(1) ATM - Alerting Service

Question 1

What is an Alerting service? (1)

Answer 1

A service provided to notify appropriate organisations regarding aircraft in need of SAR aid and assist such organisations as required

Question 2

When shall an Alerting service be provided? (3)

Answer 2

1. All aircraft provided with ATC service
2. All other aircraft having filed a flight plan or otherwise known to the air traffic services
3. Any aircraft known or believed to be the subject of unlawful interference

Question 3

Who shall collect all information relevant to a state of emergency operating within the FIR / control area, to forward on to the appropriate Rescue Co-ordination Centre (RCC)? (2)

Answer 3

FIC or ACC

Question 4

Who is responsible for the provision of an Alerting service? (2)

Answer 4

• FIC unless it is delegated to an appropriate ATCU
• ATCU - inside CAS & Controlled ADs

Question 5

What are the three phases of an emergency? (3)

Answer 5

1. Uncertainty Phase - INCERFA
   A situation wherein uncertainty exists as to the safety of an aircraft and its occupants
2. Alert Phase - ALERFA
   A situation wherein apprehension exists as to the safety of an aircraft and its occupants
3. Distress Phase - DETRESFA
   A situation wherein there is reasonable certainty that an aircraft and its occupants are threatened by grave and imminent danger or require immediate assistance

Question 6

Uncertainty Phase criteria (5)

Answer 6

Question 7

Alert Phase criteria (5)

Answer 7

Question 8

Distress Phase criteria (5)

Answer 8

Question 9

What is Distress? (1)

Answer 9

A condition of being threatened by serious and/or imminent danger and of requiring immediate assistance

Question 10

What is Urgency? (1)

Answer 10

A condition concerning the safety of an aircraft or other vehicle, or of some person on board or within sight, but which does not require immediate assistance

Question 11

What are the three Distress & Urgency calls? (3)

Answer 11

“MAYDAY MAYDAY MAYDAY”
Distress aircraft first call

“PAN PAN, PAN PAN, PAN PAN”
Urgency aircraft first call

“PAN PAN, PAN PAN, PAN PAN Medical”
Reserved for medical emergency in medical transport aircraft first call

Question 12

If no acknowledgement of the distress or urgency message is made by the station addressed by the aircraft, other stations shall render assistance. True or False?

Answer 12

True

Question 13

Distress and urgency traffic shall not normally be kept on the same frequency until it is considered that better assistance can be provided by transferring the traffic to another frequency. True or False?

Answer 13

False

Question 14

In cases of distress and urgency
communications, , the transmissions by RTF shall be made… (2)

Answer 14

- Slowly
- Distinctly

Each word being clearly pronounced to facilitate transcription