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    What is one of the initial indications of Hypoxia?

    • Blue tinge in the lips
    • Stomach cramps
    • Pain in the joints
    • Impaired judgment
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  • 2. 

    Why does cold make you more susceptible to Hypoxia?

    • Hear beats faster which uses up more oxygen

    • More energy is required when shivering therefore more oxygen used

    • Lowers temperature of the body which makes it less efficient

    • Lowers temperature of the body and especially the head which has a debilitating effect on the brain

    Correct Answer
    A. More energy is required when shivering therefore more oxygen used
  • 3. 

    What is the first action that should be taken by the pilot in the event of a cabin decompression above 10,000 feet?

    • Descend as soon as possible

    • Down oxygen mas and check oxygen flow

    • Warn the passengers

    • Descend and check passencgers

    Correct Answer
    A. Down oxygen mas and check oxygen flow
  • 4. 

    If the symptoms of hyperventilation occur at an altitude where hypoxia is not a consideration, what is the correct remedial action?

    • Descend to MSL

    • Decrease rate and depth of breathing

    • Increase rate of breathing

    • If possible lay flat and help to calm sufferer

    Correct Answer
    A. Decrease rate and depth of breathing
  • 5. 

    What are the restrictions to flying after scuba diving?

    • No flying within 48 hours if a depth of 40 feet has been exceeded, otherwise the limit is 12 hours.

    • No flying within 48 hours if a depth of 30 feet has been exceeded, otherwise the limit is 24 hours.

    • No flying within 12 hours if a depth of 30 feet has been reached, otherwise the limit is 24 hours.

    • No flying within 24 hours if a depth of 30 feet has been exceeded, otherwise the limit is 12 hours.

    Correct Answer
    A. No flying within 24 hours if a depth of 30 feet has been exceeded, otherwise the limit is 12 hours.
  • 6. 

    Henry's Law has applications in Human Performance to:

    • Otic Barotrauma

    • DCS

    • Carbon Monoxide poisioning

    • Partial pressure in the alveoli

    Correct Answer
    A. DCS
  • 7. 

    Hypoxic Hypoxia effects night vision:

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. True
  • 8. 

    In commercial aircraft cabin pressure is normally maintained at:

    • Sea level

    • 6,000 - 8,000 ft.

    • Below 5,000 ft.

    • 10,000 ft.

    Correct Answer
    A. 6,000 - 8,000 ft.
  • 9. 

    How is oxygen transported around the body?

    • By red blood cells combined with carbon dioxide

    • By red blood cells combined with nitrogen and water vapour

    • By red blood cells combined with hemoglobin

    • By red blood cells combined with nitrogen, hormones and plasma

    Correct Answer
    A. By red blood cells combined with nitrogen and water vapour
  • 10. 

    How is the rate and depth of breathing controlled?

    • By the amount of oxy-hemoglobin in the blood and lungs

    • By the amount of hemoglobin in the blood and the lungs

    • By the amount of carbon dioxide and oxygen in the blood and the lungs

    • By the amount of carbonic acid and water vapour/nitrogen mixture in the blood and lungs

    Correct Answer
    A. By the amount of carbon dioxide and oxygen in the blood and the lungs
  • 11. 

    The factor which most increases the risk of coronary heart disease is:

    • Family history

    • Lack of exercise

    • Obesity

    • Smoking

    Correct Answer
    A. Family history
  • 12. 

    List in ascendant order the factors that will increase the risk of coronary heart disease:

    • Diabetes, lack of exercise, raised blood cholesterol, smoking, raised blood pressure, previous history of cardio vascular problems, age and family history

    • Diabetes, raised blood cholesterol, smoking, previous history of cardio vascular problems, age, family history, obesity, raised blood pressure

    • Diabetes, obesity, lack of exercise, raised blood cholesterol, smoking, raised blood pressure, previous history of cardio vascular problems, age and family history

    • Raised blood pressure, obesity, family history, age, diabetes, raised blood cholesterol, smoking, previous history of cardio vascular problems

    Correct Answer
    A. Diabetes, lack of exercise, raised blood cholesterol, smoking, raised blood pressure, previous history of cardio vascular problems, age and family history
  • 13. 

    Why is it essential to ensure that the combustion heaters are serviceable? 

    • To prevent carbon dioxide poisoning and possible fire

    • To prevent carbon dioxide poisoning, possible fire or explosion

    • To prevent carbon monoxide poisoning

    • To prevent carbon dioxide poisoning and possible fire

    Correct Answer
    A. To prevent carbon monoxide poisoning
  • 14. 

    The effects of smoking, particulary in relation to aviation are:

    • An early onset of hypoxia due to an apparent increase in altitude and a reduction in night vision

    • An early onset of hypoxia due to an apparent increase in altitude

    • An early onset of hypoxia to an apparent increase in altitude up to a maximum of 40,000 ft.

    • An early onset of hypoxia due to an apparent increase in altitude with a resulting risk of anemia

    Correct Answer
    A. An early onset of hypoxia due to an apparent increase in altitude
  • 15. 

    Will stokers experience hypoxia lower or higher cabin altitude than non-smokers?

    • At a lower cabin altitude

    • At a higher cabin altitude

    • Both will experience hypoxia at the approximately the same cabin altitude

    • Smoking, although harmful in other ways, lessens the effects of hypoxia

    Correct Answer
    A. At a lower cabin altitude
  • 16. 

    A pilot must wait at least 24 hours before flying after donation blood:

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. True
  • 17. 

    Hypotension is:

    • Low blood pressure

    • High blood pressure

    • High pulse rate

    • Low pulse rate

    Correct Answer
    A. Low blood pressure
  • 18. 

    Low blood pressure can lead to:

    • Reduced tolerance to G forces

    • Low body temperature

    • Infract

    • Angina

    Correct Answer
    A. Reduced tolerance to G forces
  • 19. 

    The errors resulting from an irrational indexing in the operations manual are related to an interface mismatch between:

    • Liveware and Software

    • Liveware and Environment

    • Liveware and Liveware

    • Livware and Hardware

    Correct Answer
    A. Liveware and Software
  • 20. 

    A latent error: 1. Will show itself in time 2. Will not be forseen by programs 3. Lie dormant 4. Only becomes apparent under certain conditions 5. Will easily be recognized by operators

    • 1, 2, 3 and 4

    • 1, 3 and 5

    • 3 only

    • 1, 4 and 5

    Correct Answer
    A. 1, 2, 3 and 4
  • 21. 

    Human error is a main cause factor in how many aviation accidents:

    • 65-75%

    • 40-50%

    • None

    • 5-10%

    Correct Answer
    A. 65-75%
  • 22. 

    From the list beleow select those errors that are considered to be human errors 1. Distraction 2. Failing to meet targets 3. Poor communication 4. Non-standard operations 5. Violation of minima 6. Ambiguity of instruction 7. Discrepancy in situation awareness 8. No one flying the aircraft 9. Confusion

    • 1, 3, 6, 7 and 9

    • 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6

    • 2, 3, 4, 6 and 8

    • 2, 4, 5 and 8

    Correct Answer
    A. 1, 3, 6, 7 and 9
  • 23. 

    Human errors can be categorized as:

    • Error of commission or omission

    • Errors of command and omission

    • Errors of commission and operation

    • Errors of command and operation

    Correct Answer
    A. Error of commission or omission
  • 24. 

    DODAR stands for:

    • Detect, options, deduce, arbitrate, review

    • Diagnosis, options, decides, assign, review

    • Diagnosis, options, decides, arbitrate, review

    • Deduce, options, diagnosis, assign, review

    Correct Answer
    A. Diagnosis, options, decides, assign, review
  • 25. 

    Which biases relate to human decision making? 1. Personal experience tends to alter the perception of the risk of an event occurring 2. There is natural tendency to want to confirm our decision even in the face of facts that ontradict it 3. The group to which an individual belongs tends to influence the particular decision 4. There is a natural tendency to select only objective facts for decision making purposes

    • 1, 2 and 4

    • 1 and 2

    • 3 and 4

    • 1, 2 and 3

    Correct Answer
    A. 1, 2 and 3
  • 26. 

    Which of the following statement is correct in regard to motivation?

    • Low motivation will guarantee adequate attention management capabilities

    • Too much motivation may result in hypo vigilance and thus in a decrease in attention

    • Extremely high motivation in combination with excessive stress will limit attention management capabilities

    • Motivation will reduce the task automation process

    Correct Answer
    A. Extremely high motivation in combination with excessive stress will limit attention management capabilities
  • 27. 

    Situational awareness is:

    • Ensuring that one maintains an accurate mental model of the environment outside the cockpit

    • Ensuring that one maintains an accurate mental model of the environment within a specific time and place

    • Ensuring that at all times one knows the whereabouts of all crew members

    • Ensuring that one maintains an accurate mental model of the environment within the cockpit

    Correct Answer
    A. Ensuring that one maintains an accurate mental model of the environment within a specific time and place
  • 28. 

    Hypervigilance is:

    • A state of boredom

    • A state of panic

    • A state of low blood sugar levels

    • A state of fatigue

    Correct Answer
    A. A state of panic
  • 29. 

    CRM (Crew Resource Management) training is:

    • Intended solely to alter an individuals personality

    • Intended to develop effectiveness of crew performance by improving attitudes towards flight safety and human relationship management

    • Mainly of relevance to pilot with personality disorders or inappropriate attitudes

    • Not intended to change the individuals attitude at all

    Correct Answer
    A. Intended to develop effectiveness of crew performance by improving attitudes towards flight safety and human relationship management
  • 30. 

    The ideal leader, and therefore pilot should exhibit which qualities:

    • G+G+

    • G++G++

    • G+P+

    • P+P+

    Correct Answer
    A. G+P+
  • 31. 

    In the personalgoal model, a democratic leader would be:

    • P+G+

    • G+P-

    • G-P-

    • P+G-

    Correct Answer
    A. P+G-
  • 32. 

    What is synergy in a crew?

    • A behavioral expedient associated with the desynchronsation of the coordinated actions

    • The uncoordinated action of the crew members towards a common objective

    • The coordinated action of all members towards a common objective, in which collective performance is proving to be more than the sum of the individual performance

    • The coordinated action of unrelated individual performances in achieving an non-standard task

    Correct Answer
    A. The coordinated action of all members towards a common objective, in which collective performance is proving to be more than the sum of the individual performance
  • 33. 

    An ideal leader will:

    • Generally establish friendly relations on the flight deck but have little concern for the task

    • Be concerned with the efficient conduct of the flight and expect others to follow his every whim

    • Care little for either the job or his team members

    • Exercise his powers of command in such a way as to maximize the respect and commitment of the other crew members

    Correct Answer
    A. Exercise his powers of command in such a way as to maximize the respect and commitment of the other crew members
  • 34. 

    Approximately what percentage of communication is achieved by metacommunications?

    • 30%

    • 80%

    • 50%

    • 10%

    Correct Answer
    A. 80%
  • 35. 

    Body language on the flight deck is used:

    • When restricted to touch

    • When restricted to facial expression

    • To supplement oral communication

    • Only when the captain is deaf

    Correct Answer
    A. To supplement oral communication
  • 36. 

    The average pilot tends to be:

    • Stable and extroverted

    • Anxious and introverted

    • Anxious and extroverted

    • Stable and introverted

    Correct Answer
    A. Stable and extroverted
  • 37. 

    An event is likely to be perceived as stressful when it is perceived as:

    • Perception has no affect no stress because stress depends upon actual events rather than that which is perceived

    • A life change of any kind, either positive or negative

    • A negative life change

    • A positive life change

    Correct Answer
    A. A negative life change
  • 38. 

    The amount of stress which we experience influences both the way we feel and also our ability to perform tasks and

    • Stress should be avoided as it inevitably leads to a breakdown

    • Any stress will have an adverse effect on our ability

    • A small amount of stress can have positive effect on our ability

    • Greater stress or stimulation betters our performance

    Correct Answer
    A. A small amount of stress can have positive effect on our ability
  • 39. 

    A graph illustrating the relationship between arousal and stress would be described as:

    • A 'U' shape

    • A straight 45 deg. line graph

    • An inverted 'U' shape graph

    • An 'M' shape

    Correct Answer
    A. An inverted 'U' shape graph
  • 40. 

    Which of the following experiences would lead to the highest level of stress?

    • A major change of health

    • A personal injury

    • Death of a spouse or partner

    • Death of a close family member

    Correct Answer
    A. Death of a spouse or partner
  • 41. 

    The relationship between workload and performance can be graphically illustrated by the performancearousal graph. This graph is conceived as:

    • A straight line

    • An inverted 'U'

    • A logarithmic scale

    • A hyperbolic function

    Correct Answer
    A. An inverted 'U'
  • 42. 

    Domestic worries:

    • Never lead to stress

    • Are confined to the home environment

    • Help a pilot to react to other stresses in a more confident manner

    • Will always lead to some stress

    Correct Answer
    A. Will always lead to some stress
  • 43. 

    Which of the following sayings best describes the word stress?

    • A person's measure of the demands made upon them and their physiological state

    • A person's measure of the demands made upon them and their psychological state

    • Ground school

    • A person's measure of the demands made upon them and their perceived ability to cope with those demands

    Correct Answer
    A. A person's measure of the demands made upon them and their perceived ability to cope with those demands
  • 44. 

    Stress reactions are seen or experienced by the body as:

    • Psychomotor and psychological responses

    • Psychedelic and psychic responses

    • Physiological and psychological responses

    • Physiological and psychiatric responses

    Correct Answer
    A. Physiological and psychological responses
  • 45. 

    The most important factor in an approach to stress management is:

    • Making action plans to cope with any problem

    • Identifying stress reactions and dealing with them one at a time

    • Recognizing that there is a problem and deciding to do something about it

    • Identifying stressors and dealing with them one at a time

    Correct Answer
    A. Recognizing that there is a problem and deciding to do something about it
  • 46. 

    The sleep cycle of REM sleep and stage 1-4 sleep repeats during the night approximately every:

    • 30 minutes

    • 3 hours

    • 4 hours

    • 90 minutes

    Correct Answer
    A. 90 minutes
  • 47. 

    Paradoxical sleep is the term used to denote:

    • Stage 1 sleep

    • Stage 2 sleep

    • Stage 3 and 4 sleep

    • REM

    Correct Answer
    A. REM
  • 48. 

    Sleep apnoea is condition which will most likely affect people who are:

    • Underweight and who sleepwalk

    • Underweight and who snore

    • Overweight and who talk in their sleep

    • Overweight and who snore

    Correct Answer
    A. Overweight and who snore
  • 49. 

    After changing time zones, circadian rhythms:

    • Rapidly adjust to the new time zone

    • Adjust quickly if the pilot has flown an eastbound route

    • Adjust slowly at a rate of 1-1.5 hours per week

    • Adjust slowly at a rate of 1-1.5 hours per day

    Correct Answer
    A. Adjust slowly at a rate of 1-1.5 hours per day

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