(1) ATM - Air Traffic Services Flashcards

1
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What types of Human information processing are there? (7)

A
  1. Situational Awareness
  2. Conflict Detection
  3. Planning
  4. Prioritisation
  5. Decision Making
  6. Execution
  7. Verification
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How do Humans verify their actions? (3)

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  1. Decision making
  2. Execution
  3. Monitoring
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What are the types of Air Traffic Service? (4)

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  • Air Traffic Control Service
  • Air Traffic Advisory Service
  • Flight Information Service
  • Alerting Service
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What are the types of Air Traffic Control Services? (3)

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  • Area Control Service
  • Approach Control Service
  • Aerodrome Control Service
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Who shall provide an Area Control Service? (2)

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  1. Area Control Centre (ACC)
  2. A unit providing approach control service:
    - In the control zone
    - In a control area of limited extent which is designed primarily for the provision of approach control service where no Area Control Centre is established
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Who shall provide an Approach Control Service? (2)

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  1. By an aerodrome control tower or an ACC, when it is necessary or desirable to combine under the responsibility of one unit the functions of the approach control service and those of the aerodrome control service or the area control service
  2. By an approach control unit, when it is necessary or desirable to establish a separate unit
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Who shall provide an Aerodrome Control Service? (2)

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  1. By an Aerodrome Control Tower
  2. The task of providing specified services on the apron

e.g. apron management service, may be assigned to an aerodrome control tower or to separate unit

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Where do we provide a Control Service? (4)

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  1. All IFR flights: Class A B C D E
  2. All VFR flights: Class B C D
  3. All SVFR flights
  4. All AD traffic at controlled ADs
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Aerodrome Control may be provided with or without the assistance of an Aerodrome Traffic Monitor and / or Surface Movement Radar. True or False?

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True

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Approach and Area Control may not be provided with or without the use of surveillance equipment to aid the controller. True or False?

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False

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What is a Flight Information Centre? (2)

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A unit established to provide:
- FIS
- Alerting service

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What is a Flight Information Service? (1)

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A service provided for the purpose of giving advice and information useful for the safe and efficient conduct of flights

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When will an Aircraft be provided with FIS? (3)

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  • A/C likely to be affected by the info
  • Provided with an ATC service
  • When known to relevant air traffic services units
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FIS does not relieve the pilot-in-command of an aircraft of any responsibilities and the pilot-in-command has to make the final decision regarding any suggested alteration of flight plan. True or False?

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True

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What regulation number is SERA? (1)

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Regulation (EU) No 923/2012

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16
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Where ATSUs provide both flight information service and air traffic control service, which takes precedence? (1)

A

ATC Service

17
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What shall be included with FIS? (9)

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  • SIGMET & AIRMET information
  • Volcanic activity, eruptions, ash clouds
  • Release of chemicals into atmosphere
  • Availability of radio nav services
  • Any AD changes - weather, Serviceability
  • Unmanned balloons
  • Any other info
  • Collision hazards to A/C operating in Class C D E F G
  • Flights over water
18
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When would information related to collision hazards be passed? (2)

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  • Information relating to collision hazards includes only known activities that constitute risks to the aircraft concerned
  • Air traffic services cannot assume responsibility for its issuance at all times or for its accuracy
19
Q

Who is responsible for providing FIS? (2)

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  • Within FIR:
    By a FIC, unless responsibility for providing such services is assigned to an ATC unit having adequate facilities for the exercise of such responsibilities
  • Within controlled airspace / controlled ADs:
    By the relevant ATC units
20
Q

How can Information be disseminated to aircraft? (4)

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  • Directed transmission on the initiative of the appropriate ATS unit to an aircraft ensuring that receipt is acknowledged
  • A general call, unacknowledged transmission to all aircraft concerned
  • Broadcast
  • Data link
21
Q

What is VOLMET? (3)

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  • Meteorological information for aircraft in flight
  • HF & VHF radio transmitted from regional broadcasts
  • Automated voice transmission (continuous loop) of: TAF, SIGMET, METAR
22
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What types of ATIS are there? (3)

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  • ATIS
  • D-ATIS
  • Voice-ATIS
23
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When shall an Alerting service be provided? (4)

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  1. For all aircraft provided with air traffic control service
  2. In so far as practicable, to all other aircraft having filed a flight plan or otherwise known to the air traffic services
  3. To any aircraft known or believed to be the subject of unlawful interference
  4. An alerting service is provided to notify appropriate organisations regarding aircraft in need of SAR aid and assist such organisations as required
24
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What is an Air Traffic Advisory Service? (1)

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A service provided within advisory airspace to ensure separation, insofar as practicable, between aircraft which are operating on IFR flight plans

25
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What is Advisory Airspace? (1)

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An airspace of defined dimensions, or designated route, within which
air traffic advisory service is available

26
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What is an Advisory Route? (1)

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A designated route along which air traffic advisory service is available

27
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What are the objectives of Air Traffic Advisory Service? (2)

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  • To make information on collision hazards more effective than it would be in the mere provision of FIS
  • May be provided to aircraft conducting IFR flights in advisory airspace or on advisory routes (Class F airspace)
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Where should an Air Traffic Advisory Service be implemented? (3)

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  • The air traffic services are inadequate for providing an ATCS
  • The limited advice on collision hazards provided by a FIS will not meet the requirement
  • It should be considered a temporary measure only until such time as it can be replaced by an air traffic control service ATCS. (generally 3 years maximum.)
29
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What does an Advisory Service not provide? (4)

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  • Offer the same degree of safety or assume the same responsibilities as an ATCS
  • Information available to the unit providing the advisory service may be incomplete
  • The advisory service does not deliver “clearances” but only “advisory information”
  • It uses the words “advise” or “suggest” when a course of action is proposed to an aircraft
30
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When using the Air Traffic Advisory service, aircraft shall comply with the same procedures as those applying to controlled flights except… (3)

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  • The flight (or changes) is not subject to a clearance
  • The aircraft shall decide whether-or-not to act on advice issued but it shall inform the unit of its decision
  • Air-ground contacts shall be made with the air traffic services unit designated to provide air traffic advisory service within the advisory airspace or portion thereof
31
Q

When not using the Air Traffic Advisory service but operating IFR in advisory airspace:

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32
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What should IFR flights do if they intend to cross an Advisory route? (2)

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  • As nearly as possible at an angle of 90 degrees to the direction of the route
  • At a level, appropriate to its track, selected from the tables of cruising levels prescribed for use by IFR flights operating outside controlled
    airspace
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What shall an ATSU advise, when providing air traffic advisory service provide?

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Advise A/C to:
- Depart at the time specified
- Cruise at the levels indicated in the flight plan
- If it does not foresee any conflict with other known traffic