Airframe safety

Question 1

First aid kits must be inspected ___________ and must be ______ and all aircraft are required to have at least ____

Answer 1

Must be inspected annually - doesn’t need to be done by an AME
Must be signed
All aircraft must have at least 1

Question 2

The number and contents of first aid kits installed on aircraft are based on the number of
employees, flight attendants and/or seats. T/F?

Answer 2

True

Question 3

What does AED stand for, what are they used for, and are they required on Canadian aircraft?

Answer 3

Automatic external defibrillator
Used to save patients from heart failures
They are not required on canadian aircraft but are mandatory on US carriers

Question 4

What precaution must be taken if equipping an aircraft with an AED?

Answer 4

You must make sure that the use of an AED doesn’t affect the aircraft systems

Question 5

A life preserver, individual flotation device or personal flotation device is carried for each
person on board if you:

Answer 5

Take off or land on water in an aircraft’
Operate an aircraft over water where it won’t reach land in the event of an emergency
Operate any aircraft 50 nautical miles from shore

Question 6

If life preservers, individual flotation devices or personal flotation devices are required on an
aircraft, how many must be carried?

Answer 6

One for each person

Question 7

Each passenger-carrying aeroplane has an emergency lighting system that is powered by the main power supply of an aircraft. T/F?

Answer 7

False, it is independent to the power supply of the main lighting system

Question 8

However, the sources of general cabin illumination may be common to both the emergency and the main lighting systems if the power supply to the emergency lighting system is what?

Answer 8

Independent of the power supply to the main lighting system

Question 9

Emergency lighting must be off or armed during taxi, take-off and landing operations. T/F?

Answer 9

False, they must be on during those phases

Question 10

What is an ELT device and what does it stand for?

Answer 10

Emergency Locator transmitter
It is a device that activates in the event of an accident

Question 11

ELT’s are hard-mounted to the airframe but may be detachable. T/F?

Answer 11

True

Question 12

A radio signal is broadcast on up to three emergency frequencies, what are they?

Answer 12

Analog 121.500 MHz
Analog 243.000 MHz
Digital 406.XXX MHz

Question 13

Analog signal is a _____sound

Answer 13

Siren sound

Question 14

Digital Signals on the 243.000 MHz has the _________ _____________ embedded and may also have the ____ ________
embedded

Answer 14

Aircraft identification and GPS location

Question 15

Analog ELT’s operating on 121.500 MHz and 243.000 MHz frequencies are no longer monitored by
satellite. T/F?

Answer 15

True

Question 16

ELT’s have three modes of operation, what are they?

Answer 16

Off
On
Arm

Question 17

ELT MUST be On for shipping. T/F?

Answer 17

False

Question 18

ELT MUST be ARMED when installed in the aircraft. T/F?

Answer 18

True

Question 19

For the requirements for slides and rafts, any aircraft with a cabin floor higher than _’ above the ground is required to have an evacuation slide

Answer 19

6 feet

Question 20

Since slides are inflatable by design, most can also
double as rafts. T/F?

Answer 20

True

Question 21

Prior to take-off, the crew “arms” the slides by attaching what to the floor?

Answer 21

Girt bar

Question 22

When the door is opened the slide will still have to be manually deployed. T/F?

Answer 22

False, they automatically deploy once opened