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Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Airport Surface Detection Equipment (ASDE) - CORRECT ANSWER- Radar equipment
specifically designed to detect all principal features and traffic on the surface of an airport,
presenting the entire image on the control tower console; used to augment visual observation
by tower personnel of aircraft and/or vehicular movements on runways and taxiways.
What is the length of aircraft for an Index A - CORRECT ANSWER- <90
What is the length of aircraft for an Index B - CORRECT ANSWER- 90---125
What is the length of aircraft for an Index C - CORRECT ANSWER- 126---159
What is the length of aircraft for an Index D - CORRECT ANSWER- 159---200
What is the length of aircraft for an Index E - CORRECT ANSWER- >200
Title 49 CFR part 1500 - CORRECT ANSWER- addresses civil aviation security as a whole
Title 49 CFR part 1503 - CORRECT ANSWER- Investigation and Enforcement
Title 49 CFR part 1520 - CORRECT ANSWER- addresses the protection of sensitive
Security Information
Title 49 CFR part 1540 - CORRECT ANSWER- addresses the security responsibilities of
individuals
Title 49 CFR part 1542 - CORRECT ANSWER- addresses Airport Security
Title 49 CFR part 1544 - CORRECT ANSWER- addresses domestic Aircraft Operator
Security, primarily scheduled service operations conducted under Title 14 CFR 121
,Title 14 CFR part 121 - CORRECT ANSWER- service operations
Title 14 CFR part 135 - CORRECT ANSWER- air charter and air taxi operations
Title 14 CFR part 125 - CORRECT ANSWER- full cargo operations
Title 49 CFR part 1546 - CORRECT ANSWER- addressed foreign Aircraft Operator Security
Title 49 CFR part 1548 - CORRECT ANSWER- Addresses indirect Aircraft Operator
Security
Title 49 CFR part 1550 - CORRECT ANSWER- Addresses Operator security under general
operating rules, specifically any commercial flight operation not covered under part 1544
Title 49 CFR part 1552 - CORRECT ANSWER- addresses commercial flight training
security requirements
What is a Airport Master Plan? - CORRECT ANSWER- comprehensive study of an airport
and usually describes the short, medium, and long term development plans to meet future
aviation demand.
What is NEPA? - CORRECT ANSWER- National Environmental Policy Act : promotes the
enhancement of the environment
What is NAAQS? - CORRECT ANSWER- - national ambient air quality standards
- these are federal and made by the EPA
- implemented through specific limitations in individual states
Clean Air Act of 1970? - CORRECT ANSWER- The law aimed at combating air pollution,
by charging the EPA with protecting and improving the quality of the nation's air.
What is the (VALE) program? - CORRECT ANSWER- Voluntary Airport Low Emissions
, FIFRA - CORRECT ANSWER- Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act of 1972,
requires pesticide registration, modified by the Food Quality Protection Act
Endangered Species Act of 1973 - CORRECT ANSWER- A law requiring the federal
government to protect all species listed as endangered.
Safe Drinking Water Act (1974) - CORRECT ANSWER- set maximum contaminant levels
for pollutants in drinking water that may have adverse effects on human health
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act - CORRECT ANSWER- Management of non-
hazardous and hazardous solid waste including landfills and storage tanks. Set minimal
standards for all waste disposal facilities and for hazardous wastes.
Clean Water Act (CWA) - CORRECT ANSWER- Regulates the discharge of pollutants into
waterways and establishes quality standards for surface waters, including industry wastewater
standards
Four Types of Storm Water permit applications? - CORRECT ANSWER- general, individual,
multi-sector general and construction
CERCLA (Superfund)? - CORRECT ANSWER- Established federal authority for emergency
response and clean-up of hazardous substances that have been spilled, improperly disposed,
or released into the environment
Superfund Act - CORRECT ANSWER- The common name for the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA); a 1980 U.S. federal
act that imposes a tax on the chemical and petroleum industries, funds the cleanup of
abandoned and nonoperating hazardous waste sites, and authorizes the federal government to
respond directly to the release or threatened release of substances that may pose a threat to
human health or the environment.
Water Quality Act - CORRECT ANSWER- Amended the Clean Water Act by addressing
storm water pollution issues - requires industrial storm water discharges and municipal
sewage discharge facilities to acquire permits.
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Airport Surface Detection Equipment (ASDE) - CORRECT ANSWER- Radar equipment
specifically designed to detect all principal features and traffic on the surface of an airport,
presenting the entire image on the control tower console; used to augment visual observation
by tower personnel of aircraft and/or vehicular movements on runways and taxiways.
What is the length of aircraft for an Index A - CORRECT ANSWER- <90
What is the length of aircraft for an Index B - CORRECT ANSWER- 90---125
What is the length of aircraft for an Index C - CORRECT ANSWER- 126---159
What is the length of aircraft for an Index D - CORRECT ANSWER- 159---200
What is the length of aircraft for an Index E - CORRECT ANSWER- >200
Title 49 CFR part 1500 - CORRECT ANSWER- addresses civil aviation security as a whole
Title 49 CFR part 1503 - CORRECT ANSWER- Investigation and Enforcement
Title 49 CFR part 1520 - CORRECT ANSWER- addresses the protection of sensitive
Security Information
Title 49 CFR part 1540 - CORRECT ANSWER- addresses the security responsibilities of
individuals
Title 49 CFR part 1542 - CORRECT ANSWER- addresses Airport Security
Title 49 CFR part 1544 - CORRECT ANSWER- addresses domestic Aircraft Operator
Security, primarily scheduled service operations conducted under Title 14 CFR 121
,Title 14 CFR part 121 - CORRECT ANSWER- service operations
Title 14 CFR part 135 - CORRECT ANSWER- air charter and air taxi operations
Title 14 CFR part 125 - CORRECT ANSWER- full cargo operations
Title 49 CFR part 1546 - CORRECT ANSWER- addressed foreign Aircraft Operator Security
Title 49 CFR part 1548 - CORRECT ANSWER- Addresses indirect Aircraft Operator
Security
Title 49 CFR part 1550 - CORRECT ANSWER- Addresses Operator security under general
operating rules, specifically any commercial flight operation not covered under part 1544
Title 49 CFR part 1552 - CORRECT ANSWER- addresses commercial flight training
security requirements
What is a Airport Master Plan? - CORRECT ANSWER- comprehensive study of an airport
and usually describes the short, medium, and long term development plans to meet future
aviation demand.
What is NEPA? - CORRECT ANSWER- National Environmental Policy Act : promotes the
enhancement of the environment
What is NAAQS? - CORRECT ANSWER- - national ambient air quality standards
- these are federal and made by the EPA
- implemented through specific limitations in individual states
Clean Air Act of 1970? - CORRECT ANSWER- The law aimed at combating air pollution,
by charging the EPA with protecting and improving the quality of the nation's air.
What is the (VALE) program? - CORRECT ANSWER- Voluntary Airport Low Emissions
, FIFRA - CORRECT ANSWER- Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act of 1972,
requires pesticide registration, modified by the Food Quality Protection Act
Endangered Species Act of 1973 - CORRECT ANSWER- A law requiring the federal
government to protect all species listed as endangered.
Safe Drinking Water Act (1974) - CORRECT ANSWER- set maximum contaminant levels
for pollutants in drinking water that may have adverse effects on human health
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act - CORRECT ANSWER- Management of non-
hazardous and hazardous solid waste including landfills and storage tanks. Set minimal
standards for all waste disposal facilities and for hazardous wastes.
Clean Water Act (CWA) - CORRECT ANSWER- Regulates the discharge of pollutants into
waterways and establishes quality standards for surface waters, including industry wastewater
standards
Four Types of Storm Water permit applications? - CORRECT ANSWER- general, individual,
multi-sector general and construction
CERCLA (Superfund)? - CORRECT ANSWER- Established federal authority for emergency
response and clean-up of hazardous substances that have been spilled, improperly disposed,
or released into the environment
Superfund Act - CORRECT ANSWER- The common name for the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA); a 1980 U.S. federal
act that imposes a tax on the chemical and petroleum industries, funds the cleanup of
abandoned and nonoperating hazardous waste sites, and authorizes the federal government to
respond directly to the release or threatened release of substances that may pose a threat to
human health or the environment.
Water Quality Act - CORRECT ANSWER- Amended the Clean Water Act by addressing
storm water pollution issues - requires industrial storm water discharges and municipal
sewage discharge facilities to acquire permits.
