Deck 1: International Air Law

Question 1

What did the Wright brother achieve that no one in human history did before them?

A) Flight
B) Controlled flight
C) Controlled powered heavier than air flight
D) Vertical take-off flight
E) All of these answers are correct

Answer 1

C

Question 2

What events in history have often been the catalysts to innovation in aviation?

A) World's Fairs
B) Air shows
C) University aviation courses
D) Natural disasters
E) Wars

Answer 2

E

Question 3

Which of these aviators definitely did NOT fly across the Atlantic Ocean?

A) Charles Lindburgh
B) Amelia Earhart
C) Manfred Von Richthofen
D) Trick question - they all did
E) Trick question - none of them did

Answer 3

C

Question 4

What was a development of a meeting in Paris in 1919?

A) 37 states signed an agreement with 43 articles related to aircraft regulation in civil aviation
B) Creation of ICAN
C) The International Air Transit Association (IATA) was disbanded
D) Two of these events took place
E) None of these events took place

Question 5

Many passages in the Madrid convention were nearly identical to the Paris Convention EXCEPT for:

A) Article 34-equal voting rights
B) Annex 2-Rules of the air
C) Annex 16-Environmental protection
D) Annex 9- Facilitation
E) Treaty of Versailles

Question 6

The Havana Convention established rules regarding:

A) Air traffic
B) Aircraft regulation
C) Equal voting rights
D) Restrictions on Germany military aviation
E) Technical aspects of civil aviation

Question 7

What term refers to a type of a treaty that is sponsored by an international organization - typically signed by many States?

A) Regulation
B) Ratification
C) Annex
D) Convention
E) Standard

Question 8

Which of the following did the Chicago Convention NOT accomplish?

A) Defined rules for navigation
B) Defined rules for sovereignty of air space
C) The creation of ICAO
D) Finalized the Nine Freedoms of the Air
E) Created SARPS

Question 9

Which is NOT a main instrument of the Chicago Convention?

A) The Convention on International Civil Aviation
B) The International Air Services Transit Agreement
C) Draft of the 19 Technical Annexes
D) A Standard Form of Bilateral Agreement
E) These are all main instruments of the Chicago Convention

Question 10

The Chicago, Paris and Havana Conventions were all milestones in international aviation regulations. Which response lists conventions in chronological order?

A) Paris/ Chicago/Havana
B) Chicago/ Paris/Havana
C) Havana/ Chicago/Paris
D) Paris/Havana/ Chicago
E) Havana/ Paris/Chicago

Question 11

Which Freedom of the Air would allow my company to pick up passengers in Chicago and fly them to London, England? (Assume I own a Canadian airline)

A) First Freedom
B) Third Freedom
C) Fifth Freedom
D) Seventh Freedom
E) Ninth Freedom

Question 12

___________ is a freedom of the air that allows an air carrier to transport passengers between two points within a foreign country.

A) Sky Freedom
B) Cabotage
C) Deregulation
D) Regional Freedom
E) Air Freedom

Question 13

Carrying passengers from a foreign destination to an air carrier's home is which freedom of air?

A) First
B) Second
C) Fourth
D) Ninth
E) Tenth

Question 14

When flying from Canada to Australia, a pilot may direct their flight path over United States of America by which freedom?

A) First
B) Third
C) Sixth
D) Eighth
E) Ninth

Question 15

Which statement is correct?

A) Annex 1: Personal Licensing specifies the requirements for training and licensing of pilots
B) Annex 6: Personal Licensing specifies the requirements for training and licensing of pilots
C) Annex 3: Personal Licensing specifies the requirements for training and licensing of pilots
D) Annex 6: Operation of Aircraft outlines safe operating practices for aircraft involved in international air transport
E) A & D are both correct

Question 16

Which statement is NOT true of the structure of ICAO?

A) The Assembly of ICAO, which is a branch of the UN, meets at least once every three years
B) The Secretary General of ICAO is accountable to the Council
C) There are five major bureaus in ICAO, including Air Navigation and Air Transport
D) ICAO maintains 5 regional offices around the world (one in each continent), including in Bangkok, Paris and Lima
E) All of these statements are correct

Question 17

All member States are welcomed into the __________, ICAO's sovereign body with decision-making power for the organization, which currently includes 193 States that meet at least once every three years.

A) Council
B) Assembly
C) Secretariat
D) Transport Bureau
E) Navigation Bureau

Question 18

Which of ICAO policies are managed by the Air Navigation Bureau (ANB)?

A) Economics of Air Transport
B) Air Navigation Safety and Infrastructure
C) Protection of the Environment
D) None of these
E) All of these

Question 19

Which of these statements is true of Air Navigation Commission (ANC)?

A) Can be considered an independent advisory board to the ICAO Council
B) ANC members are nominated by ICAO member States
C) ANC members appointed by the Council to one-year terms
D) Focused on air navigation matters
E) All of these

Question 20

Which of these are not created by ICAO?

A) SARPs
B) PANS
C) Guidance materials
D) SUPPs
E) ICAO creates all of these

Question 21

Which of the following does NOT happen as part of the ICAO standards-making process?

A) Technical and Non-Technical Groups write recommendations
B) The ANC comments on the recommendation, then passes in on to the general assembly for final review
C) States have the chance to comment on written recommendations
D) Some international organizations have the chance to comment on written recommendations
E) None of these things happen

Question 22

International bilateral aviation regulations are called:

A) Air Service Agreement
B) Bilateral Aviation Accords
C) Air Navigation and Regulation Agreements
D) Aviation Service Accords
E) An Open Skies Policy

Question 23

Which of these is an example of supranational organization?

A) European Union
B) USA
C) North America
D) ICAO
E) United Nations

Question 24

What is part of the role of a CAA?

A) Licensing
B) Legislative
C) Case by case Authorization
D) A & B
E) A, B & C

Question 25

International organizations play important roles within international air law. Organizations fall under three main categories. Which of these are matched correctly?

A) ICAO-IGO/IATA-INGO/Transport Canada-CAA
B) IATA-IGO/ ICAO-NGO/Transport Canada-CAA
C) IATA-INGO/ICAO-INGO/Transport Canada-IGO
D) IATA-IGO/ICAO-IGO/Transport Canada-IGO
E) IATA-CAA/ICAO-IGO/Transport Canada-CAA

Question 26

The Accident Investigation of Korean Air Lines Flight 007

A) Was conducted by ICAO as a result of international conflict
B) Was led by the FAA as the crash happened at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago
C) Was led by France as the plane that crashed in Korea was an Airbus A320
D) Led to anti-Soviet sentiment in the UK due to the Kremlin blaming the UK for the crash
E) Flew out of LAX and crashed near Honolulu, Hawaii

Question 27

There were series of factors led to the shooting down Korean Air Lines Flight 007. Which of these might NOT be included in the series of factors?

A) The aircraft deviated from its intended path
B) The flight of American spy aircraft near KAL 007's track
C) The autopilot was in an incorrect mode
D) The aircraft had a single engine failure
E) The crew on board KAL 007 was not monitoring that channel

Question 28

Which of these is TRUE about the KAL 007 case?

A) The accident investigation was completed in one year
B) Soviets announced that their action was simply a response to a provocation by the USA
C) KAL 007 was shot down in the airspace of USA
D) Pilots deviated from their intended path to save fuel
E) Americans had deliberately sent KAL 007 into the airspace of Soviet Union

Question 29

Why was the final report submitted to Council in 1983 inconclusive as to how or why KAL 007 flew off course?

A) The Secretary General was preoccupied with other accident investigations at the time and could not thoroughly investigate all evidence presented
B) The Soviets resisted the investigation and stated that they had not found the cockpit voice recorder or the flight data recorder
C) The Soviets denied shooting down KAL 007 and no physical evidence that could prove otherwise was found
D) The planes were not equipped with cockpit voice recorders or flight data recorders
E) None of the above

Question 30

What is the primary factor led to the tragedy of KAL 007?

A) Weather
B) Maintenance
C) Human Factors
D) Fuel
E) None of these