CDC Vol 3, 404/405 NORAD ID Operations & Safe Passage Procedures Flashcards
- What is the most common means of categorizing/classifying “pending” tracks in the NORAD environment?
Flight plan correlation
- What locations are HQ NORAD Director of Operations approved geographical areas in which regions/sectors may classify airborne objects as assumed friend?
Free areas
- What is an approved area of coordinated operations where sectors have the authority to classify an aircraft based on valid mode 2 or 3 operating within specified boundaries?
Special Area of Operations (SOA)
- What ID method is usually accomplished as a last resort?
VID
- When May track classification be changed?
Any time that other criterion is met except for a Hostile classification
- What is the purpose of safe passage?
To ensure fast and efficient positive identification of aircraft where an operation or alert is in progress.
- State the four characteristics of safe passage.
1 - Preplanned and classified procedures
2 - Aircrew and ground elements have the same information on methods and procedures to be used
3 - Revealed and used only in the event of a high state of alert. Aircrews learn of the procedures only after they are airborne.
4 - Life span of the procedure is limited
- Under safe passage, what are established for returning aircraft to provide safe entry when one or more units are in the autonomous mode?
Corridors
What does region commander in NORAD reference for guidance on concerning response actions and ID procedures regarding suspected Russian military aircraft?
NORAD master special instructions (SPINS)
What is the ID of tracks originating inside the inner boundary of the ADIZ or sovereign airspace, whichever is greater?
Assumed Friend
In NORAD, how many step are in the ID process? And what are they?
2 Step Process
1 - Identification investigation
2 - Classification
How long is the ID process in NORAD?
2 to 5 minutes (depending on speed of target and DEFCON level.
Once DEFCON 3 or greater has been declared, how long does an operator have to ID aircraft?
2 minutes or less of ADIZ penetration
In DEFCON 5 and 4, how long does an operator have to ID an aircraft?
5 minutes or less with all tracks with aground speed less than 250 knots
What is the most common means of categorizing/classifying pending tracks in NORAD?
Flight Plan Correlation