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Airport Operations and Safety Management, Exams of Aviation

A wide range of topics related to airport operations and safety management, including the components of a safety operation, the different classes of commercial service airports, airport inspections and pavement management, runway condition assessment, airport lighting systems, snow removal operations, runway incursions and surface incidents, wildlife hazard management, airport emergency planning, and aviation security. Detailed answers to various questions on these topics, making it a valuable resource for understanding the complex regulatory and operational aspects of airport management. The comprehensive coverage of airport safety and security measures, as well as the insights into passenger experience and emerging technologies like drones, make this document a useful reference for university students, airport professionals, and anyone interested in the aviation industry.

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AAAE CM Module 3 Questions and
Answers Graded Updated Version
Graded A+
What are the components of a safety operation and how does SMS fit in? Ans Risk identification
Set of standards
Reporting system
Investigation and resolution
Safety Management System
What is Part 139 and which airports does it apply to? Ans Part 139 is essentially the strictest safety
code
It applies to Classes I - IV airports
What are the 4 classes of commercial service airports? Ans Class I - Scheduled large and small and
Unscheduled large
Class II - Scheduled small and unscheduled large
Class III - Scheduled small
Class IV - Unscheduled large
Explain Exemptions, Limitations and Deviations Ans Exemption - rulemaking action and
necessitates a review by the FAA
Deviations - Allowed for aircraft emergencies
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AAAE CM Module 3 Questions and

Answers Graded Updated Version

Graded A+

What are the components of a safety operation and how does SMS fit in? ✔Ans✔ Risk identification Set of standards Reporting system Investigation and resolution Safety Management System What is Part 139 and which airports does it apply to? ✔Ans✔ Part 139 is essentially the strictest safety code It applies to Classes I - IV airports What are the 4 classes of commercial service airports? ✔Ans✔ Class I - Scheduled large and small and Unscheduled large Class II - Scheduled small and unscheduled large Class III - Scheduled small Class IV - Unscheduled large Explain Exemptions, Limitations and Deviations ✔Ans✔ Exemption - rulemaking action and necessitates a review by the FAA Deviations - Allowed for aircraft emergencies

Limitations - Aircraft of certain weight

What is RCAM and why was it developed? ✔Ans✔ Runway Condition Assessment Matrix developed to categorize runway conditions for pilots to interpret What are the requirement for inspecting the Safety Area? ✔Ans✔ Cleared, drained, compacted and graded What are the differences between HIRL, MIRL and LIRLs? ✔Ans✔ HIRL - precision approaches MIRL - non-precision approaches LIRL - visual approaches Explain what SMGCS is. ✔Ans✔ lighting system used at airports with low visibility Identify the components of the approach light system and their function ✔Ans✔ PAPI Threshold lights Crossbar Lights Approach Lights Sequence flashers What are VASI's and PAPIs? ✔Ans✔ Same thing that tell you high or low on approach What are REILs and ODALs? ✔Ans✔ REILs - strobe beginning of runway

ODALs - strobes to find centerline The most important signs on an airfield are red, black or yellow? ✔Ans✔ red What does the Runway boundary sign protect? ✔Ans✔ Runway What is the configuration of the Non-Movement Area boundary marking? ✔Ans✔ Solid line and a dashed line Describe the proper marking for a Visual, Non-precision and Precision approach runway ✔Ans✔ V

  • centerline non-p - add aiming point and threshold p - add side stripes and touchdown zone Describe the inspection standards for airport NAVAIDs and what to do when they are non functional ✔Ans✔ Report and monitor any inoperable What are the FAA desired outcomes during airport snow removal operations? ✔Ans✔ "no worse than wet" Explain the NOTAM process ✔Ans✔ Report deficient conditions that could have immediate and critical impact on the safety of a/c ops; texts to pilots Explain the ARFF index and how it's determined ✔Ans✔ ARFF index is the requirement for ARFF based on longest a/c 5 or more daily departures Explain the ARFF response times and objectives ✔Ans✔ First responding in 3 minutes

Interference of NAVAIDS Foreign Object Debris Function of the Airport Emergency Plan? ✔Ans✔ Prompt response for all emergency What two documents should be included in the development of the AEP? ✔Ans✔ Regional/community emergency plans Airport Security Program What are the four components of Comprehensive Emergency Management? ✔Ans✔ Mitigation Preparedness Response Recovery What are the 4 elements of the Airport Emergency Plan? ✔Ans✔ Basic Plan Functional Annexes Hazard-specific sections SOPs Grid Map Describe the five functions of ICS ✔Ans✔ Command Operations Planning Logistics Finance/Admin

Describe the Alert levels ✔Ans✔ Alert 1 - defect landing not likely to be a problem Alert 2 - defect landing in danger of accident Alert 3 - incident has occured What is the role of the NTSB? ✔Ans✔ Lead agency in post accident investigation 4 types of irregular operations ✔Ans✔ Surge Capacity After-Hours Extended Stay IROP What is the Airport Operations Center concept? ✔Ans✔ Combines functions to include TSA, airlines, GT for a more integrated operation What are the functions of a dispatcher? ✔Ans✔ Interrogation Dispatch/Resource Allocation Coordinate logistics Call prioritization Resource networking What are the proven methods of improving the passenger experience? ✔Ans✔ Airport Ambassador Therapy dogs Calming music Contracts to assist with line queue What are the 3 classes of drone operators? ✔Ans✔ Public Civil

What does "Playbook" do? ✔Ans✔ Random Anti-Terror measures What are the roles of AO in aviation security (ASC, Trusted agent, Airport Police)? ✔Ans✔ AO employ an ASC (Jerome), Trusted Agent (badging background checks), Airport police What are the roles of the FBI in aviation security? ✔Ans✔ Protect and defend against terrorist threats What are the 8 signs of terrorism? ✔Ans✔ Surveillance Elicitation Testing security Funding Acquiring supplies Impersonation Rehearsal Deployment What are the signs of human trafficking? ✔Ans✔ Not dressed right Bar code or "Daddy" No details Scripted comm. Can't move freely Afraid to discuss Signs of abuse Who writes the Airport Security Program? ✔Ans✔ ASC (Jerome) What are the 4 TSA regulated security areas at an airport? ✔Ans✔ Sterile Area AOA SIDA

Secured Area/SIDA What are the access control requirements for a Secured Area? ✔Ans✔ Authorize, Allow, Deny, Differentiate What are the 4 categories of barriers? ✔Ans✔ Physical, Electronic, Natural, Access Points What's the difference between the Contingency Plans and Incident Management plans? ✔Ans✔ Contingency plans for the fight Incident Management is in the fight