Search and rescue

1. Give the definition to the term ‘search and rescue’.

Is emergency services which is designed to asist people in need

2. What tools can be used for search and rescue operations?

3. What are the four basic categories of search and rescue?

Wildeness serchers, structural colapse rescue, air sea rescue, water rescue.

4. What kind of service is provided by mountain search and rescue? What skills do wilderness searchers need?

wilderness searchers. Searchers need advanced navigation and wilderness survival skills

5. Give examples of some natural disasters.

earthquake, volcanic eruption, tornado, hirricane , flood

6. Why structural collapse rescue is called disaster or urban rescue?

urban search and rescue is utilized in case of building collapses, explosions, and similar incidents to locate people who need assistance

7. What emergency equipment is search and rescue aircraft provided with?

The equipment includes individual life-jackets, oxygen masks,vinflatable slides, escape ropes, crash axes, fire extinguishers and rescue raft

8. What service conducts searching for lost watercraft? What experience does it need?

Water rescue involves searching for lost watercraft. Searchers may need experience with swift water (Сильное течение) , swamps(болото), and floods

9. When was the SRS of EMERCOM of Russia organized?

10. Who is the minister of the SRS of EMERCOM of Russia?

The Minister in charge of emercom is Puchkov

11. What is the SRS of EMERCOM of Russia represented by?

12. What are the main tasks of the SRS?

an important task assiciated with this requirement is dealing effectively with batural and man made disasters

13. Do you agree that one of Russia’s highest priorities is the establishment of an environment?

14. What are Central Air-Mobile Rescue Teams equipped with?

15. What is the term ‘civil defense’ referred to?

Certification

1. What procedure ensures that the pilot controlling any aircraft is competent?

2. What aviation specialists does the process of certification involve?

3. ICAO issues all types of licenses and certificates, doesn’t it?

4. What authorized units are all the licenses and certificates issued by?

5. What organizations are the world major aviation authorities?

6. What kind of certification are they responsible for?

7. What efforts are being performed to combat aviation hazards? What does FAA do in this sphere?

8. Where does the aircraft certification process start?

9. What types of certificates does the aircraft receive?

10. When is the production/airworthiness/amended type/operating certificate issued?

11. For what purpose are manuals produced by airlines?

12. What are the pilots certificated for?

13. What do the pilots’ certificates specify?

14. How many main types of pilot certificates do you know? What are they?

15. Say a few words about student pilot/recreational pilot/private pilot/commercial pilot/airline transport pilot.

16. Do pilots’ certificates expire? For how long are they valid?

17. Decode the following abbreviations: ATPL, PPL, CPL, FAA, EASA, CFI.