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International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and ICAO Annexes

International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)

The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations established under the Convention on International Civil Aviation (Chicago Convention) adopted in 1944. The purpose of ICAO is stated in Article 44 of the Chicago Convention as “to develop the principle and technology of international aviation, and to promote the planning and development of international air transport.”

ICAO’s international standards and advisory schemes are compiled in Annexes of the Chicago Convention.
There are 19 Annexes covering a wide range of areas.

Annex 1 Personnel Licensing 技能証明
Annex 2 Rules of the Air 航空規則
Annex 3 Meteorological Services 気象
Annex 4 Aeronautical Charts 航空図
Annex 5 Units of Measurement 計測単位
Annex 6 Operation of Aircraft 航空機の運航
Annex 7 Aircraft Nationality and Registration Marks 航空機の国籍及び登録記号
Annex 8 Airworthiness of Aircraft 耐空性
Annex 9 Facilitation 空港での出入国
Annex 10 Aeronautical Telecommunications 航空通信
Annex 11 Air Traffic Services 航空交通業務
Annex 12 Search and Rescue 捜索救難
Annex 13 Aircraft Accident and Incident Investigation 事故調査
Annex 14 Aerodromes 飛行場
Annex 15 Aeronautical Information Services 航空情報業務(情報収集・伝達の方法)
Annex 16 Environmental Protection 環境保護
Annex 17 Security 安全保障
Annex 18 The Safe Transportation of Dangerous Goods by Air 危険物輸送
Annex 19 Safety Management 安全管理

Civil Aviation Act of Japan conforms to the provisions and annexes of the Convention on International Civil Aviation, which is clearly stated in Article 1 “Purpose of the Civil Aviation Act” of Civil Aviation Act.

Details of ICAO can be found on the ICAO website.

【ICAO】
https://www.icao.int/Pages/default.aspx