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AAAE ACE Modules 1-4 / AAAE/ACE-Security Training Course Quiz Bank Answered Correctly
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AAAE ACE Modules 1 -4 / AAAE/ACE -Security Training Course Quiz Bank Answered Correctly What are the two major categories of pavement? ✔✔ Flexible and rigid What are some types of flexible pavement? ✔✔ Grass, dirt, gravel and asphalt Why are paved surface s necessary at airports? ✔✔ To support the critical loads imposed on them; to produce a smooth, skid -resistant and safe -riding surface What is the benefit of using a rigid pavement such as Portland Cement Concrete? ✔✔ It is about half the lifetime cost of asphalt, with a service life of 30+ years versus 5 -15 years for asphalt. Concrete is more expensive up front though, so asphalt is common at low revenue airports such as GA. What are two major elements that make pavements deteriorate? ✔✔ weathering and aircraft loads For bearing strengths of 12,500lbs or greater, what method is used to express the effect of an individual aircraft on different pavements? ✔✔ Comparing ACN to PCN (Aircraft Classification Number -Pavement Classification Number) ACN less than or equal to PCN What does the Pavement Classification Number (PCN) represent to the operator/pilot? ✔✔ PCN is the maximum pavement bearing strength for unrestricted aircraft operations. What is the Load Classification Number (LCN) used to describe? ✔✔ Pavement bearing strengths less than 12,500lbs What are the five major categories of pavement distress? ✔✔ cracking, joint seal damage, disintegration, distortion, loss of skid resistance How far are landing distances increased on wet pavement? ✔✔ By 15 pe rcent or more Where are wind cones located? ✔✔ at least one on the airport, lighted if night carrier operations occur; additional cones placed so that every takeoff and landing runway has a cone visible to pilots When must an airport operator conduct an airfield self -inspection? ✔✔ daily; when required by an unusual condition; immediately after an accident or incident How long must airfield self -inspection records be kept? ✔✔ 12 consecutive calendar months How often must operations personnel be trained on self -inspection related activities and how long must training records be kept? ✔✔ training every 12 consecutive calendar months, records maintained for 24 months How long must a record of airfield condition NOTAMs be kept? ✔✔ 12 months What are four t ypes of inspections? ✔✔ Regular scheduled; continuous surveillance; periodic; special How is safety oversight defined? ✔✔ those means and activities by which airport management ensures effective implementation of safety -related standards and procedures Why does an airport need a Safety Management System? ✔✔ to increase the likelihood that airport operators will detect and correct safety problems before those problems result in an aircraft incident. In November 2005, the International Civil Aviation Organ ization (ICAO) required what? ✔✔ Required certificated international airports to establish an SMS What are the four pillars of the Safety Management System? ✔✔ policy/objectives, risk management, assurance, and promotion What are four key elements of air port safety policy and objectives? ✔✔ Safety program methods, processes, authorities and accountability What are the five phases of the safety risk management process? ✔✔ Phase 1: describe the system; Phase 2: identify the hazard; Phase 3: determine the r isk; Phase 4: assess and analyze the risk; Phase 5: treat the risk What four items enhance an airport's ability to identify hazards? ✔✔ operational expertise; training in hazard analysis techniques; use of a hazard analysis tool; documenting the process What are four risk mitigation strategies? ✔✔ avoidance (stop or shift the operation), assumption (accepting the risk), control (minimize or eliminate the risk), transfer (shift risk to another area) What are four types of risks taken by airport operators? ✔✔ Informed, uninformed, benefit -driven, pointless What does safety assurance include? ✔✔ auditing and oversight What does safety promotion involve? ✔✔ training, education, communication and continuous improvement What are a few communication methods t hat may be effective for a safety program? ✔✔ seminars, bulletins or notices, lessons -learned, and cross -tell What airports must comply with Part 139? ✔✔ airports serving scheduled air carrier aircraft designed for more than 9 passenger seats and unschedu led air carrier aircraft designed for at least 31 passenger seats, to include joint or shared use airports What airports are not subject to Part 139? ✔✔ serving passenger carrier operations solely as an alternate airport; those operated by the U.S.; airpo rts in AK that only serve scheduled operations of small air carrier aircraft or times when not serving large air carrier aircraft; heliports What are the definitions large and small air carrier aircraft? ✔✔ Large: designed for at least 31 passenger seats; Small: designed for more than 9 and fewer than 31 passenger seats What is the definition of an air carrier operation? ✔✔ takeoff or landing to include 15 minutes before and after What is the definition of a Class I airport? ✔✔ serves scheduled large air carrier aircraft and can also serve unscheduled large air carrier aircraft and scheduled small air carrier aircraft What is the definition of a Class II airport? ✔✔ serves scheduled small air carrier aircraft and unscheduled large air carrier aircraft What is the definition of a Class III airport? ✔✔ serves scheduled small air carrier aircraft What is the definition of a Class IV airport? ✔✔ serves unscheduled large air carrier aircraft What distinguishes a scheduled operation of an air carrier? ✔✔ advance offering of the departure location, departure time and arrival location. How long is an Airport Operating Certificate in effect? ✔✔ Until the certificate holder surrenders it or it is revoked or suspended by the Administrator. What provision could a llow an exemption to Part 139 rescue and firefighting equipment requirements? ✔✔ if the airport enplanes less than 1/4 of 1% (0.0025) of the total number of passengers enplaned at all US air carrier airports Deviations from part 139 are allowed in respons e to an emergency, but what reporting requirements exist in this situation? ✔✔ within 14 days notify the FAA Regional Airport Division of the nature, duration and extent of the deviation (in writing if requested) How soon before issuing an amendment to an Airport Certification Manual must the airport notify FAA? ✔✔ 30 days 14 CFR Part 119 ✔✔ Air Carrier and Commercial Operations Direct Air Carrier ✔✔ certificated domestic/foreign air carrier, air taxi or commuter air carrier that engages in the operation s of aircraft under a certificate, permit or exemption issued by the DOT Where can you find safety procedures? ✔✔ CFRs and ACM Public Charter ✔✔ one-way or round -trip flight performed by a direct air carrier and sponsored by a charter operator Scheduled Air Carrier ✔✔ schedule containing departure location, departure time and arrival location Air Carrier Operations ✔✔ 15 min before takeoff; 15 min after landing What does safety oversight ensure? ✔✔ that an airport meets or exceeds the national industry standard What does a safety conscious organization utilize? ✔✔ Internal reporting system; Set of standards; Investigation and resolution of incidents or hazards; people trained to recognize unsafe conditions When must all discrepancies or items of nonco mpliance be corrected/resolved? ✔✔ before commencement of any air carrier service or GA activity Are accidents due to one event? ✔✔ No, Chain of Events Accident Prevention ✔✔ Identify hazards and eliminate, or eliminate chain of events leading up to the hazard PRevention ✔✔ Creates safeguard defenses to reduce the possibility of the chain of events from being completed What 3 things help "chain of event" links from forming? ✔✔ 1. 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