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Ramp Agent Full Complete Study test – Questions and Answers
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Ramp Agent Full Complete Studytest – Questions and Answers
Hangar Area - -Area adjoining a facility that is used to
store and/or repair aircraft. For the
purpose of these Regulations, is considered part of the
Secured Area.
-ID Badging Office - -The location where Airport Access Control
System Airport ID Badges are issued. The
O'Hare Office is located on the l o w e r l e v
e l of Terminal 3 near Elevator Center 6. The
Midway Office is located at the CDA Security
Office, 5221 W. 55th St., on the 2nd floor.
-Jet Blast - -The exhaust thrust
from an aircraft jet
engine.
-Landside - -That portion of the airport to
which passengers and the
non-traveling public have
unrestricted access.
-Law Enforcement
Officer - -This includes, but is not
limited to, any Chicago Police
Officer or Aviation Security
Officer.
-Light Gun
Signal - -After losing radio communications, a
light used by air traffic control
personnel to communicate instructions
to a Driver who cannot be contacted
by radio.
-Loss of
Separation - -Is an occurrence or
operation that results in less than the
prescribed separation between Aircraft, or
between an Aircraft and a vehicle,
pedestrian, or object.
, -Markings and
Signs - -Paint markings, traffic signs, guidance
signs and lights that are used on all
sections of the airport in order to
ensure safe and efficient movement of
aircraft, vehicles and pedestrians.
-Marshaller/Guideman - -Ground personnel who direct the
movement of aircraft. The Marshaller's
duties include directing aircraft using hand
signals to communicate with the aircraft
captain, or aircraft taxi maintenance
personnel.
-Midway
Communications
Center (MCC) - -Coordinates and dispatches
public safety and security
assets at Midway Airport.
-Movement
Area - -is any area
of the Airports, which is
under the control of the ATCT.
-Non-movement
Area - -An area where Aircraft, and Ground Vehicle
movement is at the operator's discretion
without contact with air traffic control. These
areas include, but are not limited to, airport
service roads, ramps and baggage make-up
areas.
-Notice to Airmen
(NOTAM) - -A notice containing information concerning
the establishment, condition or change in
any aeronautical facility, service, procedure
or hazard, the timely knowledge of which is
essential to personnel concerned with flight
operations.
-O'Hare
Communication
Center (OCC) - -Coordinates and dispatches
public safety and security
assets at O'Hare Airport.
, -Operator - -Any person who is in physical control of an
Aircraft or a Ground Vehicle, and includes
but is not limited to employees,transient
delivery persons,or persons being escorted
within a security perimeter.
-owner - -For the purpose of these Regulations (1) any person who holds the
legal title
of an Aircraft or Ground Vehicle, or (2) is the conditional vendee or lessee of
an Aircraft or Ground Vehicle that is the subject of a conditional sale or lease
with the right of purchase upon performance of the conditions stated in the
agreement, and with the immediate right of possession vested in the
conditional vendee or lessee, or (3) is in possession of an Aircraft or Ground
Vehicle on the Airport, or (4) a mortgagor of an Aircraft or Ground Vehicle
entitled to possession.
-Person - -Any individual, firm, partnership, corporation,
company, association, joint stock association, or
governmental authority. It includes any trustee,
committee, receiver, assignee, successor, or similar
representative of any of them, or any employee.
-Power Back - -A procedure where an Aircraft backs
up under guidance of ground
personnel, under its own power, using
reverse engine thrust (pe r f o r m e d
a t O'Hare only).
-Push Back - -A procedure where an Aircraft
is moved backward by a tug
or other specially designed
vehicle.
-Ramp - -A defined area of the airport intended to
accommodate Aircraft for purposes of
loading or unloading passengers,cargo or
mail, refueling, parking or maintenance, also
called a Non-Movement area.
-Rotating/Flashing
Beacon Lights - -Yellow or amber rotating lights inside of a
dome that can be seen from a 360- degree
visibility from dawn to dusk. These lights are
fixed on top of a vehicle roof or located on
the dashboard of a vehicle.
, -Runway - -The portion of the movement
area intended for takeoff and
landing of aircraft.
-Runway
Incursion - -Any occurrence at an airport/aerodrome
involving the incorrect presence of an
aircraft, vehicle or person on the protected
area of a surface designated for the landing
and takeoff of aircraft.
-Safety Area - -A designated area next to the edges
of a Runway or Taxiway intended to
reduce the risk of damage to an
Aircraft inadvertently leaving the
Runway or Taxiway.
-Secured Area - -A portion of an airport, specified in the Airport Security
Program in which
certain security measures specified in of 49 CFR Part 1542 Chapter XII are
carried out. This area is where aircraft operators and foreign air carriers, that
have a security program under of 49 CFR Parts 1544 or 1546 Chapter XII,
enplane and deplane passengers and sort and load baggage and any
adjacent areas that are not separated by adequate security measures. For
the purpose of these Regulations, the AOA is considered part of the Secured
Area.
-Security Identification
Display Area (SIDA) - -A portion of an airport, established by the
Commissioner pursuant to section
10-36-351 of the Municipal Code of Chicago and specified in the ASP, in
which security measures specified in 49 CFR Part 1542 are carried out.
Generally, access to the SIDA by any person or vehicle requires the
production of valid authorization and individuals who have been issued
Airport ID Badges are required to display them in these areas .SIDA includes
the Secured Area.
-Security Perimeter
or Security Area - -The portion of the Airport that is enclosed by
fencing, walls, or other barriers and to which
access is controlled through designated entry
points by the Department and/or authorized
agencies. The Movement Area and
Non-Movement Area are located within the
Security Perimeter. The Security Perimeter
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