ESV Study Guide Communications

Question 1

Which PA system announcements will override all others?
a. Boarding announcements
b. Flight attendant announcements
c. Flight deck announcements
d. Safety videos

Answer 1

c. Flight deck announcements

Question 2

How is the cockpit voice recorder tape manually erased?
a. Airplane on the ground, brakes set, then turn OFF the battery switch.
b. Momentarily press the ERASE button with the airplane on the ground and the brake set.
c. Hold the ERASE button for ten seconds while inflight.
d. Hold the ERASE button for 2 seconds with the airplane on the ground and the brake set.

Answer 2

d. Hold the ERASE button for 2 seconds with the airplane on the ground and the brake set.

Question 3

The Radio Tuning Panel offside tuning light (white) indicates ____.
a. the Captain is tuning VHF #2 from his/her panel
b. the First Officer is tuning VHF #1 from his/her panel
c. the radio tuning panel is being used to tune its respective radio
d. Both A and B are correct.

Answer 3

d. Both A and B are correct

Question 4

Placing the service interphone switch to the ON position ____.
a. enables all flight attendants to talk to each other
b. adds all external jacks to the service interphone system
c. creates a hot mic between the flight deck and the cabin
d. creates a hot mic between the flight deck and the ground

Answer 4

adds all external jacks to the service interphone system

Question 5

Volume controls for the overhead speakers on the audio control panel ____.
a. cannot control the volume of audio warnings
b. can silence audio warnings
c. raises the volume on audio warnings to a preset level
d. lowers the volume on audio warnings to a preset level

Answer 5

cannot control the volume of audio warnings

Question 6

With the Captains audio system degraded, which statement is correct?
a. Audio warnings are unaffected.
b. All audio warnings are inhibited.
c. Audio warnings can only be heard by the First Officers headset.
d. Audio warnings cannot be heard through the Captains audio control panel or overhead speaker.

Answer 6

d. Audio warnings cannot be heard through the Captains audio control panel or overhead speaker

Question 7

How will you know if the Radio Tuning Panel has failed?
a. The Radio Tuning Panel OFF Switch will illuminate.
b. PANEL FAIL will be displayed in the active and standby windows.
c. The Off Side Tuning Light will illuminate with XXXX displayed in the active and standby windows.
d. There will be dashes in the active and standby windows of the radio panel control head.

Answer 7

PANEL FAIL will be displayed in the active and standby windows.