CAM Risk Management 2

Question 1

What does the acronym ALARP stand for in aviation risk management?

Accepted Answer

As Low As Reasonably Practicable

Answer

ALARP means 'As Low As Reasonably Practicable' — a principle requiring risk to be reduced to the lowest level that is reasonable given the cost and effort involved.

Question 2

A Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) is primarily used to:

Accepted Answer

Systematically evaluate how each component failure could affect overall system performance

Answer

FMEA is a proactive tool that examines potential failure modes of each system component and determines the effect of each failure on overall system operation.

Question 3

What is the key difference between a qualitative and quantitative risk assessment?

Accepted Answer

Qualitative uses descriptive categories (e.g., high/medium/low); quantitative assigns numerical probabilities and values

Answer

Qualitative assessments categorize risk using descriptive scales, while quantitative assessments use numerical data to calculate probability and consequence values objectively.

Question 4

A risk register in aviation management is best described as:

Accepted Answer

A document that records identified risks, their assessments, and the status of mitigation actions

Answer

A risk register is a living document that captures all identified hazards, their risk ratings, assigned owners, mitigation measures, and current status — serving as the central risk management record.

Question 5

In Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), the 'top event' represents:

Accepted Answer

The undesired event or system failure being analyzed

Answer

In FTA, the top event is the specific undesired event (e.g., engine failure) that the analysis is working to understand by tracing all possible contributing causes downward through the tree.

(CAM) Certified Aviation Manager Practice Test

(CAM) Certified Aviation Manager Practice Test

CAM Risk Management 2