Vayudoot Aviation

1.
A Rescue unit is

A unit composed of trained personnel and provided with equipment suitable for the expeditious conduct of SAR.

A unit responsible for SAR service in co-operation with a RCC.

A unit assisting a RCC in SAR duties.

2.
Which of the following statements regarding Alerting service is correct?

Aircraft in the vicinity of an aircraft known or believed to be the subject of unlawful interference, shall be informed about this;

Alerting Service and Flight Information Service are often provided by the same ATS unit

The Alert phase is established when no communication has been received from an aircraft within a period of thirty minutes after the time a communication should have been received;

3.
What is the meaning of the symbol "V" in the ground air visual signal code for use by survivors?

Require assistance

Landing here impossible

Require medical assistance

4.
At night an aircraft observes a luminous signal requesting help. to indicate that he has received these ground signals, the pilot must

Transmit, by luminous Morse signal, a series of the letter "R" using his navigator lights

Switch his landing lights on and off twice or, if he is not so equipped, his navigation lights twice

Make at least one complete turn over the group of people in difficulty

5.
The units responsible for promoting efficient organization of search and rescue service are

Rescue coordination centre and rescue sub-centres

Area control centre, flight information centre and rescue coordination centre

Alerting centre and rescue coordination centre

6.
What is the meaning of SAR signal "N" when used by survivors on the ground

Negative

Require medical assistance

7.
Survival equipment, dropped by SAR and containing food and water will be packed in containers and indicated by streamers of following colour

green

yellow

blue

8.
Three aircraft, (1), (2) and (3) arrive successively at ten minute intervals, overhead the scene of a recent aircraft accident. - aircraft (1) is unable to establish contact with the Search and Rescue Centre - aircraft (2) is able to contact the Search and Rescue Centre. - aircraft (3) is a Search and Rescue helicopter. The command of the situation is the responsibility of

(1), and then by mutual consent to (3)

(1), then by mutual consent (2) until the completion of operations

(1), then by mutual consent (2) and then (3)

9.
Search and Rescue services within the territory of ICAO contracting states are provided

On a 24 hour basis

When the authority of the contracting state decides to do so

From sunset to sunrise

10.
Which of the following is NOT an international distress frequency?

2430KHz

243.0MHZ

2182KHz

11.
Whenever a distress signal and/or message or equivalent transmission is Intercepted by the PIC of an aircraft , he shall

If possible take a bearing on the transmission

Record the position of the craft in distress if given

Record the position of the craft in distress if given and if possible take a bearing on the transmission

12.
You are flying in Mumbai FIR when you intercept a distress call. You record the message and tell Mumbai FIC. The radio operator at Mumbai tells you to standby. What should you consider doing whilst awaiting instructions?

Make a general call on 121.5 asking other airplanes to assist

Proceed to the position given in the distress message

Descent to low level and carry out a surface search for ships

13.
The color identification of the contents of droppable containers and packages containing survival equipment should take the form of coloured streamers according to the following code

Blue for blankets and protective clothing

Black for food and water

Red for medical supplies and first aid equipment

14.
COSPAS-SARSAT is

A communication system linking all aircraft

A space system for the search of vessels in distress

A SAR satellite-aided tracking system

15.
Contracting States shall establish a rescue co-ordination centre

If they are adjacent to the sea.

In each search and rescue region.

At every ATS facility.

16.
An aircraft if flying over a mountains region in which a search is being carried out to find the survivors of an aircraft accident. The pilot sees a ground signal in the form of an "X". This indicates

"All occupants alive"

"Need mechanical assistance"

"Need medical assistance"

17.
What is the meaning of the symbol "LLL" in the ground air visual signal code for use by rescue units?

We are returning to base

we have found all personnel

Operation completed

Question Bank

Questions for Search and rescue

A Rescue unit is

Which of the following statements regarding Alerting service is correct?

What is the meaning of the symbol "V" in the ground air visual signal code for use by survivors?

At night an aircraft observes a luminous signal requesting help. to indicate that he has received these ground signals, the pilot must

The units responsible for promoting efficient organization of search and rescue service are

What is the meaning of SAR signal "N" when used by survivors on the ground

Survival equipment, dropped by SAR and containing food and water will be packed in containers and indicated by streamers of following colour

Search and Rescue services within the territory of ICAO contracting states are provided

Which of the following is NOT an international distress frequency?

Whenever a distress signal and/or message or equivalent transmission is Intercepted by the PIC of an aircraft , he shall

You are flying in Mumbai FIR when you intercept a distress call. You record the message and tell Mumbai FIC. The radio operator at Mumbai tells you to standby. What should you consider doing whilst awaiting instructions?

The color identification of the contents of droppable containers and packages containing survival equipment should take the form of coloured streamers according to the following code

COSPAS-SARSAT is

Contracting States shall establish a rescue co-ordination centre

An aircraft if flying over a mountains region in which a search is being carried out to find the survivors of an aircraft accident. The pilot sees a ground signal in the form of an "X". This indicates

What is the meaning of the symbol "LLL" in the ground air visual signal code for use by rescue units?