CAM Safety Management Systems (SMS) 3

Question 1

A line pilot reports a recurring unstable approach trend at a specific airport. Under safety risk management, what is the first step after hazard identification?

Accepted Answer

Analyze and assess the risk in terms of probability and severity

Answer

After a hazard is identified, safety risk management requires analyzing its probability and severity before selecting controls.

Question 2

Which activity belongs to the safety assurance component of an SMS?

Accepted Answer

Internal audits and continuous monitoring of safety performance

Answer

Safety assurance verifies through audits, monitoring, and evaluation that risk controls remain effective.

Question 3

What distinguishes a Flight Operational Quality Assurance (FOQA) program within an SMS?

Accepted Answer

It analyzes routinely recorded flight data to detect operational deviations

Answer

FOQA uses de-identified recorded flight data to proactively spot exceedances and trends in normal operations.

Question 4

A flight department discovers a hazard whose assessed risk falls in the intolerable (red) region of the risk matrix. What must occur?

Accepted Answer

The operation must stop until controls reduce the risk to an acceptable level

Answer

Intolerable risks require stopping the activity until mitigation reduces the risk to at least a tolerable level.

Question 5

In SMS terminology, what is the difference between a hazard and a risk?

Accepted Answer

A hazard is a condition that could cause harm; risk is the assessed probability and severity of that harm

Answer

A hazard is a potential source of harm, while risk quantifies the likelihood and severity of that harm occurring.

(CAM) Certified Aviation Manager Practice Test

(CAM) Certified Aviation Manager Practice Test

CAM Safety Management Systems (SMS) 3