CAM Aviation Regulatory Compliance 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which international organization sets global standards and recommended practices (SARPs) for civil aviation?
- ICAO (Correct answer)
- IATA
- EASA
- NBAA
Correct answer: ICAO
The International Civil Aviation Organization, a UN agency, establishes SARPs that member states implement in national regulations.
Question 2: A U.S. corporate flight department planning frequent operations to Europe should primarily monitor which foreign regulator's requirements?
- EASA (Correct answer)
- CAAC
- ANAC
- DGCA India
Correct answer: EASA
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency governs safety and operational requirements for flights within EU member states.
Question 3: What does a Letter of Authorization (LOA) from the FAA typically grant a Part 91 operator?
- Approval for specific operations such as RVSM or international procedures (Correct answer)
- Exemption from all maintenance requirements
- Permission to sell charter flights to the public
- Authority to self-certify pilot medicals
Correct answer: Approval for specific operations such as RVSM or international procedures
LOAs authorize specific capabilities like RVSM airspace, PBN, or EFB use that require FAA review of the operator's procedures.
Question 4: Which of the following best describes 'flight department creep' as a compliance risk?
- Gradually accepting reimbursed flights that cross into illegal charter under Part 91 (Correct answer)
- Slow growth in the maintenance budget
- Pilots exceeding duty time by a few minutes
- Adding too many aircraft to the fleet insurance policy
Correct answer: Gradually accepting reimbursed flights that cross into illegal charter under Part 91
Flight department creep refers to incremental compensation arrangements that unknowingly turn Part 91 operations into unauthorized commercial operations.
Question 5: Who holds ultimate responsibility for operational control of a flight under Part 91 corporate operations?
- The aircraft operator (the company exercising operational control) (Correct answer)
- The FBO handling the flight
- The management company's marketing team
- The airport authority
Correct answer: The aircraft operator (the company exercising operational control)
The entity exercising operational control bears regulatory responsibility for initiating, conducting, and terminating the flight.
Question 6: A dry lease of an aircraft differs from a wet lease primarily because a dry lease transfers what to the lessee?
- Operational control, with the lessee providing its own crew (Correct answer)
- Crew and fuel provided by the lessor
- The airworthiness certificate to the lessor
- Maintenance responsibility to the FAA
Correct answer: Operational control, with the lessee providing its own crew
In a dry lease the lessee supplies crew and assumes operational control, whereas a wet lease includes crew from the lessor.
Question 7: Which U.S. agency enforces drug and alcohol testing programs for safety-sensitive aviation employees in commercial operations?
- FAA under DOT regulations (Correct answer)
- NTSB
- FBI
- Department of Labor
Correct answer: FAA under DOT regulations
The FAA, following DOT 49 CFR Part 40 procedures and 14 CFR Part 120, oversees required drug and alcohol testing programs.
CAM Aviation Regulatory Compliance 3
Which international organization sets global standards and recommended practices (SARPs) for civil aviation?