Africa Qualification (AFR)

After completion of the Africa Qualification (AFR) course the successful ap­plicant should be familiar with the Africa area, equipment and procedures. The training emphasizes the development of all required skills.This course shall qualify applicants to operate within the African airspace:

• Including all required documentation

• Conduct such flights according to current rules

• React to in-flight contingencies as required

THEORETICAL KNOWLEDGE SUBJECTS

• General

• Geography 

• Horizontal Extension

• Vertical Extension

• ATC Flight Plan

• In-Flight Procedures

• FIR Boundaries

• Controlled Airspace

• Required Equipment

• Separation Criteria

• ATC Reliability

• Wind Patterns and Jet Streams

• Temperatures

• Precipitation

• Seasonal Variations

• Preplanning and Fuel Computation

• Final Planning

• ATC Flight Plan

• Airport Services

• Performance requirements

• Approaches and Obstacles

• Local Weather

• Local peculiarities

• Pre-flight

• National requirements

• Frequencies

• Special communication techniques

• Performance related Emergency action

• Emergencies

• Nav System Degradation

• Communication Failure

• Loss of Navigation

• Loss of RVSM capability 

• Flight Crew 

• Dispatch