School: Engineering

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

Your unit may be subject to government or third party COVID-19 vaccination requirements. Please consider this before enrolling in this unit, and speak with the unit coordinator if this raises any concerns.

  • Unit Title

    Aviation Legislation and Regulatory Frameworks
  • Unit Code

    SCA1116
  • Year

    2022
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    2
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online
  • Unit Coordinator

    Mr Murray Richard TERWEY

Description

This unit introduces students to the various rules, regulations and orders relevant to aviation operations. The role of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) in enhancing the safety, regularity and efficiency of international civil aviation will be explained. The essential aviation publications issued by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) and Airservices Australia will be reviewed in order to provide an overall understanding of the civil aviation regulatory framework in Australia.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Explain the International Civil Aviation Organisation's (ICAO) role in the development of international standards and safety practices.
  2. Describe the Australian civil aviation legislative framework, air operator certification, and the airworthiness requirements.
  3. Explain the privileges, limitations and responsibilities of the holder of a flight crew license.
  4. Explain Australian air navigation procedures and the role of air traffic services.
  5. Specify safety requirements regarding air transportation of dangerous goods.
  6. Describe the operations of air transportation security and emergency services.

Unit Content

  1. ICAO formation, structure and responsibilities, Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPS) in modern aviation.
  2. Civil aviation legislative framework in Australia, relevant publications regarding civil aviation.
  3. Privileges and responsibilities of the flight crew license holder (pilot), flight duty time limitations (FDTL), carriage of passengers and cargo.
  4. Australian aerospace organisation, operations in controlled airspace, airport procedures, air traffic control functions.
  5. Air transportation of hazardous substances, dangerous goods handling procedures, pilots responsibilities for flight safety.
  6. Types of flight emergencies, distress and urgency calls, air accidents and incidents, search and rescue (SAR) procedures, Air Defence Identification Zone (ADIZ).

Learning Experience

ON-CAMPUS

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU's LMS

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 113 x 2 hour lectureNot OfferedNot Offered
Semester 113 x 2 hour tutorialNot OfferedNot Offered

For more information see the Semester Timetable

ONLINE

Students will engage in learning experiences via ECU’s LMS as well as additional ECU learning technologies

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant School Progression Panel.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
TestProgress quizzes 10%
AssignmentApplication of regulation 25%
PresentationVideo presentation (self select regulatory topic) 25%
ExaminationEnd of semester examination 40%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
TestProgress quizzes 10%
AssignmentApplication of regulation 25%
PresentationVideo presentation (self select regulatory topic) 25%
TestLegislation and Regulations final assessment 40%

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Integrity

Integrity is a core value at Edith Cowan University, and it is expected that ECU students complete their assessment tasks honestly and with acknowledgement of other people's work. This means that assessment tasks must be completed individually (unless it is an authorised group assessment task) and any sources used must be referenced.

Breaches of academic integrity can include:

Plagiarism

Copying the words, ideas or creative works of other people, without referencing in accordance with stated University requirements. Students need to seek approval from the Unit Coordinator within the first week of study if they intend to use some of their previous work in an assessment task (self-plagiarism).

Unauthorised collaboration (collusion)

Working with other students and submitting the same or substantially similar work or portions of work when an individual submission was required. This includes students knowingly providing others with copies of their own work to use in the same or similar assessment task(s).

Contract cheating

Organising a friend, a family member, another student or an external person or organisation (e.g. through an online website) to complete or substantially edit or refine part or all of an assessment task(s) on their behalf.

Cheating in an exam

Using or having access to unauthorised materials in an exam or test.

Serious outcomes may be imposed if a student is found to have committed one of these breaches, up to and including expulsion from the University for repeated or serious acts.

ECU's policies and more information about academic integrity can be found on the student academic integrity website.

All commencing ECU students are required to complete the Academic Integrity Module.

Assessment Extension

In some circumstances, Students may apply to their Unit Coordinator to extend the due date of their Assessment Task(s) in accordance with ECU's Assessment, Examination and Moderation Procedures - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000001386.

Special Consideration

Students may apply for Special Consideration in respect of a final unit grade, where their achievement was affected by Exceptional Circumstances as set out in the Assessment, Examination and Moderation Procedures - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000003318.

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School: Engineering

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

Your unit may be subject to government or third party COVID-19 vaccination requirements. Please consider this before enrolling in this unit, and speak with the unit coordinator if this raises any concerns.

  • Unit Title

    Aviation Legislation and Regulatory Frameworks
  • Unit Code

    SCA1116
  • Year

    2022
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    2
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online
  • Unit Coordinator

    Mr Murray Richard TERWEY

Description

This unit introduces students to the various rules, regulations and orders relevant to aviation operations. The role of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) in enhancing the safety, regularity and efficiency of international civil aviation will be explained. The essential aviation publications issued by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) and Airservices Australia will be reviewed in order to provide an overall understanding of the civil aviation regulatory framework in Australia.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Explain the International Civil Aviation Organisation's (ICAO) role in the development of international standards and safety practices.
  2. Describe the Australian civil aviation legislative framework, air operator certification, and the airworthiness requirements.
  3. Explain the privileges, limitations and responsibilities of the holder of a flight crew license.
  4. Explain Australian air navigation procedures and the role of air traffic services.
  5. Specify safety requirements regarding air transportation of dangerous goods.
  6. Describe the operations of air transportation security and emergency services.

Unit Content

  1. ICAO formation, structure and responsibilities, Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPS) in modern aviation.
  2. Civil aviation legislative framework in Australia, relevant publications regarding civil aviation.
  3. Privileges and responsibilities of the flight crew license holder (pilot), flight duty time limitations (FDTL), carriage of passengers and cargo.
  4. Australian aerospace organisation, operations in controlled airspace, airport procedures, air traffic control functions.
  5. Air transportation of hazardous substances, dangerous goods handling procedures, pilots responsibilities for flight safety.
  6. Types of flight emergencies, distress and urgency calls, air accidents and incidents, search and rescue (SAR) procedures, Air Defence Identification Zone (ADIZ).

Learning Experience

ON-CAMPUS

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU's LMS

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 113 x 2 hour lectureNot OfferedNot Offered
Semester 113 x 2 hour tutorialNot OfferedNot Offered

For more information see the Semester Timetable

ONLINE

Students will engage in learning experiences via ECU’s LMS as well as additional ECU learning technologies

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant School Progression Panel.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
TestProgress quizzes 10%
AssignmentApplication of regulation 25%
PresentationVideo presentation (self select regulatory topic) 25%
ExaminationEnd of semester examination 40%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
TestProgress quizzes 10%
AssignmentApplication of regulation 25%
PresentationVideo presentation (self select regulatory topic) 25%
TestLegislation and Regulations final assessment 40%

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Integrity

Integrity is a core value at Edith Cowan University, and it is expected that ECU students complete their assessment tasks honestly and with acknowledgement of other people's work. This means that assessment tasks must be completed individually (unless it is an authorised group assessment task) and any sources used must be referenced.

Breaches of academic integrity can include:

Plagiarism

Copying the words, ideas or creative works of other people, without referencing in accordance with stated University requirements. Students need to seek approval from the Unit Coordinator within the first week of study if they intend to use some of their previous work in an assessment task (self-plagiarism).

Unauthorised collaboration (collusion)

Working with other students and submitting the same or substantially similar work or portions of work when an individual submission was required. This includes students knowingly providing others with copies of their own work to use in the same or similar assessment task(s).

Contract cheating

Organising a friend, a family member, another student or an external person or organisation (e.g. through an online website) to complete or substantially edit or refine part or all of an assessment task(s) on their behalf.

Cheating in an exam

Using or having access to unauthorised materials in an exam or test.

Serious outcomes may be imposed if a student is found to have committed one of these breaches, up to and including expulsion from the University for repeated or serious acts.

ECU's policies and more information about academic integrity can be found on the student academic integrity website.

All commencing ECU students are required to complete the Academic Integrity Module.

Assessment Extension

In some circumstances, Students may apply to their Unit Coordinator to extend the due date of their Assessment Task(s) in accordance with ECU's Assessment, Examination and Moderation Procedures - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000001386.

Special Consideration

Students may apply for Special Consideration in respect of a final unit grade, where their achievement was affected by Exceptional Circumstances as set out in the Assessment, Examination and Moderation Procedures - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000003318.

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