2 UNIT : Aviation Safety Regulatory Environment

What did the Chicago Convention of 1944 lay the foundations for?

• The formation of the United Nations (UN)

• The end of the Second World War

• The formation of global airlines

• The implementation of standards and procedures of peaceful global air navigation

Which of the following statements could be considered the core functions of ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization)?

• To maintain an administrative and expert bureaucracy ( The ICAO Secretariat)

• To support diplomatic interactions

• To research new air transport policy and standardization innivations

• All of the above

Select True or False: The Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPS) for each area of ICAO responsibility are contained in 19 ICAO Annexes and subject to regular amandment

• True

• False

Under the Convention of International Civil Aviation, which party is responsible for the implementation of SARPs?

• The United Nations (UN)

• Individual Airlines

• Contracting States

• The United States

Which of the following statements correctly describes the process once governments achieve diplomatic consensus around a new standard's scope and details?

• An as-hoc group meets annually to discuss whether the standard is effective

• The standard is adopted by those same 193 countries in order to bring worldwide alignment to their national regulations

• The standard should be considered once a contracting state has passed a law in parliament

• A group comprised of safety managers from major aviation organizations will communicate directly with the media

Which ICAO program consists of regular, mandatory, systematic and harmonized safety audits carried out by ICAO in all Contracting States?

• The Universal Safety Oversight Audit program

• The Universal Security Oversight Audit Program

• The paramount safety Oversight Audit Program

• The Paramount Security Oversight Audit Program

Select True or False; ICAO cannot arbitrarily close or restrict a country's airspace, shut down routes, or condemn airports or airlines for poor safety performance or customer service

• True

• False

Which of the following statements could be considered a role of the International Air Transport Association ( IATA )?

• IATA works with air navigation service providers (ANSPs) on developing standards of operation

• IATA has oversight of ICAO's Quality Committee

• IATA works with ICAO industry stakeholders on elements critical to aviation safety

• IATA undertakes development and innovation work with third party airport ground handles

What is the purpose of the IATA operational Safety Audit (IOSA) program?

• Create a standard of the airlines that is comparable on a world-wide basis, enabling and maximizing the joint use of audit reports

• A detailed analysis of risks compiled from the aviation industry

• A detailed analysis of hazards compiled from the aviation industry

• Shows the safety details of local authorities and organizations

IATA's Safety Strategy has been developed around three key pillars to improve safety performance through an industry-ied collaborative effort to identify and manage global aviation safety risks. What are the three key pillars?

• Safety Leadership, Safety Risk, Safety Connect

• Safety Leadership, Safety Hazard, Safety Connect

• Safety Management, Safety Risk, Safety Connect

• Safety Leadership, Safety Risk, Safety Unity