FST

Question 1

State the role of ATSEP in safety management routines

Answer 1

ATSEPs are involved in all aspects of safety management

Question 2

Functional safety implies …

Answer 2

• Short duration of outages
• Low frequency of outages
• Minimal functional impact of outages

Question 3

Describe the implications of functional safety

Answer 3

• Scope of failure: redundant subsystem/partial/total failure
• Duration of failure: short/medium/long term
• Complications: intermittent/spurious failure
• Data loss/data corruption
• Results of failure: incorrect/missing in-/output
• Operational/functional impact: premature/delayed operations, reduced capacity, safety issues

Question 4

Notice(s) to airmen (NOTAM)

Answer 4

• Defined by ICAO
• Are filed/published within an aviation authority
• Are issued for airspace restrictions/special use, inoperable navigation aids, closed runways, …
• Have to be checked by a pilot before commencing a flight