Emergencies

Question 1

What is an emergency?

Answer 1

1. Distress or
2. Urgency
3. condition

Question 2

What is Distress?

Answer 2

Condition

1. of being threatened
2. by serious and/or imminent danger
3. requiring immediate assistance.

Question 3

What is Urgency?

Answer 3

1. Condition
2. of being concerned about safety
3. requiring timely,
4. but not immediate assistance.
5. Potentially a distress situation

Question 4

What word can a pilot use to indicate distress?

Answer 4

MAYDAY

Question 5

What are some examples of distress?

Answer 5

1. Fire
2. Critical fuel
3. weather
4. disorientation

Question 6

What are the 2 emergency classifications?

Answer 6

1. Distress

2. Urgent

Question 7

What word can a pilot use to indicate urgency?

Answer 7

PAN-PAN

Question 8

What are some examples of urgent situations?

Answer 8

1. Low Fuel
2. Minor Equipment problems
3. Deteriorating weather conditions

Question 9

What 3 entities can declare an emergency?

Answer 9

1. The pilot
2. ATC
3. Aircraft owner/operator

Question 10

ELT?

Answer 10

Emergency Locator Transmitter

Question 11

Emergency Locator Transmitter?

Answer 11

transmit a distress signal by radio

Question 12

What are some circumstances that may cause ATC to declare an emergency?

Answer 12

1. Unexpected loss of radio/RADAR contact
2. Indications a forced landing will be made
3. ELT heard/reported

Question 13

Are ELTs activated automatically?

Answer 13

yes

Question 14

What are the 2 “guard” frequencies?

Answer 14

VHF: 121.5
UHF: 243.0

Question 15

What is the VHF ELT frequency?

Answer 15

121.5

Question 16

What is the UHF ELT frequency?

Answer 16

243.0

Question 17

What are the minimum 4 pieces of information required to effectively handle an emergency response?

Answer 17

1. Aircraft ID
2. Aircraft Type
3. Nature of emergency
4. Pilot’s intentions

Question 18

What is the Pilot responsible for in an emergency?

Answer 18

Operation of the aircraft

Question 19

Who has final authority for any action deemed necessary, including deviating from rules in an emergency situation?

Answer 19

Pilot

Question 20

What does it mean for an aircraft to “squawk?”

Answer 20

Pilot selects a transponder code

Question 21

Aircraft squawks 7600?

Answer 21

Radio failure

Question 22

In what 3 ways may an ATC attempt to establish communication in the event of a radio failure?

Answer 22

1. Emergency Frequencies
2. NAVAIDs
3. Aircraft relay

Question 23

What should ATC anticipate if communications can’t be established in a Radio Failure?

Answer 23

Pilot actions

Question 24

Are pilots expected to know the lost communication procedures and practices for their situation?

Answer 24

Yes

Question 25

After ___ minutes, a communication failure may be considered suspicious.

Answer 25

5

Question 26

Aircraft squawk 7500?

Answer 26

Hijacking

Question 27

What does ATC provide in actual/suspected hijackings?

Answer 27

Special handling

Question 28

What is the procedure in a general (non-specific) bomb threat?

Answer 28

Report to authorities and handle as suspicious activity.

Question 29

What is the procedure in a specific bomb threat?

Answer 29

1. Advise the pilot of the threat 2. Comply with any pilot requests 3. Handle the aircraft as an emergency

Question 30

What information does ATC request of the pilot in a specific bomb treat?

Answer 30

1. Aircraft type, model, series 2. Exact location/description of the bomb 3. Other pertinent info

Question 31

MANPADS?

Answer 31

Man-Portable Air Defense Systems

Question 32

What should ATC do when a threat or attack from a MANPADS is determined to be real?

Answer 32

1. Do not withhold landing clearance 2. Issue information in time for it to be useful 3. Allow pilot to determine course of action 4. Broadcast info through the ATIS and radio

Question 33

ATIS

Answer 33

Automatic terminal information service

Question 34

What should ATC do in the event of an Unauthorized Laser Illumination?

Answer 34

1. Collect information of the event 2. Disseminate into: 3. Every 5 minutes for 20 minutes following the report on all frequencies 4. For one hour on the ATIS

Question 35

Should an Unauthorized Laser Illumination be handled as an emergency?

Answer 35

Only if required

Question 36

RVSM?

Answer 36

Reduced Visual Separation Minima

Question 37

What should a pilot do in the event of an Inflight Equipment Malfunction?

Answer 37

Report all inflight malfunctions of: 1. Navigation 2. Approach 3. Communications equipment

Question 38

What should ATC do in the event of an Inflight Equipment Malfunction?

Answer 38

1. Request nature of malfunction 2. Ask if any special handling is desired 3. Provide maximum assistance 4. Relate info to subsequent controllers/facilities if necessary

Question 39

What should ATC do in the event of a VFR AIRCRAFT IN DIFFICULT WEATHER?

Answer 39

1. Determine facility best able to help | 2. Assign beacon code which enables MSAW processing.

Question 40

MSAW?

Answer 40

Minimum Safe Altitude Warning

Question 41

What RADAR assistance should ATC provide VFR aircraft in adverse weather?

Answer 41

1. Determine if pilot is capable of IFR flight 2. If able, request pilot to file IFR flight plan and issue clearance. 3. If unable, inform pilot of where conditions are VFR.

Question 42

What should ATC do if the pilot declares an emergency while already in IFR conditions.

Answer 42

1. Inform pilot of appropriate minimum safe altitude. | 2. Provide headings/radials to allow a safe climb to minimum altitude.

Question 43

What does minimum fuel mean?

Answer 43

The aircraft cannot accept undue delay

Question 44

What does Emergency Fuel mean?

Answer 44

Aircraft needs to land immediately

Question 45

Is volcanic ash normally visible of radar displays?

Answer 45

No

Question 46

What can ash cause in turbine aircraft?

Answer 46

Total power loss