Question

Research on-line the various ICAO Annexes. Discuss what Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPS) are and how member states comply with SARPS.

Answer 1

ICAO(International Civil Aviation Organisation)

The main aim and object of International Civil Aviation Organisation is to bring up the planning and development of International air transport so as to ensure strong and orderly growth of International Civil Aviation throughout the world and also it encourage the art of aircraft design and operation for peace purpose.

The various ICAO annexes are

Annex 1	Personnel Licensing
Annex 2	Rules of the Air
Annex 3	Meteorological Service for International Air Navigation
Annex 4	Aeronautical Charts
Annex 5	Units of Measurement to be Used in Air and Ground Operations
Annex 6	Operation of Aircraft
Annex 7	Aircraft Nationality and Registration Marks
Annex 8	Airworthiness of Aircraft
Annex 9	Facilitation
Annex 10	Aeronautical Telecommunications
Annex 11	Air Traffic Services
Annex 12	Search and Rescue
Annex 13	Aircraft Accident and Incident Investigation
Annex 14	Aerodromes
Annex 15	Aeronautical Information Services
Annex 16	Environmental Protection
Annex 17	Security: Safeguarding International Civil Aviation Against Acts of Unlawful Interference
Annex 18	The Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air
Annex 19	Safety Management

The terms 'Standard' and 'Recommended Practices' (SARPs)in aviation are used by International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO).

The Standards are specifications containing certain characteristics like physical characteristics, configuration, material, performance, personnel or procedure which are necessary for the uniform application of the said standard in order to ensure safety and/or efficiency of international air navigation.

Recommended Practices are also specifications that contain certain characteristics as mentioned which are necessary for their application and highly desirable, but they are not mandatory, unlike standards; in order to ensure safety and/or efficiency of international air navigation.

Once a SARP has been proposed it is the duty of each memebr state to implement through its on domestic arrangement.It is the responsibility of the every member state to keep its own regulations uniform to the greatest possible extent with the SARPs promulgated by the ICAO.If it is impractical to cmply with the practices of the SARPs, the council of the each member state has to notify the ICAO and provide the details of the difference between its own practices and those established by the SARPs.