.65 Chapter 4 Section 2- Clearances Flashcards
Clearance items
Issue the following clearance items, as appropriate, in the order listed below:
1) aircraft identification
2) clearance limit
3) standard instrument departure (SID) or vectors, where applicable
4) Route of flight including ADR/ADAR/AAR when applied
5) altitude data in the order flown
6) Mach number, if applicable
7) holding instructions
8) any special information
9) frequency and beacon code information
When the clearance limit is an airport, what word must follow the airports name?
“Airport”
*** “CLEARED TO (destination) AIRPORT.”
When the clearance limit is a NAVAID, and the NAVAID type is known, what must follow the NAVAID name?
The type of NAVAID
*** “CLEARED TO (NAVAID name and type).”
When the clearance limit is an intersection or waypoint, and the type is known, what must follow the intersection or waypoint name?
The type of intersection or waypoint
*** “CLEARED TO ( intersection or waypoint name and type).”
Delivery instructions
Issue specific clearance delivery instructions, if appropriate.
How do you relay a clearance?
Relay a clearance verbatim
Amend route of flight in a previously issued clearance by one of the following:
Amend route of flight in a previously issued clearance by one of the following:
1) state which portion of the route is being amended and then state the amendment
2) state the amendment to the route and than state that the rest of the route is unchanged
3) issue a clearance “direct” to a point on the previously issued route.
4) issue the entire route by stating the amendment.
Route or altitude amendments
A) amend route of flight in a previously issued clearance
B) when route or altitude in a previously issued clearance is amended, restate all applicable altitude restrictions.
C) issue an amended clearance if a speed restriction is declined because it cannot be complied with concurrently with a previously issued altitude restriction.
D) air traffic control specialists should avoid route and/or altitude changes for aircraft participating in the North American Route Program (NRP) and that are displaying “NRP” in the remarks section of their flight plan
Through clearances
You may clear an aircraft through intermediate stops
*** “CLEARED THROUGH (airport) TO (fix).”
ALTRV clearance
Use the phrase “via approved altitude reservation flight plan,” if the aircraft will operate in an approved ALTRV
*** “VIA APPROVED ALTITUDE RESERVATION (mission name) FLIGHT PLAN.”
• An ALTTRV normally includes the departure, climb, cruise, and arrival phases of flight up to and including holding pattern or point/time at which ATC provides separation between aircraft.
IFR-VFR and VFR-IFR flights
Clear an aircraft planning IFR operations for the initial part of flight and VFR for the latter part to the fix at which the IFR part ends.
Treat an aircraft planning VFR for the initial part of flight and IFR for the latter part as:
A VFR departure.
Issue a clearance to this aircraft when it requests IFR clearances approaching the fix where it proposes to start IFR operations. The phraseology CLEARED TO (destination) AIRPORT AS FILED may be used with abbreviated departure clearance procedures
Do what when a VFR aircraft changes to IFR?
The controller must assign a beacon code to Mode-C equipped aircraft that will allow MSAW alarms.
When VFR aircraft operating below the minimum altitude for IFR operations requests an IFR clearance and the pilot informs you, (or you are aware), that they are unable to climb in VFR conditions to the minimum IFR altitude:
1) ask if the pilot is able to maintain terrain and obstruction clearance during a climb to the minimum IFR altitude. (before issuing a clearance)
2) if the pilot is able to maintain their own terrain and obstruction clearance, issue the appropriate IFR clearance as prescribed
3) if the pilot states that they are unable to maintain terrain and obstruction clearance, instruct the pIlot to maintain VFR and to state intentions
The following guidelines must be utilized to facilitate the processing of airfile aircraft:
A) ensure the aircraft is within your area of jurisdiction unless otherwise coordinated.
B) obtain necessary information needed to provide IFR service.
C) issue clearance to destination, short range clearance, or an instruction to the pilot to contact an FSS if the flight plan cannot be processed.
-If clearance is to destination airports the phraseology CLEARED TO (destination) AIRPORT must be used.
- if clearance is to a NAVAID, state the name of the NAVAID followed by the type of NAVAID, if the type is known.
- if clearance is to an intersection or -waypoint and the type is known, the type must follow the intersection or way point name.
