ASA Chapter 1 - Emergency Equipment & Operations

QUESTIONS 9625 - 9690 REQUIRE COMPANION TEXT

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Each large aircraft operating over water must have a life preserver for each

1. A life preserver equipped with an approved survivor locator light for each OCCUPANT of the airplane

An airplane operated by a commercial operator flying over uninhabited terrain must carry which emergency equipment?

1. Suitable pyrotechnic signalling devices 2. Survival type emergency locator transmitter 3. Enough survival kits, appropriately equipped for the route to be flown, for the number of occupants of the airplane

When the PIC is responsible for a deviation during an emergency, the pilot should submit a written report

10 days after returning to the home base

How often must a crewmember actually operate the airplane emergency equipment after initial training?

24 calendar months

For a 2-hour flight in a reciprocating engine-powered airplane at a cabin pressure altitude of 12,000 feet, how much supplemental oxygen for sustenance must be provided? Enough oxygen for

30 minutes for 10% of the passengers For flight in a reciprocating-engine-powered airplanes, at cabin pressure altitudes above 8,000 feet, up to an including 14,000 feet, each certificate holder shall provide enough oxygen for 30 minutes for 10% of the passengers **Ask the reason why only 10% of the passengers**

A flight crewmember must be able to don and use a quick-donning oxygen mask within

5 seconds

Which factor determines the minimum number of hand fire extinguishers required for flight under 14 CFR Part 121?

Airplane passenger seating accommodations

A crewmember interphone system is required on which airplane?

An airplane with more than 19 passenger seats

If an engine's rotation is stopped in flight, the pilot in command must report it, as soon as practicable, to the

Appropriate ground radio station

If an aircraft dispatcher cannot communicate with the pilot of an air carrier flight during an emergency, the aircraft dispatcher should

Declare an emergency and take any action considered necessary under the circumstances

If a turbine-engine-powered, pressurized airplane is not equipped with quick-donning oxygen mask, what is the maximum flight altitude authorized without one pilot wearing and using an oxygen mask?

FL 250 (25,000 ft)

What is the highest flight level that operations may be conducted without the pilot at the controls wearing and using an oxygen mask , while the other pilot is away from the duty station?

FL 250 (25,000 ft)

Each crewmemember shall have readily available for individual use on each flight a

Flashlight in good working order

An air carrier airplane must have an operating public address system if it

Has a seating capacity for more than 19 passengers

What action shall the PIC take if it becomes necessary to shut down one of the two engines on an air carrier airplane?

Land at the nearest suitable airport in point of time at which a safe landing can be made

If there is a required emergency exit located in the flightcrew compartment, the door which separates the compartment from the passenger cabin must bu

Latched open during takeoff and landing

If it becomes necessary to shut down one engine on a domestic air carrier three-engine turbo jet airplane, the PIC

May continue to the planned destination if this is considered as safe as landing at the nearest suitable airport

When a supplemental air carrier is operating over an uninhabited area, how many appropriately equipped survival kits are required aboard the aircraft?

One for each occupant

Who is required to submit a written report on a deviation that occurs during an emergency?

Person who declares the emergency

In the event of an engine emergency, the use of a cockpit check procedure by the flight crew is

Required by regulations to prevent reliance upon memorized procedures

If either pilot of an air carrier airplane leaves the duty station while flying at FL 410, the other pilot

Shall put on the oxygen mask and breathe oxygen

An airplane operated by a supplemental air carrier flying over uninhabited terrain must carry which emergency equipment?

Suitable pyrotechnic devices 1. Suitable pyrotechnic signalling devices 2. Survival type emergency locator transmitter 3. Enough survival kits, appropriately equipped for the route to be flown, for the number of occupants of the airplane

When may ATC request a detailed report on an emergency even though a rule has not been violated?

When priority has been given

Life preservers required for overwater operations are stored

Within easy reach of each seated occupant

An aircraft dispatcher declares an emergency for a flight and a deviation results. A written report shall be sent through the air carrier's operations manager by the

through the air carrier's director of operations to the FAA Administrator within 10 days after the date of the emergency

Which emergency equipment is required for a flag air carrier between John F. Kennedy International Airport and London, England?

1. A life preserver equipped with an approved survivor locator light for each occupant of the airplane 2. Enough life rafts each equipped with an approved survivor locator light to accommodate the occupants of the plane 3. At least one pyrotechnic signaling device for each life raft 4. One survival-type emergency locator transmitter 5. A survival kit, appropriately equipped for the route to be flown, must be attached to each life raft

An airplane operated by a flag air carrier operator flying over uninhabited terrain must carry which emergency equipment?

1. Suitable pyrotechnic signalling devices 2. Survival type emergency locator transmitter 3. Enough survival kits, appropriately equipped for the route to be flown, for the number of occupants of the airplane

The supplemental oxygen requirements for passengers when a flight is operated at FL 250 is dependent upon the airplane's ability to make an emergency descent to a flight altitude of

14,000 feet within 4 minutes

For flights above which cabin altitude must oxygen be provided for all passengers during the entire flight at those altitudes

15,000 feet

What is the minimum number of acceptable oxygen-dispensing units for first-aid treatment of occupants who might require undiluted oxygen for physiological reasons?

2

How much supplemental oxygen for emergency descent must a pressurized turbine-powered air transport airplane carry for each flight crewmember on flight deck duty when operating at flight altitudes above 10,000 feet?

A minimum of 2-hours supply

Each air carrier flight deck crewmember on flight deck duty must be provided wit an oxygen mask that can be rapidly placed on his face when operating at flight altitudes

Above FL 250 (25,000 ft)

For a flight over uninhabited terrain, a an airplane operated by a flag or supplemental air carrier must carry enough appropriately equipped survival kits for

All aircraft occupants For operation over uninhabited areas: 1. Suitable pyrotechnic signaling devices 2. Survival-type emergency locator transmitter 3. Enough survival kits, appropriately equipped for the route to be flown, for the number of occupants of the airplane

Federal Aviation Regulations require that interior lights must

Be operable manually from the flightcrew station and a point in the passenger compartment

The required crewmember functions that are to be performed in the event of an emergency shall be assigned by the

Certificate holder

Which document includes descriptions of the required crewmember functions to be performed in the event of an emergency?

Certificate holder's manual Each certificate holder shall... assign to each category of required crewmember the necessary functions to be performed in an emergency...The certificate holder shall describe in its manual the functions required of each crewmember

What is the passenger oxygen supply requirement for a flight, in a turbine powered aircraft, with a cabin pressure altitude in excess of 15,000 feet? Enough oxygen for

Each passengers for the entire flight above 15,000 feet cabin altitude

Which requirement applies to emergency equipment (fire extinguishers, megaphones, first-aid-kits and crash ax) installed in an air carrier airplane?

Emergency equipment must be clearly identified and clearly marked to indicate its method of operation

The air carrier must give instruction on such subjects as respiration, hypoxia, and decompression to crewmembers serving on pressurized airplanes operated above

FL 250 (25,000 feet)

If a passenger-carrying landplane is required to have an automatic deploying escape slide system, when must this system by armed?

For taxi, takeoff, and landing (Emergency exit more than 6ft from the ground...)

The emergency lights on a passenger-carrying airplane must be armed or turned on during

Taxing, takeoff, and landing

Where should the portable battery-powered megaphone be located if only one is required on a passenger-carrying airplane?

The most rearward location in the passenger cabin

How many portable batter-powered megaphones are required on an air carrier airplane with a seating capacity of 100 passengers on a trip segment when 45 passengers are carried?

Two; one at the forward end, and the other at the most rearward location in the passenger cabin

How many portable battery-powered megaphones are required on an air carrier airplane with a seating capacity of 150 passengers on a trip segment when 75 passengers are carried?

Two; one at the forward end, and the other at the most rearward location in the passenger cabin

During an emergency, a PIC does not deviate from a 14 CFR rule but is given priority by ATC. TO whom under what condition is the pilot required to submit a written report?

Upon request by ATC, submits a written report within 48 hours to the ATC manager