Sofema Aviation Services (SAS) www.sassofia.com considers the role, purpose and applicability of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Annex 1.
Introduction
ICAO SARPS (Standards and Recommended Practices) for each area of ICAO responsibility are contained in 19 Annexes. Each Annex deals with a particular subject area. All are subject to regular amendments and the detail in respect of many of them is contained in publications in the numbered ICAO Document Series.
Annex 1 – Personnel Licensing:
The purpose of Annex 1 is to provide Standards and Recommended Practices (SARP) for:
- Licensing flight crew members, such as pilots, flight engineers and flight navigators,
- Air traffic controllers,
- Aeronautical station operators,
- Maintenance technicians and
- Flight dispatchers.
It also includes medical provisions for licensing. Licensing is as old as aviation itself. When aviation stretched its wings over borders and across oceans in its drive to connect all parts of the world, difficulties began and the need for international standards became obvious.
Annex 1 Is applicable to all applicants for and, on renewal, to all holders of the licences and ratings and contains Standards and Recommended Practices adopted by the International Civil Aviation Organization as the minimum standards for personnel licensing.
ICAO Training Manuals
Related training manuals developed by ICAO provide guidance to States for the scope and depth of training curricula which will ensure that confidence in safe air navigation, as intended by the Chicago Convention and Annex 1.
Applicability – ICAO training manuals additionally provide guidance for the training of other aviation personnel such as:
- Aerodrome emergency crews,
- Flight operations officers,
- Radio operators and
- Individuals involved in other related disciplines.
ICAO & Human Factor Considerations
- Human Factors as a subject with importance and direct relevance to flight safety was officially recognized by ICAO in 1986 when the 26th Assembly adopted Resolution A26-9.
- Following up to A26-9 Resolution, the Air Navigation Commission formulated the mission of the Flight Safety and Human Factors Programme:
o Addresses known human capabilities and limitations.
o Providing States with basic information on the subject matter.
o Material necessary to design proper training programmes.
Maintaining International Licensing Standards
One of ICAO’s main tasks related to licensing is to ensure that international licensing standards are harmonised with current practices and probable future developments.
Amendment 178 to Annex 1 ( Mar 22) introduced new provisions for the use of electronic pilot licenses:
- Sets out a new common format to provide for simplified license verification by other States.
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