Air Traffic Services Flashcards
What are the types of Air Traffic Service available?
Air Traffic Control Service
Air Traffic Advisory Service
Flight Information Service
Alerting Service
What are the divisions of Air Traffic Control Service?
Area Control Service
Approach Control Service
Aerodrome Control Service
Who has the responsibility for the provision of an Area Control Service?
Area Control Service shall be provided, by an Area Control Centre (ACC) or by the unit providing approach control service in the CTR or CTA if no ACC is established.
Who has the responsibility for the provision of an Approach Control Service?
An aerodrome control tower if combining Tower and Approach is desirable
An ACC if combining Area and Approach is desirable.
A sole approach control unit, if it is desirable to establish a separate unit.
Who has the responsibility for the provision of an Aerodrome Control Service?
An Aerodrome Control Tower
Apron Management may be delegated elsewhere
Where and to whom shall an Air Traffic Control Service be provided?
To all IFR flights in airspace Classes A, B, C, D and E.
To all VFR flights in airspace Classes B, C, and D.
To all special VFR flights
To all aerodrome traffic at controlled aerodromes.
Define a Flight Information Centre
A unit established to provide FIS and alerting service.
Define a Flight Information Service
A service provided for the purpose of giving advice and information useful for the safe and efficient conduct of flights.
To which aircraft shall a FIS be provided to?
All aircraft that are provided with an ATC service or are known to the ATSU, and are likely to be affected by the information
If an ATSU provides both FIS and ATC, which takes precedence?
Air traffic control service shall have precedence over FIS
However, in certain circumstances aircraft may require essential information without delay.
What pertinent information shall be provided by a FIS?
SIGMETs and AIRMETs
Volcano Information
Radioactive or toxic materials Information
Availability of Radio Navigational Services
Conditions of aerodromes and associated facilities
Unmanned free balloon Information
Weather conditions reported or forecast
Collision hazard information to aircraft operating in Classes C, D, E, F and G
Boat information for aircraft over water
Any information likely to affect safety
What extra pertinent information shall be provided to VFR by a FIS?
Information about traffic and weather that makes VFR impractical
What information related to collision hazards is provided by a FIS?
Known activities that constitute risks to the aircraft concerned.
The information may sometimes be incomplete and the ATSU is not responsible for its accuracy.
Who has responsibility for FIS?
Within an FIR:
A Flight Information Centre (FIC), unless responsibility has been delegated to a capable ATC unit
Within controlled airspace and at controlled aerodromes:
By the relevant ATC units.
How is information from a FIS disseminated to aircraft?
Directed Transmission
Broadcast
Datalink
or a General Call for a sudden Occurence of Hazard