EU Air Operations

Question 1

The Operators management system must include:

Answer 1

Lines of responsibility, including direct safety accountability to the accountable manager.

Description of the operator’s principles regarding safety (the safety policy).

Identification of aviation safety hazards; evaluation, management and
mitigation of risks; verification of effect of mitigations.

Rules for personnel training and means of ensuring competence.

Documentation of management system processes; records ensuring that all activity is traceable.

Records in any form, but must remain legible throughout the required period.

Monitoring of regulation compliance; feedback to accountable manager.

Contractors must meet all above or work under approval / control of operator, with sufficient operator access to ensure compliance.

Operators are responsible for the compliance of contractors

Question 2

What is the purpose of a digital flight data monitoring programme?

Answer 2

A digital flight data monitoring programme uses data from routine operations to improve safety. Not used for disciplinary purposes.

Question 3

When is it suggested that a flight data monitoring programme should exist?

Answer 3

MCTOM greater than 20,000 kg

Question 4

When is it required that a flight data monitoring programme must exist?

Answer 4

MCTOM greater than 27,000 kg

Question 5

The operator must establish accident prevention and flight safety programme including:

Answer 5

A digital flight data monitoring programme.

An incident/accident reporting system:

To identify adverse trends /deficiencies.

Which protects the identity of reporters / allows anonymous reports.

Which promulgates relevant information / documents relating to ASRs, accidents and incidents but does not apportion blame

Question 6

The aircraft commander or the operator must submit an air safety report (ASR) to?

Answer 6

The authority in the event of any incident that endangers, or could endanger, safety.

Question 7

The ATC used must be?

Answer 7

Appropriate and rules of the air used for all flights when possible.

Question 8

Before authorising use of aerodromes, the operator must ensure adequate:

Answer 8

Runway length, width, slope and surface.

Approach facilities and procedures.

Fire and rescue facilities.

ATS

Question 9

Passengers are only permitted in those parts of aircraft designed for their accommodation, except temporary access:

Answer 9

For the safety of aircraft, persons, animals or goods.

To cargo areas designed for in-flight access.

Question 10

Operators must not allow use of which portable electronic devices that?

Answer 10

Can adversely affect aeroplane systems or equipment.

Question 11

Operators must ensure nobody endangers:

Answer 11

aircraft or its occupants, and aircraft do not endanger people or property

Question 12

PRMS must not occupy seats where their presence:

Answer 12

Impede crew in their duties.
Obstruct access to emergency equipment.
Impede emergency evacuation.

Question 13

Operators must have procedures for which categories of passengers?

Answer 13

Inadmissible passengers
Deportees
People in custody

Question 14

To avoid hindering emergency evacuation, the following make passengers unsuitable for seats next to emergency exits:

Answer 14

Physical or mental disability.

Blindness or deafness.

Old age or sickness, causing difficulty in moving fast.

Obesity, causing difficulty moving to / through emergency exit.

Children and infants.

PRMs, inadmissible passengers, deportees, persons in custody.

Passengers with animals

Question 15

Operators must prevent passengers from being on an aircraft when in which state?

Answer 15

Intoxicated

Might cause danger

Question 16

Commanders responsibilities relating to the flight deck:

Answer 16

Ensure access is limited to:

Operating crew.

Representatives of the inspecting authority.

Others specified in the OM.

Not allow access to cause distraction or interference with safe operations.

Ensure persons on the flight deck are familiar with relevant safety procedures

Question 17

The commander has the authority to offload?

Answer 17

Any person / cargo representing a hazard

Question 18

The commander is responsible for:

Answer 18

The safety of crew, passengers and cargo, from arrival on board until leaving the aircraft after the flight.

Safe operation of the aircraft from when the aircraft is ready to move until the aircraft stops are flights with the engines shutdown.

Question 19

The crew is responsible for proper execution of duties:

Answer 19

Related to safety

Specified in SOPs

Question 20

The crew must:

Answer 20

Related to safety

Specified in SOPs

Question 21

The crew must:

Answer 21

Report to commander any defect which might affect safety.

Report to commander any occurrence that is affecting safety.

Comply with the Operator’s occurrence reporting scheme.

Comply with flight and duty time limitations.

If working for more than one operator:

Maintain their own records of flight, duty and rest.

Provide each operator with the data needed to schedule activities in accordance with their approved scheme of flight, duty time and rest

Question 22

Task specialists are responsible for:

Answer 22

Carrying out duties

Reporting to the commander any defect which might affect the safety of operations

Question 23

Takes specialists must be restrained:

Answer 23

When carrying out tasks with external doors open or removed

In their assigned station during critical phases of flight, or deemed necessary by the commander, unless otherwise specified in SOPs

Question 24

During take-off and landings flight crew must?

Answer 24

Be at their assigned station

Question 25

During other flight phases, flight crew members may leave their stations if necessary for:

Answer 25

The performance of their duties Physiological

Question 26

At least 1 suitably qualified pilot must be?

Answer 26

At the controls at all times

Question 27

In all passenger cabins, the required cabin crew must be seated at their stations during?

Answer 27

All critical phases of flight

Question 28

Documents carried on every flight:

Answer 28

Aircraft’s certificate of registration. Aircraft’s C of A. Aircraft’s noise certificate. AOC Aircraft’s radio licence. Third party liability insurance certificate. All flight crew: licence with appropriate ratings for the flight.

Question 29

Manuals to be carried on every flight:

Answer 29

Current parts of OM relevant to flight crew duties - easily accessible to crew. AFM, unless the Authority accepts that OM contains all relevant information

Question 30

Additional information / forms carried on every flight:

Answer 30

The operational flight plan. Aeroplane technical log. Details of filed ATS flight plan. NOTAM/AID briefing document. Meteorological information. Mass and balance documentation (the load sheet). Notification of special categories of passenger (SCP). Notification to commander of special loads (NOTOC). Current maps, charts and associated documents. Other documents required by the State of the operator e.g. Passenger manifest, cargo manifest. Forms to comply with reporting requirements This material may be protected by copyright.

Question 31

The commander must produce all required documents within?

Answer 31

A reasonable amount of time

Question 32

Information retained on the ground:

Answer 32

Copy of the operation flight plan where appropriate. Copies of relevant parts of the aircraft technical log. Route-specific NOTAM/AIS documentation if edited by the operator. Mass and balance documentation (load sheet) if required. NOTOC

Question 33

Documents minimum storage periods summary:

Answer 33

Flight document: 3 months Dangerous goods documents: 3 months Crew training records: 3 years Aircraft maintenance records: 3 years Crew licence/attestation: While in service for operator Management system records: 5 years

Question 34

Journey log or equivalent must include:

Answer 34

Aircraft registration. Date. Crew names. Crew duty assignment. Place of departure. Place of arrival. Time of departure (off-block time). Time of arrival (on-block time). Hours of flight. Nature of flight. Incidents and observations. Commander’s signature