AIR LAW ORAL EXAM QUESTIONS

1.     What is cap 394 about?

This is a chapter in the Kenyan constitution which stipulates rules and regulation
which govern civil aviation in Kenya.

Making of the constitution

A white paper is originated converted into a bill

Which undergoes 3 parliamentary readings after which it gets a

 Presidential assent to become an act of parliament. A subordinate to this is 

The air navigation order which is an order of the council. It interprets the clauses
and sections of the act in more details.

An air navigation regulation is subordinate the air navigation order and contains
details for establishing regulations.

2.     What is the latest amendment/ effectively.

22 JULY 07 (Kenya Gazzete Supplement No 16 Legal Notice no. 34)

3.     What is the short title for the amendment

Civil aviation (Amendment) Act, 2002.

4.     List changes contained in the amendment.

        Director General Name change.

        Sectional changes  and rearrangement

        The section that establishes office of director general is section 5

        Repealing of section 4,5,10,18,21,22

5.     Describe the layout of cap 394.

         Subsidiary legislation.

        Sections  1 to22

        Air navigation Regulations 1 to 85.

        Schedules. 1 to 15.

6.     Give at least 15 manual used in aviation industry.

        Maintenance manual.

        Wiring diagram.

        System schematic manual.

        Corrosion prevention manual.

        Fault isolation manual.

        Structural repair manual

        Maintenance planning document.

        Standard practice manual.

        NDT manual.

        Component maintenance manual.

        Illustrated part catalogue

        Flight manual

        Deviation dispatch manual.

        Operation manual Power plant build up manual.

        Fault reporting manual.

        Microfilmed publication.

         Allowable deficiency list(MEL, go/no go list)

7.     Ata chapters.

         21-00-00 AIR CONDITIONING

22-00-00 AUTOFLIGHT
23-00-00 COMMUNICATIONS
24-00-00 ELECTRICAL POWER
25-00-00 EQUIPMENT & FURNISHINGS
26-00-00 FIRE PROTECTION
27-00-00 FLIGHT CONTROLS
28-00-00 FUEL
29-00-00 HYDRAULIC POWER
30-00-00 ICE & RAIN PROTECTION
31-00-00 INDICATING & RECORDING SYS.
32-00-00 LANDING GEAR
33-00-00 LIGHTS
34-00-00 NAVAGATION
35-00-00 OXYGEN
38-00-00 WATER/WASTE
51-00-00 STRUCTURE, GENERAL
52-00-00 DOORS
53-00-00 FUSELAGE
54-00-00 NACELLES/PYLONS
55-00-00 HORIZ. & VERT. STABILIZERS
56-00-00 WINDOWS
57-00-00 WINGS
61-00-00 PROPELLERS
71-00-00 POWER PLANT
72-00-00 ENGINE - TURBINE
73-00-00 ENGINE FUEL AND CONTROL
74-00-00 IGNITION
75-00-00 AIR
76-00-00 ENGINE CONTROLS
77-00-00 ENGINE INDICATING
78-00-00 EXHAUST
79-00-00 OIL
80-00-00 STARTING

8.     A and B notices differentiate.

A NOTICE- Are advisory or administrative in nature.

 B NOTICES-Concerned with the aircraft and airworthiness matter are mandatory
and requires C of C at C of A renewal.

Published by KCAA and are formulated by the airworthiness division. Color of

paper indicates type of information contained

Pink- Matters having a direct effect on airworthiness.

Yellow- Administrative and technical procedures.

White- General information on administrative matters.

9.     Which schedule deals with aircraft equipment , what  about log books 
aircraft documents

     1. (A) Table of classification of aircrafts.

                   (B)Nationality and Registration marks of aircraft registered in Kenya.

      2. A and B conditions.

      3. Categories of aircrafts.

      4. Maintenance Engineer; privileges of licenses.

      5 Aircraft equipment.

      6. Radio apparatus to be carried in aircraft.

      7. Aircraft, engine and propeller log books.

      8. Flight crew of Aircraft; licenses and ratings

      9. Air traffic controllers: Ratings.

      10. Public transport –Operational requirements.

      11. Documents to be carried by aircraft registered in Kenya.

      12. Rules of the air and air traffic control.

      13. Fees

      14. Areas specified in connection with the carriage of flight navigators
as      member of flight crew.
       15. Penalties.

10. A1---A9, what about A15.

      1. Rating and categories of air craft maintenance engineer.

      2.Certification responsibilities of licensed aircraft engineer

      3. Renewal of aircraft maintenance engineers license.

      4. Certificate of maintenance and compliance issued outside Kenya.

      5. Certificate of compliance and certificate of fitness for flight.

      6. Aircraft maintenance schedule and certificate of maintenance.

      7. Mandatory modification and inspection.

      8. Manufacturer’s technical bulletin.

      9. Use of private owner’s aircraft for charter operation.

      10. Issue of certificate of airworthiness.

      11. Renewal of certificate of airworthiness or certificate of validation.

      12. Change in aircraft registration particulars.

      13. Imported second hand aircraft-acceptance standards.

      14. Bogus spare parts.

      15. Aircraft weighing and centre of gravity schedules.

11. In what page do we get repairs’ what about assembly and storage?

1001 to 2000- Testing and fault isolation.

2001 to 3000-Schematics and wiring diagram.

3001 to 4000-Dissasembly.

4001 to 5000-Cleaning

5001 to 6000-check.
 6001 to 7000-Repair.

7001 to 8000-Assembly.

8001 to 9000-Fits and clearances

9001 to 11000- Special tools fixtures and equipment.

11001 to 12000- Special procedures.

12001 to 13000- Removals.

13001 to 14000- Installations.

14001 to 15000- Servicing.

15001 to 16000-Storage.

12. B notices pertaining to your license category.

        5. Weston altimeter.

        7. Stall warning systems.

        9. Limitation markings on aircraft instruments.

        17. Vertical speed indicators.

13. Where do you get weight and balance in cap 394?

      Section 15 of the ANR.

14. Basic T Instruments layout.

AIRSPEED ATTITUDE ALTIMETER

INDICATOR
DIRECTOR

INDICATOR
RADIO HORIZONTAL VERTICAL
MAGNETIC
INDICATOR SITUATION SPEED
 INDICATOR INDICATOR

15. What necessitates weight and balance?

16. How frequent should we perform weight and balance.

(a). Public  transport operation  over 12500lbs

         -After manufacture then within two years subsequently at periods

not            exceeding five years or at such time the director general may
require.

(b).Public transport operation less than 12500lbs.

        -After manufacture then reweighed at periods not exceeding five years
and at such times as the director may require.

 (c) .Private operation.

     -After manufacture then reweighed at such times as be required by the

director.

17. List the documents carried in the aircraft.

A.   Radio station license/telecommunication log book.

B.    Certificate of Airworthiness.

C.   Individual flight crew licenses.

D.   Load sheets.

E.    Certificate of maintenance

F.    Technical logbook.

G.   Certificate of registration.

H.   Operation manual.

I.       Certificate of insurance.

18. C of A – issue, renewal.

         C of A or certificate of validation is renewable every 12 months since
previous issue or renewal for aircraft of 2730kg or every 3 years for aircraft
and below.

Owner or operator initiates renewal action preferably 14 days prior to expiry.

Flight manual is part of C of A.

19. Wording in a c of c, c of m, c of f.

        C of  C-   IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED THAT THE

INSPECTION/OVERHAUL/REPAIR/REPLACEMENT/MODIFICATION
SPECIFIED ABOVE HAS  BEEN CARRIED OUT IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THE REQUIREMENT OF KENYA AIR NAVIGATION
REGURATION AND THE REQUIREMENT OF   THE DIRECTOR
GENERAL.

        C of M- I/WE HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THE ABOVE AIRCRAFT

HAS BEEN MAINTAINED AND INSPECTED IN ACCORDANCE   WITH
APPROVED MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE.

        C of F-    I/WE HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THE AIRCRAFT

DEFINED  HERE  TOGETHER WITH IT’S ENGINE HAS BEEN
PROPERLY INSPECTED AND IN THE OPPINION OF THE
UNDERSIGNED IT IS SAFE THIS DAY IN EVERY WAY FOR FLIGHT
PROVIDED IT IS PROPERLY LOADED.

20. Who signs certificate of fitness of flight.

        C of F for A condition

(a) The holder of an approved maintenance engineer’s license granted or

rendered valid by the director general.

                     (b) A person approved by an approved organization.

        C of F for  B condition

(a)   A person appointed by the director general or kcaa

surveyor

(b)   Representative of the design or inspection

department of the aircraft manufacturing organization.
21. State A and B condition.

      An aircraft shall not fly unless it is certified fit to undertake the
prescribed flight.

      Under the Kenya air Navigation regulation, 2nd schedule the aircraft
may undertake flight under A and B condition.

 A CONDITION B CONDITION  
a)      Applies to; a)      Applies to;  

i.             Aircraft
                                 iii.           
                             

to which a certificate of Aircraft to which a

airworthiness or validation certificate of
has previously been issued. airworthiness or
validation has  not been
                              ii.               Series issued.

iv.           
                           

Prototype
b)      Purpose; b)   Purpose;  

i.           
                                       i.           
                                      

Qualify for issue or Experimenting with or

renewal of C of A. testing the aircraft, its
engine and equipment.
ii.           
                                    

Approval of a ii.           
                                    

modification of aircraft Enabling the aircraft to

after an application has qualify for issue or
been made for issue, validation of C of A or
renewal validation or approval.  Of a
approval. modification of the
aircraft.
iii.           
                                   

Proceeding to or from a iii.           

                                   

place which inspection Proceeding to or from a

approval, test, weighing place which inspection
or installation of approval, test,
equipments in the aircraft weighing or installation
is to take place after such of equipments in the
application has been aircraft is to take place.
made.
 
 iv.           
                                  

Proceeding to a place
where the aircraft is to be
stored.

 
   
c)   The Aircraft shall carry such
c)       Before an aircraft flies under flight crew as may be necessary to
a condition, the aircraft and its ensure safety of aircraft.
engines shall be certified as fit for  
flight.

22. Differentiate Duplicate inspection and overlap of responsibilities.

        Duplicate   inspection is one first made and certified by a qualified person and
subsequently made and certified by a second qualified person.

        Overlap of responsibilities is one  in which a type rated  licensed engineer

assumes  certain privileges  of a type rated license in a category outside his  rating
provided the  functioning  does not require the use of  a special equipment.

23. How many stores do you have aviation industry.

Quarantine store- Provided for goods yet to be certified to conform to

   

approvals.

    Bonded store-   Provided for  goods  certified to conform  to approval

24. Requirement for issue of AOC.

a)     The total accommodation including stores.

b)    The workshop, engineering facilities and maintenance equipment.

c)     A system for maintaining technical records including data recording

system.

d)    The technical library, including manufacturer technical literature and

technical drawing library.
 e)     Organization and facilities available at route station where
appropriate.

f)      Training facilities.

25. Airworthiness Directive, MPD, Sources, Departments involved,

Authority.

        MPD-      It’s the recommended maintenance schedule compiled and issued
by the manufacturer.

(a)-Light Aircraft Maintenance (LAMS)-Prepared KCAA therefore already

approved for aircraft not exceeding 2730kg in transport aerial and private
categories .two versions

                   -fixed wings

                   -Helicopters

(b)-Operators compiled schedules.

For aircrafts exceeding 2730kg in transport, aerial and private categories

compiled from manufacturer schedule (MPD) and operation areas and routes the
aircraft are to be operated, frequency of operation and type of equipment
necessary for operation.

KCAA signify approval by issuing approval document to the applicant and is

inserted in front of the schedule.

26. Mandatory equipment.

o       Equipment which must be fitted to an aircraft before a certificate of

airworthiness can be issued.

27. How many log books will you have for a 4 engine aircraft.

        Four for each engine and any variable propeller.

28. How is aircraft lifed?

        Aircraft are lifed on landing cycles and structural life.

29. Categories of aircraft.

CATEGORY PURPOSE
Transport passengers Any purpose
Transport cargo Any purpose other than public
transport of passengers
Aerial work Any purpose other than public
transport.
Private Any purpose other than public
transport or aerial work.
Special Any purpose other than public
transport specified in the C of A.

30. Schedules are compiled from what information.

        MPD

31. Which section establishes the office of the director?

        The section that establishes office of director general is section 5

32. BCAR publication and what they deal with.

         A- certification

        C- Engines and propellers

        D- Aero planes.

        G- Rotorcraft.

         J- Electrical.

        K- Light aero planes.

         L- Licensing.

        M- Emission certification.

         N- Noise.

        R- Radio.

33. Requirement for issue of C of A.

      Weight and balance schedule.

     Performance test flight result.

     Radio station survey report.

     Certificate for all mandatory modification and inspection.

     Reports of additional checks as required by director general.

     Presentation of aircraft engine and propeller logbooks.

     Presentation of approved flight manual and operating hand book.

     Presentation of technical log to Kenya air navigation requirement.

34. Bodies concerned with airworthiness.

35. Division of dca.

1)      Airworthiness.

2)      Telecommunication and engineering.

3)      School of aviation.

4)      Air traffic control.

5)      Flight operation.

6)      Operation.

7)      Support

8)      Aeronautical information service.

36. Manuals wiring diagram Schematic.

o       WDM- illustrate all wiring connection and location of components ,

circuit protection devices, relevant to all electrical system  within  an aircraft;
enables servicing , inspection, checks and trouble shooting.

37. What is a service bulletin and mandatory inspection of urgent nature?

38. How are they communicated?

      Sent to;

a.       Maintenance organization.

b.      Operator

c.       Civil aviation authority.

39. BCAR section L what issue and why.

        Section L issue 7 oct 1976.

40. Tech log and log book what information/ who makes entry.

41. S/B’s are sent to whom.

     Maintenance organization.

     Civil aviation authority of contracting state.

     Operators.

42. How are instruments routed from hangar?

43. Who is qualified to issue C of M and C of C.?

        C of M

a)      Holder of an aircraft maintenance engineering license granted under these

regulation being a license which entitles him to issue that certificate.

b)      Holder of an aircraft maintenance engineering license granted under the

law of a state other than Kenya and rendered valid under this regulation in
accordance with privileges endorsed on the license.

c)      Holder of an aircraft maintenance engineering license granted under the

law of any such state as may be prescribed in accordance with the privileges
endorsed in the license and subject to any condition prescribed.

d)      Person whom the director general has authorized to issue a C of M in a

particular case and in accordance with that authority.
 e)      A person approved by the director as being competent to issue such a
certificate in accordance with that approval.

        C Of C

a)      Holder of an aircraft maintenance engineering license granted under

this regulation as an aircraft maintenance engineer or radio maintenance
engineer being a license of a category appropriate in accordance with
regulation 11 and fourth schedule to this regulation.

b)      Holder of an aircraft maintenance engineering license granted under

the law of a state other than Kenya and rendered valid under this
regulation in accordance with privileges endorsed on the license.

c)      Holder of an aircraft maintenance engineering license granted under

the law of any such state as may be prescribed in accordance with the
privileges endorsed in the license and subject to any condition
prescribed.

d)      A person approved by the director general as competent to issue

such a certificate.

e)      In relation to the adjustment and compensation of direct reading

magnetic compass the holder of an airline transports pilot license (aero
plane), a senior commercial pilot’s license (aero plane) or a flight
navigations license.

44. Types of screw and Thread.

Types

        Buttress.

        Square.

        ACME

Classification

        Straight.

        Tapered.

45. Differences between bolts and screws.

o        Screw are fully threaded no shank.

o       Bolts are fastened using a spanner while screws using a screw driver.

o       Heads are different, bolts have hex head etc.

o       Bolts are used where great structural strength is required.

o       Bolts are secured by a nut and may also have a washer.

o       Screws can cut there own thread.

o       Bolts are inserted in a pre-drilled hole.