Aerodrome Control: VehiclesRadio Telephony — DGCA CPL practice questions
Question 1 of 12
Vehicles on the manoeuvring area are controlled by:
All 12 questions — Aerodrome Control: Vehicles
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Q1. Vehicles on the manoeuvring area are controlled by:
- A.No one
- B.The aerodrome controller (Tower/Ground)✓
- C.Area control
- D.The airline operations centre
Why: All vehicles on the manoeuvring area come under the aerodrome controller.
Q2. A vehicle in the wrong place on a runway is called a:
- A.Go-around
- B.Runway incursion✓
- C.Conditional clearance
- D.Transfer
Why: An unauthorised presence on the runway is a runway incursion — a major hazard.
Q3. A typical vehicle call sign is:
- A."Ghostair 5"
- B."Car 5" (function + number)✓
- C."VT-CAR5"
- D."Tower 5"
Why: Vehicles use a function name and number, e.g. Car 5, Fire 1.
Q4. "Hold short of runway 27" instructs the vehicle to:
- A.Cross the runway
- B.Stop at the marking and not enter the runway✓
- C.Proceed onto the runway and wait
- D.Vacate the taxiway
Why: Hold short = stop at the holding point; it is not a clearance to cross.
Q5. To cross a runway a vehicle needs:
- A.No clearance if it is quick
- B.An explicit "cross runway XX" clearance, read back✓
- C.Only apron approval
- D.A go-around
Why: n explicit "cross runway XX" clearance, read back. Crossing requires a specific clearance, read back in full.
Q6. After crossing, the vehicle should:
- A.Say nothing
- B.Report "runway vacated"✓
- C.Request take-off
- D.Change frequency
Why: Reporting "vacated" tells the controller the runway is clear again.
Q7. A vehicle towing an aircraft is:
- A.Not controlled by ATC
- B.Treated as a single moving unit and given taxi/movement instructions✓
- C.Always given priority over aircraft
- D.Handled only by the airline
Why: The tug-and-aircraft combination is one unit under ATC movement instructions.
Q8. "Give way to the landing aircraft, then cross" means the vehicle should:
- A.Cross immediately
- B.Wait until the landing aircraft has passed, then cross✓
- C.Hold short permanently
- D.Vacate the area
Why: A conditional instruction is acted on only when the stated condition is satisfied.
Q9. Vehicles confined to the apron are normally handled by:
- A.Area control
- B.Apron management✓
- C.The Director
- D.No one
Why: pron management. Apron-only vehicles are usually managed by apron control, not the tower.
Q10. A "Follow-Me" vehicle is used to:
- A.Tow disabled aircraft only
- B.Guide an aircraft along a taxi route✓
- C.Inspect the runway surface
- D.Fight fires
Why: A Follow-Me car leads an aircraft along its taxi route to the stand or runway.
Q11. The phraseology for vehicles is:
- A.Casual and informal
- B.Standard and disciplined, like aircraft, with read-backs✓
- C.Spoken only by the controller
- D.Optional
Why: Vehicles use standard phraseology and read back instructions just like aircraft.
Q12. The most safety-critical vehicle movement is:
- A.Driving on the apron
- B.Crossing an active runway✓
- C.Parking at a stand
- D.Refuelling
Why: rossing an active runway. Crossing an active runway carries the highest incursion risk, hence the strict phraseology.