Q1. Who is responsible, under Annex 13 of the Chicago convention for the initiation of an accident investigation?
Correct Answer is:The government of the state in which the accident took placeExplanation:According to the Annexure 13 of ICAO the government of the contracting state in which the accident took place should initiate the investigation of accident or incident afterwards theQ2. Which of the following, according to ICAO Annex 13, shall be entitled to appoint an accredited representative to participate in the investigation?
Correct Answer is:Any State which, on request, provides information, facilities or experts to the State conducting the investigationExplanation:In case of any accident, any state can become representative to participate in the investigation on request when it provides information, facilities and experts to the contracting state conducting the investigation.Q3. The objective of the investigation of an accident or incident shall be the:
Correct Answer is:Prevention of accidents or incidents and to help the judgesExplanation:The objective of the investigation of accident or incident is done because to find out the root cause or reason for the same so that necessary measures can be taken and the chances of such accidents can be eliminated.Q4. CVR and airborne image recording data:
Correct Answer is:can not be used as disciplinary, civil, administrative, and criminal proceeding against the employees, operational personal, or organisationsExplanation:CVR and airborne image data are protected recordings used only for safety investigations and cannot be used to punish or prosecute crew or organisations. This is done because the pilots can speak freely inside cockpit without any fear of punishment.Q5. “An incident involving circumstances indicating that an accident or a serious incident could have occured, if the risk had not been managed within safety margin” is known as?
Correct Answer is:Significant incidentExplanation:a significant incident is an incident with a high probability of becoming an accident. The example “During approach, two aircraft came dangerously close due to an ATC misunderstanding, triggering a TCAS RA. The crew took corrective action and restored safe separation. No damage or injuries occurred, but the situation had a high risk of becoming an accident.”Q6. Upon receipt of the modification and a request by the state of occurrence for participation, the state of design and the state of manufacture shall in the case of an accident or serious incident inform the state of occurrence of the name of its representative to be present at the investigation when the aircraft:
Correct Answer is:Has a maximum mass over 100000 kgExplanation:In case when All Up Weight of the aircraft exceeds 100000kg the State of Design or manufacture can participate in Investigation of the accident..Q7. Where an accident or incident occurs to an aircraft in India, then the PIC of aircraft shall send notice to thereof to:
Correct Answer is:AAIB, DGCA, DM and OIC of nearest police sation as soon as is reasonably practicable, but in any cases not later than 24 hoursExplanation:In case of accident or incident the PIC of aircraft should inform AAIB, DGCA, DM and OIC but the reporting should be done before 24 hours.Q8. The accident investigation preliminary report shall be submitted to appropriate States and to the ICAO, in:
Correct Answer is:One of the working languages of ICAOExplanation:The accident investigation report should be submitted to appropriate state and ICAO in 6 working languages of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish.Q9. In case of an accident the aircraft or any parts or contents thereof may be removed without the authority of DG/AAIB
Correct Answer is:To extricate body of a dead dogExplanation:In case of accident the wreckage can be removed to extricate the body of dead or alive huuman or animal without the authority of DG/AAIB but needs to be done in presence of police and magistrate.Q10. Just before arriving on the apron, taxiing inadvertently on the grass, a wheel falls into a hole, which seriously damages the aircraft and obliges the crew to delay departure:
Correct Answer is:This is an accident and the crew must follow the procedure relevant to this caseExplanation:In this case the flight has landed and while proceeding towards apron the aircraft sustain damages when it goes outside taxiway & the wheel falls into hole so the crew must follow the relevant procedure in this case.