Safety MCQ
Safety Management Systems Quiz
Test your knowledge on aviation safety management systems with our comprehensive quiz! This quiz covers essential topics such as the Chicago Convention, Annex 19, and various safety management principles. Whether you're a professional in the field or a student interested in aviation safety, this quiz is designed to challenge and enhance your understanding.
- Multiple choice and checkbox questions
- Real-world applications of safety management
- Learn more about aviation regulations and human factors
Does annex 19 apply to states, organisations, or both?
Organisations
Both states and organisations
States
What are the 4 pillars of an SMS as set out in Annex 19?
Safety planning
Safety assurance
Safety policy and objectives
Safety risk management
Safety projection
Safety promotion
Do the SMS requirements apply to states or organisations?
Organisations
States
Both organisations and states
Risk based oversight is a form of protective safety management, True or False?
True
False
Air accident investigations are a form of reactive safety management, True or False?
True
False
The three error strategies to control human error are
Error tolerance
Error management
Error reduction
Error calculation
Error capturing
In the organisational accident you must ..... The active failures
Monitor
Identify
Realise
Cancel
In the FAA model for aviation maintenance Human Factors is called the dirty dozen. Select three of the human factors
Communication
Lack of knowledge
Motivation
Pressure
Emotional intelligence
In the organisational accident would you monitor the latent conditions
True
False
In the SHELL model, S stands for Software, which of the following are associated latent/active failures within that category
Procedures
Manuals/ SOPs
Equipment
Teamwork
Policy/ rules
How do you carry out Hazard Identification
By conducting safety surveys
Through seminars
By reading safety bulletins
By reviewing Mandatory Occurrences Reports
By using flight data analysis
Through accident reports
In aviation SMS Error Categories, Lapses are actions not carried out as intended or planned
True
False
In the HFACS framework, how many levels are there?
3
8
6
10
4
In the James Reason Swiss Cheese Model for Accident Causation, what are the four main hierarchal causal factors are
Organisational problems
Poor CRM
Poor error management
Safegaurds
Poor Defences
Unsafe acts
Unsafe supervision
Risk management is....
About Hazard ID, evaluating and assessing the risk
About auditing risks
Documentation
Hazard ID and risk management
Just Culture is a concept related to systems thinking which emphasizes that mistakes are generally a product of faulty organisational cultures, rather than solely brought about by the person or persons directly involved
True
False
Component No. 3 - or Pillar No. 3 - Safety Assurance. Select the TWO main requirements
Training and education
Communication
Auditing
The management of change
Component No. 2 or Pillar 2 is safety risk management - there are TWO main requirements?
Continuous improvement of SMS
The management of Change
Hazard identification
Safety Risk assessment and Mitigation
Internal and external auditing
Component No. 1 or Pillar 1 - Policy and Objectives outlines the following TWO requirements
Safety Risk Management
Appointment of a safety manager only
Appointment of key safety personnel
SMS documentation
Hazard ID analysis
What are the FOUR pillars of an SMS system
Documentation
Safety risk management
Safety promotion and training
Training and education
Auditing and surveys
Safety policy, objectives and planning
Safety assurance and Change Management
Which two are essential blocks of an Aviation Safety Management System (SMS)
Middle Management commitment only
Continuous monitoring
Effective safety reporting
Investigation of near misses only
Safety Risks are managed to
A level thats reasonably acceptable
As low as reasonably practicable
Which of the following are service providers
Transport Canada
The National Flight Centre Dublin
FAA
IAA
Ryanair
How many ICAO annexes are there?
6
16
20
17
19
In the safety management system, which of the following are been monitored regularly
Number of audit reports
Safety performance indicators
Safety performance targets
Safety objectives
The aircraft safety management continuum is the which of the following
Reactive, generative, pathological
Calculative, proactive, reactive
Reactive, proactive, predictive
Reactive, proactive, generative
What tool is used to establish and monitor KPI's and SPI's in the Safety Management system
Safety meetings
The CEO's safety vision statement
A system and task analysis
Internal and external audits
Annex 19 Appendix 2.3.3 ... The service provider must monitor and assess its SMS processes to maintain or continuously improve the effectiveness of the SMS. So how do you ensure continuous improvement?
Monitoring occurances
Conducting audits
Conducting safety surveys
Not managing reviews
Regular evaluation of the SPI's and SPT's
By attending the yearly accountable managers SAG meeting
Reviewing your safety objectives once a year
Its necessary to ensure regulatory compliance attracts a higher profile and that compliance requirements are embedded within the 'business as usual' activities
True
False
What are the four pillars of safety management systems
Safety documentation
Safety assurance
Safety risk management
Safety promotion
Safety training
Safety investigations
Safety communication
Policy
In the safety Assurance Component, the following is a key element
Safety communication
The management of change
In the aviation organisation in order to ensure a good safety culture is developed and maintained its most important that safety is ultimately driven by whom
All employees
Middle management
Senior management
The safety manager
The CEO
In your aviation organisation according to the institute of internal auditors there are four lines of defences that play different roles when managing risk
True
False
Class C Airspace is un-controlled airspace
True
False
Whats the four benefits of satellite based navigation systems (SBAS)
Improve traffic flow
Provide more efficient precision approaches
More efficient use of ground based navigation systems
Reduced CO2 emissions
Better use of GPS
Provide a cost saving to the air navigation service provider
Eurocontrol was founded in 1960 and its HQ is located in Brussels Belgium, Eurocontrol is not an agency of the European Union (EU)?
True
False
An aircraft navigation system consists of the following
Terrain awareness warning system (TAWS)
Inertial reference systems (IRS)
Radio aids ie( VOR's / DME / ILS)
Global positioning system (GPS)
Aircraft communications and reporting System (ACARS)
When was Terrain Awareness Warning Systems (TAWS) first mandated by the FAA
1984
1971
1973
1998
Which year did EASA mandate the use of Automatic Dependent Surveillance (ADS - B) for all commercial aircraft greater than 5500kg
2020
2019
2017
2018
The European Regional based Satellite Based Navigation System (SBAS) is called
GAGAN
MSAS
EGNOS
SDCM
WAAS
Which of the following aircraft safety systems have radically improved commercial aircraft safety flight operations
High Speed Stall Systems
Ice Detection and alerting systems
EGPWS
TCAS
GPS
Trust Reversers
Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) refers to a constellation of satellites providing signals from space that transmit .... and .... Data to GNSS receivers
One of the following is a function of the flight management systems (FMS) ...
Accident and Incident investigations are a form of what approach to safety management?
Proactive
Reactive
Responsive
Creative
Analysing aviation safety data is a form of what approach to safety management?
Reactive
Proactive
Responsive
Creative
In any organisation engaged in the delivery of services, production/profitability and safety risks are linked. An organisation must maintain profitability to stay in business by balancing output with acceptable safety risks (and the costs involved in implementing safety risk controls). Typical safety risk controls include technology, training, processes and procedures. In aviation safety, this concept is referred to as the
Which organisation publishes the Global Aviation Safety Plan?
ICAO
IAA
EASA
ECAC
Which of the following matters does ICAO Annex 19 deal with?
State safety programme
Safety management systems
National aviation safety plans
Security Management Systems
All of the Above
The objective of protecting safety data, safety information and their related sources is to
Ensure their continued availability
Use it for maintaining or improving aviation safety
To encourage individuals and organisations to report safety data and safety information
All of the above
A safety management system (SMS) sets out a systemic approach to managing safety, including the necessary structures, accountability, responsibilities, policies, and procedures for organisations, true or false?
True
False
Safety performance management provides organisations with the means to determine whether its activities and processes are working effectively to achieve its safety objectives. For this purpose, what do the acronym SPI stand for?
Safe pilot inflight
Safety performance indicator
Secure passengers indicator
State performance index
A state safety programme (SSP) is an integrated set of regulations and activities aimed at improving safety, and is implemented at the level of:
Organisations
States
Regions
Globally
Which ICAO annex deals with Aerodromes Design and Operations?
19
13
14 vol 1
14 vol 2
Which ICAO Annex deals with heliports?
19
13
14 vol 1
14 vol 2
Approach Radar is responsible for arming aircraft within what approx distance from aerodrome?
20-30 miles
30-40 miles
40-50 miles
10-20 miles
Area Radar in Dublin is responsible for aircraft to 66,000 ft, while in Shannon, 24,000 ft.
True
False
What is U-Space?
Airspace establish to provide for low level operations below controlled airspace
Airspace established to provide for flight in upper regions
Airspace established to provide for high density drone operations
Airspace established to provide for emergency services
What is a FATO
First Approach and Terminal Area
Final Area for take off
Final Approach and take off area
Frequency for approach and take off
Which EU regulation deals with standards for Aerodromes?
EU Reg 139/2014
EU Reg 2018/1139
EU Reg 965/2012
EU Reg 216/2008
Prior to commencing the operation of an aerodrome the aerodrome operator shall obtain the applicable certificate issued by the European Aviation Safety Agency
True
False
A location on an aerodrome movement area with a history or potential risk of collision or runway incursion, and where heightened attention by pilots/drivers is necessary
Hot spot
Runway excursion
Runway incursion
Any occurrence at an aerodrome involving the incorrect presence of an aircraft, vehicle or person on the protected area of a surface designated for the landing and take off of an aircraft
Hot spot
Runway excursion
Runway incursion
In the 1970s, BOAC/ BEA lost an aircraft almost every year
True
False
In which year did nobody die in civil aircraft accident?
2016
2018
2015
2017
What was wrong with MCAs system on the Boeing 737 Max?
It required only one false trigger from AOA
It could trim to the extreme limit nose down
It could apply multiple nose down trim
All of the above
What type of accident was the Lionair crash at Jakarta 29 October 2018 involving Boeing 737 Max?
Loss of control in flight
Controlled flight into terrain
What type of accident is the single biggest cause of fatalities in civil aviation?
Loss of control in flight
Controlled flight into terrain
SMS focuses on safety, human and organisational aspects of an operation I.e
What year was the Chicago Convention?
1945
1944
1903
1954
How many Annexes are in the Chicago Convention?
17
5
19
4
What is the Basic Regulation?
2018/1139
1139/2018
2018/1339
1339/2018
What year was the first air navigation transport act applicable in Ireland?
1920
1919
1944
1945
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