AIS Briefing Services Flashcards
Which Australian organisation is responsible for civil aviation support services including the Aeronautical Information Service?
Airservices Australia
What is the Aeronautical Information Service responsible for?
The collection, collation and dissemination of aeronautical information and instructions relating to the safety, regularity and efficiency of air navigation within the areas covered.
What is the area of responsibility of the AIS?
The entire territory of Australia and its associated airspace, and for the airspace over the high seas encompassed by the Brisbane and Melbourne FIRs.
Where is the International NOTAM Office established?
Canberra
What is the purpose of the International NOTAM office?
- Distribute, to those appropriate NOF with which Australia has a formal exchange arrangement, NOTAM that have international significance.
- Receive all international NOTAM from those appropriate NOF with which Australia has a formal exchange arrangement and distribute them as appropriate.
- Hold NOTAM of international significance:
—– issued by overseas NOF regarding locations associated with its operations
—– referring to locations within FIRs for which it has responsibilities affecting international operations
—– concerning procedures in Australia as they affect international operations.
What is the role of the NOTAM Office (NOF)?
The NOF controls the national NOTAM register(s) for the issue of all domestic and international NOTAM.
The NOF is responsible for the issue, maintenance and distribution of data within the automated environment.
The NOF must ensure that NOTAM _________
- provide only essential information
- are kept to a reasonable length consistent with clarity
What is the primary responsibility of UAS HF?
Provide aeronautical information via FLIGHTWATCH.
What is the NCC?
Network Coordination Centre
What are the two key offices of the NCC associated with the Aeronautical Information Services?
- NOTAM Office
- Briefing Office
True or False. NOTAMs available in Australia need not include information relevant to flights leaving the FIR.
False
Pilots rely on accurate NOTAM information to ________
Safely conduct flight within the Australian FIR.
How can ATC access NOTAM information when it is requested via HF or VHF frequencies?
All NOTAM can be accessed on the EUROCAT console or obtained on request from Flight Data Coordinators.
Put simply, what does the briefing office do?
Provides pre-flight information and processes Flight Notifications.
When accepting a flight notification, what must the Briefing Office (BOF) do?
a) check it for compliance with the format and data conventions;
b) check it for completeness and, to the extent possible, for accuracy;
c) take action (including contacting the pilot) to resolve any omissions, errors or anomalies;
d) include reference to any unresolved issues in the RMK/ section of the flight notification e.g. RMK/CFM ROUTE or RMK/CFM GNSS RNP2; and
e) verbally advise the relevant ATS units of the unresolved issue or send a service message to the ATS unit responsible for the first point of departure.
When is a flight notification manually checked?
When it fails automated flight plan checking.
How can flight notifications be lodged?
- Electronically through NAIPS
- By fax
- By telephone
- Over the AFTN
What is METBRIEF?
The Automated Meteorological Telephone Briefing Service
This is a system that responds to tone generated telephone requests and delivers, from the database, using a computer generated voice, ARFOR and TAF information on the telephone.
What is the primary source of aeronautical information via FLIGHTWATCH?
UAS HF and Domestic HF operators.
Why is the callsign ‘CENTRE’ used rather than ‘CONTROL’?
Because the controller offers both AIS and Control services.
Flight Notification must be lodged in accordance with ___________
ICAO Doc 4444
What checks will EUROCAT perform on a flight plan?
- Syntax
- Semantics
- Uniqueness
- Route validity
Who is responsible for the management of the Flight Data Record (FDR) through the course of a flight?
ATC
What are the components of AIP?
- AIP
- DAP
- ERSA
- DAH
- Maps & Charts
