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1. Airport Surface Detection Equipment (ASDE) Ans Radar equipment
specifically designed to detect all principal features and traffic on the surface of an
airport, presenting the entire image on the control tower console; used to augment
visual observation by tower personnel of aircraft and/or vehicular movements on
runways and taxiways.
2. What is the length of aircraft for an Index A Ans <90
3. What is the length of aircraft for an Index B Ans 90---125
4. What is the length of aircraft for an Index C Ans 126---159
5. What is the length of aircraft for an Index D Ans 159---200
6. What is the length of aircraft for an Index E Ans >200
7. Title 49 CFR part 1500 Ans addresses civil aviation security as a whole
8. Title 49 CFR part 1503 Ans Investigation and Enforcement
9. Title 49 CFR part 1520 Ans addresses the protection of sensitive Security
Informa- tion
10. Title 49 CFR part 1540 Ans addresses the security responsibilities of
individuals
11. Title 49 CFR part 1542 Ans addresses Airport Security
12. Title 49 CFR part 1544 Ans addresses domestic Aircraft Operator Security,
primar- ily scheduled service operations conducted under Title 14 CFR 121
13. Title 14 CFR part 121 Ans service operations
14. Title 14 CFR part 135 Ans air charter and air taxi operations
15. Title 14 CFR part 125 Ans full cargo operations
16. Title 49 CFR part 1546 Ans addressed foreign Aircraft Operator Security
17. Title 49 CFR part 1548 Ans Addresses indirect Aircraft Operator Security
,18. Title 49 CFR part 1550 Ans Addresses Operator security under general
operating rules, specifically any commercial flight operation not covered under
part 1544
19. Title 49 CFR part 1552 Ans addresses commercial flight training security
require- ments
20. What is a Airport Master Plan? Ans comprehensive study of an airport and
usually describes the short, medium, and long term development plans to meet
future aviation demand.
21. What is NEPA? Ans National Environmental Policy Act Ans promotes the
enhancement of the environment
22. What is NAAQS? Ans - national ambient air quality standards
- these are federal and made by the EPA
- implemented through specific limitations in individual states
23. Clean Air Act of 1970? Ans The law aimed at combating air pollution, by
charging the EPA with protecting and improving the quality of the nation's air.
24. What is the (VALE) program? Ans Voluntary Airport Low Emissions
, 25. FIFRA Ans Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act of 1972,
requires pesticide registration, modified by the Food Quality Protection Act
26. Endangered Species Act of 1973 Ans A law requiring the federal
government to protect all species listed as endangered.
27. Safe Drinking Water Act (1974) Ans set maximum contaminant levels for
pollutants in drinking water that may have adverse effects on human health
28. Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Ans Management of non-
hazardous and hazardous solid waste including landfills and storage tanks. Set
minimal stan- dards for all waste disposal facilities and for hazardous wastes.
29. Clean Water Act (CWA) Ans Regulates the discharge of pollutants into
waterways and establishes quality standards for surface waters, including industry
wastewater standards
30. Four Types of Storm Water permit applications? Ans general, individual,
mul- ti-sector general and construction
31. CERCLA (Superfund)? Ans Established federal authority for emergency
response and clean-up of hazardous substances that have been spilled, improperly
disposed, or released into the environment
32. Superfund Act Ans The common name for the Comprehensive
Environmental Re- sponse, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA); a 1980
U.S. federal act that imposes a tax on the chemical and petroleum industries,
funds the cleanup of abandoned and nonoperating hazardous waste sites, and
authorizes the federal government to respond directly to the release or threatened
release of substances that may pose a threat to human health or the environment.
33. Water Quality Act Ans Amended the Clean Water Act by addressing storm
water pollution issues - requires industrial storm water discharges and municipal
1. Airport Surface Detection Equipment (ASDE) Ans Radar equipment
specifically designed to detect all principal features and traffic on the surface of an
airport, presenting the entire image on the control tower console; used to augment
visual observation by tower personnel of aircraft and/or vehicular movements on
runways and taxiways.
2. What is the length of aircraft for an Index A Ans <90
3. What is the length of aircraft for an Index B Ans 90---125
4. What is the length of aircraft for an Index C Ans 126---159
5. What is the length of aircraft for an Index D Ans 159---200
6. What is the length of aircraft for an Index E Ans >200
7. Title 49 CFR part 1500 Ans addresses civil aviation security as a whole
8. Title 49 CFR part 1503 Ans Investigation and Enforcement
9. Title 49 CFR part 1520 Ans addresses the protection of sensitive Security
Informa- tion
10. Title 49 CFR part 1540 Ans addresses the security responsibilities of
individuals
11. Title 49 CFR part 1542 Ans addresses Airport Security
12. Title 49 CFR part 1544 Ans addresses domestic Aircraft Operator Security,
primar- ily scheduled service operations conducted under Title 14 CFR 121
13. Title 14 CFR part 121 Ans service operations
14. Title 14 CFR part 135 Ans air charter and air taxi operations
15. Title 14 CFR part 125 Ans full cargo operations
16. Title 49 CFR part 1546 Ans addressed foreign Aircraft Operator Security
17. Title 49 CFR part 1548 Ans Addresses indirect Aircraft Operator Security
,18. Title 49 CFR part 1550 Ans Addresses Operator security under general
operating rules, specifically any commercial flight operation not covered under
part 1544
19. Title 49 CFR part 1552 Ans addresses commercial flight training security
require- ments
20. What is a Airport Master Plan? Ans comprehensive study of an airport and
usually describes the short, medium, and long term development plans to meet
future aviation demand.
21. What is NEPA? Ans National Environmental Policy Act Ans promotes the
enhancement of the environment
22. What is NAAQS? Ans - national ambient air quality standards
- these are federal and made by the EPA
- implemented through specific limitations in individual states
23. Clean Air Act of 1970? Ans The law aimed at combating air pollution, by
charging the EPA with protecting and improving the quality of the nation's air.
24. What is the (VALE) program? Ans Voluntary Airport Low Emissions
, 25. FIFRA Ans Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act of 1972,
requires pesticide registration, modified by the Food Quality Protection Act
26. Endangered Species Act of 1973 Ans A law requiring the federal
government to protect all species listed as endangered.
27. Safe Drinking Water Act (1974) Ans set maximum contaminant levels for
pollutants in drinking water that may have adverse effects on human health
28. Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Ans Management of non-
hazardous and hazardous solid waste including landfills and storage tanks. Set
minimal stan- dards for all waste disposal facilities and for hazardous wastes.
29. Clean Water Act (CWA) Ans Regulates the discharge of pollutants into
waterways and establishes quality standards for surface waters, including industry
wastewater standards
30. Four Types of Storm Water permit applications? Ans general, individual,
mul- ti-sector general and construction
31. CERCLA (Superfund)? Ans Established federal authority for emergency
response and clean-up of hazardous substances that have been spilled, improperly
disposed, or released into the environment
32. Superfund Act Ans The common name for the Comprehensive
Environmental Re- sponse, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA); a 1980
U.S. federal act that imposes a tax on the chemical and petroleum industries,
funds the cleanup of abandoned and nonoperating hazardous waste sites, and
authorizes the federal government to respond directly to the release or threatened
release of substances that may pose a threat to human health or the environment.
33. Water Quality Act Ans Amended the Clean Water Act by addressing storm
water pollution issues - requires industrial storm water discharges and municipal
