lec 9 mcq Flashcards
What kind of agency is the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB)?
A) Private corporation
B) Crown corporation
C) Independent agency
D) Federal department
Answer: C
When was the TSB created?
A) March 29, 1990
B) January 1, 1980
C) April 10, 2000
D) May 15, 1995
Answer: A
Who does the TSB report to?
A) Minister of Transport
B) Prime Minister
C) Parliament through the President of the King’s Privy Council for Canada
D) Governor General
Answer: C
What types of occurrences does the TSB investigate?
A) Aviation only
B) Rail and pipeline
C) Air, Maritime, Rail, and Pipeline
D) Maritime and Rail only
Answer: C
How many people work at the TSB?
A) 150
B) 220
C) 300
D) 500
Answer: B
Which Act established the TSB?
A) Canadian Safety Board Act
B) National Transportation Safety Act
C) Transportation Investigation Act
D) Canadian Transportation Accident Investigation and Safety Board Act
Answer: D
What is Human Factors (HF)?
A) A medical specialty
B) The study of transportation laws
C) Applied science focused on human capabilities and system design
D) Aviation engineering principles
Answer: C
Which of the following is NOT one of the fields covered by Human Factors?
A) Psychology
B) Biomechanics
C) Astronomy
D) Organizational psychology
Answer: C
What does the Procrustes myth symbolize in Human Factors?
A) Creativity in design
B) Making humans adapt to poorly designed systems
C) Training for flexibility
D) Mythical safety standards
Answer: B
Which of the following is NOT a name for Human Factors?
A) Ergonomics
B) Industrial Psychology
C) Quantum Psychology
D) Human Factors Engineering
Answer: C
Which of the following is NOT part of the Dirty Dozen?
A) Assertiveness
B) Fatigue
C) Confidence
D) Complacency
Answer: C
Which issue refers to allowing unsafe shortcuts due to group norms?
A) Complacency
B) Norms
C) Distraction
D) Pressure
Answer: B
What accident prompted Crew Resource Management training?
A) Tenerife disaster
B) Eastern Airlines Flight 401
C) PenAir 3296
D) AA Flight 965
Answer: B
What does Crew Resource Management (CRM) aim to improve?
A) Aircraft maintenance
B) Individual pilot skills
C) Team communication and coordination
D) Air traffic control
Answer: C
in the SHEL(L) model, what does ‘L’ stand for?
A) Load
B) Layout
C) Liveware
D) Location
answer: C
What does the SHEL(L) model emphasize?
A) Technical design only
B) The sole responsibility of human error
C) System view of human error
D) Cost efficiency of operations
Answer: C
What does the Bell Curve illustrate?
A) Human performance averages
B) Economic fluctuations
C) Engine performance
D) Weather patterns
Answer: A
Which illusion gives a sensation of turning due to head movement?
A) Linear vection
B) Somatogravic
C) Coriolis
D) Vestibular
Answer: C
What is an example of Somatogravic illusion?
A) Pilot thinks plane is level when it’s turning
B) Pilot thinks plane is climbing when it’s not
C) Feeling movement while stationary
D) Hearing unexpected sounds
Answer: B
Which bias is associated with “I knew it all along”?
A) Availability
B) Hindsight
C) Confirmation
D) Halo
Answer: B
Which bias involves relying on information that comes to mind quickly?
A) Halo
B) Availability
C) Confirmation
D) Overconfidence
Answer: B
Which bias involves giving undue credibility to someone seen as an authority?
A) Authority bias
B) Halo effect
C) Recency bias
D) Status bias
Answer: B
At what G-force does G-LOC typically occur?
A) 2 G
B) 3 G
C) 4 G
D) 5.5 G
Answer: C
What does hypoxia result from?
A) Excess pressure in the lungs
B) Low oxygen availability at high altitudes
C) Sudden cabin decompression
D) Excess CO2 in blood
Answer: B
at what cabin altitude is supplemental oxygen required?
A) 5,000 feet
B) 8,000 feet
C) 10,000 feet
D) 12,000 feet
Answer: C
Which issue is especially prevalent in helicopters?
A) Hypoxia
B) Noise
C) Whole body vibration
D) Linear illusions
Answer: C
What noise exposure level should not be exceeded in aviation workplaces?
A) 70 dBA
B) 85 dBA
C) 87 dBA
D) 95 dBA
Answer: C
What caused AA Flight 965 to crash?
A) Pilot fatigue
B) Weather
C) Programming error in FMS
D) Mechanical failure
Answer: C
What safety feature was required after AA 965 crash?
A) Autopilot restrictions
B) Terrain awareness warning systems
C) Autobraking systems
D) More flight attendants
answer: B
What caused the PenAir Flight 3296 runway overrun?
A) Pilot error
B) Fuel contamination
C) Improperly wired antiskid system
D) Engine failure
Answer: C
Which of the following is in the realm of Human Factors Engineering?
A) Maintenance schedules
B) Crew scheduling
C) Control interface design
D) Flight planning
Answer: C
Which of the following affects Control Expectations?
A) Speed of aircraft
B) Cultural influences
C) Fuel level
D) Runway length
Answer: B
Why did CRM become essential in aviation?
A) To reduce training time
B) To increase aircraft capacity
C) To mitigate communication-related accidents
D) To reduce cost
Answer: C
What is the main goal of Human Factors design?
A) Maximize profit
B) Minimize cost
C) Optimize human-system interaction
D) Make systems faster
Answer: C
Which illusion occurs when your train is still but the adjacent one moves?
A) Coriolis
B) Somatogravic
C) Linear vection
D) Vestibular
Answer: C
Ergonomics is also known as:
A) Industrial architecture
B) Human-centered design
C) Biomechanical optimization
D) Structural systems analysis
Answer: B
Which of the following is a mental shortcut?
A) Bias
B) Logic
C) Heuristic
D) Algorithm
Answer: C
Which Dirty Dozen factor relates to overconfidence in procedures or systems?
A) Complacency
B) Fatigue
C) Distraction
D) Pressure
Answer: A
Which term best describes believing only the evidence that confirms your belief?
A) Availability bias
B) Hindsight bias
C) Confirmation bias
D) Confidence trap
Answer: C
Which field studies the effects of noise, vibration, and G-forces on pilots?
A) Mechanical engineering
B) Aeronautical physics
C) Human Factors
D) Aerospace medicine
Answer: C
