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ED Decision 2016/008/R

(b)     Airships

SYLLABUS OF THEORETICAL KNOWLEDGE FOR CPL AND IR

The applicable items for each licence or rating are marked with ‘x’. An ‘x’ on the main title of a subject means that all the subdivisions are applicable.

 

CPL

IR

1.

AIR LAW AND ATC PROCEDURES

x

 

 

INTERNATIONAL LAW: CONVENTIONS, AGREEMENTS AND ORGANISATIONS

 

 

 

AIRWORTHINESS OF AIRCRAFT

 

 

 

AIRCRAFT NATIONALITY AND REGISTRATION MARKS

 

 

 

PERSONNEL LICENSING

 

x

 

RULES OF THE AIR

 

x

 

PROCEDURES FOR AIR NAVIGATION SERVICES: AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS

 

x

 

AIR TRAFFIC SERVICES AND AIR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT

 

x

 

AERONAUTICAL INFORMATION SERVICE

 

x

 

AERODROMES

 

x

 

FACILITATION

 

 

 

SEARCH AND RESCUE

 

 

 

SECURITY

 

 

 

AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT AND INCIDENT INVESTIGATION

 

 

2.

AIRSHIP GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: ENVELOPE, AIRFRAME AND SYSTEMS, ELECTRICS, POWERPLANT AND EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT

x

 

 

DESIGN, MATERIALS, LOADS AND STRESSES

 

 

 

ENVELOPE AND AIRBAGS

 

 

 

FRAMEWORK

 

 

 

GONDOLA

 

 

 

FLIGHT CONTROLS

 

 

 

LANDING GEAR

 

 

 

HYDRAULICS AND PNEUMATICS

 

 

 

HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING

 

 

 

FUEL SYSTEM

 

 

 

PISTON ENGINES

 

 

 

TURBINE ENGINES (BASICS)

 

 

 

ELECTRICS

 

 

 

FIRE PROTECTION AND DETECTION SYSTEMS

 

 

 

MAINTENANCE

 

 

3.

AIRSHIP GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: INSTRUMENTATION

x

 

 

SENSORS AND INSTRUMENTS

 

 

 

MEASUREMENT OF AIR DATA AND GAS PARAMETERS

 

 

 

MAGNETISM: DIRECT READING COMPASS AND FLUX VALVE

 

 

 

GYROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS

 

 

 

COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS

 

 

 

ALERTING SYSTEMS

 

 

 

INTEGRATED INSTRUMENTS: ELECTRONIC DISPLAYS

 

 

 

FLIGHT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (GENERAL BASICS)

 

 

 

DIGITAL CIRCUITS AND COMPUTERS

 

 

4.

FLIGHT PERFORMANCE AND PLANNING

x

 

4.1.

MASS AND BALANCE: AIRSHIPS

x

 

 

PURPOSE OF MASS AND BALANCE CONSIDERATIONS

 

 

 

LOADING

 

 

 

FUNDAMENTALS OF CG CALCULATIONS

 

 

 

MASS AND BALANCE DETAILS OF AIRCRAFT

 

 

 

DETERMINATION OF CG POSITION

 

 

 

PASSENGER, CARGO AND BALLAST HANDLING

 

 

4.2.

FLIGHT PLANNING AND FLIGHT MONITORING

 

 

 

FLIGHT PLANNING FOR VFR FLIGHTS

x

 

 

FLIGHT PLANNING FOR IFR FLIGHTS

 

x

 

FUEL PLANNING

x

x

 

PRE-FLIGHT PREPARATION

x

x

 

ATS FLIGHT PLAN

x

x

 

FLIGHT MONITORING AND IN-FLIGHT RE-PLANNING

x

x

4.3.

PERFORMANCE: AIRSHIPS

x

 

 

AIRWORTHINESS REQUIREMENTS

 

 

 

BASICS OF AIRSHIP PERFORMANCE

 

 

 

DEFINITIONS AND TERMS

 

 

 

STAGES OF FLIGHT

 

 

 

USE OF FLIGHT MANUAL

 

 

5.

HUMAN PERFORMANCE

x

 

 

HUMAN FACTORS: BASIC CONCEPTS

 

 

 

BASIC AVIATION PHYSIOLOGY AND HEALTH MAINTENANCE

 

 

 

BASIC AVIATION PSYCHOLOGY

 

 

6.

METEOROLOGY

x

 

 

THE ATMOSPHERE

 

 

 

WIND

 

 

 

THERMODYNAMICS

 

 

 

CLOUDS AND FOG

 

 

 

PRECIPITATION

 

 

 

AIR MASSES AND FRONTS

 

 

 

PRESSURE SYSTEMS

 

 

 

CLIMATOLOGY

 

 

 

FLIGHT HAZARDS

 

 

 

METEOROLOGICAL INFORMATION

 

 

7.

NAVIGATION

 

 

7.1.

GENERAL NAVIGATION

x

 

 

BASICS OF NAVIGATION

 

 

 

MAGNETISM AND COMPASSES

 

 

 

CHARTS

 

 

 

DR NAVIGATION

 

 

 

IN-FLIGHT NAVIGATION

 

 

7.2.

RADIO NAVIGATION

 

 

 

BASIC RADIO PROPAGATION THEORY

x

x

 

RADIO AIDS

x

x

 

RADAR

x

x

 

INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK

 

 

 

AREA NAVIGATION SYSTEMS AND RNAV/FMS

 

x

 

GNSS

x

x

8.

OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES AIRSHIP

x

 

 

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

 

 

 

SPECIAL OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES AND HAZARDS (GENERAL ASPECTS)

 

 

 

EMERGENCY PROCEDURES

 

 

9.

PRINCIPLES OF FLIGHT

x

 

9.1.

PRINCIPLES OF FLIGHT: AIRSHIPS

x

 

 

BASICS OF AEROSTATICS

 

 

 

BASICS OF SUBSONIC AERODYNAMICS

 

 

 

AERODYNAMICS OF AIRSHIPS

 

 

 

STABILITY

 

 

 

CONTROLLABILITY

 

 

 

LIMITATIONS

 

 

 

PROPELLERS

 

 

 

BASICS OF AIRSHIP FLIGHT MECHANICS

 

 

10.

COMMUNICATIONS

 

 

10.1.

VFR COMMUNICATIONS

x

 

 

DEFINITIONS

x

 

 

GENERAL OPERATING PROCEDURES

x

 

 

RELEVANT WEATHER INFORMATION TERMS (VFR)

x

 

 

ACTION REQUIRED TO BE TAKEN IN CASE OF COMMUNICATION FAILURE

x

 

 

DISTRESS AND URGENCY PROCEDURES

x

 

 

GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF VHF PROPAGATION AND ALLOCATION OF FREQUENCIES

x

 

10.2.

IFR COMMUNICATIONS

 

 

 

DEFINITIONS

 

x

 

GENERAL OPERATING PROCEDURES

 

x

 

ACTION REQUIRED TO BE TAKEN IN CASE OF COMMUNICATION FAILURE

 

x

 

DISTRESS AND URGENCY PROCEDURES

 

x

 

RELEVANT WEATHER INFORMATION TERMS (IFR)

 

x

 

GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF VHF PROPAGATION AND ALLOCATION OF FREQUENCIES

 

x

 

MORSE CODE

 

x