| In the United Kingdom, one of the most important | | | | should be understood by aerospace professionals. The |
| regulatory bodies in the aerospace industry is the | | | | function of the CAA that professionals will become |
| Civilian Aviation Authority, or the CAA. The CAA was | | | | most familiar with is the licensing of aviation and |
| created in 1972 to act as a public organization to | | | | aerospace professionals. Flight crew, engineering, and |
| oversee all elements of British domestic aviation. The | | | | air traffic controller licensing all run through the CAA |
| CAA was formally made the government's aviation | | | | and regular license upgrades and renewals are |
| regulator with the Civil Aviation Act in 1982, which | | | | required. In a similar vein, the CAA monitors medical |
| replaced the Department of Transport in this role. | | | | regulations and facilitates physicals for aviation |
| Aerospace professionals, from engineers to pilots, | | | | personnel that are involved in regular flights. |
| need to know about the CAA's regulatory functions | | | | Aerospace professionals may become intimately |
| and jurisdiction in order to better understand the British | | | | familiar with the professional licensing aspects of the |
| aerospace industry. | | | | CAA but there are a number of other functions that |
| Aerospace professionals should first understand the | | | | are equally important. The CAA regulates the United |
| jurisdiction in which the CAA provides regulation and | | | | Kingdom register of aircraft, which is necessary to |
| consultation. The Civilian Aviation Authority is the sole | | | | maintain an accurate record of all planes in the region. |
| regulator for flights within the United Kingdom, from | | | | As well, the CAA regulates the licensing of airplanes |
| small charters to regularly scheduled airliners. However, | | | | and other aircraft in the United Kingdom. The CAA not |
| the international nature of airline travel has required | | | | only regulates individual aircrafts and professionals but |
| consultation and team work with European aviation | | | | leads the charge against unfair aerospace business |
| organizations in order to facilitate safe and efficient | | | | practices. The CAA's regulatory function allows it to |
| travels. When international regulations come into effect, | | | | manage public aviation organizations while regulating |
| the CAA's offices in London act as the local office for | | | | against private monopolies. In all, the CAA's jurisdictional |
| the European Aviation Safety Agency. CAA officials | | | | and regulatory functions allow it to deal with safety |
| also act on regulatory boards of the EASA which | | | | and economic issues in the UK's aerospace industry. |
| determine regulations and enforcement policies. | | | | Aerospace professionals who understand the nuances |
| The CAA has broad authority as the United Kingdom's | | | | of the CAA will function better in their jobs. |
| regulatory of aviation and aerospace activities, which | | | | |