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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 - Can you suffer from aerodontalgia in the descent?
2 - Glaucoma:
3 - The sleep pattern is closely associated with:
4 - Vision of terrain relief (e.g. hills, valleys, etc.):
5 - Adaptation is
6 - Dalton's law explains the occurrence of:
7 - The use of professional languages offers:
8 - Resonance of the body parts can result from:
9 - Excessive exposure to noise can damage:
10 - When turning in IMC , head movements should be avoided as much as possible. This is a prevention against:
11 - What does not impair the function of the photosensitive cells?
12 - Behaviour is the outward result of ...................and is ......................:
13 - How can a pilot increase his tolerance to +Gz ?
14 - The 'cocktail party effect' is:
15 - Less experienced pilots differ from experienced pilots in the following way:
16 - Generally, the time required for dark adaptation is:
17 - Presbyopia causes a:
18 - 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
19 - The Peripheral Nervous System passes information from the:
20 - 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
21 - What elements establish synergy within the crew ?
22 - The performance of the man machine system is above all:
23 - The ability of the human eye to read alphanumeric information:
24 - Dizziness and tumbling sensations, when making head movements in a tight turn, are symptoms of
25 - Approximately how long will a blood alcohol level of 60 mg / 100 ml take to return to normal?
26 - Sleeplessness or the disruption of sleeping patterns: 1. can lead to symptoms of drowsiness, irritability and lack of concentration 2. will make an individual more prone to make errors
27 - Having a serious cold, you are going to fly. What can you expect?
28 - The function of the Eustachian tube is to equalise the pressure between the:
29 - Planning:
30 - The physiological effects of accelerations to the human body depend on: 1. the duration of the G-forces 2. the onset rate of the G-forces 3. the magnitude of the G-forces 4. the direction of the G-forces.
31 - 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.
32 - After a cabin pressure loss at approximately 35 000 FT the TUC (Time of Useful Consciousness) will be approximately:
33 - The proprioceptive senses ('Seat of-the-Pants-Sense')
34 - Which of the following responses is an example of 'habit reversion' (negative habit transfer):
35 - The percentage of oxygen in the air at an altitude of approximately 34 000 ft is:
36 - Which part of the vestibular apparatus is responsible for the detection of angular acceleration?
37 - Mode error is associated with:
38 - What counter-measure can be used against barotrauma of the middle ear?
39 - An non-synergetic cockpit:
40 - Symptoms caused by gas bubbles in the lungs, following a decompression are called:
41 - The transfer of oxygen from the alveoli to the blood can be described by:
42 - According to Rasmussen's model, errors in rule-based control mode are of the following type(s):
43 - During poor weather conditions a pilot should fly with reference to instruments because:
44 - Symptoms of decompression sickness
45 - What human function is most sensitive to lack of oxygen?
46 - Which of the following symptoms can mark the onset of hyperventilation?
47 - Our body takes its energy from: 1: minerals 2: protein 3: carbohydrates 4: vitamins
48 - Phobic states or obsessional disorders will :
49 - 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
50 - Which force(s) affect(s) the otoliths in the utriculus and sacculus?
51 - Flights immediately after SCUBA-diving (compressed gas mixtures, bottles) (>10 m depth)
52 - The Leans or Somatogyral illusion can be caused by:
53 - An experienced pilot:
54 - Which of the following symptoms may a pilot experience when subjected to hypoxia? 1. Fatigue. 2. Euphoria. 3. Lack of concentration. 4. Pain in the joints. 5. Pain in the inner ear
55 - In order to get rid of excess nitrogen following scuba diving, subsequent flights should be delayed
56 - The volume of air exchanged during a normal breathing cycle (tidal volume) is about:
57 - The physiological rhythms of a pilot in a new time zone will resynchronise to this new time zone at a rate of about
58 - Which of the following symptoms can indicate hypoxia? 1. Blue lips and finger nails. 2. Euphoria. 3. Flatulence. 4. Unconsciousness.
59 - A pilot approaching an upsloping runway
60 - Below 70,000 ft., what gas makes up the major part of the atmosphere?
61 - Pilot stress reactions:
62 - What is the correct action to counteract vertigo?
63 - During the cruise, at night, when the workload is low, it is recommended that:
64 - Among the factors which affect visual acuity are:
65 - The vestibular apparatus
66 - Workload essentially depends on:
67 - By what action could the pressure gradient between the middle and the outer ear be balanced?
68 - Which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. REM-sleep becomes shorter with any repeated sleep cycle during the night. 2. REM-sleep is more important for the regeneration of mental functions than all the other sleep stages are.
69 - If a pilot has to perform two tasks requiring the allocation of cognitive resources:
70 - Which of the following is most true?
71 - The time required for complete adaptation is:
72 - Any prolonged exposure to noise in excess of 90 dB can result in:
73 - Conscious perception
74 - According to Rasmussen's model, errors are of the following type(s) in skill-based behaviour:
75 - Man possesses a system for maintaining his internal equilibrium in the face of variations brought about by external stimulations. This internal equilibrium is called:
76 - Which of the following characteristics apply to short-term memory? - 1: It is limited in time and size - 2: It is unlimited in time and limited in size - 3: It is stable and insensitive to disturbances - 4: It is limited in time and unlimited in size
77 - Pain in the middle ear during descent may be eased by:
78 - A pilot successfully completes a difficult and stressful landing at an aerodrome. The next time a landing is attempted under the same conditions and at the same aerodrome, is the pilot likely to experience:
79 - Free running circadian rhythms normally have a cycle of approximately:
80 - When a pilot is facing a problem during flight he should
81 - In order to completely resynchronise with local time after zone crossing, circadian rhythms require
82 - Of the following statements regarding stress, which is correct?
83 - Which of the following concepts relating to human reliability is true ?
84 - Personality is based on: 1. Heredity 2. Upbringing 3. Experience 4. Childhood
85 - Barotrauma of the middle ear most likely will occur
86 - Rods (scotopic visual cells) allow for:
87 - Which of the following statements is correct ?
88 - Even at normal cabin altitudes (i.e. around 8000 ft) you can get severe abdominal pain and flatulence after eating gas forming foods or fizzy drinks. The correct counter-measure is:
89 - During hyperventilation:
90 - The rate and depth of breathing is primarily regulated by the concentration of:
91 - Which is the most likely of the following scenarios which might lead to a conflict between status and role?
92 - What characterises the notion of role ?
93 - We can observe the following in relation to a state of hypothermia:
94 - A pilot who smokes will lose some of his capacity to transport oxygen combined with hemoglobin. Which percentage of his total oxygen transportation capacity would he give away when he smokes one pack of cigarettes a day?
95 - A pilot, accelerating or decelerating in level flight may get:
96 - Which symptom of hypoxia is the most dangerous for conducting safe flight?
97 - What is the name for the sensation of rotation occurring during flight and which is caused by multiple stimulation of several semicircular canals at the same time?
98 - Why is hypoxia especially dangerous for pilots flying solo?
99 - Physiological stressors include:
100 - Ozone in the air of a pressurized cabin can be eliminated by:
101 - Henry's Law explains the occurrence of:
102 - Oxygen, combined with haemoglobin in blood is transported by
103 - A fatigued pilot
104 - The assessment of risk in a particular situation will be based on
105 - The blood in the pulmonary artery is:
106 - Which of the following statements is correct concerning flight in an environment of low contrast (fog, snow, darkness, haze)?
107 - How do you understand the statement 'one cannot not communicate'?
108 - The chemical substance responsible for addiction to tobacco is
109 - If a stop-over is more than 24 hours, the correct action is to:
110 - Incapacitation is most dangerous when it is:
111 - Mental schemes correspond to:
112 - What diseases can be associated with contaminated water?
113 - The time between inadequate oxygen supply and incapacitation is called TUC (Time of Useful Consciousness). It
114 - A shining light is fading out (i. e. when flying into fog, dust or haze). What kind of illusion could the pilot get?
115 - Who in the aviation industry is responsible for flight safety?
116 - Which measure(s) will help to compensate for hypoxia? 1. Descend below 10 000 FT. 2. Breathe 100 % oxygen. 3. Climb to or above 10 000 FT. 4. Reduce physical activities.
117 - 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 a natural tendency to want to confirm our decision even in the face of facts which contradict it 3. The group to which an individual belongs tends to influence the particular decision 4. There is natural tendency to select only objective facts for decision-making purposes
118 - In tropical zones, it is recommended that:
119 - What is the effect of tiredness on attention ?
120 - The Coriolis effect in spatial disorientation occurs as a result of:
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