Under D, you have Distances on page 374 — that's about runway and obstacle… — Page 565, Lesson 762

This is the index of the Air Law manual — the table of contents that maps out the entire syllabus. I want to walk you through what you're looking at, because knowing how this book is organized is half the battle when you're studying for the ATPL theoretical knowledge exams. Right now you're seeing the alphabetical index, starting with the letter D and moving into E and F. This is your roadmap. Every single topic you'll be examined on is listed here with its page number, so when you're revising, you can jump straight to the exact page you need. Let me point out some of the key entries you'll be dealing with. Under D, you have Distances on page 374 — that's about runway and obstacle clearance distances. Delays on page 310, and Delays of Flight Plans on page 108 — these are separate topics, and you need to know the difference. Deportees and Deportees and Persons in Custody both appear on page 475 — that's the carriage of passengers who are being removed from a state. Descent Gradient on page 180 — that's the slope of your descent path, expressed as a percentage. Detention on the Ground on page 475 — that's about aircraft being held on the ground by authorities. Now, DETRESFA on page 280 — that's the distress phase, the code word used to declare an emergency. You'll see Distress phase listed separately on the same page. Distress and Urgency Signals on page 122 — that's the actual radio signals, like MAYDAY and PAN PAN. Direct Entry on page 212 — that's about entering controlled airspace. Document 4444 on page 273 — that's the ICAO document for air traffic management procedures. Documents to be carried in aircraft on page 26 — that's your certificate of registration, airworthiness certificate, and so on. And DR segment on page 175 — that's dead reckoning, navigating by calculated position rather than radio fixes. Moving into E, you have EASA on page 39 — the European Aviation Safety Agency, which is your regulatory authority for this syllabus. EASA Theoretical Knowledge Examinations on page 82 — that's the actual exam structure. ECAC on page 38 — the European Civil Aviation Conference. EET on page 118 — that's Estimated Elapsed Time, the time from departure to a point or to the destination. Emergency Descent on page 340, Emergency Frequencies on page 467, Emergency Lights on page 419, Emergency phase on page 463, and Emergency Vehicles on pages 276 and 441. En route Obstacles on page 443 — that's terrain and obstacles along your route. Entry Sectors on page 211 — that's how you enter a holding pattern. Essential Local Traffic on page 309 and Essential Traffic Information on page 291 — these are ATC messages about traffic that could affect you. EU Directive 94/56 on page 491 and EU Directive 2003/42 on page 491 — those are about accident investigation and occurrence reporting. EU Regulation 261/2004 on page 42 — that's passenger rights for denied boarding and delays. Eurocontrol on page 40 — the European air traffic management organisation. And European Aviation Safety Agency and European Civil Aviation Conference are repeated here as full names, matching the acronyms you saw above. Under F, you have Facilitation on page 25 — that's about simplifying entry and exit procedures for passengers and cargo. FAF on page 176 — that's the Final Approach Fix. And FAP on page 176 — that's the Final Approach Point. These two are often confused, so note they're on the same page — FAF is used for precision approaches, FAP for non-precision ones. Now, here's the thing about an index: it's not meant to be read cover to cover. It's a reference tool. When you're studying a specific topic, you look it up here, find the page, and go there. When you're doing revision, you can scan this list to check you've covered everything. But the real value is that it shows you the scope — this is everything the examiners can ask you about, and it's all in this one book. The key takeaway for you right now: get familiar with the structure. Know that DETRESFA and Distress phase are the same concept on the same page. Know that EASA and European Aviation Safety Agency are the same thing listed twice. Know that FAF and FAP are different and you'll need to keep them straight. This index is your study companion — use it to navigate, not to memorise.