204-2 Flashcards
MATS ACC > Traffic Management > Enroute Operations > Position Reporting
Confirm that all information in position reports..
Confirm that all information in position reports and flight plans is valid and accurate.
MATS ACC > Traffic Management > Enroute Operations > Altitude > Altitude Instructions > Appropriate Altitude for Direction of Flight
Confirm that the altitude in position reports and flight plans…
Confirm that the altitude in position reports and flight plans is appropriate for the direction of flight
(side note: the purpose of this card is to highlight the fact that it is your responsibility to ensure that aircraft entering your airspace do so at altitudes appropriate to direction of flight, etc)
If the altitude is not appropriate for the direction of flight,…
If the altitude is not appropriate for the direction of flight, inform the pilot.
- For aircraft that are in and will remain in controlled airspace, or are in uncontrolled airspace but will enter controlled airspace at some point, issue a clearance to the appropriate altitude:
“FOR DIRECTION OF FLIGHT, WOULD YOU PREFER (altitude) or (altitude)?”
- For aircraft that are in and will remain in uncontrolled airspace:
“FOR DIRECTION OF FLIGHT, YOU SHOULD BE AT AN (ODD / EVEN ) ALTITUDE” - For VFR aircraft:
“FOR DIRECTION OF FLIGHT, YOU SHOULD BE AT AN (ODD / EVEN) ALTITUDE PLUS FIVE HUNDRED FEET”
You may assign an altitude inappropriate to the direction of flight in the following situations:
Complete List
will be on exam
- The following conditions apply:
◦ No alternate separation minima can be applied.
◦ The altitude has been approved by affected sectors/units.
◦ The aircraft will be cleared to an appropriate altitude as soon as the conditions permit. - The airspace is structured for one-way traffic flow
- An aircraft is doing any of the following:
◦ Holding
◦ Arriving
◦ Departing
◦ Conducting a flight check of a NAVAID
◦ Operating within an altitude reservation
◦ Engaged in an aerial survey, mapping flight, or test flight
◦ Operating on a polar route
◦ Transitioning to or from oceanic airspace within 200 miles along the aircraft track from the oceanic entry or exit point - A pilot requests the altitude because of icing, turbulence, or fuel considerations and the following apply:
◦ The pilot informs you of the time or location that the aircraft can be cleared to an appropriate altitude
◦ The altitude has been approved by affected sectors/units
POLAR ROUTE
dont memorize… if on exam paul will let us know
A northbound or southbound route that enters or exits Canadian Domestic Airspace via designated Russian polar fixes located north of 75°N. Routes are defined as northbound when aircraft are flying a track of 315° clockwise to 045° and southbound when tracking 135° clockwise to 225°
Do not use the words _________ when communicating with a pilot
will be on exam
Do not use the words WRONG WAY when communicating with a pilot
“altitude inappropriate for direction of flight” is the correct phraseology
If a cruising altitude inappropriate to the direction of flight is assigned:
- Instruct the pilot to make position reports.
- Identify the altitude as WRONG WAY for any of these coordination tasks:[38]
◦ Passing and receiving a control estimate
◦ Giving and receiving a handoff[39]
◦ Coordinating with an adjacent sector/unit
“…WRONG WAY (altitude)” - Post warning indicators by using the wrong-way altitude alerting function, if possible.
- Before transferring control, inform the receiving controller of the reason for the assignment.
For strip-marking purposes, the following abbreviations may be used: (See other card)
MATS ACC > Traffic Management > Enroute Operations > Altitude > Altitude Instructions > Wrong-Way Altitude Assignment
Issue vectors or offset tracks to establish an aircraft __________ from the centreline of the airway or published track otherwise authorized if:
Issue vectors or offset tracks to establish an aircraft at least 5 miles from the centreline of the airway or published track otherwise authorized if:
- The aircraft is in high-level surveillance-controlled airspace.
- You are assigning an altitude inappropriate to the direction of flight in one of the following situations:
◦ No alternate separation minima can be applied.
◦ A pilot requested an inappropriate altitude because of icing, turbulence, or fuel considerations, and has informed you of the time or location at which the flight can be cleared to an appropriate altitude that has already been approved by affected sectors or units. - The airway or published track is shown on the display.
Note: This procedure is intended to maintain controller involvement and provide an additional safety margin while aircraft operating on wrong-way altitudes. This 5 mile separation does not exempt controllers from applying the appropriate ATS surveillance minima between aircraft
Eastbound Track
Westbound Track
000-179
180-359
IDENTIFYING CONFLICTS IN EXCDS
As we have learned in previous lessons, conflicts in EXCDS are normally noticed when the FDEs are first integrated into the bays.
Review all the FDEs in each bay. Look at the altitudes first: are there any at the same altitude? If so, check the times then check the routes. You may want to extrapolate a crossing track time and write it in the remarks field. Enter a red “W” in the remarks field with the call sign of the potentially conflicting aircraft. Add other remarks if required.
You may use parallel offset techniques[1] in a ATS surveillance environment, provided:
- The pilot confirms the capability to offset.
ADVISE IF ABLE PARALLEL OFFSET - The minimum offset value ensures the appropriate ATS surveillance separation minimum will exist.
- You cancel the parallel offset when it is no longer required.
CANCEL OFFSET
Use parallel offset techniques only if an operational advantage is gained.
Aircraft will not normally diverge to the offset track by more than 45°. Some RNAV systems are limited in the offset distance
wrong way altitude steps
- air canada requests wrong way altitude
- air canada 123, that altitude is innapropriate for direction of flight, are you able FL360
-negative, we are only this for now, but we are able that a certain time - air canada, why do you want it and when are you able an appropriate altitude
- the controller looks to see if they can get to an appropriate altitude in their airspace
- if yes, fill your boots
- if no, coordination required
TUNDRA, MARTIN HIGH, APPREQ
‘ive got air canada requesting wrong way for this reason, they are able higher at this time/location’ - in the FDE put the live altitude in the altitude box and select wrong way. Change the coordinated altitude to the wrong way altitude. change the “flight planned altitude” to the right way altitude the aircraft will eventually be flying at
- when handing off the aircraft, do a verbal handoff and indicate wrong way altitude
- while in your airspace, put a HALO on the wrong way aircraft
MATS ACC > Traffic Management > Enroute Operations > Altitude > Altitude Instructions > Block Altitude
On pilot request, you may assign a block altitude, provided that you adhere to ________________________, and one of the following two conditions applies:
On pilot request, you may assign a block altitude, provided that you adhere to procedures contained in Wrong-Way Altitude Assignment, and one of the following two conditions applies:
- There are icing, turbulence, or fuel considerations, and the following apply:
◦ The pilot informs you of the time or location that the aircraft can be cleared to an appropriate altitude.
“AT WHAT TIME OR PLACE ARE YOU ABLE AN ALTITUDE APPROPRIATE TO DIRECTION OF FLIGHT?”◦ The altitude has been approved by affected sectors/units. - The pilot is on an IFR training flight, MEDEVAC flight, or is flight-checking a NAVAID.
“MAINTAIN BLOCK (altitude) TO (altitude)”
If the aircraft is conducting an _____________________________, you may approve a block altitude, provided that you identify the altitude as BLOCK for any of the following coordination tasks:
If the aircraft is conducting an aerial survey, mapping flight, test flight, or special military activity, you may approve a block altitude, provided that you identify the altitude as BLOCK for any of the following coordination tasks:
- Passing and receiving a control estimate
- Giving and receiving a handoff
- Coordinating with an adjacent sector/unit
When this information is passed electronically, verbal coordination is also required
