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Registration & Airworthiness: DGCA Air Regulations Questions and Answers

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Use this page to revise Registration & Airworthiness for the DGCA Air Regulations paper. Below are the key ideas first, then 12 practice questions with answers and explanations, picked from the 39 questions in the TrueHeading bank for this topic.

In short: The standard list for an international flight:

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Key concepts: Registration & Airworthiness

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Documents carried on board (Article 29)?

The standard list for an international flight:

  • Certificate of registration
  • Certificate of airworthiness
  • Crew licences
  • Journey log book
  • Aircraft radio station licence
  • Passenger manifest (names, places of embarkation and destination)
  • Cargo manifest and declarations

How is an Indian aircraft marked?

Nationality mark VT followed by a registration mark of three letters, for example VT-ABC.

  • Annex 7 sets the nationality, common and registration marks
  • Certificate of registration shows the owner; it is not proof of ownership by itself

What does the certificate of airworthiness say?

The aircraft complies with its type certificate and is safe for flight in the category stated.

  • Kept valid by an Airworthiness Review Certificate and approved maintenance
  • Annex 8 covers airworthiness
  • The aircraft must be maintained and released to service by an approved person

What are the documents on board an Indian aeroplane?

Certificate of registration, certificate of airworthiness, radio licence, journey log book, crew licences, insurance certificate, noise certificate, AOC (if commercial), flight manual.

  • Nationality mark for India: VT
  • CofA validity depends on the category
  • Aircraft must be insured for third-party liability

Practice questions: Registration & Airworthiness

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Q1The nationality mark of aircraft registered in India is:

  1. AI
  2. IN-
  3. IN
  4. VT
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Answer: D. VT

India uses VT, followed by a hyphen and three letters, e.g. VT-ABC.

Q2The registration marks of an aircraft must be:

  1. the manufacturer's serial number
  2. as small as possible
  3. a group of characters assigned by the State of Registry, painted or affixed so as to be clearly visible
  4. changeable by the operator at any time
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Answer: C. a group of characters assigned by the State of Registry, painted or affixed so as to be clearly visible

Annex 7: nationality mark followed by the registration mark.

Q3A common mark is:

  1. the type of engine
  2. the aircraft colour
  3. the airline logo
  4. a symbol allocated to a common mark registering authority (e.g. for multinational operators)
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Answer: D. a symbol allocated to a common mark registering authority (e.g. for multinational operators)

Common marks are used by international operating agencies.

Q4The Certificate of Airworthiness (CofA) is issued:

  1. by the operator's insurer
  2. by the manufacturer
  3. by the airport authority
  4. by the State of Registry (or State of Operator by arrangement)
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Answer: D. by the State of Registry (or State of Operator by arrangement)

It certifies that the aircraft conforms to its type certificate and is fit to fly.

Q5A certificate of airworthiness remains valid provided that:

  1. it is never changed
  2. the aircraft is maintained as required and the conditions of the certificate are met
  3. it is renewed every month
  4. the aircraft is never used commercially
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Answer: B. the aircraft is maintained as required and the conditions of the certificate are met

Annex 8: continued validity is subject to the maintenance and inspections.

Q6An aircraft's noise certificate is required under:

  1. Annex 16
  2. Annex 17
  3. Annex 13
  4. Annex 7
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Answer: A. Annex 16

Annex 16 Volume I contains the noise standards.

Q7Minimum equipment list (MEL) allows an aircraft to be dispatched with:

  1. only passengers' seats missing
  2. any number of defects
  3. no maintenance
  4. certain items inoperative under the conditions approved by the regulator
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Answer: D. certain items inoperative under the conditions approved by the regulator

The MEL is derived from the master MEL (MMEL) and approved by the authority.

Q8Which document records the flight details such as time of departure, arrival, and the crew for an aircraft?

  1. journey log book (technical log)
  2. radio licence
  3. certificate of registration
  4. medical certificate
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Answer: A. journey log book (technical log)

Annex 6 requires a journey log book (or equivalent) for each aircraft.

Q9Aircraft must display on the fuselage or tail:

  1. the crew roster
  2. the pilot's name
  3. the owner's phone number
  4. nationality and registration marks
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Answer: D. nationality and registration marks

Annex 7 prescribes the size and location of the marks.

Q10An aircraft must have a radio station licence:

  1. issued by ICAO
  2. valid for 50 years
  3. issued by the pilot's employer
  4. issued by the state of registry (or equivalent)
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Answer: D. issued by the state of registry (or equivalent)

Annex 10 and the Radio Regulations require a licence for the station on the aircraft.

Q11The ICAO term for the person who has the final authority over an aircraft in flight is:

  1. commander of the crew
  2. operator
  3. pilot-in-command
  4. airline CEO
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Answer: C. pilot-in-command

The PIC is responsible for the operation and safety of the aircraft.

Q12Under ICAO Annex 8, the continuing airworthiness responsibility of an aircraft lies with:

  1. the State of Registry (and operator)
  2. ICAO
  3. the pilot only
  4. the manufacturer only
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Answer: A. the State of Registry (and operator)

The operator is responsible for maintenance in accordance with an approved programme.

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