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

Exam simulation ATPL Question Bank in English Human Performance and Limitations 120 questions on 120 minutes

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1 - What distinguishes status from role?
2 - Presbyopia causes a:
3 - Which symptom of hypoxia is the most dangerous for conducting safe flight?
4 - What can a pilot do to avoid automation complacency?
5 - Which of the following statements concerning hypoxia is correct?
6 - 'The Bends' as a symptom of decompression sickness consists of:
7 - For sustained positive Gz, which option combines a body position that can reduce the vertical heart-to-brain distance with abdominal muscular straining?
8 - An increase in the amount of carbon dioxide in the blood leads to:
9 - What are the main parts of the Central Nervous System and where is vision processed?
10 - Having a serious cold, you are going to fly. What can you expect?
11 - What approximate average maximum number of separate items in working memory is quoted in the EASA Human Performance learning objectives?
12 - If a thunderstorm encounter cannot be avoided, which actions are recommended to lessen temporary blindness from lightning while maintaining instrument monitoring?
13 - Which of the following systems are involved in motion sickness? 1: Hearing 2: The vestibular system 3: Vision 4: The proprioceptive senses ('Seat-of-the-Pants-Sense') 5: The gastrointestinal system
14 - Why is flying immediately after a whole-blood donation inadvisable?
15 - When flying at night the first sense to be affected by a slight degree of hypoxia is the
16 - What can be said concerning the following two statements? 1. Euphoria can be a symptom of hypoxia. 2. Someone in an euphoric condition is more prone to error.
17 - The total gas volume of the lung is the sum of: 1. tidal volume 2. inspiratory reserve volume 3. expiratory reserve volume 4. residual volume Which of the following lists the correct combination?
18 - Which general eating habit best supports a healthy diet for a pilot?
19 - Having made an important decision, a Commander of an aircraft should:
20 - The transfer of oxygen from the alveoli to the blood can be described by:
21 - At which altitude (within the "indifferent zone") may a degradation of night vision occur?
22 - Below 70,000 ft., what gas makes up the major part of the atmosphere?
23 - Early symptoms of hypoxia could be: 1. euphoria 2. decreased rate and depth of breathing 3. lack of concentration 4. visual disturbances
24 - For generally healthy adults, which exercise habit is consistent with WHO guidance to support cardiovascular health?
25 - In the case of changes to circadian rhythms, the readjustment to a new time zone:
26 - Which of the following components belong to the middle ear?
27 - Which term describes the benefit when effective teamwork produces a combined result greater than the sum of separate individual contributions?
28 - Without visual reference, what illusion could the pilot get, when he is stopping the rotation to recover from a spin? He will get the illusion of
29 - Alcohol, even when taken in minor quantities
30 - In order to limit stress when flying, a pilot should:
31 - The normal arterial blood-pressure of a healthy adult at rest is (systolic/diastolic):
32 - Hyperventilation is:
33 - Once a pilot has constructed a mental model he/she tends to:
34 - Which statements about the typically dry air in an airliner cabin during cruise are correct? 1. Relative humidity is usually 40–60%. 2. Relative humidity is commonly around 10–20%, although it varies with aircraft and conditions. 3. Dry air can cause dryness of the eyes and upper-airway mucous membranes. 4. Low humidity cannot cause any discomfort.
35 - Which statement about hypoxia and short-term memory is correct?
36 - Anxiety or fear may cause an excessive rate and depth of breathing with abnormal loss of carbon dioxide. What is this response called?
37 - The risk of spatial disorientation increases when:
38 - Which part of the ear could be affected due to air pressure changes during climb and/or descent?
39 - Why is hypoxia especially dangerous for pilots flying solo?
40 - Which of the following statements is correct concerning flight in an environment of low contrast (fog, snow, darkness, haze)?
41 - 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:
42 - The two types of fatigue are:
43 - Mode error is associated with:
44 - Which is a risk of making a rushed decision?
45 - The human circadian rhythm is based on a cycle of about:
46 - Rods (scotopic visual cells) allow for:
47 - The acquisition of skill comprises three stages (Anderson model):
48 - Which of the following applies when alcohol has been consumed?
49 - The cornea and the crystalline lens of the eye:
50 - What does not impair the function of the photosensitive cells?
51 - The most dangerous characteristic of the false mental model is, that it
52 - The metabolisation of alcohol
53 - Which part of the vestibular apparatus is responsible for the detection of angular acceleration?
54 - What are the main factors which bring about reduced or low vigilance (hypovigilance)? 1. The monotony of the task 2. Tiredness and the need for sleep 3. A lack of stimulation 4. Excessive stress
55 - Which option best describes the approximate composition of contemporary dry atmospheric air by volume?
56 - Which of the following symptoms can indicate hypoxia? 1. Blue lips and finger nails. 2. Euphoria. 3. Flatulence. 4. Unconsciousness.
57 - Visual acuity during flight at high altitudes can be affected by: 1. anaemia 2. smoking in the cockpit 3. carbon monoxide poisoning 4. hypoxia
58 - In the alveoli gas exchange takes place (external respiration). Which gas will diffuse from the blood into the lungs?
59 - An identical situation can be experienced by one pilot as exciting in a positive sense and by another pilot as threatening. In both cases:
60 - In the current standard classification, how many sleep stages are distinguished when N1, N2, N3 and REM are counted?
61 - Oxygen, combined with haemoglobin in blood is transported by
62 - Which statement about flying immediately after SCUBA diving is correct?
63 - Haemoglobin is:
64 - Which statement about performing cockpit tasks simultaneously is correct?
65 - Habits and routine can influence decision-making in a way that:
66 - If somebody starts breathing faster and deeper without physiological need
67 - Symptoms caused by gas bubbles in the lungs, following a decompression are called:
68 - The part(s) of the eye responsible for night vision:
69 - What approximate frequency range is usually quoted for young people with normal hearing?
70 - The barometric pressure has dropped to 1/2 of the pressure at sea level at
71 - Which of the following statements is correct? 1. Psychosomatic means that mental and/or emotional stressors can be manifested in physical reactions. 2. Psychosomatic means that a physical problem is always followed by psychological stress.
72 - Motor programmes are:
73 - How do you understand the statement 'one cannot not communicate'?
74 - Hypoxia can be caused by
75 - In tropical zones, it is recommended that:
76 - Flickering light when reflected from spinning rotor blades
77 - Divided attention is the ability: 1. to execute several mental activities at almost the same time (that is, when switching attention from outside the aircraft to the airspeed indicator on the instrument panel) 2. to monitor the progress of a motor programme (that is, flying or taxiing the aeroplane) on a relatively subconscious level, while making a radio call at the same time (requiring a rather conscious level) 3. to select information and check if it is relevant to the task in hand. At the same time no other operation can be performed. 4. to delegate tasks to the copilot while concentrating on the procedures
78 - Does physiological compensation for altitude hypoxia guarantee unimpaired performance without supplemental oxygen?
79 - The so-called 'Seat-of-the-Pants' sense is
80 - What is a cataract?
81 - Disturbance of the biological clock appears after a: 1. bad night's sleep 2. day flight Amsterdam - New York 3. day flight Amsterdam - Johannesburg 4. night flight New York - Amsterdam
82 - After a decompression to 43 000 FT the TUC (Time of Useful Consciousness) will be approximately:
83 - For anxiety-related hyperventilation, after other causes of rapid breathing have been assessed, which action can help?
84 - The retina of the eye
85 - The exchange of gases between the alveoli and the blood is due to:
86 - The process of responding to a sender by confirming the reception of a message is called
87 - If anxiety-related hyperventilation is considered the most likely cause after assessing other possible causes, which of these measures is appropriate?
88 - At approximately what pressure altitude can hypoxia already impair night vision, leading FAA guidance to recommend supplemental oxygen above this level during night flight?
89 - Contrary to a person's personality, attitudes:
90 - To resynchronize a circadian rhythm, it takes more time after:
91 - During flight in IMC, the most reliable sense which should be used to overcome illusions is the:
92 - Which statement best describes the relationship between age, experience and pilot performance?
93 - Ergonomics are associated with:
94 - Carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning in flight:
95 - The fovea
96 - In order to completely resynchronise with local time after zone crossing, circadian rhythms require
97 - The blood in the pulmonary artery is:
98 - Which aircraft system is specifically designed to warn of hazardous proximity to the ground?
99 - Which procedure is recommended to prevent or overcome spatial disorientation?
100 - Which of the following laws explains bubbles of nitrogen coming out of solution in body tissues due to a decrease in atmospheric pressure?
101 - Tetanus is transmitted through:
102 - Acute stress quickly leads to:
103 - Any prolonged exposure to noise in excess of 90 dB can result in:
104 - Which statement best describes decision-making?
105 - What may trigger stress in humans?
106 - What are the main characteristics of active errors? They: 1. are detectable only with difficulty by first-line operators 2. have rapid and direct consequences on the action in progress 3. occur at the human/machine interface 4. lie dormant and are undetected at first
107 - In decision-making, the selection of a solution depends on: 1. objective and subjective criteria 2. the objective to be achieved 3. the risks associated with each solution 4. the personality of the decision-maker
108 - Illusions that pilots experience in conditions of fog or mist are that:
109 - In studies of healthy adults under carefully controlled lighting conditions, what approximate average intrinsic period is reported for the human circadian pacemaker?
110 - What diseases can be associated with contaminated water?
111 - According to EFSA, what is the upper daily caffeine intake level, spread throughout the day, assessed as generally raising no safety concerns for healthy, non-pregnant adults?
112 - Even at normal cabin altitudes (that is, around 8000 ft) you can get severe abdominal pain and flatulence after eating gas forming foods or fizzy drinks. The correct counter-measure is:
113 - The thin walls of capillaries are permeable for:
114 - The system which controls breathing, digestion, heart rate, etc., over which there is no voluntary control, is:
115 - To avoid incapacity due to gastro-intestinal problems, it is recommended that a simple, easily digested meal before boarding the aircraft should be accompanied by:
116 - Which is a common risk factor for glaucoma, although glaucoma can also occur with normal eye pressure?
117 - Which statement about information held in short-term or working memory is correct?
118 - When faced with sustained cold temperature, how does the body resist this physical stress?
119 - A pilot is used to land on small and narrow runways only. Approaching a larger and wider runway can lead to:
120 - What characterises the notion of role?
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