ICAO Annexes | Short Summary

 

 

We always hear about ICAO annexes but many of us did not know the names of ICAO annexes, and what the purpose of each one. The fact is that I am not having any idea about the most of ICAO annexes, and That's why I am writing about it in this article.

Let us go back to December 7, 1944, the Convention on International Civil Aviation was established in Chicago by 52 signatory states [known as Chicago Convention]. Chicago Convention document was including 90 articles, the article 54 highlight the adaption of standards and recommended practices (SARPs) for convenience and designate them as Annexes to Chicago Convention and notifying all contracting states.

In article 12 , it is mention that "each state shall keep its own rules of the air as uniform as possible with those established under the convention, the duty to ensure compliance with these rules rests with the contracting state".

What is ICAO Annex?

ICAO annexes mean an extra or subordinate part to Chicago Convention document [ The Convention on the International Civil Aviation].

What is the purpose of ICAO Annex?

It contains the globally agreed standards and recommended practices (SARPs) of the international civil aviation. As required by Chicago Convention document chapter vi, article 37  ICAO will adopt technical specifications on International Civil Aviation in order to achieve the highest practicable degree of uniformity in regulations, standards, procedures and organization. This mean the standards and recommended practices (SARPs) of ICAO are technical specifications [regulations, standards, procedures and organization].

Perfect, you got the short introduction about ICAO annexes.

Let us move to the short summary about each ICAO annex. Before you read this summary, may I ask you " what is the name of the ICAO annex 15?".

Sure!!

 

Short Summary About ICAO Annexes

ICAO Annex 1 : Personnel Licensing

It contains standards and recommended practices (SARPS) for the licensing of the following:

§    Flight crew members [pilots, flight engineers and flight navigators]

§    Maintenance technicians

§    Flight dispatchers

§   Air traffic controllers

§    Aeronautical station operators

 

ICAO Annex 2 : Rules Of The Air

It contains standards and recommended practices (SARPS) related to general air rules, visual flight rules and instrument flight rules, the pilot-in-command of an aircraft is responsible for compliance with the rules of the air.

 

ICAO Annex 3 : Meteorological Service For International Air Navigation

It contains standards and recommended practices (SARPS) related to providing necessary meteorological information to operators, flight crew members, air traffic services units, search and rescue units, airport management and others concerned with aviation

 

ICAO Annex 4 : Aeronautical Charts

It contains standards and recommended practices (SARPS) related to producing aeronautical charts , which used by most segments of aviation as a reference to them for planning, air traffic control and navigation purposes.

 

ICAO Annex 5 : Units Of Measurement To Be Used In Air And Ground Operations

It contains standards and recommended practices (SARPS) related to standard units of measurements to cover all aspects of air and ground operations.

 

ICAO Annex 6 : Operation of Aircraft [PARTS I, II and III]

 PART I — International Commercial Air Transport — Aeroplanes

PART II — International General Aviation — Aeroplanes

 PART III — International Operations — Helicopters

It contains standards and recommended practices (SARPS) which provide one international set of operational rules and regulations for the wide variety of aircraft. In Addition, operating minima based on the environmental factors found at each aerodrome.

 

ICAO Annex 7: Aircraft Nationality and Registration Marks

It contains standards and recommended practices (SARPS) for registration of the aircraft and the use of letters, numbers and other graphic symbols to be used in the nationality and registration marks of aircrafts. i.g. 7O Yemen

 

ICAO Annex 8 : Airworthiness Of Aircraft

It contains standards and recommended practices (SARPS) related to aircraft design, construction and operation, which must be in compliance with the appropriate airworthiness requirements of the state of registry of the aircraft. Full compliance, the aircraft will be issued with a certificate of airworthiness declaring that the aircraft is fit to fly.

 

ICAO Annex 9 : Facilitation

It contains standards and recommended practices (SARPS) related to providing a frame of reference for planners and managers of international airport operations to simplify the procedures required to clear aircraft, passengers and cargo.

ICAO Annex 10 : Aeronautical Telecommunications [ volumes i, ii, iii, iv and v]

Annex 10 is divided into five volumes:

Volume i — Radio navigation aids

Volume ii — Communications procedures including those with pans status

Volume iii — Communication systems

     Part 1 — Digital data communication systems

     Part 2 — Voice communication systems

Volume iv — Surveillance radar and collision avoidance systems

Volume v — Aeronautical radio frequency spectrum utilization

It contains standards and recommended practices (SARPS) related to most complex and essential elements of international civil aviation [Aeronautical Communications, Navigation and Surveillance].

 

ICAO Annex 11 : Air Traffic Services

It contains standards and recommended practices (SARPS) related to how to prevent collisions between aircrafts, whether taxiing on the manoeuvring area, taking off, landing, enroute or in the holding pattern at the destination aerodrome.

 

ICAO Annex 12 : Search And Rescue

It contains standards and recommended practices (SARPS) related to locating and rescuing survivors of aircraft accidents.

ICAO Annex 13 : Aircraft Accident And Incident Investigation

It contains standards and recommended practices (SARPS) related to investigation of an aircraft accident or serious incident.

 

ICAO Annex 14 : Aerodromes [ VOLUMES I AND II ]

VOL I – Aerodrome Design And Operations

VOL II – Heliports

It contains standards and recommended practices (SARPS) related to investigation of an aircraft accident or serious incident.

 

ICAO Annex 15 : Aeronautical Information Services

It contains standards and recommended practices (SARPS) on how an aeronautical information service shall receive and/or originate, collate or assemble, edit, format, publish/store and distribute specified aeronautical information/data.

 

ICAO Annex 16 : Environmental Protection[VOLUMES I,II,III, AND IV]

Vol I – Aircraft Noise

Vol II – Aircraft Engine Emissions

Vol III – Co2 Certification Requirement

Vol IV – Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA)

It contain standards and recommended practices (SARPS) on protection of the environment from the effect of aircraft noise , aircraft engine emissions etc

ICAO Annex 17 : Security

Safeguarding International Civil Aviation Against Acts of Unlawful Interference

It contains standards and recommended practices (SARPS) and technical measures for the protection of the security of international air transport.

 

ICAO Annex 18 : The Safe Transport Of Dangerous Goods by Air

It contains standards and recommended practices (SARPS) related to the safe transporting and handling of dangerous goods.

 

ICAO Annex 19 :  Safety Management 

It contains standards and recommended practices (SARPS) on safety management functions related to, or in direct support of, the safe operation of aircraft and airports. Also, State Safety Programme (SSP).

 

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