ACC Responsibility

Question 0

State how controllers at Vancouver ACC communicate with pilots in remote areas of B.C

Answer 0

PALs – remote radio transmitters located on mountain tops, these units are connected by telephone lines to the ACC
controllers are able to see most of their traffic throughout B.C. via this extensive infrastructure of remote radar facilities and radio transmitters

Question 1

List the IFR control units which border the airspace controlled by the Vancouver ACC

Answer 1

Seattle ARTCC
Edmonton ACC
Anchorage ARTCC
Oakland ARTCC

Question 2

State the rational for implementation of sectors within ACCs

Answer 2

To distribute workload

Question 3

State how radar information is transmitted to the ACC from remote radar sites

Answer 3

Fibre Optics

Question 4

List some of the tools that are available at controller’s work stations

Answer 4

RSIT
NARDS
Voice Switch
OIDS computer
Sector Chart
Flight data boards, strip holders and a strip printer

Question 5

List several radar sources that are utilized by the Vancouver ACC

Answer 5

Sea Island – Vancouver Airport – TSR Terminal Radar
Mt. Newton – Victoria – TSR
Port Hardy – ISSR Secondary Radar
Sandspit - - ISSR Secondary Radar
Baldy Hughes – Prince George – TSR
Mt. Wallenstein – Salmon Arm – ISSR- Secondary Radar
Lakeside- Kalispell Montana – FAA Site
Biorka Island – FAA Site
Calgary – TSR
McCaw – Olympic Peninsula – FAA Site