AAAE EXAM 3 CM Module 3 EXAM
2023/2024 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS 100%
Four elements of SMS - ANSWER Safety policy; Safety risk mgmt; Safety assurance;
Safety promotion
Safety Policy - ANSWER written by senior mgmt, address how the organization is
structured to achieve safety goals, and lays out the processes and procedures to
identify and mitigate safety risks
Safety Risk Mgmt - ANSWER the principle methods for enhancing or increasing an
airport's safety record.
Safety Assurance - ANSWER an overall assessment of whether safety objectives are
being met or exceeded; through audits, and corrective actions
Safety Promotion - ANSWER a "safety culture" that allows SMS to succeed.
Three things help prevent links in the chain of events from forming - ANSWER proper
design of a component or system; safeguards put into place;; correct safety decisions
and actions.
Part 139 Certification of Airports - ANSWER evolved from the Airport and Airway
Development Act of 1970; the baseline regulation and certification standard for
commercial service airports
What is the primary objective of Part 139 - ANSWER to ensure safety in air
transportation by regulating the operations maintenance of airports serving scheduled
air carrier ops
part 139 describes rules governing the cert and ops of airports servicing any -
ANSWER scheduled passenger carrying ops or an air carrier operating aircraft
designed for more than 9 passenger seats; Unscheduled passenger-carrying ops of an
air carrier operating aircraft designed for at least 31 passenger seats
How is compliance of Part 139 obtained? - ANSWER through following an approved
ACM which results in the issuance of an Airport Operating Certificate
What are the four classes of operation an airport can be certified as - ANSWER Class I
through IV
, What is the definition of a large aircraft under part 139 - ANSWER having at least 31
passenger seats
What is the definition of a small aircraft under part 139 - ANSWER an aircraft designed
for more than 9 seats but less than 31
Class I certificated airports are authorized to serve - ANSWER Scheduled and
unscheduled ops of small and large air carrier aircraft
Class II certificated airports are authorized to serve - ANSWER Small scheduled air
carrier ops and a limited number of large unscheduled
Class III certificated airports are authorized to serve - ANSWER Only small scheduled
air carrier aircraft.
Class IV certificated airports are - ANSWER not authorized to serve any scheduled
large or small air carrier aircraft
Which airports are typically Class IV - ANSWER Resort destinations or seasonal in
their ops and receive large, unscheduled, air carrier aircraft
Part 119 - ANSWER AirCarriers and Commercial operators; unscheduled commercial
carriage of passengers and/or cargo
Part 91 - ANSWER General operating and flight rules applicable to aircraft operating in
US airspace, whether they are GA or Commercial
Part 121 - ANSWER Operating requirements: Domestic, Flag, and Supplemental
Operatiosn - must fly to and from a 139 airport, unless there is a specific 139 exception
For purposes of 139 an air carrier operation covers the period of time - ANSWER from
15 mins before takeoff to 15 mins after landing
Public charter - ANSWER a one-way, round-trip flight performed by one or more direct
air carriers and sponsored by a charter operator
Direct Air carrier - ANSWER a certified domestic or foreign air carrier , or an air taxi
operator or commuter air carrier that directly engages in the operation of aircraft under a
certificate, permit or exemption issued by DOT.
What is the central purpose of the ACM? - ANSWER to be a reference document of
airport personnel on how to maintain a safe airport and comply with federal regs.
What is the intent of the ACM - ANSWER to provide all necessary information on how
to comply with part 139
2023/2024 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS 100%
Four elements of SMS - ANSWER Safety policy; Safety risk mgmt; Safety assurance;
Safety promotion
Safety Policy - ANSWER written by senior mgmt, address how the organization is
structured to achieve safety goals, and lays out the processes and procedures to
identify and mitigate safety risks
Safety Risk Mgmt - ANSWER the principle methods for enhancing or increasing an
airport's safety record.
Safety Assurance - ANSWER an overall assessment of whether safety objectives are
being met or exceeded; through audits, and corrective actions
Safety Promotion - ANSWER a "safety culture" that allows SMS to succeed.
Three things help prevent links in the chain of events from forming - ANSWER proper
design of a component or system; safeguards put into place;; correct safety decisions
and actions.
Part 139 Certification of Airports - ANSWER evolved from the Airport and Airway
Development Act of 1970; the baseline regulation and certification standard for
commercial service airports
What is the primary objective of Part 139 - ANSWER to ensure safety in air
transportation by regulating the operations maintenance of airports serving scheduled
air carrier ops
part 139 describes rules governing the cert and ops of airports servicing any -
ANSWER scheduled passenger carrying ops or an air carrier operating aircraft
designed for more than 9 passenger seats; Unscheduled passenger-carrying ops of an
air carrier operating aircraft designed for at least 31 passenger seats
How is compliance of Part 139 obtained? - ANSWER through following an approved
ACM which results in the issuance of an Airport Operating Certificate
What are the four classes of operation an airport can be certified as - ANSWER Class I
through IV
, What is the definition of a large aircraft under part 139 - ANSWER having at least 31
passenger seats
What is the definition of a small aircraft under part 139 - ANSWER an aircraft designed
for more than 9 seats but less than 31
Class I certificated airports are authorized to serve - ANSWER Scheduled and
unscheduled ops of small and large air carrier aircraft
Class II certificated airports are authorized to serve - ANSWER Small scheduled air
carrier ops and a limited number of large unscheduled
Class III certificated airports are authorized to serve - ANSWER Only small scheduled
air carrier aircraft.
Class IV certificated airports are - ANSWER not authorized to serve any scheduled
large or small air carrier aircraft
Which airports are typically Class IV - ANSWER Resort destinations or seasonal in
their ops and receive large, unscheduled, air carrier aircraft
Part 119 - ANSWER AirCarriers and Commercial operators; unscheduled commercial
carriage of passengers and/or cargo
Part 91 - ANSWER General operating and flight rules applicable to aircraft operating in
US airspace, whether they are GA or Commercial
Part 121 - ANSWER Operating requirements: Domestic, Flag, and Supplemental
Operatiosn - must fly to and from a 139 airport, unless there is a specific 139 exception
For purposes of 139 an air carrier operation covers the period of time - ANSWER from
15 mins before takeoff to 15 mins after landing
Public charter - ANSWER a one-way, round-trip flight performed by one or more direct
air carriers and sponsored by a charter operator
Direct Air carrier - ANSWER a certified domestic or foreign air carrier , or an air taxi
operator or commuter air carrier that directly engages in the operation of aircraft under a
certificate, permit or exemption issued by DOT.
What is the central purpose of the ACM? - ANSWER to be a reference document of
airport personnel on how to maintain a safe airport and comply with federal regs.
What is the intent of the ACM - ANSWER to provide all necessary information on how
to comply with part 139
