M.B.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION, APRIL 2018
Fourth Semester
Airline and Airport Management
AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL
(2016 onwards)
Time 3 Hours Maximum 75 Marks
Part A (10 X 2 20)
Answer all questions.
1. Define criticism.
2. What is gate keeping?
3. Name and explain briefly about three levels of behaviour.
4. What is situation awareness?
5. Define ergonomics.
6. What are the sources of errors?
7. What is team conformity?
8. Define stress.
9. Define perception.
10. What is C.N.S?
Sub. Code
42
CP-8653
2
Ws9
Part B X 5 25)
Answer all questions.
11. Explain accident proneness model theory in
modeling error.
Or
Explain the classification of human errors.
12. Briefly explain four kinds of visual illusions.
Or
Draw the structure of an eye an explain its
importance in ATC environment.
13. What is communication? What are the barriers that
affect communication in ATC environment?
Or
What is cognitive bias? Explain the various types of
cognitive bias.
14. Explain GNSS and state its advantages.
Or
Explain why humans are better in their abilities
than machines.
15. What are the factors associated with post traumatic
stress disorder?
Or
Explain the cognitive abilities that are required
during the selection of air traffic controllers.
CP-8653
3
Ws9
Part C X 10 30)
Answer all questions.
16. What is stress? Explain how to manage stress.
Or
Explain the levels of behaviour in detail and its
impact on A.T.C.
17. In liveware-hardware conflict, we cannot say which
one is better, humans are good in some, while
machines are good in some other. Elucidate.
Or
What is fatigue? Explain the effects of fatigue.
18. What are the controller-pilot communication
failure?
Or
Briefly explain about ADS and ADS-B.
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