YYC AVOP QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Authority Duty Manager
Calgary Police Service
Supervisor - Answer -All vehicle accidents must be immediately reported to whom?
AVOP holder is no longer employed at YYC or no longer in a position which requires
operation of a vehicle airside - Answer -In which situation will an AVOP automatically
be revoked?
Two solid white lines, with a single broken white center line - Answer -Which of the
following descriptions most accurately describes how VSRs are indicated on aprons?
Employer representative - Answer -When an employee has received an AVOP violation
ticket and must meet with the Authority AVOP Coordinator, who must the employee be
accompanied by?
Double amber - Answer -What color are the lights used at the intersection of an apron
and a taxiway?
Stop and remove the material without compromising their own safety or the safety of
any other person or traffic - Answer -If a vehicle operator notices foreign materials (i.e.,
mud, gravel, solid objects, etc.) on an aircraft movement surface, what is the vehicle
operator required to do?
Prohibited on all parts of the Apron except designated smoking shelters - Answer -
Where is smoking permitted on an Apron area?
Bicycle use by CPS and EMS on certain areas only - Answer -Which of the following
means of transportation is allowed at YYC?
Maneuvering Area - Answer -What is the name of the part of the aerodrome to be used
for take-off, landing, and taxiing of aircraft, excluding aprons?
Remain clear of the area unless required for a specific duty - Answer -What are vehicle
operators required to do if an aircraft crashes at the airport?
Apron - Answer -What is the name of the part of the aerodrome, other than the
maneuvering area, intended to accommodate the loading and unloading of passengers
and cargo, the refueling, servicing, maintenance, and parking or any movement of
aircraft, vehicles, and pedestrians necessary for such purposes?
If the wheels are chocked and/or the marshaller waves permission to pass - Answer -
Vehicle operators shall remain a safe distance from areas affected by jet blast or prop
, wash of maneuvering aircraft. When may vehicle operators pass in front or closely
behind aircraft with engines running?
Not allowed under any circumstances - Answer -If a person is under a prohibition from
operating a vehicle as imposed by a court or a judge, which of the following rules apply
for Airside vehicle operations?
4 - Answer -The AVOP holder must successfully pass a practical test upon return to
work after an absence of more than how many consecutive months?
CPS
CCoC Airside Patroller and/or Safety Compliance Officer
Authority Staff - Answer -Vehicle operators must at all times comply with instructions
from which of the following?
A yellow beacon, headlights, parking lights, and tail lights - Answer -A yellow beacon,
headlights, parking lights, and tail lightsAll self-propelled vehicles with a cab, while
operating without escort on airport aprons, must be equipped with which of the following
lights or markings?
Aircraft - Answer -Which of the following traffic has first priority (right-of-way) over all
other traffic?
180 calendar days - Answer -How soon after receiving their AVOP permit must every
new AVOP permit holder successfully pass the mandatory nighttime endorsement?
Every vehicle operator - Answer -Who is responsible to ensure that a vehicle operator
is familiar with current Airside Traffic Directives and any amendments thereof?
5 years from date of issue - Answer -When will your AVOP expire?
Reflectors of sufficient size, evenly spaced on the sides, and the back, and/or on the
corners - Answer -Reflectors of sufficient size, evenly spaced on the sides, and the
back, and/or on the cornersAll non-self-propelled equipment used on an apron is
required to be marked with reflective material. Which of the following most accurately
describes how equipment must be marked?
The vehicle on the right - Answer -Which vehicle has the right-of-way when VSRs
intersect?
The employer - Answer -Who is responsible for ensuring that the AVOP applicant is
properly trained?
Backed into the parking area if possible - Answer -When vehicles are parked in a n
approved parking space in the vicinity of the Terminal Building or adjacent to heavy
traffic areas, the vehicle must be:
Authority Duty Manager
Calgary Police Service
Supervisor - Answer -All vehicle accidents must be immediately reported to whom?
AVOP holder is no longer employed at YYC or no longer in a position which requires
operation of a vehicle airside - Answer -In which situation will an AVOP automatically
be revoked?
Two solid white lines, with a single broken white center line - Answer -Which of the
following descriptions most accurately describes how VSRs are indicated on aprons?
Employer representative - Answer -When an employee has received an AVOP violation
ticket and must meet with the Authority AVOP Coordinator, who must the employee be
accompanied by?
Double amber - Answer -What color are the lights used at the intersection of an apron
and a taxiway?
Stop and remove the material without compromising their own safety or the safety of
any other person or traffic - Answer -If a vehicle operator notices foreign materials (i.e.,
mud, gravel, solid objects, etc.) on an aircraft movement surface, what is the vehicle
operator required to do?
Prohibited on all parts of the Apron except designated smoking shelters - Answer -
Where is smoking permitted on an Apron area?
Bicycle use by CPS and EMS on certain areas only - Answer -Which of the following
means of transportation is allowed at YYC?
Maneuvering Area - Answer -What is the name of the part of the aerodrome to be used
for take-off, landing, and taxiing of aircraft, excluding aprons?
Remain clear of the area unless required for a specific duty - Answer -What are vehicle
operators required to do if an aircraft crashes at the airport?
Apron - Answer -What is the name of the part of the aerodrome, other than the
maneuvering area, intended to accommodate the loading and unloading of passengers
and cargo, the refueling, servicing, maintenance, and parking or any movement of
aircraft, vehicles, and pedestrians necessary for such purposes?
If the wheels are chocked and/or the marshaller waves permission to pass - Answer -
Vehicle operators shall remain a safe distance from areas affected by jet blast or prop
, wash of maneuvering aircraft. When may vehicle operators pass in front or closely
behind aircraft with engines running?
Not allowed under any circumstances - Answer -If a person is under a prohibition from
operating a vehicle as imposed by a court or a judge, which of the following rules apply
for Airside vehicle operations?
4 - Answer -The AVOP holder must successfully pass a practical test upon return to
work after an absence of more than how many consecutive months?
CPS
CCoC Airside Patroller and/or Safety Compliance Officer
Authority Staff - Answer -Vehicle operators must at all times comply with instructions
from which of the following?
A yellow beacon, headlights, parking lights, and tail lights - Answer -A yellow beacon,
headlights, parking lights, and tail lightsAll self-propelled vehicles with a cab, while
operating without escort on airport aprons, must be equipped with which of the following
lights or markings?
Aircraft - Answer -Which of the following traffic has first priority (right-of-way) over all
other traffic?
180 calendar days - Answer -How soon after receiving their AVOP permit must every
new AVOP permit holder successfully pass the mandatory nighttime endorsement?
Every vehicle operator - Answer -Who is responsible to ensure that a vehicle operator
is familiar with current Airside Traffic Directives and any amendments thereof?
5 years from date of issue - Answer -When will your AVOP expire?
Reflectors of sufficient size, evenly spaced on the sides, and the back, and/or on the
corners - Answer -Reflectors of sufficient size, evenly spaced on the sides, and the
back, and/or on the cornersAll non-self-propelled equipment used on an apron is
required to be marked with reflective material. Which of the following most accurately
describes how equipment must be marked?
The vehicle on the right - Answer -Which vehicle has the right-of-way when VSRs
intersect?
The employer - Answer -Who is responsible for ensuring that the AVOP applicant is
properly trained?
Backed into the parking area if possible - Answer -When vehicles are parked in a n
approved parking space in the vicinity of the Terminal Building or adjacent to heavy
traffic areas, the vehicle must be:
