general knowledge Flashcards
CC
Cabin Crew Member
SCC
Senior Cabin Crew
PAX
Passanger
PAX
Passanger
CAA
Civil Aviation Authority
CMD
Commander
ICAO
International Civil Aviation Organisation
OM
Operations Manual
SEP
Cabin Safety and Procedures Manual/Safety and Emergency procedures manual
CAM
Cabin attendant manual
Operating Crew Member
crew member carrying out duties during a sector
CAA
Civil Aviation Authorities
AOC
Air Operator’s Certificate
Ramp Inspection
on the spot assessment of air craft’s condition, crew qualifications and documentation
CAA inspectors/auditors
act as an expert in relation to approving organisations/individuals, conduct investigations, make sure airlines comply with air regulations standards, demand corrective actions before an air craft departs if their findings have immediate impact on safety
Findings
Important outcome during ramp inspection.
Level 1 - Significant non-compliance detected
Level 2 - Any non-compliance detected
What are the category of the “findings” considering severity?
Category 1 - Minor influence on safety
Category 2 - Significant influence of safety
Category 3 - Major influence on safety
Flight time
The time between an aircraft first moving from it’s parking until it comes to rest in it’s parking position and engines are turned off
FDP
Flight Duty Period ?
What is flight duty period? (FDP)
It’s a period of time that starts when the crew member is required to report for duty and finished when air craft finally comes to rest and engines are shut down
Duty period
A period of time that starts when a crew member is required to report for duty and ends when that person is free of all duty, including post flight duties
Slot time
The permission to use the full range of an airport infrastructure on a specific date and time for the purpose of landing or take off
SBY
Standby
Maximum FDP
Maximum Flight Duty Period: maximum allowed time that a crew member can spend on his flight duty
Safety
the state in which possibility of harm to person or property is reduced and mantained under an acceptable level thru a process of hazard identification
SMS
Safety management system: systematic approach to maintaining safety
just culture/no blame curture
A large portion of unsafe acts are caused by genuine human error and it has no purpose punishing the person
just culture/no blame curture
A large portion of unsafe acts are caused by genuine human error and it has no purpose punishing the person
SMS
Safety Management System
SMAS
Safety assessment and Managment system
FDR/CVR
flight data recorder/cockpit voice recorder
Fatigue
physiological state of reduced mental or physical performance
FRM
Fatigue Risk Management
Jet lag
Psychological and Physiological symptoms experienced when we are adapting to a new time zone
ATC
Air traffic control
Jet bridge
mobile walkway (tunnel) that connects airport and aircraft to get passengers on board
GPU
Ground Power Unit
APU
Auxilary Power Unit
MEL
Minimum Equipment List
Girt bar
Metal bar that has evacuation slide attached to it
Traffic separations rules
rules that ensure that each air craft maintains a minimum amount of empty space around it at all times
MEL
minimum equipment list
ELT
Emergency locator transmitter
PBE
Protecting Breathing Equipment
Load sheet
Document that includes all the calculations of mass and balance of the airplane
Journey log
document containing info on aircraft registration, crew members names and assigned duties, date and place of arrival ect
Journey log
document containing info on aircraft registration, crew members names and assigned duties, date and place of arrival ect
Direct view
direct sight into the cabin from CC seat
CAT
Clear Air turbulance
Outbound
flight going out of the airport
Inbound
flight coming into the airport
PAN PAN
used incase of non-life threatening urgency
MAYDAY
Used incase of life threatening emergency
CRM
Crew Resource Management: use of all available resources for the flight crew members to ensure safe and efficient operations
SCP
Special category passengers
NITS BRIEFING
Briefing organised in abnormal/emergency situations
RES
Reserve
LVO
Low Visibility Operation
ILS
Instrument landing system
RTO
Rejected Take off
WCHR
Wheelchair ramp: passanger that can walk up the stairs and in the airplane but just needs a wheelchair to walk long distaces in the airport
WCHS
Wheelchair stairs: passanger that can walk by himself in the airplane but can’t walk up the stairs and needs a wheelchair around the airport
WCHC
Wheelchair cabin: passanger who is completely immobile
WCHC
Wheelchair cabin: passanger who is completely immobile
PIC
Pilot in command
CR
Controlled Rest
Ditching
Emergency landing of an Aircraft on water
Ditching
Emergency landing of an Aircraft on water
LVO
Low visibility operation
TUC
Time of useful contiousness
Class C of fire
Electrical fire
Extinguished by fire extinguishers
