What are the two major categories of pavement? ✔✔ Flexible and rigid
What are some types of flexible pavement? ✔✔ Grass, dirt, gravel and
... [Show More] asphalt
Why are paved surfaces necessary at airports? ✔✔ To support the critical loads
imposed on them; to produce a smooth, skid-resistant and safe-riding surface
What is the benefit of using a rigid pavement such as Portland Cement Concrete? ✔✔ It
is about half the lifetime cost of asphalt, with a service life of 30+ years versus 5-15
years for asphalt. Concrete is more expensive up front though, so asphalt is common at
low revenue airports such as GA.
What are two major elements that make pavements deteriorate? ✔✔ weathering and
aircraft loads
For bearing strengths of 12,500lbs or greater, what method is used to express the effect
of an individual aircraft on different pavements? ✔✔ Comparing ACN to PCN (Aircraft
Classification Number-Pavement Classification Number) ACN less than or equal to PCN
What does the Pavement Classification Number (PCN) represent to the operator/pilot?
✔✔ PCN is the maximum pavement bearing strength for unrestricted aircraft operations.
What is the Load Classification Number (LCN) used to describe? ✔✔ Pavement bearing
strengths less than 12,500lbs
What are the five major categories of pavement distress? ✔✔ cracking, joint seal
damage, disintegration, distortion, loss of skid resistance
How far are landing distances increased on wet pavement? ✔✔ By 15 percent or more
Where are wind cones located? ✔✔ at least one on the airport, lighted if night carrier
operations occur; additional cones placed so that every takeoff and landing runway has
a cone visible to pilots
When must an airport operator conduct an airfield self-inspection? ✔✔ daily; when
required by an unusual condition; immediately after an accident or incident
How long must airfield self-inspection records be kept? ✔✔ 12 consecutive calendar
months
How often must operations personnel be trained on self-inspection related activities and
how long must training records be kept? ✔✔ training every 12 consecutive calendar
months, records maintained for 24 months
How long must a record of airfield condition NOTAMs be kept? ✔✔ 12 months
What are four types of inspections? ✔✔ Regular scheduled; continuous surveillance;
periodic; special
How is safety oversight defined? ✔✔ those means and activities by which airport
management ensures effective implementation of safety-related standards and
procedures
Why does an airport need a Safety Management System? ✔✔ to increase the likelihood
that airport operators will detect and correct safety problems before those problems
result in an aircraft incident.
In November 2005, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) required what?
✔✔ Required certificated international airports to establish an SMS
What are the four pillars of the Safety Management System? ✔✔ policy/objectives, risk
management, assurance, and promotion
What are four key elements of airport safety policy and objectives? ✔✔ Safety program
methods, processes, authorities and accountability
What are the five phases of the safety risk management process? ✔✔ Phase 1:
describe the system; Phase 2: identify the hazard; Phase 3: determine the risk; Phase
4: assess and analyze the risk; Phase 5: treat the risk
What four items enhance an airport's ability to identify hazards? ✔✔ operational
expertise; training in hazard analysis techniques; use of a hazard analysis tool;
documenting the process
What are four risk mitigation strategies? ✔✔ avoidance (stop or shift the operation),
assumption (accepting the risk), control (minimize or eliminate the risk), transfer (shift
risk to another area)
What are four types of risks taken by airport operators? ✔✔ Informed, uninformed,
benefit-driven, pointless
What does safety assurance include? ✔✔ auditing and oversight [Show Less]