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irport Surface Detection Equipment (ASDE) - CORRECT ANSWER-Radar equipment
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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.
What is the length of aircraft for an Index A - CORRECT ANSWER-<90
What is the length of aircraft for an Index B - CORRECT ANSWER-90---125
What is the length of aircraft for an Index C - CORRECT ANSWER-126---159
What is the length of aircraft for an Index D - CORRECT ANSWER-159---200
What is the length of aircraft for an Index E - CORRECT ANSWER->200
itle 49 CFR part 1500 - CORRECT ANSWER-addresses civil aviation security as a
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whole
Title 49 CFR part 1503 - CORRECT ANSWER-Investigation and Enforcement
itle 49 CFR part 1520 - CORRECT ANSWER-addresses the protection of sensitive
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Security Information
itle 49 CFR part 1540 - CORRECT ANSWER-addresses the security responsibilities
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of individuals
Title 49 CFR part 1542 - CORRECT ANSWER-addresses Airport Security
, itle 49 CFR part 1544 - CORRECT ANSWER-addresses domestic Aircraft Operator
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Security, primarily scheduled service operations conducted under Title 14 CFR 121
Title 14 CFR part 121 - CORRECT ANSWER-service operations
Title 14 CFR part 135 - CORRECT ANSWER-air charter and air taxi operations
Title 14 CFR part 125 - CORRECT ANSWER-full cargo operations
itle 49 CFR part 1546 - CORRECT ANSWER-addressed foreign Aircraft Operator
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Security
itle 49 CFR part 1548 - CORRECT ANSWER-Addresses indirect Aircraft Operator
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Security
itle 49 CFR part 1550 - CORRECT ANSWER-Addresses Operator security under
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general operating rules, specifically any commercial flight operation not covered under
part 1544
itle 49 CFR part 1552 - CORRECT ANSWER-addresses commercial flight training
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security requirements
hat is a Airport Master Plan? - CORRECT ANSWER-comprehensive study of an
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airport and usually describes the short, medium, and long term development plans to
meet future aviation demand.
hat is NEPA? - CORRECT ANSWER-National Environmental Policy Act : promotes
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the enhancement of the environment
hat is NAAQS? - CORRECT ANSWER-- national ambient air quality standards
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- these are federal and made by the EPA
- implemented through specific limitations in individual states
lean Air Act of 1970? - CORRECT ANSWER-The law aimed at combating air
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pollution, by charging the EPA with protecting and improving the quality of the nation's
air.
What is the (VALE) program? - CORRECT ANSWER-Voluntary Airport Low Emissions
, IFRA - CORRECT ANSWER-Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act of
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1972, requires pesticide registration, modified by the Food Quality Protection Act
ndangered Species Act of 1973 - CORRECT ANSWER-A law requiring the federal
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government to protect all species listed as endangered.
afe Drinking Water Act (1974) - CORRECT ANSWER-set maximum contaminant
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levels for pollutants in drinking water that may have adverse effects on human health
esource Conservation and Recovery Act - CORRECT ANSWER-Management of
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non-hazardous and hazardous solid waste including landfills and storage tanks. Set
minimal standards for all waste disposal facilities and for hazardous wastes.
lean Water Act (CWA) - CORRECT ANSWER-Regulates the discharge of pollutants
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into waterways and establishes quality standards for surface waters, including industry
wastewater standards
our Types of Storm Water permit applications? - CORRECT ANSWER-general,
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individual, multi-sector general and construction
ERCLA (Superfund)? - CORRECT ANSWER-Established federal authority for
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emergency response and clean-up of hazardous substances that have been spilled,
improperly disposed, or released into the environment
uperfund Act - CORRECT ANSWER-The common name for the Comprehensive
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Environmental Response, 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.
ater Quality Act - CORRECT ANSWER-Amended the Clean Water Act by addressing
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storm water pollution issues - requires industrial storm water discharges and municipal
sewage discharge facilities to acquire permits.
ARA Title III - CORRECT ANSWER-Superfund Amendment and Reauthorization Act
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(1986). Federal mandate. Requires MSDS - material data safety sheets. All business
must provide these for any hazardous materials for 1st responders. Right to know act