AVOP Wildlife and FOD Management 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which of the following items should be secured or removed from your vehicle before operating airside to prevent FOD?
- The vehicle's fire extinguisher
- Loose personal items such as cups, papers, and tools (Correct answer)
- The vehicle's registration documents kept in the glove box
- Dashboard-mounted GPS devices
Correct answer: Loose personal items such as cups, papers, and tools
Loose personal items like cups, papers, and tools can fall from vehicles and become FOD on the airside, so they must be secured or removed.
Question 2: Airport wildlife management programs aim to reduce which primary risk?
- Noise complaints from nearby residents
- Wildlife-aircraft collisions (bird and wildlife strikes) (Correct answer)
- Vehicle collisions with animals on service roads
- Animal damage to airside fencing
Correct answer: Wildlife-aircraft collisions (bird and wildlife strikes)
Wildlife management programs are designed to reduce the risk of wildlife-aircraft collisions, especially bird strikes, which can cause catastrophic aircraft damage.
Question 3: What should you do if your vehicle runs over or causes injury to wildlife on the airside?
- Continue your duties and report it at the end of your shift
- Stop, secure the area, and immediately notify airport operations (Correct answer)
- Remove the animal from the surface and dispose of it
- Only report it if it happens on a runway
Correct answer: Stop, secure the area, and immediately notify airport operations
Any wildlife incident must be reported immediately to airport operations so they can assess the situation, document it, and take appropriate action.
Question 4: Which of the following is NOT a common way FOD ends up on the airside?
- Falling from aircraft or vehicles
- Being blown in by wind
- Generated by normal pavement wear and cracking
- Controlled deposition by ground crews (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Controlled deposition by ground crews
FOD is never intentionally deposited by ground crews; it is unintentionally introduced through equipment, wind, pavement deterioration, or items falling from vehicles or aircraft.
Question 5: Where should FOD collected from the airside be disposed of?
- Left at the edge of the taxiway for later collection
- In designated FOD containers or bins located throughout the airside (Correct answer)
- Thrown into the grass infield area
- Taken off the airside and placed in any available trash bin
Correct answer: In designated FOD containers or bins located throughout the airside
Collected FOD must be placed in designated FOD bins or containers provided throughout the airside to ensure proper tracking and disposal.
Question 6: Which type of wildlife hazard requires the MOST urgent response at an airport?
- A flock of large birds on or near an active runway (Correct answer)
- A single small bird perched on a terminal building
- Rabbits grazing in an infield grass area far from runways
- Pigeons roosting under a parking structure
Correct answer: A flock of large birds on or near an active runway
A flock of large birds on or near an active runway poses an immediate and critical risk of bird strikes to landing or departing aircraft and requires the most urgent response.
AVOP Wildlife and FOD Management 2
Which of the following items should be secured or removed from your vehicle before operating airside to prevent FOD?