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Exam simulation Human Performance and Limitations ATPL - Airline Transport Pilot license

Exam simulation ATPL Human Performance and Limitations 120 questions on 120 minutes

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1 - The biological reaction to stress is identical regardless of the cause of stress. This mechanism occurs in three phases and is referred to, by Selye, as the 'General Adaptation Syndrome'.The sequence is:
2 - Barotrauma of the middle ear most likely will occur
3 - The so-called 'Seat-of-the-Pants' sense is
4 - At rest the cardiac output (the quantity of blood the heart pumps in one minute) of an adult is approximately:
5 - Stress is a reaction to adapt a specific situation. This reaction
6 - The respiratory process consists mainly of:
7 - The physiological effects of accelerations to the human body depend on:1. the duration of the G-forces2. the onset rate of the G-forces3. the magnitude of the G-forces4. the direction of the G-forces.
8 - Disturbance of the biological clock appears after a:1. bad night's sleep2. day flight Amsterdam - New York3. day flight Amsterdam - Johannesburg4. night flight New York - Amsterdam
9 - Among the functions below, which is the most sensitive to hypoxia?
10 - Scanning at night should be performed by:
11 - A stress reaction is:
12 - One of the waste products of the metabolic process in the cell is:
13 - The time between inadequate oxygen supply and incapacitation is called TUC (Time of Useful Consciousness). It
14 - Which of the following answers is correct?
15 - Less experienced pilots differ from experienced pilots in the following way:
16 - The sleep cycles repeat during the course of a night's sleep.1. Each succeeding cycle contains a greater amount of REM-sleep.2. Frequent interruption of the REM-sleep may be harmful.
17 - In his/her behaviour, the 'ideal professional pilot' is:
18 - The metabolisation of alcohol
19 - The rate and depth of breathing is primarily regulated by the concentration of:
20 - Up to what altitude is blood oxygen saturation reduction unlikely to affect a pilot's judgement?
21 - Coriolis illusion, causing spatial disorientation is the result of:
22 - Visual acuity during flight at high altitudes can be affected by:1. anaemia2. smoking in the cockpit3. carbon monoxide poisoning4. hypoxia
23 - Which of the following statements in regard to motivation is correct?
24 - Glaucoma is:
25 - During paradoxical sleep
26 - Errors which occur during highly automated actions may result from:1. the capture of a poor action subprogram2. a mistake in the decision making process3. the application of a poor rule4. an action mode error
27 - Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?- 1: The retina has rods on its peripheral zone and cones on its central zone- 2: The retina has cones and the crystalline lens has rods- 3: The rods allow for night-vision- 4: The cones are located on the peripheral zone of the retina
28 - Alcohol, even when taken in minor quantities
29 - The otoliths in the inner ear are sensitive to:
30 - What is decompression sickness?
31 - With regard to decompression sickness associated with flight, we know that:
32 - In decision-making, the selection of a solution depends on:1. objective and subjective criteria2. the objective to be achieved3. the risks associated with each solution4. the personality of the decision-maker
33 - Who in the aviation industry is responsible for flight safety?
34 - The 'cocktail party effect' is:
35 - 1. Psychosomatic means that a physiological problem is followed by psychological stress.2. Psychosomatic complaints hardly occur in professional aviation because of the strict selection for this particular profession .
36 - After a decompression to 43 000 FT the TUC (Time of Useful Consciousness) will be approximately:
37 - A pilot who is trying to pick up a fallen object from the cockpit floor during a tight turn, may experience:
38 - With too much cohesion, Groupthink can be:
39 - At what altitude (breathing 100% oxygen without pressure) could symptoms of hypoxia be expected?
40 - With regard to central vision, which of the following statements are correct ?-1: It is due to the functioning of rods-2: It enables details, colours and movement to be seen-3: Its very active both during the day and at night-4: It represents a zone where about 150000 cones per mm are located to give high resolution capacity
41 - Which force(s) affect(s) the otoliths in the utriculus and sacculus?
42 - Check the following statements:1. The first information received determines how subsequent information will be evaluated.2. If one has made up one's mind, contradictory information may not get the attention it really needs.3. With increasing stress, channelizing attention is limiting the flow of information to the central decision maker (CNS).
43 - Alcohol degrades:
44 - A copilot has passed an upgrading course to become a captain. Which psychological consequence is most likely?
45 - How should a pilot react, when suffering from chronic stress?
46 - Presbyopia is:
47 - You are crossing the Alps in a non-pressurised aircraft at an altitude of 15.000 feet. You do not use the oxygen mask because you feel fine. This is unsafe, because:
48 - If you are disorientated during night flying you must:
49 - The time an eye needs to adapt fully to the dark is about:
50 - The "Break Point" is that point after which, if stress continues to rise,
51 - Altitude-hypoxia, when breathing ambient air, should not usually occur (indifferent phase)
52 - An increase in the amount of carbon dioxide in the blood leads to:
53 - During a night flight at 10,000 feet you notice that your visual acuity has decreased. In this case you can increase your acuity by:
54 - Which of the following operations are performed more effectively by automatic systems than by people ?1. Waiting for an infrequent phenomenon2. Long term controlling of a set value (e.g holding of trajectory)3. Monitoring to ensure that certain values are not exceeded (e.g. holding of flight path)4. Qualitative decision-making
55 - Flying immediately after SCUBA diving involves the risk of getting:
56 - A pilot can overcome hyperventilation by:
57 - The relevance of check procedures during flight becomes even more important when:
58 - An example of conflict between status and role is:
59 - Before takeoff, a briefing:
60 - Which of the following is most likely to be overlooked should a pilot make a rushed decision?
61 - What are the most frequent results of an self-centred captain on the flight deck?
62 - What seems to be the main role of Orthodox sleep?
63 - Which of the following statements are correct:-1: Scuba diving may be practiced without restriction-2: Many medicines have effects which are incompatible with flight safety-3: An adequate amount of fluid should be drunk when flying-4: Alcohol has no effect on the inner ear.
64 - Nonverbal communication
65 - CRM and MCC training are designed to improve:
66 - The first step for an individual's cure of alcoholism is:
67 - Anxiety and fear can cause
68 - Which of the following is most true?
69 - The system which controls breathing, digestion, heart rate, etc., over which there is no voluntary control, is:
70 - Which of the following list may stress effect?1. Attention2. Concentration3. Memory4. Judgment
71 - What do you do, when you are affected by 'pilot's vertigo'?1. Establish and maintain an effective instrument cross-check.2. Believe the instruments.3. Ignore illusions.4. Minimize head movements.
72 - The retina of the eye
73 - Among the factors which affect visual acuity are:
74 - Which of the following drawbacks are associated with automation ?1. Reduced competence in manually controlling the aircraft2. Increased likelihood of slips while programming automatic systems3. Difficulties in adapting to the use of a sidestick4. General decrease in technical reliability
75 - In the alveoli gas exchange takes place (external respiration). Which gas will diffuse from the blood into the lungs?
76 - During hyperventilation:
77 - One negative aspect of the highly automated cockpit results in:
78 - When flying at night the first sense to be affected by a slight degree of hypoxia is the
79 - With hyperventilation, caused by high levels of arousal or overstress:
80 - Which of the following mechanisms regulate body temperature when exposed to extreme high environmental temperatures?-1: Shivering-2: Vaso-constriction of peripheral blood vessels-3: Sweating-4: Vaso-dilation of peripheral blood vessels
81 - Changes in blood-pressure are measured by:
82 - Define hypoxia and explain why living tissues require oxygen.
83 - The area in front of a threshold descends towards the threshold. Possible danger is:
84 - Flying at pressure altitude of 10 000 ft, a pilot, being a moderate to heavy smoker, has an oxygen content in the blood equal to an altitude
85 - Illusions that pilots experience in conditions of fog or mist are that:
86 - What is the effect of tiredness on attention ?
87 - Decision-making results in:
88 - Glaucoma is due to:
89 - For a normal and healthy person, personality traits are:
90 - The maximum number of unrelated items that can be stored in working memory is:
91 - Which is the audible range to human hearing?
92 - During the cruise, at night, when the workload is low, it is recommended that:
93 - What counter-measure can be used against barotrauma of the middle ear?
94 - Trapped intestinal gases can cause severe pain. When is this the case?
95 - The three types of Authority Gradient Cockpits are:
96 - The chemical substance responsible for addiction to tobacco is
97 - What can a pilot do to avoid 'Flicker vertigo' when flying in the clouds?
98 - What is the main adverse effect of expectations in the perception mechanism ?
99 - The Vestibular Apparatus consists of the:
100 - Between which components, with reference to the SHELL Concept, covers pilot misinterpretation of the old three-point altimeter?
101 - After a rapid decompression at 35 000 feet, the time of useful consciousness is about:
102 - Galactic Radiation is:
103 - The dry atmosphere of the flight deck may cause dehydration, which may lead to a reduction in the ability to pay attention. To prevent this, it is appropriate to:
104 - The type of hypoxia, which occurs at altitude is a explained by:
105 - Autokinetic illusion is:
106 - What is the procedure above 10.000 ft altitude when faced with explosive decompression?
107 - Which of the following operations are performed more effectively by people than by automatic systems ?1. Qualitative decision-making2. Waiting for an infrequent phenomenon3. Monitoring to ensure that certain values are not exceeded4. Detections of unusual conditions (smell, noise, etc.)
108 - The General Adaption Syndrome is associated with the:
109 - With regard to the humidity of air in current in a pressurized cabin, we know that it:-1: varies between 40 and 60%-2: varies between 5 and 15%-3: may cause dehydration effecting the performance of the crew-4: has no special effects on crew members
110 - If a stop-over is more than 24 hours, the correct action is to:
111 - If somebody starts breathing faster and deeper without physiological need
112 - When drugs against sleep disorders and/or nervosity have been taken and the pilot intends to fly, attention has to be paid to
113 - Disorientation is more likely to occur when the pilot is:1. flying in IMC2. frequently changing between inside and outside references3. flying from IMC into VMC4. approaching over still water at night
114 - Symptoms caused by gas bubbles in the lungs, following a decompression are called:
115 - In case of in-flight stress, one should:
116 - Barotrauma caused by gas accumulation in the stomach and intestines can lead to:
117 - What are the main characteristics of active errors ? They:1. are detectable only with difficulty by first-line operators2. have rapid and direct consequences on the action in progress3. occur at the human/machine interface4. lie dormant and are undetected at first
118 - The atmosphere contains the following gases:
119 - Positive g will cause the blood-pressure to the brain to:
120 - Action plans (SOP's) in a cockpit must:
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