Air Law

What Does Air Law cover?

Air Law covers not only the rules, regulations and legislation that allows safe commercial air travel across the world, but also ATC procedures.

• The development of International legislation & ICAO
• Conventions & Agreements between member States
• ICAO Annexes, Articles & SARP’s
• Privileges of ICAO member States
• Rules of the air for IFR & VFR flight
• European rules of the air (SERA)
• Personnel licensing & the requirements for the application for a professional licence
• The different between global and European airspace rules and regulations
• Aircraft callsigns and the allocation of them
• Different classes of airspace and what service is offered in them
• Dependent and independent parallel approaches
• Instrument Approaches and departures
• Holding procedures – the reasons for them as well as entry and exit
• ATC Procedures in and in the vicinity of the aerodrome as well as in the cruise
• Radar control & how separation between aircraft is controlled
• Aerodrome signs, signal, markers and markings
• Accident investigation responsibilities
• Search & Rescue procedures
• The importance of airport security
• What to do in the event of an unlawful interference