What are the AIS publications?
Annex 15 covers aeronautical information:
- AIP: permanent information
- AIP supplement: temporary long changes
- NOTAM: urgent changes (new N, replace R, cancel C)
- AIC: advisory circulars
- AIRAC: changes on a 28-day cycle
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Charges, Documents & Other: DGCA Air Regulations Questions and Answers
142 practice questions on Charges, Documents & Other with answers and explanations, plus the key concepts and formulas, from the TrueHeading question bank.
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Use this page to revise Charges, Documents & Other for the DGCA Air Regulations paper. Below are the key ideas first, then 12 practice questions with answers and explanations, picked from the 142 questions in the TrueHeading bank for this topic.
In short: Annex 15 covers aeronautical information:
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Key concepts: Charges, Documents & Other
3 ideas to know cold.
Units to use in aviation (Annex 5)?
SI is the base, with permitted non-SI units for aviation:
- Altitude and height: feet
- Distance: nautical miles
- Speed: knots
- Vertical speed: feet per minute
- Time: UTC
What are AIP, NOTAM, AIC and AIRAC?
AIP: permanent info (GEN, ENR, AD). NOTAM: time-critical changes. AIC: administrative or advisory info. AIRAC: 28-day cycle.
- NOTAM validity max 3 months
- ICAO location indicators are four letters
- PIB: pre-flight information bulletin
Practice questions: Charges, Documents & Other
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Q1The Aeronautical Information Publication (AIP) is divided into three parts:
- SID, STAR and IAP
- AIC, NOTAM and AIRAC
- GEN, ENR and AD
- COM, NAV and MET
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Answer: C. GEN, ENR and AD
GEN (general), ENR (en-route), AD (aerodromes).
Q2AIP Part ENR contains:
- aerodrome data
- communication rules
- general information
- en-route information, such as airspace and routes
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Answer: D. en-route information, such as airspace and routes
ENR includes ATS routes, navaids, restricted areas and procedures.
Q3An AIP Supplement is:
- a temporary change to the AIP published as a separate page
- a chart
- a new aerodrome
- a NOTAM
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Answer: A. a temporary change to the AIP published as a separate page
Supplements are used for temporary changes of long duration (three months or longer) and for information of short duration but with graphical content.
Q4ICAO location indicators (e.g. VIDP) have:
- two letters
- five letters
- three letters
- four letters
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Answer: D. four letters
IATA codes have three letters (DEL); ICAO airport codes four letters (VIDP).
Q5The ICAO code for Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi is:
- VIDL
- VEDP
- VNDP
- VIDP
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Answer: D. VIDP
IATA: DEL.
Q6ICAO three-letter airline designator is used:
- in NOTAMs
- on aircraft registration
- for ticketing only
- in the flight plan call sign (e.g. IGO for IndiGo)
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Answer: D. in the flight plan call sign (e.g. IGO for IndiGo)
IATA two-character codes (6E) are used in schedules.
Q7Air navigation service charges (en-route) are commonly based on:
- time of day
- distance flown and aircraft mass
- the number of crew
- fuel used
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Answer: B. distance flown and aircraft mass
The unit rate multiplied by the distance and weight factor.
Q8The documents carried on board an aircraft on an international flight include all of the following EXCEPT:
- the aircraft purchase contract
- certificate of airworthiness
- certificate of registration
- crew licences
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Answer: A. the aircraft purchase contract
Chicago Convention Article 29 and Annex 6.
Q9Flight time for logbook purposes starts:
- when the pilot arrives at the airport
- when the aircraft first moves under its own power for the purpose of taking off
- at brake release
- at rotation
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Answer: B. when the aircraft first moves under its own power for the purpose of taking off
It ends when the aircraft comes to rest after landing (block to block).
Q10The master minimum equipment list (MMEL) is prepared by:
- the aircraft manufacturer and approved by the authority of the state of design
- ICAO
- the pilot
- the airline
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Answer: A. the aircraft manufacturer and approved by the authority of the state of design
The operator's MEL cannot be less restrictive than the MMEL.
Q11Cabotage is:
- overflight
- carriage between two countries
- a technical stop
- the carriage of passengers or cargo between two points within the same state by a foreign carrier
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Answer: D. the carriage of passengers or cargo between two points within the same state by a foreign carrier
Article 7 of the Chicago Convention allows a state to reserve cabotage to its own carriers.
Q12An Air Operator Certificate (AOC) is:
- a medical certificate
- a certificate authorising an operator to carry out specified commercial air transport operations
- an aircraft registration
- a pilot licence
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Answer: B. a certificate authorising an operator to carry out specified commercial air transport operations
Annex 6 requires an AOC for commercial air transport; it lists the aircraft types and areas.
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