LGAV 3120 Midterm

By environmental definition, jet fuel removed from an aircraft that cannot be reused is considered a:

Liquid Waste

System Safety is a formal and flexible process that includes eight steps. Which step is the one that follows
risk analysis?

Risk Assessment

Hazard is the source of a problem or danger that poses a risk of injury or damage to property of the
environment.

True (poses)

Safety promotion provides for assessing the effectiveness of risk management strategies and a continual
improvement of the SMS in the organization

False (Continual)

The law that requires airlines to provide "reasonable accommodation" is called the _________________.

Air Carrier Access Act

Under both ICAO and FAA guidelines, SMS follows a phased implementation strategy within an
organization. The FAA SMS process features four levels (1-4).

False

Enforcement actions don't include

inspections

JHA stands for

Job Hazard Analysis

In reality, a task or operation can only be considered safe if the risks involved are considered acceptable.

True

Control has four types of controls. Please arrange the four types in the order they should be chosen.

Elimination, engineering control, administrative control, and personal
protective equipment

An SMS is explicit in the sense that ______________

(All of the Above)
All safety management processes are thorough and comprehensive
All safety management processes are consistent and documented
All safety management processes are readily available to employees, and transparent
throughout the organization

The mission of the _________________ is to protect the nation's transportation systems to ensure freedom
of movement for people and commerce.

Departement of Transportation

The traditional approach of most aviation organizations (including the FAA) to accidents and incidents has
been largely ____________

Reactive

According to ICAO, an SMS is characterized by three distinct features. Which of the following is NOT one
of the distinct features?

Reactive

Which statement is NOT correct about the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

OSHA currently has five National Emphasis programs

IS-BAO is Internal Standard for Business Aircraft Operation.

Fasle

Risk management is a process for a reason and is a program that has a beginning and an end.

Fasle

Which of the following is true for Utilitarianism?

Utilitarianism is the concept of doing what is perceived to be best for the greatest number of people

Duty is also called ___________

Deontological ethics

ISO 9000 are the standards for management of environmental protection

False

Hazard is the source of a problem or danger that poses a risk of injury or damage to property of the environment.

True

In reality, a task or operation can only be considered safe if the risks involved are considered acceptable.

True

SMS stands for _______________

Safety Management System

JHA stands for

Job Hazard Analysis

CBA stands for ______________

Cost/Benefit Analysis

Including various personnel, such as safety committee members, supervisors, and others, encourages cross-functional participation and is a good tool for ______________________.

Employee Empowerment

The mission of the _________________ is to protect the nation's transportation systems to ensure freedom of movement for people and commerce.

Department of Transportation

Scarce Resources refer to _____________

Finite and limited resources

Frequency, Likelihood and Severity are used to quantify the risk.

True

A risk that has not been determined, perhaps overlooked or unrealized is called ___________

Unidentified risk

Risk Assessment is defined as the process whereby hazards are characterized according to their likelihood and severity

False

Which of the following is NOT correct about gap analysis?

Gap analysis is a key component of the reactive nature of the SMS

ICAO stands for:

International Civil Aviation Organization

Moral Standards ____________

are considered as a societal measuring stick for determining moral norms and principles and help to establish a baseline for determining whether an action or decision is right or wrong in a society

Business Ethics can be defined as ____________

The process of examining decision to ensure that the decisions are aligned with the moral standards of a given society and its culture, using the moral standards of a society in making decisions

The cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) monitors aircraft parameters such as altitude, airspeed, flight control settings and movements, engine rpm, pitch, heading, and other measurement.

False

Which of the following is NOT one of DOT's individual operating agencies?

Safety Management System

The Crew Member Self-Defense Training program provides basic self-defense training to airline crew members who volunteer to participate.

True

______________ is the process by which an organization can mitigate risk through a change in the process, procedure, equipment, behavior, and so on.

Risk Reduction

CRO stands for:

Complaint Resolution Officials

The traditional approach of most aviation organizations (including the FAA) to accidents and incidents has been largely ____________

Reactive

According to ICAO, an SMS is characterized by three distinct features. Which of the following is NOT one of the distinct features?

Reactive.

The mission of the Environmental Protection Agency is to protect human health and the environment.

True

The FDR records flight crew conversation, radio transmissions, and other flight deck sounds.

False

An SMS can help an organization transition from reactive response to proactive response to a predictive approach

True

Safety culture can have a positive impact on the SMS of aviation organizations

False

As equal quantities of a variable factor are increased and other factors remain constant, a point is reached beyond which the addition of one more unit of the variable factor will result in a diminishing rate of return. This is the definition of _________

Diseconomy of scale

A will carry airline is _________________

One that has chosen to carry select hazardous materials, aboard their aircraft.

Rights include __________________

The minimal conditions governing decency in human life.

TEAM approach of FAA System Safety Process refers to

Transfer, eliminate, accept, or mitigate

Direct costs are ______________

Costs directly connected to the development and production of a specific product

Safety Management System is _________________

A system composed of policies, processes, procedures, and practices adopted and implemented to enhance the overall safety of an organization

Indirect costs do NOT include

Aircraft operating costs

Which of the following statement is NOT true about respects?

Giving respect is always a function of liking someone or agreeing with a principle

The aircraft maintenance department for ABC Airline experienced 30 injuries last year. The operation worked 475,000 hours. What is the overall incident rate for the operation?

12.63 (30 x 200,000 / 475000=12.63)

Which of the following is NOT a component of safety management?

Safety Culture

ALoS stands for

Acceptable Level of Savety

Which of the following is NOT a type of Hazards?

Economical

Probability can be observed as the ___________ and ________, the product of which is the occurrence opportunity.

Frequency and likelihood

A control is a form of eliminating a risk.

False

Real support of safety by leadership in any organization needs to be expressed in vocal, written, financial,
availability of actions, and accountability.

False

A safety program is to maintain the viability and short-term success of a company.

False

Which statement describes the relationship among organizational culture, ethical culture, and safety culture?

A strong organizational culture should foster the development of a strong ethical culture, of which a strong safety culture is a key element.

A(an) ________________ should be conducted as soon as possible after each accident, incident, and nearmiss.

Risk assessment

The ___________ is a key component of IEP.

Auditing Practice

The Crew Member Self-Defense Training program offer advanced defense training to selected airline crew
members.

Fasle

FOQA is a program that incorporates digital recording devices installed on aircraft.

True

The practice of self-audits and comprehensive safety audits are two common approaches in which auditing
are conducted in aviation organizations.

True

Which government agency regulates dangerous goods that are to be transported via aircraft?

EPA

Strategic leadership positions do NOT include

Supervisors

ASAP refers to Aviation Safety Action Program

True

Tactical leadership decisions should be made in support of the larger strategic leadership decisions concerning the overall direction of the organization.

True

Tactical leadership positions are those generally found in the upper management ranks of an organization

False

Which of the following is True about OSHA General Duty Clause?

It requires employers to manage the recognized and foreseeable hazards and dangers associated with workplace operations that could harm their employees

Risk assessment and mitigation do NOT include

Identification of hazards

Opportunity Costs refer to

The real cost of something is what you give up in order obtain it.

What does OSHA stands for?

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

DOT consists of ____________ individual operating agencies?

11

What is NOT a possible benefit of safety culture?

It can help to improve safety by providing a mechanism for identifying and managing the risk present in the company.

IEP stands for

Internal Evaluation Program

An organization has experienced an increase in the number of injury claims over the last three consecutive years: 205 injuries in 2007, 233 injuries in 2008, and 256 injuries in 2009 over the same time frame during the year. The total actual hours worked

The injury rate of 2008 increased 20% compared to the injury rate of 2007

Which statement is NOT correct about SMS?

SMS stands for Security Management System.

FAA describes a form of Decision Making as CDM. CDM stands for __________

Conventional Decision Making

ADM stands for _______

Aeronautical Decision Making

Stress in-tolerance level is a person's individual threshold for handling stress.

False

Systems approach is defined as the study of understanding the connections and interactions between the various components of any system.

True

Latent risks are areas that pose a more obvious hazard and are often the direct causes of an accident.

False