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Text 1 General Aviation Administration (icao) Part 1

1944 – Delegates of 52 states meet in Chicago and work out the:

• “Convention on International Civil Aviation” (Chicago Convention)

• International Air Services Transit Agreement

• International Air Transport Agreement

1944 – 1947 Provisional ICAO (PICAO)

4.4.1947 after 26 states have ratified the “Chicago Convention”, ICAO came into existence

Aims and objectives of the ICAO are to:

Develop principles and techniques of international air navigation and foster planning and development of international air transport as to:

• Ensure worldwide the safe and orderly growth of international civil aviation

• Encourage the arts of aircraft design and operations for peaceful purposes

• Encourage the development of airways, airports and air navigation facilities for international civil aviation

• Meet the needs of the peoples of the world for regular, efficient and economical air transport

• Prevent economic waste caused by unreasonable competition

• Ensure that the rights of contracting states are fully respected and that these states have a fair opportunity to operate international airlines

• Avoid discrimination of contracting states

• Promote safety of flight in international air navigation

• Promote generally the development of all aspects of international civil aeronautics

ICAO has a sovereign body, the Assembly and governing body, the Council

• Assembly: 182 members (each contracting state), meets at least every 3 years, decisions become valid by majority of votes

• Council: 33 members, elected by the Assembly for a 3–year term

Questions:

1. What does ‘ICAO’ mean?

2. What did the delegates of 52 states work out in 1944?

3. When did Provisional ICAO exist?

4. When did ICAO come into existence?

5. What are the main aims and objectives of the ICAO?

6. What is the ICAO sovereign body?

Text 2 General Aviation Administration (icao) Part 2

It is the responsibility of the Council to adopt “Standards and recommended Practices” (SARPS) and incorporate these as Annexes to the “Convention on International Civil Aviation”.

• SARPs - Standards and Recommended Practices

• PANS - Procedures for Air Navigation Services

• SUPPS - Supplementary Procedures

SARPs - Standards and Recommended Practices

The Standard is a specification, the uniform application of which is necessary for the safety or regularity of International Civil Aviation.

The Recommended Practice is a specification, the uniform application of which is desirable for the safety, regularity or efficiency of International Civil Aviation.

SARPs are considered binding. If unable to comply, the contracting state is required to inform ICAO about differences. ICAO will then publish those differences in Supplements to the Annex.

PANS - Procedures for Air Navigation Services

PANS are developed by the Air Navigation Commission, are then approved by the Council and recommended to contracting States for world - wide application.

As PANS do not have the same status as SARPs, contracting States do not have to notify differences to the ICAO in the case of non –implementation.

SUPPS - Regional Supplementary Procedures

Developed and approved by the Council, SUPPS form part of the Air Navigation Plans to meet the needs of specific geographical regions.

SUPPS are then recommended to contracting states for implementation in the relevant Flight Information Regions.

Questions:

1. What does SARPS (PANS, SUPPS) stand for?

2. What is SARPS (PANS, SUPPS)?

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