3820 Flashcards by Megan Schittenhelm

When planning for an operation, a simplistic approach to planning bids us to consider which of the following?

How we should perform an activity, when we should do it, and who will do it. The finances (cost and profit, if applicable). And a forecast of the possible outcomes.

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Which of the following is not considered as one of the key planning principles of an airport operational plan?

Public Image

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One of the advantages of top-down management approach in planning is that it allows employees at all levels of the organization to be involved in the decision making process.

False

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Changes in aircraft operators’ schedule and their aircraft fleet significantly impact the operations planning at an airport especially the staff cost; airport operations often have to consider this aspect while planning for an operation. Which of these is not necessarily considered as a cost driver for the staff cost at an airport?

Reliability Objectives

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One of the disadvantages of bottom-up management approach in planning is that it is easily viewed upon as bossy and dictatorial resulting in employees becoming resentful toward the management team.

False

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Airport Operational Plan and Airport Collaborative Decision Making are both necessary processes needed by airport operators to ensure smooth operations

False

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One of the concerns that can arise in a collaborative Dacion making effort is that, in trying to valuing harmony, stokeholds do not utilize rational thinking during the decision-making step. This situation is also known as “group thinking.”

True

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Collaborative Decision Making (CDM) was created to air brining the aviation stakeholders together. Which of the following is not considered as one of the reasons for creating CDM?

Minimizing the air traffic low at any time

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Over time, collaborative decision making process has been observed to valuable regardless of the size, traffic level and complexity of the airport

false

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Which of the following is not considered as one of the essential rules of data sharing within the CDM effort?

Data can be manipulated accordingly to support the management of flight operations

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Within the aviation industry context of the US, there are three main groups of stokeholds in the collaborative decision making effort. Which of these is not one of them.

Cargo Operations

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Which of the following is the key element that is shared among various stakeholders in a collaborative decision making?

Data/information

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In the airport collaborative decision-making process, ____ is considered as both the initiator and facilitator of the process

airport operator

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In collaborative decision making process, three are four main ways of reaching a decision as a team namely: consensus, voting-based, delphi, dotmocracy

True

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Bowling Green Airways operates charter flights mainly for college athletic programs across the country. The airline fleet consists of Airbus A321 and the Boeing 757. Recently, the airline just secured a permission to operate flights out of West Lafayette Airport in Indiana. The airport mainly serves the Purdue university flight students and a few private small aircraft operators. If the West Lafayette airport was to be certified under Part 139, what class would it belong?

Class 1

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Which of the following Federal Grant Assurances address the maintenance and upkeep of the pavement areas at an airport?

11 & #19

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_________________ occurs when an airport must violate a component of the Part 139 regulation because of some emergency conditions at an airport

Deviation

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Which of the following airports below would not be required to implement a Safety Management System?

Airport FAA Category Annual Enplanement
A Small 105,411
B Medium 98,569
C Large 569,894
D None 112,568
E Medium 104,531

B and D

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Regarding the overall safety of the airport, which of the following is not the main responsibility of the airport executive?

Directing the airport sponsor on the safety initiatives to be undertaken at the airport

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Which of the following is not one of the elements of the Safety Management System?

Safety Implementation

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Which of the following possible airport surfaces is considered as a rigid type of surface?

Concrete

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James completed his initial training at Dallas-Fort Worth International airport on October 14th, 2018. To comply with Part 139, the airport management must store James’ training evidence until at least _______________

Oct. 31, 2020

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If the Detroit internal inspection personnel conducted the inspection of the pavement on September 27th, 2019, the records of the conducted inspection is to be stored until at least

September 30, 2020

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Which of these would not be considered to be an advantage of using asphalt as a pavement surface at an airport?

It requires less maintenance over time

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Regarding the maintenance and safety standards of an airport, which of the following is not required area of maintenance according to Part 139 regulation?

Vehicle Parking Facility

_______________ is a type of airport self inspection which is performed when a complaint has been addressed or there is unusual event such as rain or thunderstorm

Special Inspection

One of the reasons the FAA encourages the airports to implement the APMS is to help them provide safe and operable pavement system at whatever cost since it is the FAA who funds the installation, repair and replacement of the paved surfaces

False

Airports that are not required to be certificated under Part 139 do not have any federal regulation to be certified under. (Ignore the government-operated and military airports)

True

Safety Assurance is one of the elements of the Safety Management System (SMS); this element mainly addresses the need for and adequacy of new or revised risk controls based on the assessment of acceptable risk

False

Alkali-Silica Reaction happens mostly on Asphalt pavement surfaces; the main reason is because asphalt is a petroleum product

False

The airport personnel who should be in charge of the implementation of the SMS is the Accountable Executive

True

While airports certificated under Part 139 are not required to have a safety self-inspection program, it is highly recommended that the airport operators establish such programs to ensure safe and effective operations

False

According to the FAA, airport operators who do not implement a preventative maintenance approach on their paved surfaces are most likely to spend between $3 to $4 more repairing the paved surface later in the life of the pavement

True

Part 139 requires the paved surfaces be inspected daily while the FAA requires the paved surfaces be inspected on a periodic basis

True

The two main causes of pavement deterioration are normally structural and environmental reasons

True

According to the Part 139 regulation, airport management must ensure they have the minimal number of personnel needed to run the airport operations; this number can be calculated using the methodology explained in Part 139 document

True

When driving in the area immediately behind a large jet aircraft with its engines running, a driver should

Stop or stay well back, and do not proceed too closely behind the aircraft

__ are primarily used to clean up the residue left on the pavement surface by a plow or blower

snow sweepers

__ happens when a pilot violates any Federal Regulation while on the airport field

Pilot Deviation

A __ distinguishes a displaced threshold from a stop-way, blast pad or taxiway that preceded the runway

demaraction bar

A __ distinguishes a displaced threshold from a stop-way, blast pad or taxiway that preceded the runway

demarcation bar

runway markings are

white

taxiway markings are

yellow

A business has approached the airport management about consultation on the newly proposed development which will be constructed near the airport. The airport management considers that this new development might pose as an obstruction to the airport's operations. To that end, the airport management advises the business to each out to the FAA's ________________ or Airports' District Office, and also to review the Code of Federal Regulations Part ______________

Air traffic Division & 77

Which of these is not one of the conditions with which if an airport encountered any of them, they had to conduct a Wildlife Hazard Assessment?

Wildlife of large enough size or in numbers that can cause an accident is observed to have access inside the airport terminal

Which of these is not an example of a daily inspection item for the aircraft rescue and fire fighting operational plan

Ensuring recurring and live fire drills are being done as requried

Precision instrument runways will contain the all the markings found on the non-precision instrument runways plus these two additional markings

Zone stripes and runway side stripes

Which of the following personnel is entitled to conduct a wildlife hazard assessment at an airport

a wildlife damage management biologist

which of these is not one of the main components of the approach lighting system

threshold lights

the aircraft rescue and fire fighting __ can provide the airport management with information as to the equipment, agents and other operational needs of the airport

index

The Toledo Express Airport experienced an annual enplanement of 245,389 passengers during 2019. To that end, the airport management has to ensure that they can clear the snow and ice in their priority 1 areas within __________________ hour

1/2

___________ are primarily used to cast heavy concentrations of snow away from airport operational areas such as runways and taxiways

rotary snowplows

Which of the following methods is not a mechanical way of removing snow from the airport airfield?

material spreaders

In which category (ies) are the airports supposed to conduct full mock exercise for their ARFF crews as instructed in the AEP

class l

Airports that comply with Title 14 CFR Part 139 are required to have emergency response equipment and personnel that can accommodate the longest air carrier aircraft with an average of ____________ or more daily departure

Which of the following activities does not belong to the active control approach with regard to wildlife at airports?

keeping the airfield grasses short

Which of these is not one of the traffic and wind direction indicators found on the airport airfield?

runway end lights

If an airport operator needs to change the lighting system at a public-use airport, they are supposed to communicate that to the FAA so that appropriate changes can also be made in the ______________________

airport facilites/directory

On the fundamental level, the Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting crew have three primary responsibilities

false

During the phase 1 documentation of the Snow and Ice Control Plan, the airport operators will address the instruction and procedures that should be taken by the airport operator when dealing with winter storms and notifying airport users in a timely manner when less than satisfactory conditions exist

false

Before construction workers start implementing a project on the airport airfield, they are required to be provided with a training on pedestrian and ground vehicle procedures

true

All the training records for the ARFF crew are to be maintained for 12 months

false

Public-use airports have a white-red beacon

false

Runway incursions are grouped into several categories based on the severity of the incident

true

According to Part 139 regulation, the first ARFF responding equipment is supposed to arrive at the mid-point of the furthest air carrier runway and begin to apply the firefighting agent within 4 minutes

false

One of the largest causes of runway incursions is the failure of the personnel or pilots to understand a particular sign, marking, or lighting system

true

If an air carrier aircraft experienced an engine ingestion of a bird during the approach phase of the flight, the destination airport ought to immediately start implementing a Wildlife Hazard Management Plan

False

An airport certificated under Part 139 is allowed to outsource the function of ARFF to a contractual provider

true

If a NAVAID is reported or observed to be out-of-service, the airport inspector should issue a NOTAM and notify the FAA Technical Services office. Airport inspectors should also immediately notify the airport engineering team (or a contractor) so they can repair the equipment.

false

Additional wind cones are required at airports certificated under Part 139 for each runway available for air carrier use. These supplemental wind cones are installed at the end of each runway, or at least at a point visible to the pilot while on final approach and prior to takeoff

true

In determining the number of Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting vehicles needed for an airport, we utilize the the aircraft length and the frequency of service at that airport

true

Sequence Flashing lights are a series of lights positioned perpendicularly to both sides of the primary approach lights. They are normally used as a pilot aid in leveling an aircraft's wings, and for providing distance information to the runway since they are positioned at fixed distances from the threshold

false

Preseasons preparation, Snow committee composition, snow control center, and personnel training are some examples of elements included in the Snow and Ice Control Plan

true

A typical inspection of the airfield lighting system involve the inspection of the following tasks: Runway and taxiway edge lights; Taxiway centerline lights or centerline reflectors; Surface movement guidance control lights.

true

Which of the following security personnel is responsible for screening the passengers, carry-on and checked baggage

Transportation security officers

which of the following duties is not one of the primary duties of the ground security coordinators (GSCs)

Provide perimeter security by patrolling the airfield and responding to computer alarms from the access control system

One of the changes brought with the aviation and transportation security act of 2001 was the introduction of the federal security director (FSD) position. the FSD is employed by which of the following entities.

Transportation security admin

which of the following airport security areas require the highest level of security including access controls, CHRC, STA, and ID display/challenge procedures?

security area

Once the ASC has undergone training, they don’t need to undergo additional retraining (like other airport inspectors) unless there was a break of _________ or more year in service as an active and designated ASC

The Department of Homeland Security has issued a security directive through the National Terrorism Advisory System (NTAS). The directive is related to a security threat on several flights in the national airspace that are currently being monitored. Upon receiving the security directive, airport operators are required to immediately to switch to what type of security plan?

Contingency security plan

The airport access badge is required to have several primary elements. Which among the following is not a required element on the access badge?

Biometric information

Which of the following is not one of the three types of security programs that airport operators have to implement at their airports? Normally, Airport operators have to choose which program they will develop and implement based on their airport category

supplemental security program

Title 14 CFR Part 107

Airport Security

Title 14 CFR part 109

Indirect air career

Title 14 CFR part 129

Foreign Air careers

The Gerardo Hernandez Airport Security Act was passed by Congress in 2015 in response to a security incident that occurred at Los Angeles International Airport. What aspect of security did the Act require the airport operators to establish procedures and plan?

active shooter response plans

In what year did the Federal government required that all checked baggage be screened prior to the flight operation?

2002

In the process of issuing ID badges, the airport will collect and process the fingerprints of the applicants of the individuals in the presence of the _____________

trusted agent

Which of the following personnel may be excused from undergoing both Criminal History Record Check (CHRC) and Security Threat Assessment (STA)?

FBO personnel

XYZ regional airport has experienced a security breach in one of its airfield fences; a group of four armed militia were trying to gain access into the cargo facility before the security officers were able to apprehend them. In this type of situation, airport operators are required to switch to what type of security plan?

incident security plan

Title 49 part 1500

Civil Aviation Security

Title 49 part 1542

airport security

title 49 part 1548

indirect aircraft operator security

As part of the lease agreement, Delta Airlines has made an arrangement with the Wayne County Airport Authority to provide additional security personnel in the McNamara Terminal (where Delta conducts its flight operations). This arrangement is also known as ____________

Exclusive area agreement

The Airport Security Coordinator (ASC) position is required for all commercial service airports with security programs under Title 49 CFR Part 1542

true

One of the security positions that commercial airport operators are required to hire is the Aircraft Operator Security Coordinator (AOSC). The AOSC acts as the contact person between the airport and aircraft operators.

false

The Exclusive Area Agreement (EAA) is very similar to the Airport Tenant Security Program (ATSP) except that the EAA applied to the non-regulated airport tenants

false

One of the things that brings uniformity in aviation security practices across the world is the establishments of the ICAO security requirements which are described in Annex 17 to the Chicago Convention

false

With the change brought by the Aviation and Transportation Security Act of 2001, the creation of Transportation Security Regulations (Part 1500 series) included General Aviation airports with the purpose of enhancing security across the nation

false

Airports can opt out to have the TSA screening personnel; if airports choose to do so, TSA has no legal obligations to be involved with the airport security matters.

false

The Transportation Security Administration 'Playbook' also known as the Aviation Direct Access Screening Program (ADASP) was created to focus on randomly screening the airport employees.

true

Airport ID badges must expire after 3 years or less.

false

The sterile areas of the airport can be controlled by three entities at any time: the Transportation Security Administration, the airport operator, and the aircraft operator

true

The Federal Air Marshals (FAM) program was started in 1962; however, the program was not fully expanded to accommodate the air transport growth until the 9/11 attack

true

For safety purposes as well, signs should be affixed on both sides of the vehicle to easily and properly identify the vehicle while on the airfield

true

The Airport Liaison Agent (ALA) is an airport-hired personnel whose role, as described in the security plan, is to coordinate with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and inform them of any security threats/incidents.

false

As part of their job, Transportation Security Inspectors (TSI) are allowed to 'violate' security procedures to ensure that the system they are testing is intact.

true

Airport operators can choose to do either a criminal history record check (CHRC) or a security threat assessment (STA) on an individual as part of the processing their airport ID badge application.

false

The Aircraft Operator Standard Security Program (AOSSP) is one of the changes brought by the Aviation Transportation and Security Act of 2001. The program deals with aircraft operators including those who operate out of General Aviation (GA) airports.

true

One of the differences between a complete and a supporting security program is that the supporting security does not include defined security areas

true