(1) ATM - Control of Ground Traffic

Question 1

What information shall taxi clearances obtain? (3)

Answer 1

• To follow the correct taxi routes
• To avoid collision with other aircraft or objects
• To minimize the potential for the aircraft inadvertently entering an active runway

Question 2

What shall a taxi clearance limit contain beyond a runway? (1)

Answer 2

Shall contain an explicit clearance to cross or an instruction to hold short of that runway

Question 3

Where should standard taxi routes be documented? (1)

Answer 3

AIP

Standard taxi routes should be identified by appropriate designators and should be used in taxi clearances

Question 4

Where standard taxi routes have not been published, what be used instead? (1)

Answer 4

• Taxi route be described by use of taxiway and runway designators

Question 5

If the control tower is unable to determine, either visually or via an ATS surveillance system that a vacating or crossing aircraft has cleared the runway, what shall be requested? (2)

Answer 5

• The aircraft shall be requested to report when it has vacated the runway
• The report shall be made when the entire aircraft is beyond the relevant runway-holding position

Question 6

What consideration should be given when small Aircraft & Helicopters are taxiing? (2)

Answer 6

• Taxiing in close proximity should be avoided
• Effects of turbulence should be considered for arriving / departing traffic

Question 7

Should a frequency change be issued to single-pilot helicopters hovering or air-taxiing? (1)

Answer 7

No

Whenever possible, control instructions from the next ATS unit should be relayed as necessary until the pilot is able to change frequency

Question 8

When an aircraft is landing or taking off, vehicles shall not be permitted to hold closer to the runway-in-use at…? (4)

Answer 8

• At a taxiway/runway intersection
• At a runway-holding position
• At a location other than a taxiway/runway intersection
• At a distance equal to the separation distance of the runway-holding position