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  2. Pilot licensing and certification - Wikipedia

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    ICAO Annex 1, Chapter 2 specifies licences for pilots and for remote pilots. [1] For pilots, the standard ICAO licences are: Student pilot: Cannot fly solo without endorsement from a certificated flight instructor (CFI). Carrying passengers is prohibited. Private pilot licence: May fly for pleasure or personal business. Private pilots cannot be ...

  3. Convention on International Civil Aviation - Wikipedia

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    The Convention on International Civil Aviation, also known as the Chicago Convention, established the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), a specialized agency of the United Nations charged with coordinating international air travel. [2] The Convention establishes rules of airspace, aircraft registration and safety, security, and ...

  4. Standards and Recommended Practices - Wikipedia

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    Standards And Recommended Practices (SARPs) are technical specifications adopted by the Council of ICAO in accordance with Article 38 of the Convention on International Civil Aviation in order to achieve "the highest practicable degree of uniformity in regulations, standards, procedures and organization in relation to aircraft, personnel, airways and auxiliary services in all matters in which ...

  5. IWXXM - Wikipedia

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    ICAO Meteorological Information Exchange Model (IWXXM) is a format for reporting weather information in XML/GML.IWXXM includes XML/GML-based representations for products standardized in International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Annex III, such as METAR/SPECI, TAF, SIGMET, AIRMET, Tropical Cyclone Advisory (TCA), Volcanic Ash Advisory (VAA), [1] Space Weather Advisory and World Area ...

  6. International Civil Aviation Organization - Wikipedia

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    icao.int. Politics portal. The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO / ˌaɪˈkeɪoʊ / eye-KAY-oh) is a specialized agency of the United Nations that coordinates the principles and techniques of international air navigation, and fosters the planning and development of international air transport to ensure safe and orderly growth. [2]

  7. Multi-crew pilot licence - Wikipedia

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    The MPL is specified by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). It was created in 2006 to provide an alternative means for ab-initio students to become commercial air transport (airline) pilots. [1] Requirements were first included in the 10th edition of Annex 1 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation (Personnel ...

  8. Medical certifications for pilots - Wikipedia

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    ICAO sets standards and recommended practices (SARPS), which are specified in Annex 1 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation. [1] [2] There are several classes of medical certificate. Class 1 is the most stringent, applying to holders of commercial pilot licences, multi-crew pilot licences, and airline transport pilot licences.

  9. Type rating - Wikipedia

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    In order to remain compliant with ICAO Annex 1, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in the United States requires co-pilots (second-in-command, or SIC) to have a 'SIC Type Rating' for aircraft requiring a crew of two, and otherwise requires a type rating to act as pilot-in-command (PIC) to fly internationally, or over international airspace.