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010 01 00 00 INTERNATIONAL LAW: CONVENTIONS, AGREEMENTS AND ORGANISATIONS 3.5

010 01 01 00 The Convention on International Civil Aviation (Chicago) – ICAO DOC 7300 1
010 01 02 00 Other Conventions and Agreements 1.5
010 01 03 00 World Organisation 1
010 01 04 00 Reserved 0

010 02 00 00 AIRWORTHINESS OF AIRCRAFT 2

010 02 01 00 ICAO Annex 8 and EASA Certification Specifications. 1
010 02 02 00 Certificate of Airworthiness (C of A) 1

010 03 00 00 AIRCRAFT NATIONALITY AND REGISTRATION MARKS 2

010 03 01 00 Definitions in ICAO Annex 7 1
010 03 02 00 Aircraft Nationality, common and registration marks to be used. 1

010 04 00 00 PERSONNEL LICENSING 6.5

010 04 01 00 ICAO Annex 1 2
010 04 02 00 JAR-FCL 4.5

010 05 00 00 RULES OF THE AIR 5.5

010 05 01 00 Definitions in ICAO Annex 2 0.25
010 05 02 00 Applicability of the Rules of the Air 0.25
010 05 03 00 General Rules 1
010 05 04 00 Visual Flight Rules (VFR) 2
010 05 05 00 Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) 1.5
010 05 06 00 Interception of Civil Aircraft 0.5

PROCEDURES FOR AIR NAVIGATION SERVICES – AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS (PANS

010 06 00 00 4.5
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010 06 01 00 Foreword and introduction 0.25
010 06 02 00 Definitions and abbreviations 0.25
010 06 03 00 Departure procedures 1
010 06 04 00 Approach procedures 1
010 06 05 00 Holding procedures 0.5
010 06 06 00 Altimeter setting procedures 0.5
010 06 07 00 Simultaneous Operation on parallel or near-parallel instrument Runways 0.5
010 06 08 00 Secondary surveillance radar (transponder) operating procedures 0.5

010 07 00 00 AIR TRAFFIC SERVICES AND AIR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT 8

010 07 01 00 ICAO Annex 11 - Air Traffic Services 3
010 07 02 00 ICAO Document 4444 - Air Traffic Management 5

010 08 00 00 AERONAUTICAL INFORMATION SERVICE 3

010 08 01 00 Introduction 0.5
010 08 02 00 Definitions in ICAO Annex 15 0.5
010 08 03 00 General 1
010 08 04 00 Integrated Aeronautical Information Package 1

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010 09 00 00 AERODROMES (ICAO Annex 14, Volume I, Aerodrome Design and Operations) 4
010 09 01 00 General 0.5
010 09 02 00 Aerodrome data 0.5
010 09 03 00 Physical Characteristics 0.5
010 09 04 00 Visual aids for navigation 0.5
010 09 05 00 Visual aids for denoting obstacles 0.5
010 09 06 00 Visual aids for denoting restricted use of areas 0.5
010 09 07 00 Aerodromes Operational Services, Equipment and Installations 0.5
010 09 08 00 Attachment A to ICAO Annex 14, Volume 1 – Supplementary Guidance Material 0.5

010 10 00 00 FACILITATION (ICAO Annex 9) 4

010 10 01 00 General 1
010 10 02 00 Entry and departure of aircraft 3

010 11 00 00 SEARCH AND RESCUE 3

010 11 01 00 Essential Search and Rescue (SAR) definitions in ICAO Annex 12 0.5
010 11 02 00 Organisation 1
010 11 03 00 Operating procedures for non-SAR crews 1
010 11 04 00 Search and rescue signals 0.5

010 12 00 00 SECURITY 4
010 12 01 00 Essential Definitions in ICAO Annex 17 0.5
010 12 02 00 General Principles 0.5
010 12 03 00 Organisation 0.5
010 12 04 00 Preventive security Measures 0.5
010 12 05 00 Management of Response to Acts of Unlawful Interference 0.5
010 12 06 00 Operators security programme 0.5
Security Procedures in other documents i.e. ICAO Annex 2, ICAO Annex 6, ICAO
010 12 07 00 1
Annex 14, ICAO Doc 4444

010 13 00 00 AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT AND INCIDENT INVESTIGATION 2

010 13 01 00 Essential definitions in ICAO Annex 13 0.5
010 13 02 00 Applicability of ICAO Annex 13 0.5
010 13 03 00 ICAO Accident and Incident investigation 0.5
010 13 04 00 Accident and Incident Investigation in accordance with EU documents 0.5

010 14 00 00 VIETNAM AVIATION REGULATION 6

010 14 01 00 Law on Civil Aviation of Vietnam 1.25
010 14 02 00 VAR Parts List 0.25
010 14 03 00 VAR Part 4: Continuing airworthiness of aircraft 1
010 14 04 00 VAR Part 7: Aviation personnel license 1.5
010 14 05 00 VAR Part 8: Medical certification 0.5
010 14 06 00 VAR Part 10: Operations of aircraft 1.5

010 XX XX XX TUTORIALS AND TESTING 2

TOTAL SYLLABUS TIME 60

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021 01 00 00 SYSTEM DESIGN, LOADS, STRESSES, MAINTENANCE 2.5

021 01 01 00 System design 0.5
021 01 02 00 Loads and stresses 0.5
021 01 03 00 Fatigue 0.5
021 01 04 00 Corrosion 0.5
021 01 05 00 Maintenance 0.5

021 02 00 00 AIRFRAME 4
021 02 01 00 Construction and attachment methods 0.5
021 02 02 00 Materials 0.5
021 02 03 00 Aeroplane: Wings, tail surfaces and control surfaces 2
021 02 04 00 Fuselage, landing gear, doors, floor, wind-screen and windows 1
021 02 05 00 Reserved 0

021 03 00 00 HYDRAULICS 7.5

021 03 01 00 Hydro-mechanics: basic principles 1
021 03 02 00 Hydraulic systems 6.5

021 04 00 00 LANDING GEAR, WHEELS, TYRES, BRAKES 3

021 04 01 00 Landing gear 1
021 04 02 00 Nose wheel steering: design, operation 0.5
021 04 03 00 Brakes 0.5
021 04 04 00 Wheels, rims and tyres 1

021 05 00 00 FLIGHT CONTROLS 8

021 05 01 00 Aeroplane: Primary Flight Controls 3
021 05 02 00 Aeroplane: Secondary Flight Controls 3
021 05 03 00 Reserved 0
021 05 04 00 Aeroplane: Fly-by-Wire (FBW) control systems 2

021 06 00 00 PNEUMATICS – PRESSURISATION AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS 6

021 06 01 00 Pneumatic/Bleed air supply 3
021 06 02 00 Reserved 0
021 06 03 00 Aeroplane: Pressurisation and air conditioning system 3

021 07 00 00 ANTI-ICING AND DE-ICING SYSTEMS 4

021 07 01 00 Types, design, operation, indications and warnings, operational limitations 2
021 07 02 00 Ice warning systems: types, operation, and indications 2

021 08 00 00 FUEL SYSTEM 4

021 08 01 00 Piston engine 2
021 08 02 00 Turbine engine 2

021 09 00 00 ELECTRICS 10
021 09 01 00 General, definitions, basic applications: circuit-breakers, logic circuits. 2
021 09 02 00 Batteries 1.5
021 09 03 00 Generation 2.5
021 09 04 00 Distribution 2.5
021 09 05 00 Electrical motors 1.5

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021 10 00 00 PISTON ENGINES 9.5

021 10 01 00 General 1.5
021 10 02 00 Fuel 1
021 10 03 00 Engine fuel pumps 0.5
021 10 04 00 Carburettor/Injection system 1
021 10 05 00 Cooling systems 0.5
021 10 06 00 Lubrication systems 0.5
021 10 07 00 Ignition circuits 0.5
021 10 08 00 Mixture 0.5
021 10 09 00 Aeroplane: Propellers 1.5
021 10 10 00 Performance and engine handling 2

021 11 00 00 TURBINE ENGINES 7

021 11 01 00 Basic principles 0.75
021 11 02 00 Main engine components 1.25
021 11 03 00 Additional components and systems 0.5
021 11 04 00 Engine Operation and Monitoring 2
021 11 05 00 Performance aspects 2
021 11 06 00 Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) 0.5

021 12 00 00 PROTECTION AND DETECTION SYSTEMS 2

021 12 01 00 Smoke detection 0.5
021 12 02 00 Fire protection systems 1
021 12 03 00 Rain protection system 0.5

021 13 00 00 OXYGEN SYSTEMS 1.5

021 XX XX XX TUTORIALS AND TESTING 12

TOTAL SYLLABUS TIME 81

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022 01 00 00 SENSORS AND INSTRUMENTS 3.5

022 01 01 00 Pressure gauge 0.5
022 01 02 00 Temperature sensing 0.5
022 01 03 00 Fuel gauge 0.5
022 01 04 00 Fuel Flowmeters 0.5
022 01 05 00 Tachometer 0.25
022 01 06 00 Thrust measurement 0.25
022 01 07 00 Engine Torquemeter 0.25
022 01 08 00 Synchroscope 0.25
022 01 09 00 Engine Vibration monitoring 0.25
022 01 10 00 Time measurement 0.25

022 02 00 00 MEASUREMENT OF AIR DATA PARAMETERS 11

022 02 01 00 Pressure measurement 0.75
022 02 02 00 Temperature measurement 0.75
022 02 03 00 Angle of Attack measurement 0.5
022 02 04 00 Altimeter 3
022 02 05 00 Vertical Speed Indicator (VSI) 2
022 02 06 00 Airspeed Indicator (ASI) 3
022 02 07 00 Machmeter 0.5
022 02 08 00 Air Data Computer 0.5

022 03 00 00 MAGNETISM – DIRECT READING COMPASS AND FLUX VALVE 3

022 03 01 00 Earth’s magnetic field 0.25
022 03 02 00 Aircraft magnetic field 0.25
022 03 03 00 Direct Reading Magnetic Compass 1.25
022 03 04 00 Flux valve 1.25

022 04 00 00 GYROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS 6.5

022 04 01 00 Gyroscope: basic principles 0.75
022 04 02 00 Rate of turn indicator - Turn Co-ordinator - Balance (Slip) Indicator 1.25
022 04 03 00 Attitude Indicator (Artificial Horizon) 1.25
022 04 04 00 Directional gyroscope 1.25
022 04 05 00 Remote reading compass systems 1.5
Solid-State Systems – AHRS (the following paragraph is to be introduced at a latter
022 04 06 00 0.5
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022 05 00 00 INERTIAL NAVIGATION AND REFERENCE SYSTEMS (INS and IRS) 4.5
022 05 01 00 INS: Inertial Navigation Systems (stabilised inertial platform) 2.25
022 05 02 00 IRS: Inertial Reference Systems (Strapped-down) 2.25

022 06 00 00 AEROPLANE : AUTOMATIC FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS 3

022 06 01 00 General: Definitions and control loops. 0.25
022 06 02 00 Autopilot system: design and operation. 0.75
022 06 03 00 Flight Director: design and operation. 1.25
022 06 04 00 Aeroplane: Flight Mode Annunciatior (FMA) 0.25
022 06 05 00 Autoland: design and operation 0.5

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022 07 00 00 RESERVED 0

022 08 00 00 TRIMS – YAW DAMPER – FLIGHT ENVELOPE PROTECTION 1.5

022 08 01 00 Trim systems : design and operation. 1
022 08 02 00 Yaw damper : design and operation. 0.25
022 08 03 00 Flight envelope protection (FEP) 0.25

022 09 00 00 AUTOTHROTTLE – AUTOMATIC THRUST CONTROL SYSTEM 1.5

022 10 00 00 COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS 2

022 10 01 00 Voice communication, Datalink transmission. 1
022 10 02 00 Future Air Navigation Systems (FANS) 1

022 11 00 00 FLIGHT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (F.M.S.) 3

022 11 01 00 Design. 1
022 11 02 00 Navigation data base, aircraft data base 0.25
022 11 03 00 Operations, limitations. 0.75
022 11 04 00 Man Machine Interface (Multi-Function Control Display Unit: MCDU) 1

022 12 00 00 ALERTING SYSTEMS, PROXIMITY SYSTEMS 6

022 12 01 00 General 0.25
022 12 02 00 Flight Warning Systems 0.5
022 12 03 00 Stall Warning Systems (SWS) 0.5
022 12 04 00 Stall protection 0.25
022 12 05 00 Overspeed warning 0.25
022 12 06 00 Take-off warning 0.25
022 12 07 00 Altitude alert system 0.25
022 12 08 00 Radio-altimeter 0.5
022 12 09 00 Ground proximity warning systems (GPWS) 1.75
022 12 10 00 ACAS/TCAS principles and operations 1.5

022 13 00 00 INTEGRATED INSTRUMENTS – ELECTRONIC DISPLAYS 3

022 13 01 00 Electronic display units 0.25
022 13 02 00 Mechanical Integrated instruments : ADI/HSI 0.5
022 13 03 00 Electronic Flight Instrument Systems (EFIS) 1.25
Engine parameters, Crew warnings, Aircraft systems, Procedure and Mission
022 13 04 00 0.25
display systems
022 13 05 00 Engine First Limit Indicator 0.25
022 13 06 00 Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) 0.5

022 14 00 00 MAINTENANCE, MONITORING AND RECORDING SYSTEMS 1.5

022 14 01 00 Cockpit voice recorder (CVR) 0.5
022 14 02 00 Flight data recorders (FDR) 0.5
022 14 03 00 Maintenance and Monitoring systems 0.5

022 15 00 00 DIGITAL CIRCUITS AND COMPUTERS 1

022 15 01 00 Digital circuits and computers: General, definitions and design. 0.5
022 15 02 00 Software: General, definitions and certification specifications. 0.5

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TOTAL SYLLABUS TIME 60

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031 01 00 00 PURPOSE OF MASS AND BALANCE CONSIDERATIONS 2

031 01 01 00 Mass limitations 1
031 01 02 00 Centre of gravity (CG) limitations 1

031 02 00 00 LOADING 3.5

031 02 01 00 Terminology 0.5
031 02 02 00 Mass limits 1
031 02 03 00 Mass calculations 2

031 03 00 00 FUNDAMENTALS OF CG CALCULATIONS 2

031 03 01 00 Definition of centre of gravity 0.5
031 03 02 00 Conditions of equilibrium (Balance of Forces and Balance of Moments) 0.5
031 03 03 00 Basic calculations of CG 1

031 04 00 00 MASS AND BALANCE DETAILS OF AIRCRAFT 4

031 04 01 00 Contents of mass and balance documentation 1
031 04 01 01 Datum,moment arm 0.5
031 04 02 00 Determination of aircraft empty mass and CG position by weighing 1.5
031 04 03 00 Extraction of basic empty mass and CG data from aircraft documentation 1

031 05 00 00 DETERMINATION OF CG POSITION 4

031 05 01 00 Methods 1.5
031 05 02 00 Load and Trim Sheet 1.5
031 05 03 00 Intentional re-positioning of CG 1

031 06 00 00 CARGO HANDLING 1.5

031 06 01 00 Types of cargo (general aspects) 0.5
031 06 02 00 Floor area load and running load limitations in cargo compartments 0.5
031 06 03 00 Securing of load 0.5

031 XX XX XX TUTORIALS AND TESTING 4

TOTAL SYLLABUS TIME 21

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032 01 00 00 GENERAL 4
032 01 01 00 Performance Legislation 1
032 01 02 00 General Performance Theory 3

032 02 00 00 PERFORMANCE CLASS B - SINGLE-ENGINE AEROPLANES 11

032 02 01 00 Definitions of speeds used 1
032 02 02 00 Effect of Variables on Single-Engine Aeroplane Performance 3
032 02 03 00 Take-off and Landing 3
032 02 04 00 Climb, Cruise and Descent 2
032 02 05 00 Use of Aeroplane Performance data 2

032 03 00 00 PERFORMANCE CLASS B - MULTI-ENGINE AEROPLANES 8

032 03 01 00 Definitions of terms and speeds 1
032 03 02 00 Effect of Variables on Multi-Engine Aeroplane Performance 4
032 03 03 00 Use of Aeroplane Performance data 3

032 04 00 00 PERFORMANCE CLASS A - AEROPLANES CERTIFICATED UNDER CS 25 ONLY 13

032 04 01 00 Take – off 3
032 04 02 00 Climb 3
032 04 03 00 Cruise 2
032 04 04 00 En-route One Engine Inoperative 1.5
032 04 05 00 Descent 1.5
032 04 06 00 Approach and Landing 2

032 XX XX XX TUTORIALS AND TESTING 9

TOTAL SYLLABUS TIME 45

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033 01 00 00 FLIGHT PLANNING FOR VFR FLIGHTS 6

033 01 01 00 VFR Navigation plan 6

033 02 00 00 FLIGHT PLANNING FOR IFR FLIGHTS 18

033 02 01 00 IFR Navigation plan 18

033 03 00 00 FUEL PLANNING 8

033 03 01 00 General 2
033 03 02 00 Pre-flight fuel planning for commercial flights 3
033 03 03 00 Specific fuel calculation procedures 3

033 04 00 00 PRE-FLIGHT PREPARATION 10

033 04 01 00 NOTAM briefing 1
033 04 02 00 Meteorological briefing 5
033 04 03 00 Point of Equal Time (PET) and Point of Safe Return (PSR) 4

033 05 00 00 ICAO FLIGHT PLAN (ATS Flight Plan) 4

033 05 01 00 Individual Flight Plan 3
033 05 02 00 Repetitive Flight Plan 0.5
033 05 03 00 Submission of an ATS Flight Plan (FPL) 0.5

033 06 00 00 FLIGHT MONITORING AND IN-FLIGHT RE-PLANNING 5

033 06 01 00 Flight monitoring 4
033 06 02 00 In-flight re-planning in case of deviation from planned data 1

033 XX XX XX TUTORIALS AND TESTING 12

TOTAL SYLLABUS TIME 63

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040 01 00 00 HUMAN FACTORS: BASIC CONCEPTS 10

040 01 01 00 Human Factors in aviation 2
040 01 02 00 Accident statistics 4
040 01 03 00 Flight safety concepts 2
040 01 04 00 Safety culture 2

040 02 00 00 BASICS OF PHYSIOLOGY 19

040 02 01 00 Flight physiology 8
040 02 02 00 Man and Environment: the sensory system 8
040 02 03 00 Health and hygiene 3

040 03 00 00 BASIC AVIATION PSYCHOLOGY 17

040 03 01 00 Human information processing 2
040 03 02 00 Human error and reliability 3
040 03 03 00 Decision making 3
040 03 04 00 Avoiding and managing errors: cockpit management 3
040 03 05 00 Human behaviour 2
040 03 06 00 Human overload and underload 2
040 03 07 00 Advanced cockpit automation 2

033 XX XX XX TUTORIALS AND TESTING 8

TOTAL SYLLABUS TIME 54

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050 01 00 00 THE ATMOSPHERE 10

050 01 01 00 Composition, extent, vertical division 1
050 01 02 00 Air temperature 2
050 01 03 00 Atmospheric pressure 2.5
050 01 04 00 Air density 1
050 01 05 00 ICAO Standard Atmosphere (ISA) 1
050 01 06 00 Altimetry 2.5

050 02 00 00 WIND 6
050 02 01 00 Definition and measurement of wind 0.5
050 02 02 00 Primary cause of wind 0.5
050 02 03 00 General global circulation 1
050 02 04 00 Local winds 0.5
050 02 05 00 Mountain waves (standing waves, lee waves) 0.5
050 02 06 00 Turbulence 1
050 02 07 00 Jet streams 2

050 03 00 00 THERMODYNAMICS 3.5

050 03 01 00 Humidity 1.25
050 03 02 00 Change of state of aggregation 1
050 03 03 00 Adiabatic processes 1.25

050 04 00 00 CLOUDS AND FOG 6

050 04 01 00 Cloud formation and description 3
050 04 02 00 Fog, mist, haze 3

050 05 00 00 PRECIPITATION 3.5

050 05 01 00 Development of precipitation 2.5
050 05 02 00 Types of precipitation 1

050 06 00 00 AIR MASSES AND FRONTS 7

050 06 01 00 Air masses 3
050 06 02 00 Fronts 4

050 07 00 00 PRESSURE SYSTEMS 4

050 07 01 00 The principal pressure areas 1
050 07 02 00 Anticyclone 1
050 07 03 00 Non frontal depressions 1
050 07 04 00 Tropical revolving storms 1

050 08 00 00 CLIMATOLOGY 5
050 08 01 00 Climatic zones 1
050 08 02 00 Tropical climatology 1
050 08 03 00 Typical weather situations in the mid-latitudes 2
050 08 04 00 Local winds and associated weather 1

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050 09 00 00 FLIGHT HAZARDS 11

050 09 01 00 Icing 2.5
050 09 02 00 Turbulence 1
050 09 03 00 Wind shear 2
050 09 04 00 Thunderstorms 2.5
050 09 05 00 Tornadoes 0.5
050 09 06 00 Inversions 0.5
050 09 07 00 Stratospheric conditions 0.5
050 09 08 00 Hazards in mountainous areas 0.75
050 09 09 00 Visibility reducing phenomena 0.75

050 10 00 00 METEOROLOGICAL INFORMATION 9

050 10 01 00 Observation 2
050 10 02 00 Weather charts 2
050 10 03 00 Information for flight planning 3
050 10 04 00 Meteorological services 2

050 XX XX XX TUTORIALS AND TESTING 16

TOTAL SYLLABUS TIME 81

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061 01 00 00 BASICS OF NAVIGATION 12

061 01 01 00 The solar system 0.5
061 01 02 00 The earth 2.5
061 01 03 00 Time and time conversions 3
061 01 04 00 Directions 3
061 01 05 00 Distance 3

061 02 00 00 MAGNETISM AND COMPASSES 5

061 02 01 00 Knowledge of the principles of the direct reading (standby) compass 5

061 03 00 00 CHARTS 16
061 03 01 00 General properties of miscellaneous types of projections 3
061 03 02 00 The representation of meridians, parallels, great circles and rhumb lines 4
061 03 03 00 The use of current aeronautical charts 9

061 04 00 00 DEAD RECKONING NAVIGATION (DR) 26

061 04 01 00 Basis of dead reckoning 3
061 04 02 00 Use of the navigational computer 12
061 04 03 00 The triangle of velocities 4
061 04 04 00 Determination of DR position 4
061 04 05 00 Measurement of DR elements 3

061 05 00 00 IN-FLIGHT NAVIGATION 10

061 05 01 00 Use of visual observations and application to in-flight navigation 2
061 05 02 00 Navigation in climb and descent 2
061 05 03 00 Navigation in cruising flight, use of fixes to revise navigation data 3
061 05 04 00 Flight Log 3

061 XX XX XX TUTORIALS AND TESTING 17

TOTAL SYLLABUS TIME 86

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062 01 00 00 BASIC RADIO PROPAGATION THEORY 6

062 01 01 00 Basic principles 2.5
062 01 02 00 Antennas 1
062 01 03 00 Wave propagation 2.5

062 02 00 00 RADIO AIDS 24

062 02 01 00 Ground D/F 3
062 02 02 00 NDB/ADF 4
062 02 03 00 VOR and Doppler-VOR 8
062 02 04 00 DME 3
062 02 05 00 ILS 4
062 02 06 00 MLS 2

062 03 00 00 RADAR 8
062 03 01 00 Pulse techniques and associated terms 1
062 03 02 00 Ground Radar 1
062 03 03 00 Airborne Weather Radar 3
062 03 04 00 Secondary Surveillance Radar and transponder 3

062 04 00 00 "INTENTONALLY LEFT BLANK" 0

062 05 00 00 AREA NAVIGATION SYSTEMS, RNAV/FMS 8

062 05 01 00 General philosophy and definitions 1
062 05 02 00 Simple 2D RNAV 1
062 05 03 00 4D RNAV 1
062 05 04 00 FMS and general terms 2
062 05 05 00 Typical flight deck equipment fitted on FMS aircraft 3

062 06 00 00 GLOBAL NAVIGATION SATELLITE SYSTEMS 8

062 06 01 00 GPS/GLONASS/GALILEO 7
062 06 02 00 Ground , Satellite and Airborne based augmentation systems 1

062 XX XX XX TUTORIALS AND TESTING 10

TOTAL SYLLABUS TIME 64

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071 01 00 00 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS 18.5

071 01 01 00 ICAO Annex 6 5
071 01 02 00 OPS Regulation : EU OPS (Aeroplane) 3.5
071 01 03 00 Long-range flights 10

071 02 00 00 SPECIAL OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES AND HAZARDS (GENERAL ASPECTS) 19.5

071 02 01 00 Operations Manual 2.5
071 02 02 00 Icing conditions 1.5
071 02 03 00 Bird strike risk and avoidance 1.5
071 02 04 00 Noise abatement 1
071 02 05 00 Fire/smoke 1.5
071 02 06 00 Decompression of pressurised cabin 1.5
071 02 07 00 Wind shear and microburst 1.5
071 02 08 00 Wake turbulence 1.5
071 02 09 00 Security (unlawful events) 1
071 02 10 00 Emergency and precautionary landings 2
071 02 11 00 Fuel jettisoning 1.5
071 02 12 00 Transport of dangerous goods 1.5
071 02 13 00 Contaminated runways 1

071 XX XX XX TUTORIALS AND TESTING 4

TOTAL SYLLABUS TIME 42

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081 01 00 00 SUBSONIC AERODYNAMICS 19

081 01 01 00 Basics, laws and definitions 1
081 01 02 00 Two-dimensional airflow around an aerofoil 4
081 01 03 00 Coefficients 1.25
081 01 04 00 Three-dimensional airflow about an aeroplane 2
081 01 05 00 Total drag 2.5
081 01 06 00 Ground effect 0.75
The relationship between the lift coefficient and speed in steady, straight and level
081 01 07 00 1
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081 01 08 00 The stall 1
081 01 09 00 CLMAX augmentation 2
081 01 10 00 Means to reduce the CL – CD ratio 1.5
081 01 11 00 The boundary layer 1
081 01 12 00 Aerodynamic degradation 1

081 02 00 00 HIGH SPEED AERODYNAMICS 7

081 02 01 00 Speeds 3
081 02 02 00 Shock waves 2
081 02 03 00 Effects of exceeding Mcrit 1
081 02 04 00 Buffet onset 0.5
081 02 05 00 Means to influence Mcrit 0.5

081 03 00 00 Intentionally left blank 0

081 04 00 00 STABILITY 6.5

081 04 01 00 Static and dynamic stability 1.5
081 04 02 00 Intentionally left blank 0
081 04 03 00 Static and dynamic longitudinal stability 1.25
081 04 04 00 Static directional stability 1.25
081 04 05 00 Static lateral stability 1.25
081 04 06 00 Dynamic lateral/directional stability 1.25

081 05 00 00 CONTROL 7
081 05 01 00 General 1
081 05 02 00 Pitch (longitudinal) control 0.75
081 05 03 00 Yaw (directional) control 0.75
081 05 04 00 Roll (lateral) control 0.75
081 05 05 00 Roll/yaw interaction 0.5
081 05 06 00 Means to reduce control forces 2
081 05 07 00 Mass balance 0.5
081 05 08 00 Trimming 0.75

081 06 00 00 LIMITATIONS 5
081 06 01 00 Operating limitations 3
081 06 02 00 Manoeuvring envelope 1.5
081 06 03 00 Gust envelope 0.5

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081 07 00 00 PROPELLERS 3.5

081 07 01 00 Conversion of engine torque to thrust 1
081 07 02 00 Engine failure 1.5
081 07 03 00 Design features for power absorption 0.25
081 07 04 00 Secondary effects of propellers 0.75

081 08 00 00 FLIGHT MECHANICS 6

081 08 01 00 Forces acting on an aeroplane 2
081 08 02 00 Asymmetric thrust 2
081 08 03 00 Particular points on a polar curve 2

081 XX XX XX TUTORIALS AND TESTING 9

TOTAL SYLLABUS TIME 63

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091 01 00 00 DEFINITIONS 2
091 01 01 00 Meanings and significance of associated terms 0.75
091 01 02 00 Air Traffic Services abbreviations 0.5
091 01 03 00 Q-code groups commonly used in RTF air-ground communications 0.25
091 01 04 00 Categories of messages 0.5

091 02 00 00 GENERAL OPERATING PROCEDURES 5

091 02 01 00 Transmission of letters 0.25
091 02 02 00 Transmission of numbers (including level information) 0.25
091 02 03 00 Transmission of time 0.25
091 02 04 00 Transmission technique 0.25
091 02 05 00 Standard words and phrases (relevant RTF phraseology included) 1
Radiotelephony call signs for aeronautical stations including use of abbreviated call
091 02 06 00 0.5
signs
091 02 07 00 Radiotelephony call signs for aircraft including use of abbreviated call signs 0.5
091 02 08 00 Transfer of communication 0.25
091 02 09 00 Test procedures including readability scale 0.25
091 02 10 00 Read back and acknowledgement requirements 0.25
091 02 11 00 Radar procedural phraseology 1.25

091 03 00 00 RELEVANT WEATHER INFORMATION TERMS (VFR) 1.5

091 03 01 00 Aerodrome weather 0.75
091 03 02 00 Weather broadcast 0.75

091 04 00 00 ACTION REQUIRED TO BE TAKEN IN CASE OF COMMUNICATION FAILURE 1.5

091 05 00 00 DISTRESS AND URGENCY PROCEDURES 2

Distress (definition – frequencies – watch of distress frequencies – distress signal –
091 05 01 00 1.25
distress message)
091 05 02 00 Urgency (definition – frequencies – urgency signal – urgency message) 0.75

091 06 00 00 GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF VHF PROPAGATION AND ALLOCATION OF 1

091 XX XX XX TUTORIALS AND TESTING 2

TOTAL SYLLABUS TIME 15

Ref: TRM 06-19 (issue 2)

 ATPL(A) Theory Training
Syllabus Outlines (750 hrs)

LO Time
Syllabus Main Parts
References hour(s)

092 01 00 00 DEFINITIONS 2
092 01 01 00 Meanings and significance of associated terms 0.5
092 01 02 00 Air Traffic Control abbreviations 0.75
092 01 03 00 Q-code groups commonly used in RTF air-ground communications 0.25
092 01 04 00 Categories of messages 0.5

092 02 00 00 GENERAL OPERATING PROCEDURES 6

092 02 01 00 Transmission of letters 0.25
092 02 02 00 Transmission of numbers (including level information) 0.25
092 02 03 00 Transmission of time 0.25
092 02 04 00 Transmission technique 0.25
092 02 05 00 Standard words and phrases (relevant RTF phraseology included) 1
Radiotelephony call signs for aeronautical stations including use of abbreviated call
092 02 06 00 1
signs
092 02 07 00 Radiotelephony call signs for aircraft including use of abbreviated call signs 0.5
092 02 08 00 Transfer of communication 0.25
092 02 09 00 Test procedures including readability scale; establishment of RTF communication 0.25
092 02 10 00 Read back and acknowledgement requirements 0.25
092 02 11 00 Radar procedural phraseology 1.5
092 02 12 00 Level changes and reports 0.25

092 03 00 00 ACTION REQUIRED TO BE TAKEN IN CASE OF COMMUNICATION FAILURE 1

092 04 00 00 DISTRESS AND URGENCY PROCEDURES 1.25

092 04 01 00 PAN medical 0.25
Distress (definition – frequencies – watch of distress frequencies – distress signal –
092 04 02 00 0.5
distress message)
092 04 03 00 Urgency (definition – frequencies – urgency signal – urgency message) 0.5

092 05 00 00 RELEVANT WEATHER INFORMATION TERM 1.5

092 05 01 00 Aerodrome weather 0.75
092 05 02 00 Weather broadcast 0.75

092 06 00 00 GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF VHF PROPAGATION AND ALLOCATION OF 1

092 07 00 00 MORSE CODE 0.25

092 XX XX XX TUTORIALS AND TESTING 2

TOTAL SYLLABUS TIME 15

Ref: TRM 06-19 (issue 2)