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Aircraft Emergencies Flashcards

1
Q

What are the general principles of emergencies?

A

Acknowledge the Mayday or Pan call
Ascertain type of emergency, intention of crew
Initiate Alerting Action
Avoid changes of frequecy
Limit manoeuvres
Advise other aircraft in vicinity
Consider all means at your disposal
Beware complacency in a familiar situation
Teamwork - don’t keep it to yourself

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What are the 3 questions an ATCO should ask to determine how severe the emergency is?

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  1. Are you able to maintain height?
  2. Can you affect a safe landing?
  3. Persons on board
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3
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What are factors to consider for an emergency straight after Take Off?

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Initiate Alerting Action
Runway inspection
Land ASAP or burn off fuel
Overweight landing?
Immediate visual return or requests ILS?
Allow pilot to dictate runway and circuit direction
Separate other traffic
Time available
Coordinate with FIN/TC/Redhill

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4
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What factors are to be considered for an emergency overweight landing?

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Aircraft should intercept final at or below the glide path
Likely that full runway will be utilised
Additional braking may be required, raising risk of wheel fires

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5
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What are factors to consider for an emergency on landing?

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Crash alarm
Category of emergency
Ability to steer and stop - brakes, tyre burst, flaps hydraulics?
Evacuation of aircraft
Runway inspection
AAIB request for removal of wreckage

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6
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What are factors to consider for an emergency with handling difficulties?

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What speed do they need?
What is their rate of Climb/Descent?
What is their ability to turn - preferred direction?
Can they steer and stop on landing?

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7
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After an inspection flyby, what should the information passed to pilots be?

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Advisory and not specific “It appears that…”

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8
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What are a pilot’s order of priorities in an emergency?

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Aviate
Navigate
Communicate

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9
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What is the NITS briefing?

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Nature of Emergency
Intentions of Crew
Time Available
Special Instructions

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10
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What is TDODAR?

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Time
Diagnose
Options
Decide
Allocate Tasks
Review

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11
Q

What is ASSISTS?

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An ATCO “Asissts” a pilot during an emergency

Acknowledge
Separate
Silence
Inform
Support
Time
Squawk

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12
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How are distress messages prefixed?

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MAYDAY MAYDAY MAYDAY

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13
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Describe the condition of distress

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A condition of being threatened by serious and/or imminent danger and of requiring immediate assistance

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14
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How are urgency messages prefixed?

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PAN PAN, PAN PAN, PAN PAN

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15
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Describe the condition of urgency

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A condition concerning the safety of an aircraft or of some person on board or within sight, but which does not require immediate assistance

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16
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What should the ATCO do if the pilot gives information normally associated with an emergency message without prefixing either ‘MAYDAY’ or ‘PAN’?

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ATCO will ask the pilot if they wish to declare an emergency. ATCO may carry out emergency actions anyway

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17
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What are the emergency squawk codes?

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7500 - Hijack/Unlawful Interference
7600 - Radio Tricks
7700 - Emergency

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18
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What is the phraseology to acknowledge an emergency call?

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Roger Mayday/Pan

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What is the phraseology to impose silence during a Mayday?

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All stations, Gatwick stop transmitting, Mayday

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20
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What is the phraseology to cancel a distress call/silence on the frequency?

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All stations, Gatwick, Distress traffic ended

21
Q

What is the phraseology to transfer all aircraft except the emergency aircraft to another frequency?

A

Mayday (Callsign), all other aircraft contact (station) on (frequency) - out

22
Q

What are the D&D Frequencies?

A

121.5MHz and 243MHz

23
Q

How is a message from the operator to be passed?

A

To the commander immediately using the operator’s own word

24
Q

What is the definition of a strayed aircraft?

A

An aircraft which has deviated significantly from its intended track, or which reports it is lost

25
Q

What are the speechless codes when using carrier wave only?

A

1 = Yes
2 = No
3 = Say Again

26
Q

What callsign can be used when using the speechless code?

A

Speechless One

27
Q

What are the main questions to ask a speechless aircraft?

A

Do you have a further emergency?
If yes,
Can you maintain height?
Can you make a normal descent?
Can you make a normal landing?

28
Q

What are the response times that RFFS should be able to achieve?

A

2 mins, not exceeding 3 mins, to end of runway

29
Q

What are the Emergency Categories?

A

Aircraft Accident
Aircraft Accident Imminent
Aircraft Ground Incident
Full emergency
Local Standby
Weather Standby

30
Q

What is an Aircraft Accident/Aircraft Accident Imminent?

A

Aircraft accidents, which have occurred or are inevitable on, or in the vicinity of, the aerodrome.

31
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What is an Aircraft Ground Incident?

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Where an aircraft on the ground is known to have an emergency situation other than an accident, requiring the attendance of emergency services.

32
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What is a Full Emergency?

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When it is known that an aircraft in the air is, or is suspected to be, in such difficulties that there is a danger of an accident.

33
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What is a Local Standby?

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When it is known that an aircraft has, or is suspected to have, developed some defect but the trouble would not normally involve any serious difficulty in effecting a safe landing.

34
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What is a Weather Standby?

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When weather conditions are such as to render a landing difficult or difficult to observe, e.g. strong crosswind, poor visibility, ice or snow on the runway.

35
Q

What is the RFFS frequency?

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121.6 MHz

36
Q

Can a crash wreckage be removed without AAIB approval?

A

Yes, if a crashed aircraft could further endanger life

37
Q

If an aircraft is disabled in the clear and graded area, can an emergency aircraft land?

A

Yes, but they must be informed about the disabled aircraft, essential aerodrome information and the RFFS reduction

38
Q

What are the Bomb Warning Categories?

A

RED
AMBER
GREEN

39
Q

Describe a category Red Bomb Warning

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  • A credible threat relating to a specific target
  • Caller has positively identified themselves or the organisation involved
  • Danger to people, property or commercial activities
  • Requires immediate protective measures.
40
Q

Describe a category Amber Bomb Warning

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  • Threat of doubtful credibility
  • Prudent to consider taking additional protective measures
41
Q

Describe a category Green Bomb Warning

A

A non-credible threat requiring no further action

42
Q

Which bomb warnings are to be treated as an emergency?

A

Red or Amber

43
Q

What is the ARCC and where is it located?

A

Aeronautical Rescue Coordination Centre, located in Fareham

44
Q

What is the lost squawk?

A

0030

45
Q

What is the police helicopter squawk?

A

0032

46
Q

What is the SAR squawk?

A

0023

47
Q

What is the phraseology for an inspection flyby?

A

(Callsign) Runway 26, cleared low pass

48
Q

What is the Helimed Squawk?

A

0020

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