AVS 3311 QUIZ 1 TEST STUDY GUIDE
hazard - ANSWER A condition or an object with the potential to cause or
contribute to an aircraft incident or accident
Risks - ANSWER The assessed predicted likelihood and severity of the
consequence(s) or outcome(s) of a hazard
Risk Mitigation - ANSWER The process of incorporating defenses,
preventative controls or recovery measures put in place to prevent the
realization of a hazard or its escalation into an undesirable consequence
Safety - ANSWER The state in which risks associated with aviation
activities, related to or in direct support of the operation of aircraft, are
reduced and controlled to an acceptable level
Safety Management History - ANSWER A systematic approach to
managing safety, including the necessary organizational structures,
accountability, responsibilities, policies and procedures
Flight Operations Quality Assurance - ANSWER Essential to any SMS.
FOQA involves collecting in-flight data, analyzing it, reporting on it, and
using it to make safety adjustments and improvements.
Accountable Executive - ANSWER A single, identifiable person having
final responsibility for the effective and efficient performance of an
organization's SMS
Error - ANSWER Non-intentional action or inaction by a person that may
lead to deviations from accepted procedures or regulations.
Failure - ANSWER The inability of a system, subsystem, component, or
part to perform its required function within specified limits, under
specified conditions for a specified duration
hazard - ANSWER A condition or an object with the potential to cause or
contribute to an aircraft incident or accident
Risks - ANSWER The assessed predicted likelihood and severity of the
consequence(s) or outcome(s) of a hazard
Risk Mitigation - ANSWER The process of incorporating defenses,
preventative controls or recovery measures put in place to prevent the
realization of a hazard or its escalation into an undesirable consequence
Safety - ANSWER The state in which risks associated with aviation
activities, related to or in direct support of the operation of aircraft, are
reduced and controlled to an acceptable level
Safety Management History - ANSWER A systematic approach to
managing safety, including the necessary organizational structures,
accountability, responsibilities, policies and procedures
Flight Operations Quality Assurance - ANSWER Essential to any SMS.
FOQA involves collecting in-flight data, analyzing it, reporting on it, and
using it to make safety adjustments and improvements.
Accountable Executive - ANSWER A single, identifiable person having
final responsibility for the effective and efficient performance of an
organization's SMS
Error - ANSWER Non-intentional action or inaction by a person that may
lead to deviations from accepted procedures or regulations.
Failure - ANSWER The inability of a system, subsystem, component, or
part to perform its required function within specified limits, under
specified conditions for a specified duration
