Phase I, Block VII - Airfield and Flight Deck Familiarization

Question 1

What safety equipment is issued to personnel working on the flight line?

Answer 1

• Flight deck (steel-toed) safety shoes
• Cranial impact helmet
• Protective eye goggles
• Leather gloves

Question 2

What are essential elements to working safely on the flight line?

Answer 2

Jet blast, rotor arcs, propellers and jet intakes, being FOD free, wearing PPE, being qualified, and keeping your head on a swivel

Question 3

What is a runway?

Answer 3

Paved areas used for aircraft takeoff and landing.

Question 4

What is a threshold marking?

Answer 4

• Parallel stripes on the ends of runways

- Stripes are 12 feet wide by 150 feet long and designate landing area

Question 5

What is a overrun area?

Answer 5

Paved or un-paved section on the ends of runways provide effective deceleration area for aborting or overshooting aircraft

Question 6

What is a MA-1 Series Overrun Barrier?

Answer 6

Designed to stop tricycle landing gear equipped aircraft not equipped with tail hooks.

Question 7

What is emergency shore based recovery equipment?

Answer 7

Used during in-flight emergencies to stop the aircraft in shortest distance possible.

Question 8

What is a taxiway?

Answer 8

Paved areas for aircraft to move between parking aprons, runways, and airfield services.

Question 9

What is a parking apron?

Answer 9

Used for parking, servicing, and loading aircraft; connected to runways by taxiways.

Question 10

What is a compass calibration pad (Compass Rose)?

Answer 10

Paved area where aircraft compass is calibrated.

Question 11

What is runway numbering system?

Answer 11

Normally numbered in relation to their magnetic heading rounded off to the nearest 10 degrees.

Question 12

What is airfield rotating beacon?

Answer 12

Used to identify airport’s location when airport is below visual flight rules weather conditions.

Question 13

What is the role of the Yellow Jerseys in the Color Coded Classification System?

Answer 13

Aircraft Handling Officer, Flight Deck Officer, Catapult Officer, Air Bos’n, Arresting Gear Officer and Plane directors.

Question 14

What is the role of the White Jerseys in the Color Coded Classification System?

Answer 14

Safety department, Air Transport Officer, Landing Signal Officer, Squadron Plan Inspectors (troubleshooters) and medical.

Question 15

What is the role of the Brown Jerseys in the Color Coded Classification System?

Answer 15

Plane captains.

Question 16

What is the role of the Blue Jerseys in the Color Coded Classification System?

Answer 16

Aircraft Handling and Chock Crewman (Chocks, Chains and Tractors) and Elevator Operators.

Question 17

What is the role of the Green Jersey in the Color Coded Classification System?

Answer 17

Catapult and Arresting Gear personnel, Squadron Aircraft Maintenance personnel, Helicopter Landing Signal Enlisted-man and Photographers.

Question 18

What is the role of the Red Jersey in the Color Coded Classification System?

Answer 18

Crash and Salvage, Explosive Ordnance Disposal, and Ordnance handling personnel.

Question 19

What is the role of the Purple Jersey in the Color Coded Classification System?

Answer 19

Aviation fuel crew.

Question 20

Describe the Deck Edge Fire Fighting Symbol for Purple K Powder (PKP).

Answer 20

• Wheel stop coaming: 12-inch wide red stripe with white 3-inch high PKP stenciled in center of stripe
• Coaming not installed: White 18-inch diameter circle with red 5-inch high letters

Question 21

Describe the Deck Edge Fire Fighting Symbol for Saltwater Stations.

Answer 21

• Wheel stop coaming: 18-inch wide red stripe with yellow 3-inch high stenciled in center of stripe
• Coaming not installed: Red triangle 18-inches per side with yellow W

Question 22

Describe the Deck Edge Fire Fighting Symbol for CO2 Bottle Stowage.

Answer 22

• Wheel stop coaming: 12-inch wide red stripe with white 3-inch high CO2 stenciled in center of stripe
• Coaming not installed: White 18-inch diameter circle with red 5-inch high CO2

Question 23

Describe the Deck Edge Fire Fighting Symbol for AFFF Station.

Answer 23

• Wheel stop coaming: 18-inch wide green stripe with white 3-inch high AFFF stenciled in center of stripe
• Coaming not installed: Green 18-inch square with white 3-inch high AFFF

Question 24

Describe the Deck Edge Fire Fighting Symbol for Bomb Jettison Ramp.

Answer 24

Alternating 4-inch wide red and yellow stripes with 12-inch black facsimile of bomb centered.

Question 25

Describe the Deck Edge Fire Fighting Symbol for Steam Smothering.

Answer 25

18-inch black stripe with 3-inch white STEAM stenciled in center of stripe