Core Flashcards
TROJ028 has reported moderate windshear on final for the duty RWY. In addition to broadcasting this report on the ATIS, to which aircraft are directed transmissions required and for how long?
V58 MATS 3.1.3.3.1
Upon receipt of a pilot report and/or a forecast of moderate, strong or severe wind shear, alert all arriving and departing aircraft by ATIS broadcast, and directed transmission where the aircraft is not in receipt of the ATIS information. (1) … or the expiry of the forecast period, whichever is the later.
“GIA728 has notified you that they are manoeuvring in response to a TCAS RA. a) What phrase do you use to acknowledge the report? b) What restrictions apply to issuing instructions to GIA728?”
V58 MATS 4.1.1.1 & GEN 3.4 p6.3.1 Resolution Advisory
“a) ROGER (1) b) Do not issue tracking or level instructions (1) to an aircraft that has reported responding to a ‘TCAS RA.’”
GIA728 advices ‘CLEAR OF CONFLICT’ after having reported responding to a Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System (TCAS) Resolution Advisory (RA). You then issue instructions as necessary to re-establish separation. When does ATC resume responsibility for separation?
V58 MATS 4.1.1.3 Clear of conflict
“Resume responsibility for separation after the aircraft has complied with any tracking or level instructions (1) and a separation standard has been established (1). “
“What Emergency Phase, if any, should be declared in the following scenarios? Explain the reason for your answer.
a. TROJ10, a C130 on a low level NAVEX, has recorded a NOCOM time of 0710Z for cancellation on your frequency. It is now 0720Z and TROJ10 has not contacted you. You have commenced communication checks (include in answer by what time this phase should be declared).
b. BLHK106 is operating in the Low Flying Area with an Ops Normal time of 2300Z. At 2310Z, having commenced communication checks, there has still been no contact with BLHK106 (include in answer by what time this phase should be declared).
c. OYD, a VFR BE20 conducting circuits, has reported a hydraulic failure. The pilot reports the controls have become slow to respond however the pilot is confident of landing.
d. DPOT12, an F35 returning from the training areas, advises that they have insufficient fuel on board to reach a suitable landing runway.
e. You hear a continuous alarm on 243.0”
V58 MATS 4.2 Declaration of Emergency Phases and Time Sequence
a. Declare an INCERFA (1) when a pilot fails to report NOCOM cancellation at an appropriate time and no later than 30 minutes after the report is due - 0740Z. (1)
b. Declare an INCERFA (1) when a pilot fails to report OPS NORMAL at an appropriate time and no later than 30 minutes after the report is due - 2330Z. (1)
c. Declare an ALERFA (1) immediately when information has been received which indicates that the operating efficiency of an aircraft has been impaired to the extent that the safety of the aircraft may be affected. (1)
d. Declare a DETRESFA (1) immediately when the fuel on board is considered to be exhausted or to be insufficient to enable the aircraft to reach safety (1) unless a SARTIME has been notified.
e. Declare a DETRESFA (1) immediately when a radio distress beacon has been activated for a period greater than 10 seconds. (1)
“What Emergency Phase, if any, should be declared in the following scenarios? Explain the reason for your answer.
a. HEL, a B06, is on the ground within your CTR ready to become airborne. You issued a clearance at 0100Z and instructed HEL to report airborne. At 0110Z you have not heard from HEL and have commenced communication checks (include in answer by what time this phase should be declared).
b. You receive a phone call from Mrs Farmer who is concerned because Mr Farmer has not yet returned from his Sunday flight in their R22 and he is normally home by now. No flight plan has been filed.
c. COQ, a VFR C310 on departure, reports inadvertently entering a bank of low cloud.
d. KIWA057 reports they have lost their engine and are putting the helicopter down in a nearby paddock.
e. You receive the following radio call: “MAYDAY MAYDAY MAYDAY ALDN209, engine on fire, POB 2, ejecting 5 miles north of the airfield”.
f. You observe smoke trailing behind MOB, a VFR C210 in the circuit.”
“a. Declare an INCERFA (1) when a pilot fails to report DEPARTURE, after a call notifying readiness to take off at an appropriate time and no later than 30 minutes after the initial call - 0130Z. (1)
b. Declare an INCERFA (1) immediately when information is received that an aircraft, for which flight notification has not been lodged, is missing. (1)
c. Declare an ALERFA (1) immediately when a flight restricted to VMC is operating in IMC (1)
d. Declare a DETRESFA (1) immediately when information is received which indicates that a pilot is about to make a forced landing. (1) OR
d. Declare a DETRESFA (1) immediately when information is received which indicates that the operating efficiency of an aircraft has been impaired to the extent that a forced landing is likely. (1)
e. Declare a DETRESFA (1) immediately when a MAYDAY call… is received. (1) OR e. Declare a DETRESFA (1) immediately following any indications of fire in flight. (1)
f. Declare a DETRESFA (1) immediately following any indications of fire in flight. (1) “
As the TWR controller, you receive the following transmission from a circuit aircraft: “PAN PAN, PAN PAN, PAN PAN, STAL207, high temperature indication, POB 4, returning to land”. How would you acknowledge this transmission?
V58 MATS 4.2.5.2
“STAL207 (1), (location) TOWER (1), ROGER PAN” (1)
You have received emergency details from APR about an arriving B350, HDSN10, who has declared a PAN due to an electrical failure. What phrase would you use on first contact to indicate knowledge of the emergency?
V60 MATS 4.2.5.2.1
“HDSN10 (1), (location) TOWER (1), PAN [electrical failure] ACKNOWLEDGED” (1)
“In accordance with what procedures shall controllers act upon receiving the following SSR codes?
a) 7400
b) 7500
c) 7600
d) 7700”
a) RPAS Lost Link procedures (1)
b) Unlawful Interference procedures (1)
c) Aircraft Radio/Communications Failure procedures (1) d) Emergency procedures (1).
“In the following scenarios, state whether a local standby or full emergency would be the correct AEP response. Full emergency level is not required:
a) An arriving aircraft stalls on short final and crashes on the threshold of the runway.
b) An arriving aircraft has declared a PAN due to issues with the flaps, but is anticipating making a flapless landing without any significant issues.
c) An arriving aircraft has declared a MAYDAY due to fire in flight.
d) An arriving aircraft has declared a PAN and advised that several passengers will require medical assistance after landing. Medical had earlier advised that their ambulance is unserviceable and they would not be able to respond to the crash alarm today.”
“a) Full emergency (1)
b) Local standby (1)
c) Full emergency (1)
d) Full emergency (1)”
What full emergency level would a B738 (Medium) warrant?
Level II (1)
What full emergency level would a C17 (Heavy) warrant?
Level III (1)
What full emergency level would an aircraft with 15 seats warrant?
Level I (1)
What full emergency level would an aircraft with 20 seats warrant?
Level II (1)
What two phrases can you use to notify ARFF of an occurence where their attendance may be beneficial, but has not warranted activation of the AEP?
IRREGULAR OCCURRENCE’ (1) or ‘FOR INFORMATION ONLY’ (1)
CLAS75, an F/A-18, transmits “CABLE, CABLE, CABLE” during the take-off roll. As the tower controller, what are your actions and response?
“A pilot of an aircraft suffering an emergency on the runway requiring the use of an arresting system will transmit the following, irrespective of any previous notification of the system’s position: Pilot: “CABLE, CABLE, CABLE or BARRIER, BARRIER, BARRIER”. Raise the appropriate departure end arresting systems if not already activated upon receiving the above transmission (1) and report: ATC: “DEPARTURE END CABLE (or BARRIER) UP (1)””
MAPL10, an F35, is suffering a radio failure and has been cleared to land using a light signal. What is the correct position for the arrestor cables and how shall MAPL10 be notified of their status?
An arriving aircraft capable of utilising aircraft arrestor systems is suspected of having a radio failure, raise all arresting systems useable by that aircraft except the approach end barrier. [ie, all arrestor cables up (1) for MAPL10]
Assume the pilot can hear all transmissions and transmit the following before the aircraft lands:
“BOTH CABLES UP”(1)
What methods are available for maintaining SARWATCH on an aircraft?
“Maintain SARWATCH via:
a. continuous visual (1) or surveillance (1) monitoring, or
b. a time nominated by ATS or a pilot (1) which may include:
1. an estimate (1)
2. a NOCOM time (1) or
3. a time to report (1), such as SKED or an operations normal time.”
You hear a distress beacon on 243.0 for 25 seconds. What phase shall you declare and who shall you report this to?
“Declare a distress phase (1) when a distress beacon has been heard on 121.5, 243.0 and/or 406.0 MHz for a period in excess of 10 seconds. Report the phase to JRCC Australia (1)”
APR contacts the TWR controller to pass the fact that CLAS75 is Minimum Fuel. How will this coordination be passed and how will the TWR respond?
“Advise receiving Controller details of the emergency. APR: “CLAS75 MINIMUM FUEL” (1); TWR: “CLAS75 MINIMUM FUEL ACKNOWLEDGED” (1).”
APR contacts the TWR controller to relay information on a helicopter doing a pipe line survey. The helicopter’s tracking will infringe TWR’s airspace, however, TWR has no circuit aircraft airborne or planned for the rest of the day. TWR decides they do not require the aircraft on frequency and have no tracking or vertical restrictions. How will this coordination be passed and how will APR respond?
“TWR: “NO RESTRICTIONS”. (1) APR: A readback is not required. (1)”
You observe a microburst that has rapidly developed in close proximity to your airfield such that you judge it has an immediate and detrimental effect on the safety of aircraft. The microburst is not forecast nor as yet advertised on the ATIS. What phrase should you prefix your transmission with in informing aircraft of the danger?
Prefix direct transmissions and broadcasts with HAZARD ALERT (1) when a sudden change to a component of FIS, not described in a current MET product or NOTAM, has an immediate and detrimental effect on the safety of aircraft.
ABC, a C172, is on short final to land. The console wind instruments indicate crosswind of 9 kts. Is this crosswind significant for ABC?
Yes. (1) Consider crosswind to be significant when it equals or exceeds 8 KT for civil single engine aircraft.
CHLE209, a military PC21, is on short final to land. The console wind instruments indicate crosswind of 9 kts. Is this crosswind significant for CHLE209?
No. (1) Consider crosswind to be significant when it equals or exceeds 10 KT for military aircraft.
TWI, a civil BE20, is taxiing for departure. The console wind instruments indicate crosswind of 11 kts. Is this crosswind significant for TWI?
No. (1) Consider crosswind to be significant when it equals or exceeds 12 KT for civil multi-engine aircraft.
Under what circumstances shall a safety alert be issued?
“Unless the pilot has advised that action is being taken to resolve the situation or that the other aircraft is in sight, issue a Safety Alert prefixed by the phrase ‘SAFETY ALERT’ when you become aware that an aircraft is in a situation that places it in unsafe proximity to (1): a. terrain; (1) b. obstruction; (1) c. active restricted or prohibited areas; (1) or d. other aircraft. (1)”
OMG, a civil R22, is maintaining downwind for separation with QFA385 arriving via the ILS. You subsequently observe OMG turning base, which in your judgment puts them at risk of a collision with QFA385. With which phrase do you prefix your control instruction to OMG?
“AVOIDING ACTION’ (1)
What shall be contained in a clearance?
Include the following when issuing a clearance:
a. aircraft identification (1);
b. destination (1), area of operation (1), position (1) or clearance limit (1);
c. route of flight (1); and
d. cleared level (1).
Until what time, point or event shall a clearance, and its amendments during flight, apply?
The clearance, and its amendments during the flight only apply:
a. to the first point at which the aircraft leaves controlled airspace (1);
b. to the first landing point if the flight is wholly within controlled airspace; (1)
c. to the clearance limit if issued (1);
d. until the expiration of a clearance void time (1); or
e. until cancelled by a controller (1).
TEST123, a VFR PC21 is cleared to Salter’s Point via WUNEG at A090 and is taxiing for departure. PLNR then coordinates a changed route of “Salter’s Point direct” for you to pass to TEST123. What phraseology will you use to issue this altered clearance?
9.2.2.5.1 9.2.2.5.3
“TEST123 RECLEARED (1) Salter’s Point direct A090 (1)”
Assign a level with all clearance changes regardless of whether a change has been made to the cleared level.
When cancelling a clearance limit what must be given to the aircraft?
9.2.2.12
When a clearance limit is cancelled issue an onwards clearance specifying the level (1) and route to be flown from that point (1).
Can you issue a Special VFR clearance in the following scenarios? VMC does not exist.
- a. STAL35 (C17) conducting low level operations within R358 which is under your control, at night on NVGs?
- b. RSCU24 (civil A139) conducting a search operation in your CTA by day, remaining outside your CTR?
- c. OTLW11 (TIGR) requests SVFR in your CTR to conduct circuits by day?
- d. ALDN201, an unaided (No NVG/NVD) PC21 is conducting night circuits?
ENR 1.2 1.2.1.1 & MATS 9.2.7.1
- a. Yes (1)
- b. No (1)
- c. Yes (1)
- d. No (1)
Under what conditions may a pilot be assigned a level below the LSALT?
9.4.2.1
You may assign a pilot a level below the applicable LSALT provided that:
a. by day, the IFR pilot has reported ‘VISUAL’ (1) and ‘VISUAL’ is appended to the level assigned (1); or
b. by night:
i) for VFR aircraft the clearance is issued by use of the phrase ‘WHEN ESTABLISHED WITHIN THREE MILES, DESCEND TO (level); (1) or
ii) for IFR aircraft, the pilot has reported ‘VISUAL’ (1), and the clearance is issued by use of the phrase ‘WHEN ESTABLISHED IN THE CIRCLING AREA, DESCEND TO (level) VISUAL’. (1)
DAV, a departing IFR C208, has received an airways clearance of ‘Hansen’s Farm DCT, A070, R20 x 5D, VSD.’ Following departure co-ordination with APR, you issue the aircraft ‘Climb to A040, RWY 03 cleared for take-off, make left turn.’
Is DAV still required to reach A020 by 5DME? Explain.
9.4.4.2
No. (1)
Repeat level restrictions issued by ATC in air-ground communications in conjunction with subsequent level clearances in order for them to remain in effect. (1)
You visually observe BARN03 upwind in the CIRA and you observe a radar position symbol on upwind. Is BARN03 identified? Why/why not?
9.7.2.6
Yes (1).
Establish identification by correlating a particular radar position symbol to the position of an aircraft observed visually (1).
Answer the following questions with the information below:
a. QFA757 (B737) is tracking towards your aerodrome from the south west, the SDD label shows the aircraft descending through A056. What is the last level QFA757 vacated on descent?
b. TIM is cleared to operate to the south west of your aerodrome at A030, the label from TIM displays A032 steady. Is TIM complying with the clearance?
c. JIM has just departed from an aerodrome within your airspace and the label indicates A017 on climb. What level has JIM passed?
d. How do you determine that an aircraft has reached a level?
- 7.5.2
a. A060 (1)
b. Yes (1)
c. A013 (1)
d. An aircraft PADL remains within +/- 200 FT (1) of the assigned level for the greater of three consecutive updates or 15 seconds (1).
When shall pressure altitude-derived level information be verified?
9.7.5.3
Verify the accuracy of displayed pressure altitude-derived level information:
a. as soon as possible after initial contact with an aircraft (1) and prior to use (1); and
b. where continuous monitoring has not been carried out (1).
How shall pressure altitude-derived level information accuracy be verified?
9.7.5.4
Verify by simultaneous comparison with (1):
a. altimeter-derived level information received from the same aircraft by radiotelephony (1); or
b. the aerodrome elevation during the take-off roll (1), provided that the level information subsequently indicates a positive climb after take-off (1).
ASY120, a C17, has been assigned A020 and has reported maintaining this level. The pressure altitude-derived level information indicates A023. Is this value within tolerances? Why/why not?
9.7.5.5
No. (1)
The tolerance for pressure altitude-derived level information displayed to the controller is +/- 200 FT. (1)
How shall a controller relay identification of an aircraft when transfer of control is not effected? How shall the receiving controller respond?
9.7.6.1
When relaying the identification of an aircraft from one controller to another, and transfer of control is not effected, the relaying Controller advises that the aircraft is FOR IDENT (1). The receiving Controller acknowledges identification by replying with the callsign for the aircraft. (1)
