Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM

Browse over 1 million classes created by top students, professors, publishers, and experts.


See full index

Cabin Crew > Glossary > Flashcards

Glossary Flashcards

1
Q

Active Runway

A

The runway onto which you will be cleared for take-off and landing by Air Traffic Control

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

Aerodrome

A

A defined area on land, or in water,(including buildings, installations and equipment) intended to be used, either wholly or in part, for the arrival, departure and surface movement of aircraft

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

Aeroplane

A

A power driven, heavier than air aircraft, deriving its lift in flight chiefly with aerodynamic reactions on surfaces which remain fixed under given conditions of flight

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

Air Bridge

A

Extending walkway from the aircraft to the terminal building

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

Airborne

A

When the undercarriage of an aircraft is no longer in contact with the ground

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

Aircraft (A/C)

A

Any machine that can derive support in the atmosphere from the reactions of the air other than the reactions of the air against the earth’s surfaces, it includes aeroplanes and helicopters

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

Aircraft Attitude

A

The angle of the aircraft in relation to the horizon

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

Aircraft Equipment

A

Articles, other than stores and spare parts of a removable nature, for use on board an aircraft during flight, including first aid and survival equipment

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

Aircraft Type

A

Would result due to a change of handling, flight characteristics, crew complement and / or emergency procedures

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

Aircraft Variant

A

Applicable to the licensing and operation of Flight Crew. An aircraft of the same basic certified type which contains modifications not resulting in significant changes of handling, characteristics or Crew complement, but causing significant changes to equipment location or procedures

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

Airspeed

A

Airspeed is measured in knots (nautical miles per hour). When converting Knots to Kilometres per hour:
- Knots x 1.8520 = kilometres per hour
- 1 nautical mile = 1.852 km

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

Airworthy

A

An aircraft which has been certified as safe for operation

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

Alternate Aerodrome

A

An aerodrome designated by an operator for a particular flight, other than the destination aerodrome, to which an aircraft may proceed or land at the aerodrome of intended landing

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

Altitude

A

Actual height above sea level. Altitude is measured in feet

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

Approach

A

Final phase of the flight prior to landing

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

Apron

A

Aircraft parking area (adjacent to airport terminal)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

Armed Automatic

A

Door mode – attaching the girt bar to the aircraft floor

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

Authority

A

The competent authority responsible for the safety regulation of civil aviation in the state of the applicant or operator

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

Auxiliary Power Unit

A

Supplies electrical power for the aeroplane systems and bleeds air for the air conditioning when the engines are not running

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

Brace Positions

A

A protective position assumed by flight crew and passengers prior to impact in an emergency situation

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

Bustle

A

A protruding stowage on the door, usually found at floor level

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
22
Q

Cabin Crew Member

A

A flight crew member, other than flight deck crew member, licensed in terms of part 64 of the Civil Aviation Regulations.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
23
Q

Cabin Defect Log

A

A manual for recording cabin and equipment defects.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
24
Q

Captain

A

Commander of an aircraft.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
25
Q

Cargo

A

Any property, including animals and mail, carried by an aircraft, other than stores and accompanied baggage.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
26
Q

Cargo Aircraft

A

Any aircraft which, in addition to crew members, only carries cargo, stores and crew baggage.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
27
Q

Child

A

Passenger who has reached his second birthday, but not his 12th birthday.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
28
Q

Chocks/Blocks

A

Devices used to stop a/c from moving (positioned in front/behind the wheels).

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
29
Q

Cockpit

A

Flight Deck.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
30
Q

Commander

A

The flight crew member designated by the operator to be in command of the aircraft.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
31
Q

Commercial Air Transportation

A

The transportation of passengers or cargo by air, for remuneration or hire.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
32
Q

Condensation

A

A change of water vapour to liquid water.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
33
Q

Condensation Trail

A

A cloud like streamer that at times forms behind an aircraft flying in clear, cold humid air. The trails are also referred to as “contrails” or “vapour trails”

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
34
Q

Co-Pilot

A

A flight crew member acting in any piloting capacity, other than the pilot in command.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
35
Q

Critical Phase of Flight

A

The period between the aircraft entering the runway for take-off, until after the seat belt lights have been switched off and from the seat belt lights being switched on for landing until the aircraft turns off the runway, and at any other time deemed so by the Commander. The reason for not violating this phase of flight, is work loads are extremely high and the potential for a disaster are highest during these periods.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
36
Q

Dangerous Goods

A

Articles or substances which are capable of posing a risk to health, safety, property or the environment when transported by air.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
37
Q

Decompression

A

Sudden loss of cabin pressure during flight.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
38
Q

Deploy

A

Unfold (slide from the bustle).

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
39
Q

Descent

A

Flight to lower level (reduction of aircraft altitude).

40
Q

Disarmed/Manual

A

Detaching girt bar from aircraft floor.

41
Q

Distances

A

Distances are measured in nautical miles.

42
Q

Ditching

A

A forced landing on water.

43
Q

Escape Rope

A

A rope provided to assist in an evacuation from the aircraft.

44
Q

Escape Slides

A

Inflatable devices used in a land evacuation.

45
Q

Flight Crew Member

A

Flight deck and cabin crew members who are allocated duties essential to the operation of an aircraft during flight time.

46
Q

Flight Deck Crew Member

A

A pilot, flight engineer and/or flight navigator assigned to duties on the flight deck of an aircraft during flight time.

47
Q

Flight Duty Period (FDP)

A

The period during which crew operate on an aircraft, as a crew member. Time commences when crew are required to report for a duty and ends at chock-on or engines off, of the final sector for the crewmember.

48
Q

Flight Plan

A

Prior to departure, pilots will lodge a flight plan setting out the route they will be flying. An international standard format allows ATC to understand the plan for the flight. When flying over a country the pilots will keep communications with the ATC in that country.

49
Q

Flight Recorder

A

Any type of recorder installed in the aircraft for the purpose of complementing accident/incident investigations.

50
Q

Flight Report

A

A reporting system used by the SCCM/Cabin Crew Members that conveys all information regarding the passengers and crew on board the flight. It includes normal as well as abnormal information regarding a flight.

51
Q

Flight Time

A

The total time from the moment an aircraft first moves under its own power for the purpose of taking off until it comes to rest at the end of the flight for the purpose of unloading persons, crew and cargo.

52
Q

Flotation Device

A

A device utilised to keep you afloat in the event of a ditching.

53
Q

Fuselage

A

The body of an aircraft.

54
Q

Galley

A

Aircraft kitchen.

55
Q

Gear Pins

A

Metal pins inserted into the undercarriage to stop it from being inadvertently retracted on the ground.

56
Q

General Declaration

A

Often referred to as a “Gen Dec”. An official list of crew on board for immigration and customs purposes.

57
Q

Girt Bar

A

Metal bar which attaches the slide to the aircraft floor.

58
Q

Greenwich Mean Time

A

Also known as UTC and Zulu time. Is expressed in a 24 hour format e.g. 7 pm is 19h00.

59
Q

Gust Lock

A

A device which locks the aircraft door in the open position.

60
Q

Handicapped Passenger

A

A person with a disability.

61
Q

Hat rack

A

Overhead stowage in the cabin for stowing hand luggage.

62
Q

Headwind

A

A wind which blows in opposition to the intended course of the flight, thereby decreasing speed and increasing flying time.

63
Q

Hold

A

Pressurised area in the fuselage used for the carriage of cargo.

64
Q

Inboard

A

Towards the inside of aircraft.

65
Q

Inertia Reel

A

Type of seat-belt harness.

66
Q

Infant

A

A passenger who has not yet reached their second birthday.

67
Q

Instrument Flight Rules. (IFR)

A

Rules governing flights which are conducted under instrument meteorological conditions. Aircraft are separated by specifically designed procedures. All commercial aircraft are flown under IFR

68
Q

Interphone

A

Crew communication system onboard an aircraft.

69
Q

Jump Seat

A

Flight crew seat used for take-off, landing, turbulence and whenever instructed to do so by the FDC.

70
Q

Landing Gear

A

Also known as the undercarriage. It’s the wheels, struts and other equipment that an aircraft uses to land. A failure of the undercarriage could result in an incident or accident.

71
Q

Life raft

A

Dinghy.

72
Q

Load sheet

A

A document detailing passenger totals on board the aircraft as well as the total weight of the aircraft.

73
Q

Main Gear

A

The undercarriage which is located under the fuselage.

74
Q

Manual Inflation Handle

A

A handle used to manually activate the inflation of an inflatable device.

75
Q

Maximum Certificated Take-Off Mass

A

The maximum total weight of the aircraft and its contents at which the aircraft may take off, in the most favourable circumstances in accordance with the certificate of airworthiness in force, in respect of that aircraft

76
Q

Minimum Equipment List (MEL)

A

A list prepared by the operator in conformity with, or more restrictive than the MMEL established for that aircraft type. It is used by FDC and provides information for the operation of the aircraft subject to specified conditions relating to among others, inoperative equipment.

77
Q

Nose Gear

A

The forward landing gear, situated under the nose of the aircraft

78
Q

Operator

A

A person, organisation or enterprise engaged or intending to engage in an aircraft operation.

79
Q

Outboard

A

Towards the outside of the aircraft.

80
Q

Passenger

A

A person other than a Crew Member travelling or about to travel on an aircraft.

81
Q

Pilot In Command

A

A pilot responsible for the operation and safety of an aircraft during flight.

82
Q

Pilot In Command Under Supervision (PICUS)

A

During training flights, supervision flights and check flights where a Standards or Training Captain occupies the right hand seat, the Standards/Training Captain is the Commander of the aeroplane. The Captain occupying the left had seat is said to be operating as PICUS.

83
Q

Pushback

A

The aircraft being pushed back from an airport terminal gate. This is usually done by hooking a small tug to the nose wheel of a large aircraft and pushing it backwards into the taxi lane.

84
Q

Silent Review (30 second)

A

Cabin Crew Members are seated at emergency exits for every take-off and landing. Whenever seated on a jump seat they are required to review emergency procedures for any situation which could occur.

85
Q

Smoke Detector

A

A warning device which, if it senses smoke, will set off an alarm.

86
Q

Station

A

Crew member seating position.

87
Q

Submarining

A

Sliding underneath a loose seatbelt.

88
Q

Tailwind

A

A wind that blows in the same direction as the aircraft travels normally resulting in a reduction of flight time.

89
Q

Taxi

A

The movement of an aircraft on the ground under its own power.

90
Q

Taxiway

A

Lanes used by aircraft to get to and from one runway to another thus avoiding interference with other aircraft.

91
Q

Terminal

A

The building through which arriving and departing passengers pass when boarding or disembarking an aircraft at an airport.

92
Q

Touch & Go

A

A landing during which a pilot doesn’t let the aircraft come to a complete stop before applying power to take off again.

93
Q

Trailing Edge

A

The extreme aft edge of wing surface.

94
Q

UTC

A

Universal Time Co-ordinated. Universal Co-ordinated time. All Aviation times are given using the 24 hour clock. (SA time = GMT + 2 hours).

95
Q

Visibility

A

The ability to see and identify prominent unlit objects by day and prominent lit objects by night. Visibility is measured in metres. Visibility can be limited due to a number of factors such as cloud cover.

96
Q

Visual Flight Rules (VFR)

A

Authorisation for the pilot to continue visually when the airport is clear of cloud etc. The pilot must at all times have either the airport or the preceding aircraft in sight. Weather at the airport must record a reading of, or above, 1000 feet visibility.

97
Q

Wing Contamination

A

Snow/ice on a wing

Cabin Crew (3 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2025 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions