Block 2 Glossary

Question 1

Define VOR

Answer 1

MATS ACC > Glossary

VOR (VHF Omnidirectional Range)

Question 2

Define DME

Answer 2

MATS ACC > Glossary

DME (Distance Measuring Equipment) - Airborne and ground equipment used to measure the slant range distance from a DME NAVAID in nautical miles.

Question 3

Define Fix

Answer 3

MATS ACC > Glossary

FIX - A geographical location determined either by visual reference to the ground or by means of radio aids or other navigational devices.

Question 4

Define DME Fix

Answer 4

MATS ACC > Glossary

DME FIX - A geographical position determined by reference to a NAVAID, which provides distance and azimuth information, and defined by a specified distance in nautical miles and a radial in degrees magnetic, true or grid from the NAVAID.

Question 5

Define NDB

Answer 5

MATS ACC > Glossary

NDB - Non-directional beacon

Question 6

Define GNSS

Answer 6

MATS ACC > Glossary

GNSS - Global Navigation Satellite System

Question 7

Define Agreement

Answer 7

ATSAMM – Glossary

AGREEMENT — An administrative or operational accord between NAV CANADA and one or more outside parties regarding the provision of Air Traffic Services.

Question 8

Define Arrangement

Answer 8

ATSAMM – Glossary

ARRANGEMENT — An administrative or operational accord between NAV CANADA units regarding the provision of Air Traffic Services.

Question 9

Define NOTAM

Answer 9

MATS ACC > Glossary

NOTAM (notice to airmen) - A notice distributed by means of telecommunication containing information concerning the establishment, condition or change in any aeronautical facility, service, procedure or hazard, the timely knowledge of which is essential to personnel concerned with flight operations.

Question 10

Define Estimate

Answer 10

MATS ACC > Glossary

ESTIMATE - The time, in UTC, at which an IFR aircraft is calculated, by either the controller, the pilot or through automated means, to arrive over a significant point.

Question 11

Define Estimated

Answer 11

MATS ACC > Glossary

ESTIMATED - An expression used within ATS when communicating an ATC estimate. This expression is used in conjunction with a place and a time.

Question 12

Define Estimating

Answer 12

MATS ACC > Glossary

ESTIMATING - An expression used within ATS when communicating a pilot estimate

Question 13

Define Handoff

Answer 13

MATS ACC > Glossary

HANDOFF - The process of transferring the identification of an aircraft and radio communications for that aircraft to another sector or unit.

Question 14

Define Identification

Answer 14

MATS ACC > Glossary

IDENTIFICATION - The process of ascertaining that a particular PPS represents the location of a specific aircraft.

Question 15

Define Omni Facility

Answer 15

MATS ACC > GLOSSARY

OMNI FACILITY - A very high frequency omnidirectional range (VOR), very high-frequency omnidirectional range tactical air navigation aid (VORTAC), or tactical air navigation aid (TACAN) that provides azimuth information, expressed as radials in degrees from 000° to 359°

Question 16

Define Cruise Climb

Answer 16

MATS ACC > Glossary

CRUISE CLIMB - A cruising technique resulting in a net increase in altitude as the aircraft mass decreases. A clearance or instruction to carry out a cruise climb allows the pilot the option of climbing at any given rate, as well as the option of levelling off at any intermediate altitude.

Question 17

Define Point-Out

Answer 17

MATS ACC > Glossary

POINT-OUT / POINT OUT - An action taken by a controller to transfer the identification of an aircraft with another controller, when control and radio communication will not be transferred

Question 18

Define Reciprocal Track

Answer 18

MATS ACC > Glossary

RECIPROCAL TRACK - In the application of separation, a term used to indicate tracks that converge or diverge at an angle of 136° to 180° inclusive.

Question 19

Define Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum

Answer 19

MATS ACC > Glossary

REDUCED VERTICAL SEPARATION MINIMUM (RVSM) - The application of 1000 ft vertical separation between RVSM aircraft in RVSM airspace.

Question 20

Define State Aircraft

Answer 20

MATS ACC > Glossary

STATE AIRCRAFT - Any aircraft used for military, customs, police or other law enforcement services of a state.

Question 21

Define Vertical Navigation (VNAV)

Answer 21

Terminav

VERTICAL NAVIGATION (VNAV) – An RNAV function that calculates, displays and provides guidance to maintain a vertical profile or path.

Question 22

Define Conflict

Answer 22

MATS ACC > Glossary

CONFLICT - … the actual or predicted convergence of aircraft that violates one or more separation minima.

Question 23

Define Crossing Track

Answer 23

MATS ACC > Glossary

CROSSING TRACK - In the application of separation, a term used to indicate tracks that converge or diverge at an angle of 45° to 135° inclusive.

Question 24

Define Polar Route

Answer 24

MATS ACC > Glossary

POLAR ROUTE - 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°.

Question 25

Define Flight Profile

Answer 25

Terminav Flight Profile Trajectory or its graphic representation, followed by an aircraft in flight and defined by its altitude, speed, distance flown and manoeuvre.

Question 26

Define RNPC

Answer 26

MATS ACC > Glossary RNPC - Required Navigation Performance Capability

Question 27

Define RNAV

Answer 27

MATS ACC > Glossary RNAV (AREA NAVIGATION) - A method of navigation that permits aircraft operation on any desired flight path within the coverage of ground- or space-based NAVAIDs or within the limits of the capability of self-contained aids, or a combination of these.

Question 28

Define Waypoint

Answer 28

MATS ACC > Glossary WAYPOINT - A specified geographical location, defined by longitude and latitude, that is used in the definition of routes and terminal segments and for progress-reporting purposes.