Airports
The certificate an aerodrome must be issued in order to be used for international flights
What is an aerodrome certificate?
An act of unlawful interference that is politically motivated, often taking the form of bombings or hijackings
What is terrorism?
An average of weather conditions over a long period of time
What is climate?
What is an incident?
The percentage of aviation accidents caused by human error
What is 70-80 percent?
The term that refers to the unrestricted area of an airport
What is landside?
The process by which passengers are screened for prohibited items
What is pre-board passenger screening (PPS)?
The level of atmosphere wherein most aviation takes place
What is the troposphere?
The colour of an aircraft's "black box"
What is bright orange?
A person's mental picture of his or her environment
What is situational awareness?
The surface area that surrounds the airport's terminal building
What is the apron?
A secondary process that ensures that no baggage is loaded onto an aircraft unless the passenger who checked the bag is already on board
What is a baggage reconciliation system?
The force that air molecules exert on their surroundings
What is air pressure?
The country that has responsibility for leading an accident investigation
What is the State of Occurrence?
Organizations will integrate this as a modern, proactive approach to safety, aiming to seek out and eliminate sources of risk before harm is done
What is a safety management system (SMS)?
The funds collected by airports that come from services not directly associated with air operations
What is non-aeronautical revenue?
The biggest threat to aviation before 1985
What are hijackings?
The temperature at which the water naturally present in the air begins to condense, causing visible clouds and fog
What is the dew point?
The category of accident that is the most common within the worldwide commercial jet fleet
What is loss of control - in flight?
An evolution of CRM which allows pilots to safely encounter an in-flight challenge and practice applying non-technical skills in a training environment
What is line-oriented flight training (LOFT)?
The three locational references used in all international aviation operations
What are latitude, longitude, and mean sea level?
The formula used to calculate risk
What is Risk = Severity x Likelihood?
The process in which air moves toward low-pressure areas
What is convergent lifting?
The country responsible for leading an accident investigation for an accident that occurred in international waters
What is the State of Registry?
The three levels of culture that affect aviation professionals
What are organizational, industry, and national?