AVT 425 Test Review Questions And
Complete Answers
With regards to risk, which of the following would have the most/highest risk? - ANSWER
Night flying with bad weather
What describes a set of shared attitudes, values, goals, and practices that
characterizes an institution or organization? - ANSWER Culture
The highest percentage of aircraft accidents are caused by? - ANSWER Human Error
What is the key component a true SMS must have? - ANSWER A Safety Culture
Safety begins - ANSWER From the top down and bottom up
Safety assessment is heavily focused on what principle? - ANSWER Trying to
understand the human decision-making process and how humans react to operational
situations and interact with technology.
Safety is a state in which the possibility of harm to persons, or property damage is
reduced to, and maintained at or below, an acceptable level of risk, where ________ is
key? - ANSWER Mitigation
Reactive - ANSWER Responds to events that have already happened, dominant in
technical factors era
Proactive - ANSWER Actively seeks the identification of hazardous conditions through
the analysis of the organization's processes; dominant in the human factors
Predictive - ANSWER Analyzes system processes and environment to identify potential
of future problems; present, becoming dominant in the human factors
What are the three eras of aviation safety in chronological order from oldest to newest?
- ANSWER Technical Era, Human Factors Era, Organizational Era
Having a Safety Management System for a company is a good idea but totally up to the
choice of an airline if they want one or not? - ANSWER False
Sitting close to an exit row on an aircraft can increase your chances of getting out safe
in case of an emergency? - ANSWER True
ICAO - ANSWER International Civil Aviation Organization
FAA - ANSWER Federal Aviation Administration
, FAR - ANSWER Federal Aviation Regulation
NAS - ANSWER National Airspace System
NTSB - ANSWER National Transportation Safety Board
ASAP - ANSWER Aviation Safety Action Program
NASA - ANSWER National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Identify the concept that lies at the core of a true Safety Management System. -
ANSWER Safety Culture
What organizational safety concept describes an atmosphere of trust in which people
are encouraged, even rewarded, for providing essential safety-related information - but
in which they are also clear about where the line must be drawn between acceptable
and unacceptable behavior? - ANSWER Just culture
Name the three key occurrences that determine an aviation accident? - ANSWER 1. A
person is fatally or seriously injured as a result of being in the aircraft 2. The aircraft
sustains damage or structural failure 3. The aircraft is missing or is completely
inaccessible
What is intended to mitigate the threat of error, the organization trains personnel to
recognize and avoid or contain them, and then to report the errors without fear of
punishment in order to improve operational safety and the functioning of the overall
system? - ANSWER Just culture
Which ICAO Annex covers aircraft accident and incident investigation? - ANSWER
Annex 13 (within Article 26)
Complete Answers
With regards to risk, which of the following would have the most/highest risk? - ANSWER
Night flying with bad weather
What describes a set of shared attitudes, values, goals, and practices that
characterizes an institution or organization? - ANSWER Culture
The highest percentage of aircraft accidents are caused by? - ANSWER Human Error
What is the key component a true SMS must have? - ANSWER A Safety Culture
Safety begins - ANSWER From the top down and bottom up
Safety assessment is heavily focused on what principle? - ANSWER Trying to
understand the human decision-making process and how humans react to operational
situations and interact with technology.
Safety is a state in which the possibility of harm to persons, or property damage is
reduced to, and maintained at or below, an acceptable level of risk, where ________ is
key? - ANSWER Mitigation
Reactive - ANSWER Responds to events that have already happened, dominant in
technical factors era
Proactive - ANSWER Actively seeks the identification of hazardous conditions through
the analysis of the organization's processes; dominant in the human factors
Predictive - ANSWER Analyzes system processes and environment to identify potential
of future problems; present, becoming dominant in the human factors
What are the three eras of aviation safety in chronological order from oldest to newest?
- ANSWER Technical Era, Human Factors Era, Organizational Era
Having a Safety Management System for a company is a good idea but totally up to the
choice of an airline if they want one or not? - ANSWER False
Sitting close to an exit row on an aircraft can increase your chances of getting out safe
in case of an emergency? - ANSWER True
ICAO - ANSWER International Civil Aviation Organization
FAA - ANSWER Federal Aviation Administration
, FAR - ANSWER Federal Aviation Regulation
NAS - ANSWER National Airspace System
NTSB - ANSWER National Transportation Safety Board
ASAP - ANSWER Aviation Safety Action Program
NASA - ANSWER National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Identify the concept that lies at the core of a true Safety Management System. -
ANSWER Safety Culture
What organizational safety concept describes an atmosphere of trust in which people
are encouraged, even rewarded, for providing essential safety-related information - but
in which they are also clear about where the line must be drawn between acceptable
and unacceptable behavior? - ANSWER Just culture
Name the three key occurrences that determine an aviation accident? - ANSWER 1. A
person is fatally or seriously injured as a result of being in the aircraft 2. The aircraft
sustains damage or structural failure 3. The aircraft is missing or is completely
inaccessible
What is intended to mitigate the threat of error, the organization trains personnel to
recognize and avoid or contain them, and then to report the errors without fear of
punishment in order to improve operational safety and the functioning of the overall
system? - ANSWER Just culture
Which ICAO Annex covers aircraft accident and incident investigation? - ANSWER
Annex 13 (within Article 26)
