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 International Civil Aviation Organization ( ICAO) an agency of the United Nations, codifies the principles and techniques of international air navigation The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security The Convention establishes rules of airspace, aircraft registration and safety, and details the rights of the signatories in relation to air travel. Airspace means the portion of the atmosphere controlled by a particular country on top of its territory and Territorial waters or more generally any specific three-dimensional An aircraft registration is a unique Alphanumeric string that identifies an Aircraft, in similar fashion to a licence plate on an automobile Air travel is a form of Travel using an Airplane. The comfort experienced when traveling by air depends on several factors starting with the airport the The Convention also exempts air fuels from tax.
The document was signed on December 7, 1944 in Chicago, Illinois, by 52 signatory states. Events 43 BC - Marcus Tullius Cicero assassinated 1696 - Connecticut Route 108, one of the oldest highways Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union. 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. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In October of the same year, ICAO became a specialized agency of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). The Economic and Social Council ( ECOSOC) of the United Nations assists the General Assembly in promoting international economic and social cooperation 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 of the United States. The United States National Archives and Records Administration ( NARA) is an independent agency of the United States federal government charged
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 to be Used in Air and Ground Operations, named in its Table 3-3 three "non-SI alternative units permitted for temporary use with the SI": the foot (for vertical distance = altitude), the knot (for speed), and the nautical mile (for long distance). A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit Distance is a numerical description of how far apart objects are Altitude is the Elevation of a point or object from a known level or datum (plural data Speed is the rate of motion, or equivalently the rate of change in position often expressed as Distance d traveled per unit of A nautical mile or sea mile is a unit of Length. It corresponds approximately to one minute of Latitude along any meridian.
External links
- Convention on International Civil Aviation (on ICAO Website)
- Annex 5: Units of Measurement to be Used in Air and Ground Operations
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