Air Navigation Law

1. Front Matter

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2. Territorial Sovereignty and Flight Information

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   Pages 1-18

3. The Provision of Air Traffic Services

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   Pages 19-67

4. Rules of the Air

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   Pages 69-88

5. Search and Rescue Operations

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   Pages 89-104

6. Aircraft Accident and Incident Investigation

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   Pages 105-111

7. Air Crew Licencing

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   Pages 113-144

8. Aerodromes

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   Pages 145-173

9. Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Air

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   Pages 175-194

10. Aviation and Environmental Protection

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    Pages 195-209

11. Aeronautical Charts

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    Pages 211-220

12. NextGen and SESAR

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    Pages 221-227

13. ICAO and the Exploration and Use of Outer Space

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    Pages 229-233

14. Vulnerabilities of the Air Transportation System to Loss or Degradation of the GPS Signal

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    Pages 235-251

15. Conclusion

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    Pages 253-259

16. Back Matter

    Pages 261-267

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The aviation community, in which the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), the International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the Civil Air Navigation Services Organization (CANSO) play leading roles, is hard at work in bringing aviation into the 21st Century. In doing so, the United States and Europe have taken proactive steps forward in introducing modernization, particularly in moving towards more efficient air traffic management systems within NextGen and SESAR. Elsewhere, in the fields of personnel licensing, rules of the air, accident investigation and aeronautical charts and information, significant strides are being made in moving from mere regulation to implementation and assistance calculated to make all ICAO member States self sufficient in international civil aviation. However, these objectives can be achieved only if the aviation industry has a sustained understanding of the legal and regulatory principles applying to the various areas of air navigation. This book provides that discussion. Some of the subjects discussed in this book are: sovereignty in airspace; flight information and air defence identification zones; rules of the air; personnel licensing; meteorological services; operations of aircraft; air traffic services; accident and incident investigation; aerodromes; efficiency aspects of aviation and environmental protection; aeronautical charts and information; the carriage of dangerous goods; and NextGen and SESAR . Except for NextGen and SESAR, these subjects form the titles of the Annexes to the Chicago Convention that particularly involve the rights and liabilities of the key players involved in air navigation.

• Air Traffic Management
• Annexes to the Chicago Convention
• meteorological services
• personnel licensing,
• rules of the air,

• Organization (ICAO), International Civil Aviation, Montreal, Canada

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