Japan, the United States, China, and Russia; the full text of Resolution 1695 (2006); and a statement from the Deocratic People's Republic of Korea which rejects the resolution.

United States Department of Transportation : Office of the Assistant Secretary for Aviation and International Affairs

The Office has a broad range of responsibilities covering domestic and international aviation, international trade, and a range of other international cooperation and facilitation issues. The web site provides access to a range of information resources including policy and programmes relating to domestic and international aviation. The site contains an alphabetic listing of aviation and air tranport programmes, and each entry includes a brief descriptions and embedded links to further information. The site also provides access to a number of reports, studies and other publications. These include domestic and international agreements, rules, plans, procedures, and guidelines, statistics and fares reports, as well as specialist studies, reports and statements.

United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation : Aviation Sub-Committee

This is one of the standing committees of the United States Senate. Its jurisdiction includes civil aviation as well as space policy. This site usefully brings together a range of information resources covering civil aviation policy issues. These resources include press releases, hearings and the testimony of witnesses, bills and committee reports (pdf format), relevant General Accounting Office (GAO), and links to appropriate external Internet sites. However, please note that this site has not been updated since 2001. Details of recent Aviation Sub-Committee hearings are availavble from the following links: 109th Congress; and 108th Congress

United States Transportation Command

This organisation unites the Air Mobility Command, Military Sealift Command and the Military Traffic Management Command. The site gives details about USTRANSCOM's organisation, mission and history and links to the individual sites of each command. It also provides a photo archive; top stories which include news, annual reports, Congressional testimonies and a news and video archive; and biographies of people involved in the command. It is also possible to access full text publications produced by USTRANSCOM and the Department of Defense relating to transportation command and mobility.

Use of Airspace : Government Reponse to the Committee's Fifth Report of Session 2008-2009

This provides acces to a House of Commons Transport Committee report dated October 2009. This paper sets out the Government response to the Committee's Inquiry Report into the 'use of Airspace' published on 10th July 2009. The Government welcomes the Committee's interest in this subject and in particular its recognition that there is much to comment in the current management of UK airspace. This response incorporates contributions provided by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). In each case the Committee's recommendation is reproduced followed by the Government's response. [Taken from abstract]. The full text is available in PDF format so Aobe Acrobat software is required in order to read it.

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