AAAE C.M. Body of Knowledge Airport Module 3 Operations, Security and Maintenance Exam

AAAE C.M. Body of Knowledge Airport Module 3 Operations, Security and Maintenance Exam Describe the role of an Airport Executive in ensuring a safe operating environment, particularly as related to Title 14 CFR Part 139. - Answer ️️ -Module Objective 1 What is the primary role of airport management? - Answer ️️ -Operate airport in a safe and efficient manner in accordance to industry standards and procedures Motivates a culture that prioritizes safety, proper work environment, appropriate training and supervision, well maintained facilities and equipment What are the Safety Management Systems (4) distinctive elements? - Answer ️️ -Safety policy Safety risk management Safety assurance Safety promotion What is the primary objective of Title 14 CFR Part 139? - Answer ️️ -Ensures Safety in Air Transportation by Regulating the Operations/Maintenance of Airports When is and Airport Operating Certificate issued to a commercial service airport? - Answer ️️ - When the airport has passed the FAA safety inspection What are the primary functions of the Airport Certification Manual (ACM)? - Answer ️️ - Safety oversight function of the FAA as specified in FAR CFR Part 139 What are the four airport classifications for certification? - Answer ️️ -Class I - scheduled operations for at least 31 passenger seats Class II - scheduled operations small air carrier and unscheduled operations of large air carrier aircraft Class III - scheduled operations of small air carrier aircraft Class IV - serves only unscheduled operations of large air carrier aircraft What are the various areas that are the main focus of an Airport Safety Self-Inspection Program? - Answer ️️ -Pavement areas Ground vehicles Obstructions Safety areas Public protection Signs, markings, lighting Wildlife Hazard MGMT ARFF Construction Fueling operations Snow and ice control Navigational aids What are the four key components of a safety-self inspection ? - Answer ️️ -Regularly Scheduled Inspection Continuous Surveillance Inspection Periodic Condition Inspection Special Inspection Procedures Reporting/Correcting Deficiencies What are the personnel requirements Part 139 requires in the ACM? - Answer ️️ -Sufficiently qualified personnel that are responsible for compliance must be specifically identified by job title and receive initial and recurrent training every twelve months Understand the regulatory requirements of maintaining airport pavement, inspection, and other safety standards such as signs, markings, and lighting. - Answer ️️ -Airfield Maintenance & Safety Standards Module Objective 2 What two grant assurances mandate that Airport operator's implement pavement maintenance & management programs? - Answer ️️ -Grant Assurances #19, operations and maintenance Grant Assurances #11, pavement preventative maintenance program What two categories do pavement types fall with in? - Answer ️️ -Asphalt - flexible, less expensive, requires higher maintenance Concrete - rigid, higher cost, can withstand higher aircraft loads, resist weathering What components do the FAA Require in a Pavement Maintenance Program? - Answer ️️ - Pavement inventory Annual and periodical inspections Record keeping and retrieval system Identification of maintenance program fund What are the causes of pavement deterioration? - Answer ️️ -Environmental through weather and aging Structural from repeated air traffic loads Alkali-Silica-Reaction from runway de-icing materials What is the standardized international airplane pavement rating system? - Answer ️️ -Pavement Classification Number (PCN) which is the bearing strength of airport pavement Aircraft Classification Number (ACN) which is the effect on an aircraft on the pavement Name the two types of pavement friction measurement devices. - Answer ️️ -Continuous Friction Measurement Equipment (CFME), continuous graphic record of pavement surface friction Decelerometers, mechanical/electrical What is the method airport operators use to categorize runway conditions? - Answer ️️ - Runway Condition Assessment Matrix