A M.E.L. AIR LEGISLATION EXAMINATION QUESTIONNS.

2019

1) Which section of CIVIL AVIATION ACTS 2006 empowered the Promulgation of the
NIGERIA CIVIL AVIATION REGULATIONS:

a) Section 27
b) Section 30
c) Section 17

2) The Power to make Regulations for Civil Aviation Activities in Nigerian is vested on:

a) The National Assembly

b) The Honourable Ministry of Aviation
c) The Director General of Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority

3) A licensed Aircraft Maintenance Engineer with Airframe and Powerplant ratings is

authorized to approve for return to service of aircraft after:

a) 100 hours Inspection

b) A Major Modification
c) A major repair

4) The ratings that an Aircraft maintenance Engineer can obtain in current Regulations
are:

a) A, B1 and B2
b) Category A, Category C, Category X & Category R
c) Airframe, Powerplant and Avionics

5) The Issuance of an Airworthiness Certificate is governed by:

a) Part 3 and Part 6 of the Regulations

b) Part 5 of the Regulations
c) Part 6 of the Regulations

6) The Classifications of Airworthiness Certificate are:

a) Standard and special

b) Utility and Transport
c) Transport and limited
7) An applicant for Aircraft maintenance Engineer's Licence and associate ratings shall
be at least:

a) 23 years old
b) 21 years old
c) 18 years old

8) Type ratings are issued for:

a) Airframe for Aircraft gross weight of more than 5700kg only

b) Airframe and Powerplant for aircraft gross weight of more than 5700kg
c) Airframe, Powerplant and Avionics for all Aircraf irrespective of gross
weight.

9) The total experience for Airframe, Powerplant and Avionics ratings for an applicant
undergoing training in an Approved Training Organisation is:

a) 12 Months
b) 48 Months
c) 54 Months

10) Which of these statement is correct for Applicant for Airframe, Powerplant and
Avionics
ratings:

a) Must comply with Airframe and Powerplant ratings requirements prior to

obtaining the Avionics rating
b) Only needs to have 60 months experience
c) Needs to have 54 months in an ATO with 12 months practical work experience
only

11) Which of the following statements is correct for an applicant for Aircraft Maintenance
Engineer’s license and ratings?

a) He must pass the Knowledge Test only to obtain his/her license

b) He must pass the Knowledge and the Skill Test before he can obtain his/her
license
c) He must pass the Skill Test only before he can obtain his/her license
12) A licensed Aircraft Maintenance Engineer with appropriate ratings, may perform or
supervise the maintenance, modification, inspection or return to service of aircraft,
engine, propeller, appliances or component provided.

a) He/she had satisfactorily performed the work at an earlier date or received course
of training on the aircraft, engine, propeller or appliances.
b) He/she had received training acceptable to the Authority on the tasks to be
performed or had seen other Aircraft maintenance performing such tasks.
c) He/she had performed the task satisfactorily before or performed the task
under the direct supervision of a repair specialist who is appropriately rated
who had done such tasks earlier.

13) The validity period of AME license is:

a a) One year

b) Two years

c) Five years

14) A licensed AME may not exercise the privileges of his or her license or ratings unless
within the preceding 24 months.

a) Has served as an AME under his/her license and rating for at least six
months
b) Has observed the performance of an annual or 100 hour inspection in the area of
his license or ratings
c) Been engaged in combination of (A) or (B)

15) Which of the following statement is correct for Inspection Authorization applicant?

a) The applicant must be at least 23years old and have an AME license with
either Airframe or Powerplant rating.
b) The applicant must have an AME license for at least 3 years with Airframe and
Powerplant ratings.
c) The applicant must have an AME license for at least 3yrs with Avionics rating and
have at least 2 years maintenance of aircraft experience.

16) Which of the following statements is correct?

a) No knowledge test is required for type rating licence provided the applicant
had successfully undergone the type training on the aircraft for the type
rating .
 b) Must pass knowledge test.
c) Once the applicant had served as designated examiner, he or she automatically
qualifies to exercise the privileges of type rating.

17) An application for initial issue of AOC shall be made at least ------------- before the
date of
intended operation.

a) 30 days
b) 90 days
c) 180 days

18) A Transport Certificate of Airworthiness is valid for a period of not exceeding:

a) 12 Months
b) 18 Months
c) 24 Months

19) The Authority may amend or modify a certificate of Airworthiness:

a) On the Authority's initiative

b) Upon application from an Operator .
c) All of the above

20) Each report of failures, malfunctions and defects referred to in Regulation 5.5.1.4
shall be
made after the occurrence of failures within:

a) 3 days
b) 7 days
c) 10 days

21) A holder of an AME Licence without type rating ( LWTR ) may:

a) Inspect and approve for return to service any aircraft over 5700kg maximum take-
off weight.
b) Inspect and approve for return to service any aircraft maintained in accordance
with continuous maintenance programme approved under part 9 of Nigeria CAR.
c) Not perform any maintenance stated in (A) & (B)

22) Certificate of Registration ( C of R) of an aircraft is valid:

a) For six months from the date of issue

 b) For 12 months only
c) Till aircraft is deregistered.

23) For applicant to be issued with Aircraft Repair Specialist license and ratings he or she
must
be:
a) 18 years old
b) 21 years old
c) 23 years old

24) Which of the following statement is nottrue for an applicant for validation of a
foreign AME Licence?
a) Must hold a valid foreign AME Licence .
b) Must be recommended by his employer to the satisfaction of the Authority to
be able to perform the job.
c) Must pass a knowledge test in the Nigerian Air Law applicable to AME
Licensing.

25) Maintenance manual is:

a) Part of Flight Manual

b) Part of the Maintenance Control Manual.
c) Neither of the above
26) When does an Authority issue Airworthiness Directives?

a) When the Authority determines that an airframe or aeronautical product need

modification.
b) When the Authority determines that an airframe or aeronautical products
has exhibited an unsafe condition and it is likely to develop in other products
of the same type design.
c) All of the above.

27) The Minimum Equipment list items are grouped according to:

a) ATA 100 Chapter system

b) Their importance
c) The maintenance schedule

28) A Special Certificate of Airworthiness is issued for an aircraft which:

a) has been built to an internationally accepted Airworthiness code

b) has been built by an amateur
c) is experimental
29) Which of the following statement is not correct regarding the transfer of a Certificate
of
Airworthiness?

a) Transfer to the lessee upon the lease of an aircraft within or outside Nigeria
b) Transfer to the FAA after selling the aircraft in Nigeria.
c) Transfer to the buyer upon sale of the aircraft within Nigeria

30) The authority will consider an Air Operator Certificate valid only when accompanied
by:
a) Maintenance Manual issued by the manufacturer which identifies the specific type
of Commercial Air Transport operation to be undertaken.
b) Minimum Equipment List approved by the Authority which identifies the special
type of Commercial Air Transport authorized.
c) Operations Specification issued by the Authority which identifies the specific
type of the operation.

31) Which of the following situations does not qualify for the issue of Special Flight
Permit?

a) Evacuating aircraft from areas of intending danger

b) Evacuating passengers from dangerous area
c) Testing after repair, alterations or maintenance have been performed.

32) An aircraft holding Special Airworthiness Certificate can:

a) be operated for Domestic and International flights

b) be operated within Nigeria with specific operating limitations only
c) be operated for International flight with Specific operation limitations and Special
Flight Permit

33) Which of the following persons are authorized to perform maintenance?

a) A pilot licensed by the Authority if the aircraft is not used for Commercial
Operation.
b) The AOC holder when specified in the operation Specifications
c) All of the above.
34) Compliance with Airworthiness Directive or Manufacturer’s Service Bulletins are
normally
recorded in:

a) Aircraft Maintenance Record

b) Technical Log Book
c) Aircraft Modification Record Book

35) What is the means by which Aviation Authority notifies aircraft owners and other
interested
persons of unsafe conditions and prescribes the condition under which the product
may continue to be operated?

a) Airworthiness Directives
b) Airworthiness Alerts
c) Aviation Safety Bulletin

36) Airworthiness Directives are issued primarily to:

a) Provide information about malfunction or defect trends

b) Present recommended maintenance procedures for correcting potentially
hazardous defect
c) Correct unsafe condition

37) A maintenance Check entry must be included in every:

a) Aircraft and/or engine log book
b) Aircraft Maintenance manual
c) Aircraft technical log book

38) Mandatory Modification and Inspection must be carried out:

a) Before the next flight

b) Before the CMR expires
c) In accordance with limits specified by the Civil Aviation Authority

39) Service Bulletins are issued by:

a) The Civil Aviation Authority and are always mandatory

b) The Civil Aviation based on Manufacturer recommendation
c) The manufacturer .
40) An Approved Maintenance Organisation must retain copies of all Maintenance
Records and
Associated Airworthiness data for a period of:

a) 2 years from the date the aircraft or aeronautical product to which the work
relates was release from the AMO.
b) 3 years from the date of the issue of the Certificate of Release to Service
c) 6 months after issue of Certificate of Release to Service (CRS)

41) An Air Operator Certificate:

a) is required for all aircraft operation in Nigeria

b) is not required for all aircraft below 5,700kgm all up weight
c) Applies to all Commercial Air Transport operations be Nigerian Operators.

42) Who is responsible for the provision of an aircraft maintenance manual?

a) NCAA
b) The Manufacturer
c) The Operator

43) By what means does the NCAA regulate the Civil Aviation Industry in Nigeria?

a) Nigeria Civil Aviation Regulations

b) Nigerian Civil Aviation Act

c) Nigeria Civil Aviation Order

44) The responsibility of ensuring that the aircraft is in airworthy and safe conditions is
that of:

a) Aviation Safety Inspector (Airworthiness)

b) Registered owner or operator of the aircraft
c) Civil Aviation Authority of the state of Registry.
45) The Authority will issue a standard Certificate of Airworthiness.

a. There is evidence to the authority that the aircraft conforms to a type

certificate issued by the manufacturer
b. There is evidence to the authority that the aircraft conforms to a type
design of the manufacturer.
c. These are evidence to the Authority confirming to a type design
approved under applicable aids at the State of design or
manufacture

46) A holder of AME license shall?

a. Have his license within the immediate area where he is excising
the privileges of his or her license.
b. Keep the License in a safe place so that it will not be torn or soiled while
working.
c. Have the license with him while performing his/her duties as a licensed
and rated AME.
d. Have a photocopy of his/her license within the immediate area
where he/she is exercising the privileges of his/her licenses

47) From which of the following person will the Authority accept application
for type certification design approval?
a. A person holding Nigerian AME license and working in an approved
maintenance organization.
b. A person holding a Nigerian Patent License.
c. A person holding an appropriate Design Organization approval.

48) If work performed on an aircraft has been done satisfactorily, the

signature of an authorized person on the maintenance records for maintenance
or alterations performed constitutes:
a. Only verification that the maintenance or alteration were performed
according to maintenance data
b. Approval of the aircraft for return to service
c. Approval for return to service only for the work performed

49) The issuance of an airworthiness certificate is governed by

a. Part 3 and 6 of the regulation
b. Part 5 of the regulation
c. Part 6 of the regulation
a.

50) An application for initial issue of AOC shall be made at least _____before ---
a) 30 days
b) 180 days before the date of intended start
c) 90 days