Flight Safety Concepts Flashcards
Is being reliant a trait of a competent pilot?
Yes
Is having a good personality a trait of a competent pilot?
Yes
Is being friendly a trait of a competent pilot?
No
If you have blank, you can perform a learned psychomotor act.
Skills
What three things determine competency?
Skills - knowledge - attitude
What are the three main components to threat and error management?
Threat - error - undesired aircraft state
Is an external issue a threat or an error?
Threat
Is an internal issue a threat or an error?
Error
What definition is this : an external event that is beyond the influence of the flight crew?
Threat
What are the three types of threat? (ULA)
Unexpected - latent - anticipated
A rostering issue that causes tiredness is what type of threat?
Latent
What type of threat is hidden?
A latent threat
A thunderstorm 5 miles from the aircraft is what type of threat?
Anticipated
What causes deviations to operational and organisational expectations?
An error
What can a poorly managed threat lead to?
An error
What are the three types of errors? (PAC man)
Procedures - Aircraft handling - Communication
What type of error occurs when you ignore atc?
Communication
What type of error occurs when pilots on an A380 point the side sticks in opposite directions?
Aircraft handling
What are the three types of undesired aircraft state? (GIA)
Ground nav - Incorrect aircraft configuration - aircraft handling
Which undesired aircraft state does unstable approach fit into? (Ground nav - Incorrect aircraft configuration - aircraft handling)
Aircraft handling
If an undesiered aircraft state isn’t resolved, what occurs?
INCIDENT / CRASH
Whats the difference between an incident and an accident?
Incident is minor whereas an accident is major
Is ACAS “climb now” and example of a hard or soft counter measure?
Hard countermeaure
What are the three types of soft countermeasures? (PER)
Planning - execution - review
Before a flight, there is a crew briefing. What soft counter measure is this?
Planning
What is the difference between a soft and hard countermeasure?
Hard measures are pre built onto the airframe.
Crew Resource Management (CRM), a major countermeasure to error, has 3 lines of defence, what, are these? (MAT)
Mitigate, avoid, trap
Avoidance is a countermeasure for error. What is an example of avoidance?
Planning
Trapping is a countermeasure for error. How do you trap?
Dealing with an issue when it occurs.
Mitigation is a countermeasure for error. What does mitigation do?
Its reduces/removing harmful impacts.
Put these in error countermeasures in order from used in the most serious situation to the least serious situations : Mitigate, avoid, trap.
Mitigate, trap , avoid
The SHELL MODEL establishes the relationship between 5 components of Human Factors. What are these?
Software - hardware - environment - live wire x 2
Procedures, manuals, chart and checklists are what part of the SHELL MODEL?
Software
Instruments and seats are what part of the SHELL MODEL?
Hardware.
Temperature and ergonomics are what part of the SHELL MODEL?
Environment.
Pilot tiredness and stress are what part of the SHELL MODEL?
Self or centred livewire
The cabin crew are what part of the SHELL MODEL?
Other (N/A) livewire.
How many links have to occur in an error chain before an accident?
Between 4 and 7.
Safety culture is a blank of national culture.
Subset.
British airways responds to 30 pieces of warnings from members of staff a day. What does this do to the companies safety culture?
Promotes an open culture towards safety culture.
What type of culture occurs when people have the confidence to say when they believe there is a safety concern, without fear of blame?
Reporting culture
When unintentional errors are not punished and there is a balance in regards to non-punitive / blame-free environment with accountability is what type of culture?
Just culture.
If an organisation and the people in it are capable of adapting effectively to changing demands, then what type of culture do they promote?
Flexible culture.
What type of culture allows people to make mistakes and make changes to remove mistakes in the future?
Learning culture.
How is in charge of safety in a safety management system?
Accountable manager
The errors resulting from an illogical indexing system in an operations manual are related, according to the SHELL model, to a conflict between live wire and what?
Sofware
A First Officer forgot to switch the anti-icing on before reaching icing conditions. The Captain realises this and yells at the FO for it. Afterwards there is NO discussion about the occurrence. What type of culture is the Captain portraying?
Closed.
