Chapter 4.6 - Exam Review Flashcards
Which of the following ‘reportable matters’ require the submission of a telephone and written report to the ATSB?
a) A bird strike where no substantial damage is done to the Aircraft?
b) A bird strike where substantial damage is done to one wing of the Aircraft?
c) A flight involving irregular operations which has been declared and undertaken as a mercy flight?
All require a written report rather than by telephone.
Who is responsible for ensuring that an accident is notified to the ATSB by the quickest means available? Must the notification be made direct to the ATSB?
- Pilot.
- Yes.
Is it only necessary to furnish a verbal report to the ATSB on an Aircraft accident in which the Aircraft sustains serious damage?
No as this is an IRM, the verbal report must be followed up by a written report and sent within 72hrs of the incident.
Fuel exhaustion is classified as (an IRM/a RRM)?
A RRM.
You observe a ship in difficulties and it is obvious it requires assistance urgently. What type of message should you transmit, a distress or urgency message?
An Urgency Message.
Which document contains details of the following emergency procedures?
a) Radio Failure.
b) The transponder code for Radio Failure in Controlled Airspace.
c) When and how to activate an ELT.
En Route Supplement Australia (ERSA).
When should you activate an ELT after being forced down, immediately or at your SARTIME?
Immediately.
On a VFR flight OCTA, your Aircraft radio fails. What procedure should you follow (5)?
- Maintain Terrain Clearance.
- Stay in VMC.
- Broadcast Intentions with the prefix ‘Transmitting Blind’.
- Land at nearest non-towered Aerodrome.
- Report arrival to ATS.
In which of the following situations would you transmit an urgency call?
a) You observe a trawler in difficulties near a rocky shore.
b) A person on board becomes seriously ill and requires urgent assistance.
c) Your Aircraft Engine stops and cannot be started.
d) Due to technical problems, you are forced to descend rapidly in Controlled Airspace.
A, B and D.
On a single-engine, VFR flight OCTA, your Aircraft suffers an Engine Failure. In alerting the appropriate authority, how would you prefix your call?
MAYDAY (three times).
You have been forced down in a rocky paddock. Your Aircraft is equipped with a portable ELT but you don’t have anything suitable you can use as an earth mat. To get the maximum benefit from the beacon, where would be the best place to locate it (on the highest rocky outcrop/on the Aircraft wing)?
On the Aircraft wing.
If your Aircraft is in difficulty and you do not have a radio or you have lost communication, how would you attract the attention of ATC or other Pilots at an Aerodrome?
Switching lights ON and OFF.
The time nominated by a Pilot for the initiation of SAR action if a report, cancelling the SAR watch, has not been received by that time, is known as (SARWATCH/SARTIME)?
SARTIME.
The ‘distress phase’ of SAR is known as (MAYDAY/DETRESFA)?
DETRESFA.
