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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 - Among the functions below, which is the most sensitive to hypoxia?
2 - Which of the following components belong to the middle ear?
3 - One negative aspect of the highly automated cockpit results in:
4 - The relevance of check procedures during flight becomes even more important when:
5 - The semicircular canals of the inner ear monitor
6 - Which of the following applies to carbon monoxide poisoning?
7 - Which part of the inner ear is responsible for the perception of sound?
8 - Which part of the vestibular apparatus is affected by changes in gravity and linear acceleration?
9 - The vestibular system is composed of-1: two ventricles-2: a saccule-3: a utricle-4: three semicircular channels
10 - The effects of the following are cumulative:
11 - Autokinetic illusion is:
12 - What distinguishes status from role ?
13 - Flying immediately after SCUBA diving involves the risk of getting:
14 - 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
15 - A pilot who is hyperventilating for a prolonged period of time may even become unconscious. Hyperventilation is likely to occur, when:
16 - The performance of the man machine system is above all:
17 - What are the main parts of the Central Nervous System and where is vision processed?
18 - What is the main adverse effect of expectations in the perception mechanism ?
19 - By 'long duration acceleration', we mean that it lasts more than:
20 - Changes in blood-pressure are measured by:
21 - Which of the following statements is/are correct?1. A person experiencing sleep loss is unlikely to be aware of personal performance degradation2. Performance loss may be present up to 20 minutes after awaking from a short sleep (nap)
22 - A barotrauma of the middle ear
23 - Free running circadian rhythms normally have a cycle of approximately:
24 - Coriolis illusion, causing spatial disorientation is the result of:
25 - Informal roles within a crew
26 - The atmosphere contains the following gases:
27 - When a pilot suffers from hypothermia (e.g. after loss of cabin heating) his / her demand for oxygen will be:
28 - How many stages of sleep are there including REM sleep?
29 - The part(s) of the eye responsible for night vision:
30 - 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
31 - Early symptoms of hypoxia could be:1. euphoria2. decreased rate and depth of breathing3. lack of concentration4. visual disturbances
32 - A pilot becomes skilled when he / she: 1: trains or practises regularly2: knows how to manage himself / herself3: possesses all the knowledge associated with his aircraft4: knows how to keep resources in reserve for coping with the unexpected
33 - The barometric pressure has dropped to 1/2 of the pressure at sea level at
34 - The percentage of oxygen in the air at an altitude of approximately 34 000 ft is:
35 - General Adaptation Syndrome is characterised by the following phases: 1: alarm2: alert phase3: resistance phase4: exhaustion phase5: vigilance phase
36 - Cognitive and physical rehearsal of actions during training:
37 - In the decision-making process, confirmation bias results in:
38 - When suffering from Hypoxia short-term memory impairment starts at approximately at:
39 - The Vestibular Apparatus consists of the:
40 - Pain in the middle ear during descent may be eased by:
41 - The Leans or Somatogyral illusion can be caused by:
42 - The level at which a pilot will experience a situation as stressful
43 - The inner ear is able to perceive:1. angular acceleration2. linear acceleration3. noise
44 - The time between inadequate oxygen supply and incapacitation is called TUC (Time of Useful Consciousness). It
45 - What can a pilot do to avoid automation complacency?
46 - Below 70,000 ft., what gas makes up the major part of the atmosphere ?
47 - After a rapid decompression at 35 000 feet, the time of useful consciousness is about:
48 - A passenger complains about a painful inflated belly at 8.000 feet. You advise him to:1. unbuckle and massage the belly2. stand up and let go the gases out of the intestines3. eat less gas forming food and avoid carbonhydrated beverages before flight in the future4. drink a lot of water throughout the flight
49 - The fovea is
50 - Which of the following is correct?
51 - The effect of experience and repetition on performance:
52 - Rods (scotopic visual cells) allow for:
53 - Tetanus is transmitted through:
54 - If coping with a stress situation is impossible, one will remain in the state of:
55 - The carcinogen (a substance with the ability to produce modifications in cells which develop a cancer) in cigarettes is:
56 - Illusions that pilots experience in conditions of fog or mist are that:
57 - What can a pilot do to avoid 'Flicker vertigo' when flying in the clouds?
58 - What is synergy in a crew ?
59 - Pilot stress reactions:
60 - A high degree of cockpit automation may alter the traditional tasks of the pilots in a way, that
61 - Of the following alternatives, which effects are due to positive acceleration (+ Gz)?- 1: Decrease in heart rate- 2: Pooling of blood into lower parts of the body- 3: Drop in blood pressure above heart-level- 4: Downward displacement or deformation of soft or mobile organs
62 - The function of the Eustachian tube is to equalise the pressure between the:
63 - What characterises the notion of role ?
64 - Having a serious cold it is better not to fly, due to the extra risk of:1. flatulence2. pain in the ear during descent3. vertigo4. pain in the nasal sinuses
65 - Divided attention is the ability:1. to execute several mental activities at almost the same time (i.e. when switching attention from outside the aircraft to the airspeed indicator on the instrument panel)2. to monitor the progress of a motor programme (i.e. flying or taxiing the airplane) 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
66 - What human function is most sensitive to lack of oxygen?
67 - To maintain good situational awareness you should:( 1) believe only in your own interpretation of the data( 2) gather as much data as possible from every possible source before making inferences( 3) question whether your hypothesis still fits the situation as events progress and try to make time to review the situation( 4) consider ways of testing your situational hypothesis to see whether it is correct
68 - 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.
69 - 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
70 - An example of conflict between status and role is:
71 - What is meant by the term 'complacency'?
72 - Presbyopia is:
73 - The vestibular apparatus
74 - Barotrauma of the middle ear most likely will occur
75 - The procedure to be followed in the event of decompression when flying above 10,000 ft must:
76 - In order to make sound decisions it is important to:
77 - 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
78 - Mental schemes correspond to:
79 - Anxiety and fear can cause
80 - An non-synergetic cockpit:
81 - What are the main factors which bring about reduced or low vigilance (hypovigilance) ?1. The monotony of the task2. Tiredness and the need for sleep3. A lack of stimulation4. Excessive stress
82 - The 'Black hole' phenomenon occurs during approaches at night and over water, jungle or desert. When the pilot is lacking visual cues other than those of the aerodrome there is an illusion of
83 - According to the different phases of the 'General Adaptation Syndrome'which of the following statement/s is/are correct?1. During the alarm phase stress hormones (i.e. adrenaline) will cause a massive release of glucose into the blood, an acceleration of pulse and blood pressure as well as an increase in the rate and depth of breathing2. During the resistance phase the parasympathetic system uses a different type of hormone (cortisol) assisting to convert fat into sugar thus providing sufficient energy supply to the brain and body cells for sustained operation.3. During the exhaustion phase the body has to be given time to eliminate the waste products which have been generated excessively during the two preceding phases,
84 - Decision making in emergency situations requires firstly:
85 - Man possesses a system for maintaining his internal equilibrium in the face of variations brought about by external stimulations.This internal equilibrium is called:
86 - The exchange of gases between the alveoli and the blood is due to:
87 - On approach, by day, in snowy conditions, without reference to glideslope information:
88 - Which force(s) affect(s) the otoliths in the utriculus and sacculus?
89 - Which biases relate to human decision making?1. Personal experience tends to alter the perception of the risk of an event occurring2. There is a natural tendency to want to confirm our decision even in the face of facts which contradict it3. The group to which an individual belongs tends to influence the particular decision4. There is natural tendency to select only objective facts for decision-making purposes
90 - Which of the following statements is correct concerning flight in an environment of low contrast (fog, snow, darkness, haze)?
91 - Which of the following is most true?
92 - Which is the procedure to be followed when symptoms of decompression sickness occur?
93 - The assessment of risk in a particular situation will be based on
94 - The ideal cockpit can be termed as:
95 - The human circadian rhythm is based on a cycle of about:
96 - When considering the eating-habits of pilots:
97 - The total gas volume of the lung is the sum of:1. tidal volume2. inspiratory reserve volume3. expiratory reserve volume4. residual volumeWhich of the following lists the correct combination?
98 - Cognitive evaluation which leads to stress is based on:
99 - Carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning in flight:
100 - How can the process of learning be facilitated?
101 - A stress reaction is:
102 - Between which components, with reference to the SHELL Concept, covers pilot misinterpretation of the old three-point altimeter?
103 - Phobic states or obsessional disorders will :
104 - In tropical zones, it is recommended that:
105 - In order to reduce the risk of coronary artery disease, exercise should:
106 - During paradoxical sleep
107 - When flying through a thunderstorm with lightning you can protect yourself from flashblindness by:a) turning up the intensity of cockpit lightsb) looking inside the cockpitc) wearing sunglassesd) using face blinds or face curtains when installed
108 - Conscious perception
109 - Which of the following are included in Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs?1. Freedom from pain and danger2. Expressions of capacities and talents3. Self-esteem needs4. Self-fulfilment needs5. Physiological needs
110 - The respiratory process consists mainly of:
111 - To optimise one's night-vision performance, it is necessary:- 1: to spend some time getting adapted to low levels of illumination- 2: to increase the instrument panel lighting by reducing the cockpit lighting- 3: not to focus on the point to be observed- 4: to avoid blinding sources of light
112 - The two types of fatigue are:
113 - By what action could the pressure gradient between the middle and the outer ear be balanced?
114 - The maximum number of unrelated items that can be stored in working memory is:
115 - What is the name of the functional connection between neurones?
116 - Dizziness and tumbling sensations, when making head movements in a tight turn, are symptoms of
117 - Personality is based on:1. Heredity2. Upbringing3. Experience4. Childhood
118 - Which of the following are either cumulative or tend to escalate?1. Stress Factors (stressors)2. Errors3. The effects of carbon monoxide poisoning4. Human conflict5. Colour blindness
119 - What diseases can be associated with contaminated water?
120 - With regard to the practice of English, which of the following statements is correct?
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