UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
AAP - CORRECT ANSWER - Located close to the AFT left hand passenger door and
provides additional sysytems
ABA - CORRECT ANSWER - A passenger of sound mental and physical capacity able to
assist Crew Members during an emergency
A/C - CORRECT ANSWER - Aircraft
A/C L (R) - CORRECT ANSWER - Aircraft left or right. The side of the aircraft when
standing in the cabin towards the front
ACARS - CORRECT ANSWER - Aircraft communications addressing and reporting
system.
ACM - CORRECT ANSWER - Additional Crewmember
ACP - CORRECT ANSWER - Area call panel. Installed in the cabin ceiling and contain
colored lights that indicate that calls from crew, lavatories, customers or smoke detection.
AED - CORRECT ANSWER - Automated external defibrillator
AFA - CORRECT ANSWER - Association of flight attendants
AFT - CORRECT ANSWER - Near, towards or in the rear of the aircraft
,AGL - CORRECT ANSWER - Above ground level
AIP - CORRECT ANSWER - Attendant indication panel, installed within the vicinity of
all cabin crew stations and provides visual feedback of interphone communication, passenger
call, and cabin emergency systems
Aircraft number - CORRECT ANSWER - And identification number painted on the
outside of the aircraft. Also referred to as the ship or tail number. Example N601NK
Altitude - CORRECT ANSWER - The distance in feet above mean sea level
AKA - CORRECT ANSWER - Also known as
AOA - CORRECT ANSWER - Aircraft operations area
AOSSP - CORRECT ANSWER - Air operator standard security program
APU - CORRECT ANSWER - Auxiliary power unit. A small engine installed in the tale of
an aircraft used to provide electrical power and air conditioning wall the aircraft is on the
ground.
ATA - CORRECT ANSWER - Actual time of arrival
ATC - CORRECT ANSWER - Air traffic control. The agency responsible for the guidance
of era planes on the ground and in the air
AXE - CORRECT ANSWER - Crash axe
, Base - CORRECT ANSWER - The domicile city where crewmembers are assigned to
work
BB - CORRECT ANSWER - Breathing barrier
BFS - CORRECT ANSWER - Big front seat
Block time - CORRECT ANSWER - When an aircraft parks at the termination of a flight,
rubber blocks or "chocks"are placed on each side of the wheels to keep the aircraft from rolling.
These blocks are removed when the aircraft parts on another flight. "Block time" is the period of
time beginning when an aircraft first moves from the ramp for the purpose of flight, and ends
when the aircraft comes to a stop at the ramp at the next point after landing
BP - CORRECT ANSWER - BLood pressure
BRT - CORRECT ANSWER - Bright
Bulkhead - CORRECT ANSWER - A term used to define any dividing wall or partition in
the cabin.
C - CORRECT ANSWER - Denotes galley configuration "classic" on 0CC5 character
identifying code to differentiate between aircraft variants
C - CORRECT ANSWER - Celsius
CA or CAPT or Captain - CORRECT ANSWER - Captain. The captain is designated as
the pilot in command (PIC) and has full responsibility for the safe operation of the aircraft. She
or he directs all crewmembers in a manner which promotes maximum safety, efficiency, and
operational effectiveness. The captain is in command of the flight.
Cabin - CORRECT ANSWER - The interior of the aircraft where customers set