general knowledge Flashcards by sabrina nardiello

Cabin Crew Member

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SCC

Senior Cabin Crew

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PAX

Passanger

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PAX

Passanger

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CAA

Civil Aviation Authority

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CMD

Commander

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ICAO

International Civil Aviation Organisation

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Operations Manual

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SEP

Cabin Safety and Procedures Manual/Safety and Emergency procedures manual

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CAM

Cabin attendant manual

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Operating Crew Member

crew member carrying out duties during a sector

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CAA

Civil Aviation Authorities

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AOC

Air Operator’s Certificate

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Ramp Inspection

on the spot assessment of air craft’s condition, crew qualifications and documentation

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CAA inspectors/auditors

act as an expert in relation to approving organisations/individuals, conduct investigations, make sure airlines comply with air regulations standards, demand corrective actions before an air craft departs if their findings have immediate impact on safety

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Findings

Important outcome during ramp inspection.
Level 1 - Significant non-compliance detected
Level 2 - Any non-compliance detected

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What are the category of the “findings” considering severity?

Category 1 - Minor influence on safety
Category 2 - Significant influence of safety
Category 3 - Major influence on safety

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Flight time

The time between an aircraft first moving from it’s parking until it comes to rest in it’s parking position and engines are turned off

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FDP

Flight Duty Period ?

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What is flight duty period? (FDP)

It’s a period of time that starts when the crew member is required to report for duty and finished when air craft finally comes to rest and engines are shut down

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Duty period

A period of time that starts when a crew member is required to report for duty and ends when that person is free of all duty, including post flight duties

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Slot time

The permission to use the full range of an airport infrastructure on a specific date and time for the purpose of landing or take off

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SBY

Standby

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Maximum FDP

Maximum Flight Duty Period: maximum allowed time that a crew member can spend on his flight duty

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Safety

the state in which possibility of harm to person or property is reduced and mantained under an acceptable level thru a process of hazard identification

SMS

Safety management system: systematic approach to maintaining safety

just culture/no blame curture

A large portion of unsafe acts are caused by genuine human error and it has no purpose punishing the person

just culture/no blame curture

A large portion of unsafe acts are caused by genuine human error and it has no purpose punishing the person

SMS

Safety Management System

SMAS

Safety assessment and Managment system

FDR/CVR

flight data recorder/cockpit voice recorder

Fatigue

physiological state of reduced mental or physical performance

FRM

Fatigue Risk Management

Jet lag

Psychological and Physiological symptoms experienced when we are adapting to a new time zone

ATC

Air traffic control

Jet bridge

mobile walkway (tunnel) that connects airport and aircraft to get passengers on board

GPU

Ground Power Unit

APU

Auxilary Power Unit

MEL

Minimum Equipment List

Girt bar

Metal bar that has evacuation slide attached to it

Traffic separations rules

rules that ensure that each air craft maintains a minimum amount of empty space around it at all times

MEL

minimum equipment list

ELT

Emergency locator transmitter

PBE

Protecting Breathing Equipment

Load sheet

Document that includes all the calculations of mass and balance of the airplane

Journey log

document containing info on aircraft registration, crew members names and assigned duties, date and place of arrival ect

Journey log

document containing info on aircraft registration, crew members names and assigned duties, date and place of arrival ect

Direct view

direct sight into the cabin from CC seat

CAT

Clear Air turbulance

Outbound

flight going out of the airport

Inbound

flight coming into the airport

PAN PAN

used incase of non-life threatening urgency

MAYDAY

Used incase of life threatening emergency

CRM

Crew Resource Management: use of all available resources for the flight crew members to ensure safe and efficient operations

SCP

Special category passengers

NITS BRIEFING

Briefing organised in abnormal/emergency situations

RES

Reserve

LVO

Low Visibility Operation

ILS

Instrument landing system

RTO

Rejected Take off

WCHR

Wheelchair ramp: passanger that can walk up the stairs and in the airplane but just needs a wheelchair to walk long distaces in the airport

WCHS

Wheelchair stairs: passanger that can walk by himself in the airplane but can’t walk up the stairs and needs a wheelchair around the airport

WCHC

Wheelchair cabin: passanger who is completely immobile

WCHC

Wheelchair cabin: passanger who is completely immobile

PIC

Pilot in command

Controlled Rest

Ditching

Emergency landing of an Aircraft on water

Ditching

Emergency landing of an Aircraft on water

LVO

Low visibility operation

TUC

Time of useful contiousness

Class C of fire

Electrical fire Extinguished by fire extinguishers