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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 and regulating international air travel. The Convention establishes rules of airspace, aircraft registration and safety, and details the rights of the signatories in relation to
air travel. The Convention also exempts air fuels from tax.
The document was signed on
December 7, 1944 in Chicago, Illinois, by 52 signatory states. It received the requisite 26th ratification on March 5, 1947 and went into effect on
April 4,
1947, the same date that ICAO came into being. In October of the same year, ICAO became a specialized agency of the
United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). The Convention has since been revised eight times (in 1959, 1963, 1969, 1975, 1980, 1997, 2000 and 2006). Links to all versions of the document can be found in the external links section.
The original signed document resides in the National Archives and Records Administration.
Annexes
The Convention is supported by eighteen annexes containing standards and recommended practices (SARPs). The annexes are amended regularly by ICAO and are as follows:
- Annex 1 - Personnel Licensing
- Annex 2 - Rules of the Air
- Annex 3 - Meteorological Service for International Air Navigation
Vol I - Core SARPs
Vol II - Appendices and Attachments
- Annex 4 - Aeronautical Charts
- Annex 5 - Units of Measurement to be used in Air and Ground Operations
- Annex 6 - Operation of Aircraft
Part I - International Commercial Air Transport - Aeroplanes
Part II - International General Aviation - Aeroplanes
Part III - International Operations - Helicopters
- Annex 7 - Aircraft Nationality and Registration Marks
- Annex 8 - Airworthiness of Aircraft
- Annex 9 - Facilitation
- Annex 10 - Aeronautical Telecommunications
Vol I - Radio Navigation Aids
Vol II - Communication Procedures including those with PANS status
Vol III - Communication Systems
:Part I - Digital Data Communication Systems
:Part II - Voice Communication Systems
Vol IV - Surveillance Radar and Collision Avoidance Systems
Vol V - Aeronautical Radio Frequency Spectrum Utilization
- Annex 11 - Air Traffic Services - Air Traffic Control Service, Flight Information Service and Alerting Service
- Annex 12 - Search and Rescue
- Annex 13 - Aircraft Accident and Incident Investigation
- Annex 14 - Aerodromes
Vol I - Aerodrome Design and Operations
Vol II - Heliports
- Annex 15 - Aeronautical Information Services
- Annex 16 - Environmental Protection
Vol I - Aircraft Noise
Vol II - Aircraft Engine Emissions
- Annex 17 - Security: Safeguarding International Civil Aviation Against Acts of Unlawful Interference
- Annex 18 - The Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air
Annex 5,
Units of measurement of Measurement to be Used in Air and Ground Operations, named in its Table 3-3 three "non-International System of Units alternative units permitted for temporary use with the SI": the Foot (unit of length) (for vertical distance = altitude), the Knot (speed) (for
speed), and the
nautical mile (for long distance).
External links
- Convention on International Civil Aviation (on ICAO Website)
- Annex 5: Units of Measurement to be Used in Air and Ground Operations
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 and regulating international air travel. The Convention establishes rules of
airspace, aircraft registration and safety, and details the rights of the signatories in relation to air travel. The Convention also exempts air fuels from tax.
The document was signed on December 7,
1944 in Chicago, Illinois, by 52 signatory states. It received the requisite 26th ratification on
March 5,
1947 and went into effect on April 4, 1947, the same date that ICAO came into being. In October of the same year, ICAO became a specialized agency of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). The Convention has since been revised eight times (in 1959, 1963, 1969, 1975, 1980, 1997, 2000 and 2006). Links to all versions of the document can be found in the external links section.
The original signed document resides in the National Archives and Records Administration.
Annexes
The Convention is supported by eighteen annexes containing standards and recommended practices (SARPs). The annexes are amended regularly by ICAO and are as follows:
- Annex 1 - Personnel Licensing
- Annex 2 - Rules of the Air
- Annex 3 - Meteorological Service for International Air Navigation
Vol I - Core SARPs
Vol II - Appendices and Attachments
- Annex 4 - Aeronautical Charts
- Annex 5 - Units of Measurement to be used in Air and Ground Operations
- Annex 6 - Operation of Aircraft
Part I - International Commercial Air Transport - Aeroplanes
Part II - International General Aviation - Aeroplanes
Part III - International Operations - Helicopters
- Annex 7 - Aircraft Nationality and Registration Marks
- Annex 8 - Airworthiness of Aircraft
- Annex 9 - Facilitation
- Annex 10 - Aeronautical Telecommunications
Vol I - Radio Navigation Aids
Vol II - Communication Procedures including those with PANS status
Vol III - Communication Systems
:Part I - Digital Data Communication Systems
:Part II - Voice Communication Systems
Vol IV - Surveillance Radar and Collision Avoidance Systems
Vol V - Aeronautical Radio Frequency Spectrum Utilization
- Annex 11 - Air Traffic Services - Air Traffic Control Service, Flight Information Service and Alerting Service
- Annex 12 - Search and Rescue
- Annex 13 - Aircraft Accident and Incident Investigation
- Annex 14 - Aerodromes
Vol I - Aerodrome Design and Operations
Vol II - Heliports
- Annex 15 - Aeronautical Information Services
- Annex 16 - Environmental Protection
Vol I - Aircraft Noise
Vol II - Aircraft Engine Emissions
- Annex 17 - Security: Safeguarding International Civil Aviation Against Acts of Unlawful Interference
- Annex 18 - The Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air
Annex 5,
Units of measurement of Measurement to be Used in Air and Ground Operations, named in its Table 3-3 three "non-International System of Units alternative units permitted for temporary use with the SI": the Foot (unit of length) (for vertical
distance = altitude), the Knot (speed) (for
speed), and the
nautical mile (for long distance).
External links
- Convention on International Civil Aviation (on ICAO Website)
- Annex 5: Units of Measurement to be Used in Air and Ground Operations