Safety test 1
Amendments to SARPS and PANs recommended by the Commission, are presented to the council for adoption under cover of a
"Reports to Council by the President of the Air Navigation Commission"
The FAA is organized into 15 headquarters offices, and _____ field and regional offices
9
ICAO set forth aims and objectives to develop
the principles and techniques of international air navigation
Under the new ICAO Safety Management System procedures , ___________, is an effective means of accident prevention
the reporting, investigation, and analysis of incidents
The ICAO document, Annex 13, provides some of the following principles;
the ultimate objective of accident investigation is prevention
Experience indicates that successful incident reporting systems employ most of the following characteristics:
trust, Confidentiality, Independence, Ease of Reporting, Acknowledgement, Motivation
The ______ primary purpose is to provide the public an earlier opportunity to participate in the FAA rulemaking process before the formal APA notification period begins
Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee (ARAC)
The FAA developed the _______ system to enable users to perform integrated searches across multiple databases.
Aviation Safety Information Analysis and Sharing (ASIAS)
The seven ICAO regional offices are located in
Bangkok, Cairo, Dakar, Lima, Mexico City, Nairobi, Paris
The NTSB relies on teamwork (party system) to resolve accidents which enables the NTSB bring in
Technical expertise from companies, pilot union (ALPA) and individuals
Some of the major provisions of the above law gave the department of commerce
The ability to regulate and develop aircraft, pilots, navigational aids, and weather services
The FAA was established by the
Federal Aviation Act of 1958
In 1966, the Federal Aviation Agency became the ______, when it was transferred to the newly formed Department of Transportation (DOT)
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
In 1958, due to economic strains, arrival of jet aircraft and several fatal accidents the _____ was established
Federal Aviation Agency (FAA)
NTSB regulation require immediate notification of any of the following serious incidents:
Flight control system malfunction or failure
Some of the FAA's major role and responsibilities are
Regulation US commerce to promote safety
One of the three major functions that define the Air Transportation Oversight System (ATOS)
Risk Management
ICAO standards and other provisions are primarily developed in the following categories:
SARP's, PANS, and SUPPS
ICAO's vision is to achieve
Safe, secure, and sustainable development of civil aviation through cooperation amongst its member states
The FAA is responsible for performing several activities such as
Safety regulation, Airspace and air traffic management, and civil aviation abroad
In creating the NTSB, congress envisioned that a
Single agency could develop a higher level of safety
Early in commercial aviation, there was no federal safety programs, which prompted a number of _____ to require aircraft to be licensed and registered
States
During the post WWII period, several major technical decisions were reached regarding air navigation and communication, such as
The standard aid for precision approaches was the ILS
in 1934, the Air Commerce Act was amended to give the Secretary of Commerce extensive powers
To investigate accidents
Before certification, the FAA's objectives is to make a factual and legal determination that a prospective holder is ____ and _____ to fulfill its duties as set forth by the FA Act.
Willing - able
An example of voluntary incident reporting system is
a NASA/ASAP report
The NTSB reviews appeals of adverse actions by the DOT involving
pilot and mariner certificates and licenses
The focus of an accident investigation should be directed towards effective
preventative action
The formal rulemaking procedures are in a _____ formate in 14 CFR Part II
question and answer
ICAO established in 1999 a Universal Safety oversight Adult Program. The program consists of
regular, mandatory, systematic, and safety audits carried out by ICAO and member states
The Civil Aeronautics Authority (CAA) was responsible for
safety programs, and economic regulation
The FA Act charges the FAA with the responsibility for promulgating and enforcing adequate
standards and regulations
Growth of commercial aviation was greatly stimulated by the establishment of
the US Air Mail Service in 1920
The ICAO ADREP system is a
databank of worldwide accident/incident information for large commercial aircraft
Some of ICAO's strategic objectives are
Enhanced global civil aviation safety and security
ICAO is a United Nations specialized agency, which serves as the
European forum for Europe and Middle Eastern Aviation
A public hearing, if deemed necessary, involves NTSB investigators, other parties to the investigation, and
Expert witnesses
The NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System is an extremely successful joint effort by NASA and the
FAA
The largest agency of the Department of Transportation is
FAA
As of December 14, 1995, The Commuter Rule required the regional (Connection) air carriers to comply with nearly all of the operational and safety requirements of
FAR Part 121
Within the Department of Commerce, a new Aeronautics Branch, comprised of _________, was formed
Nine district offices
The ____ has the responsibility for investigating aviation accidents and incidents, and for probable causes
Office of Aviation Safety
The headquarters offices include;
Office of the Administration and Office of Safety
The first important conference to establish an international air law code was convened in
Paris in 1910
The International Commission for Air Navigation (ICAN) was held in
Paris in 1919
An air carrier is a commercial operator that has been certified by the FAA under FAR
Part 121 and/or Part 135
FAA inspector workload has been affected greatly by airline
deregulation
Modern ai transport aircraft have automatic recording devices installed two of which are
flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder
Incidents are events that can defined loosely as
near-accidents
In 1925, Congres enacted the Air Mail Act of 1925, authorizing the Post Office Department to transfer air mail service to
Private operators
The first set of regulations drafted, transport pilots were required to have
100 hrs solo time
Pilots were restricted to flying ____ per month and _____ hrs in any 12 month period.
100,1000
The Go-Team is on
24 - hr. alert
The ICAO Assembly meets every ____ years and is composed of ___ member states
3 - 190
FAA Rulemaking: The Government Accountability Office has reported that after formally initiating a rule, the FAA took an average of ____ months to complete the rulemaking
30
There are ___ NTSB board members, each nominated by the US President and confirmed by the Senate
5
The bureau of Transportation Statistics catalogs number of departures, flight hours, and domestic miles flown in the most recent
5 calendar years
Pilots were required to be tested and to have a minimum of
500 hrs
The international reporting system developed by ICAO is a detailed process called
Accident/Incident Data Reporting System
Under the Independent Safety board Act of 1974, the NTSB investigates
Accidents involving public aircraft (except military accidents)
After a rule is cleared to proceed, an _____ may be prepared and published to obtain additional information
Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
One of the four industry Voluntary Safety Reporting Initiatives is:
Advanced Qualification Program (AQP)
The NTSB's origins can be found in the
Air Commerce Act of 1926
For highly technical SARPs, proposal are analyzed by the
Air Navigation Commission (ANC)
Congress finally reached an agreement in 1926 on the scope and substance of a new law governing air transportation called
Air commerce Act of 1926
The birth of ICAO accomplished important work in the technical field of a common _____ throughout the world
Air navigation system
The five main divisions of the Secretariat are,
Air navigation, Air Transport, Technical, Legal and Administration Bureau
Prompted by widespread dissatisfaction with CAB policies and the belief that increased completion would enhance passenger service and reduce airline fares, congress enacted the
Airline Deregulation Act of 1978
The Airline Safety and Federal Aviation Administration Act of 2010 mandates broad changes in
Airline Safety and Pilot Training Improvement
Renewed support for improvements to airports, ATC, and navigation systems were provided for by the
Airport and Airway Development Act of 1970
According to the ICAO Safety Management Manual, there are five basic attributes of an effective safety reporting system. One such attribute is:
An organization where people are encouraged/rewarded for providing safety information
A key milestone in the Accident Report Preparation process is the group chair's preparation of
Analytical reports in their areas of expertise
ICAOs international process for aircraft accident investigation is set forth in
Annex 13 of the Chicago Convention
ICAO provides for international cooperation in accident investigation in two documents
Article 26 of the Convention and in its Annex 13 entitled "Aircraft Accident and Incident Investigation."
According to the Chicago Convention, ICAO is made up of three governing bodies
Assembly, council, of limited membership and a Secretariat
The following are the primary international authorities empowered to investigate aircraft accidents in their state or region;
Australia, Canada, France, Mexico, Russia, United Kingdom, United States
The _____ was created by the Reorganization Act of 1939
CAB
The ICAO was established by the _____ and was known as the Provisional International Civil Aviation Organization
Chicago Conference in December 1944
The _______ marked the beginning of economic regulation
Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938
The NTSB states in its 3 year plan its mission is to promote transportation safety by;
Conducting objective, precise accident investigations and safety audits
Under the Convention on International Civil Aviation, the implementation of SARPS lies with the
Contracting member states
ICAO's rulemaking process begins with the formulation of new or revised SARPS with a proposal for action from
ICAO a=or Contracting Member States
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is a/an ______ agency of the US government
Independent
The Office of Administrative Law, Judges most often deals directly with the
Individual
ICAO stands for
International Civil Aviation Organization
When a major commercial aviation accident occurs, an NTSB go-team, led by a/an _________, is dispatched from the agency's Washington D.C. headquarters
Investigator-in-charge (IIC)
One of the aims and objectives of Article 44 from the ICAO convention are
Promote safety of flight in international air navigation
Effective incident reporting systems can be characterized into main types:
Mandatory and Voluntary
NTSB _______ perform post- accident analysis of wreckage parts.
Metallurgists
The Federal Aviation Act of 1958 restated earlier aviation statues and empowered the agency to promote flight safety of commercial aircraft by
Minimum standards for design, materials, workmanship and construction of aircraft parts
A major accomplishment of the ICAO Convention include
Modernization of basic public international law of the air
________, was chosen as the new ICAO headquarters
Montreal, Canada
Accident investigation responsibilities of the CAB were moved on the
NTSB
Operational factors experts in three disciplines, _____, support major investigations.
air traffic control, operations and weather
For each carrier a principle inspector is assigned to operations,
airworthiness and avionics
The NTSB's definition of an accident is
an occurrence associated with the operation of an aircraft that takes place between the any person boards the aircraft with the intention of flight and the time all such persons have disembarked and in which any person (occupant or non occupant suffers a fatal or serious injury of the aircraft receives substantial damage
Technically, NTSB investigations are never
closed
