Aviation Regulation and Operations
Overview
The aim of this unit is to equip students with a broad and coherent body of knowledge about the aviation regulatory and legal environment with focus on specific areas related to aviation operations.
Requisites
Learning outcomes
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
- Investigate and analyse current business practices in the aviation industry
- Review and understand the need for regulation and the history and process of creating it
- Describe and reflect on the origin, relevance and current status of some operational considerations in the aviation industry
- Demonstrate skills in oral and written communication through effective individual and group work whilst maintaining intellectual integrity
- Review information and data from a variety of sources to make informed judgements about current air transportation industry issues
Teaching methods
HKU SPACE
Type | Hours per week | Number of weeks | Total (number of hours) |
---|---|---|---|
Face to Face Contact (Phasing out) Lecture | 4.00 | 12 weeks | 48 |
Unspecified Learning Activities (Phasing out) Independent Learning | 8.50 | 12 weeks | 102 |
TOTAL | 150 |
Hawthorn
Type | Hours per week | Number of weeks | Total (number of hours) |
---|---|---|---|
Face to Face Contact (Phasing out) Lecture | 2.00 | 12 weeks | 24 |
Face to Face Contact (Phasing out) Tutorial | 1.00 | 12 weeks | 12 |
Unspecified Learning Activities (Phasing out) Independent Learning | 9.50 | 12 weeks | 114 |
TOTAL | 150 |
Assessment
Type | Task | Weighting | ULO's |
---|---|---|---|
Examination | Individual | 40 - 60% | 1,2,3,4,5 |
Presentation | Group | 10 - 20% | 1,2,3,5 |
Quizzes | Individual | 10 - 20% | 2,3,4,5 |
Report | Group | 20 - 30% | 1,2,3,4,5 |
Hurdle
As the minimum requirements of assessment to pass a unit and meet all ULOs to a minimum standard, an undergraduate student must have achieved:
(i) an aggregate mark of 50% or more, and(ii) at least 40% in the final exam.Students who do not successfully achieve hurdle requirement (ii) will receive a maximum of 45% as the total mark for the unit.
Content
Aero-political Framework
- Historical context of the aero-political environment
- Contemporary political and economic issues facing the aviation industry such as carbon/environmental trading schemes, skills shortages and alternate fuels
- Future political and economic challenges which will shape the industry
- Introduction to Aviation Insurance
International Regulatory Environment
- Key international conventions applicable to aviation
- Key international bodies and their role in the aviation industry
Australian Domestic Aviation Regulatory Environment
- Overview of key domestic legislation and regulations
- Air Operators certificate
- Aircraft Certification
- Introduction to Quality Management Systems
- Introduction to Risk Management
- Introduction to Safety Management Systems
Aviation issues
- Security
- Extended Diversion Time Operations (EDTO)
- Aviation Fuel
- Simulation
- Aircraft Evaluation and Selection
Study resources
Reading materials
A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.