107 Fatigue/overload:
O Always affects decision-making
O Rarely affects decision-making
O Never affects decision-making
O Sometimes affects decision-making
108 Man is extremely capable o accurate risk assessment:
O False
O True
109 Input from the crew is an important factor in the decision-making process:
110 Lack of experience will have the following effect on the decision-making process:
O Slow it down
O Will speed it up
O Have no effect
O Disrupt the process
111 The decision-making process should include the crew:
112 Oxygen is required by the human body to:
O Derive energy from food by oxidation
O Clear the blood of impurities produced in the body
O Produce carbon dioxide to maintain the correct acidity of the blood
O To assure the conversion of fats and proteins to carbohydrates required for tissue regeneration
113 Oxygen is transported in the blood:
O In chemical combination with haemoglobin in the white blood cells In chemical combination with haemoglobin in the red blood cells
O In chemical combination with haemoglobin in the white blood cells
O As microscopic bubbles linked to blood platelets
O Dissolved in the blood plasma
114 The most dangerous characteristic of a false mental model is that:
O It is extremely resistant to change
O It will mainly occur under conditions of stress
O It will mainly occur under conditions of low arousal
O It will always be modified to meet the expectations of the individual
115 To facilitate and reduce the time taken to access information in long-term memory it is necessary to:
O Mentally rehearse information before it is needed
O Learns to store information in a logical order
O Structure the information as much as possible before committing it to memory
O Avoid pointlessly activating information which we know will soon be needed
116 Barotrauma of the cranial sinuses is most likely to occur:
O During the descent
O Among elderly passengers
O n the climb
O In persons with a history of cardio-vascular problems
117 During visual scanning the eye movements should be:
O Small and frequent
O Small and infrequent
O Large and frequent
O Large and infrequent
118 The cabin pressure in commercial pressurized aircraft is normally maintained at an equivalent atmospheric pressure:
O 6000-8000 ft
O 2000-3000 ft
O Sea level
O 10000-12000 ft
119 Any individual who has been SCUBA diving should avoid flying:
O Within 12 or 24 hours if a depth of 30 ft has been exceeded
O Within 24 or 48 hours if a depth of 30 ft has been exceeded
O Only after consultation with a doctor if a depth of 30 ft has been exceeded
O Within 36 hours of the last dive
120 The working memory is limited in its capacity to store unrelated items. The number of such items that may be stored with full attention is:
O 7 ?2
O 7
O 5 ?2
O 4
121 If information in the working memory is not rehearsed it will be lost in:
O 10-20 minutes
O 8-12 seconds
O 5-10 minutes
O 1-2 minutes
122 The speed of any learning process can be increased by:
O Reinforcing successful trials
O Punishing the learner for unsuccessful trials
O Gradually increasing the psychological pressure on the students
O Reinforcing errors made during the learning process
123 Decision-making in emergency situations requires primarily:
O The distribution of tasks and crew coordination
O Speed of reaction
O Strong situational awareness
O The whole crew to focus on the immediate problem
124 The effect on an individual of smoking 20 cigarettes a day is to increase the experienced altitude by:
O 5000-6000 ft
O A factor of about 20% of the ambient pressure
O 5000-8000 ft
125 The effect of an increasing altitude on the gastrointestinal tract may cause stretching of the small bowel if gas is present. This possibility may be reduced by:
O Avoiding before flight the foodstuffs that causes the production of intestinal gases
O Following a lifestyle which leads to regular bowel movement
O Limiting the amounts of liquids taken during the flight to sufficient to relieve dryness of the mouth
O Taking mild antacid tablets when the problem first arises
126 A pilot suffering from decompression sickness should:
O Land as soon as possible and seek medical assistance
O Decrease the cabin pressure to relieve the symptoms
O Continue the flight at a lower altitude and carry out exercises to relieve the pain in the affected site
O Descent to a lower level where the symptoms will disappear and continue the flight this or a lower level
127 The temperature range of a flight deck to be comfortable should be:
O 15o C to 30 o C with a relative humidity 40-60%
O 10 o C to 25 o C with a relative humidity 20-30%
O 15 o C to 30 o C with a relative humidity 70-80%
O 30 o C to 40 o C with a relative humidity 30-40%
128 The factor which most increases the risk of coronary heart disease is:
O Family history
O Lack of exercise
O Obesity
O Smoking
129 Why is it essential to ensure that the combustion heaters are serviceable:
O To prevent carbon monoxide poisoning
O To prevent carbon dioxide poisoning and possible fire or explosion
O To prevent carbon dioxide poisoning and possible fire
130 Internal respiration is:
O The exchange of oxygen with carbon dioxide and water in the cells
O The brain's control of the pulse rate
O The retention of breath
131 Where does the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide+water vapour take place:
O the capillaries
O the veins
O the arteries
O the pulmonary veins and arteries
132 Skill based errors only occur:
O in those with experience
O in those who are in the learning process
O in those who have only part learned a procedure/system
O in those with little or no experience
133 In evaluating data pilots are influenced by:
O their previous experience
O their technical knowledge
O situation awareness
O their state of health
134 Job satisfaction is measurable
135 Self discipline is an essential quality of the "ideal"pilot
136 The major factor in the general population which predisposes an individual to heart attack is:
O family history
O smoking
O the amount of saturated fats in the diet
O hypertension (high blood pressure)
137 The red blood cells are produced in the body by:
O the bone marrow
O the spleen
O the liver and pancreas
O the liver and spleen
138 With no visual references outside the cockpit the human eye will normally adjust to a focal length of:
O less than 2 metres
O infinity
O about 5 metres
O a few centimeters
139 The permanent denial of a flying license will be the result of a pilot suffering from:
O schizophrenia and manic depression
O anxiety and phobic states
O obsessional disorders
O depression
140 The most obvious sign of an individual suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning is:
O cherry red lips and flushed cheeks
O cyanosis of the lips and fingernails
O sensory loss, particularly tunneling of vision
O muscular impairment
141 Hyperventilation
O is unlikely below 2000 feet
O is likely to result in death if not corrected
O may be caused by having too little carbon dioxide in the blood
O can result from an inadequate partial pressure of oxygen
142 Following the donation of bone marrow a pilot may not operate an aircraft for
O 72 hours
O 48 hours
O 24 hours
O 12 hours
143 How is the rate and depth of breathing controlled?
O By the amount of carbonic acid and water vapour/nitrogen mixture in the blood and lungs
O By the amount of haemoglobin in the blood and lungs
O By the amount of carbon dioxide and oxygen in the blood and lungs
O By the amount of oxy-haemoglobin in the blood and lungs
144 What is the function of the left and right ventricle?
O Left: Pumps oxygenated blood around the body Right: Pumps deoxygenated blood to the lungs
O Left: Pumps deoxygenated blood to the lungs Right: Pumps oxygenated blood around the body
O Left: Pumps oxygenated blood to the lungs Right: Pumps deoxygenated blood around the body
O Left: Pumps oxygenated blood to the lungs Right: Pumps oxygenated blood around the body
145 Do pressoreceptors affect the:
O Tightening and relaxation of the blood vessels and the pulse rate
O Tightening and relaxation of the blood vessels only
O EEG readings
O ECG readings
146 Messages are sent in the nervous system by the following means:
O Electrical and chemical
O Chemical
O Biological
O Electrical
147 Which part of the ear senses linear accelerations and decelerations?
O the otoliths in the semi circular canals
O the otoliths in the middle ear
O the ossicles in the middle ear
148 The conductive system consists of:
O the ear drum and ossicles
O the semi circular canals and otoliths
O the cochlea and Eustachian tube
O the cochlea and the mitus
149 A man is considered to be overweight if his Body Mass Index is over:
O 25
O 20
O 30
O 35
150 The ANS is a biological control system which is neurohormonal and, like other, is not self-regulating in normal circumstances.
151 We are driven by……..needs and……..needs
O Physiological Social
O Physical Basic
O Social Basic
O Physiological Basic
152 Hypovigilance is akin to a microsleep
153 What is the most effective way of analyzing personality?
O written questionnaires
O group therapy
O personal interviews
O two dimensional model analysis
154 How would a person who is aggressive and changeable be described:
O Anxious extravert
O Unpredictable extravert
O Unreliable extravert
O Aggressive extravert
155 What are the personality traits of a good pilot?
O Stable and extraverted
O Reliable and stable
O Reliable and extraverted
O Reliable, calm and extraverted
156 There is no place at all for authoritarianism in the air:
157 CFIT means:
O Controlled Flight into Terrain
O Controlled Flight in Terminal airspace
O Controlled Flight in Training
O Controlled Flight in Taxiways (helicopters)
158 A man is considered to be obese if his ΒΜΙ (Body Mass Index) is over:
O 22
O 18
