Lesson One: Roles and responsibilities

Question 1

What are the five services provided by ATS?

Answer 1

FSS, FIC, VFR control tower, ACC, Tech ops

Question 2

Define FSS

Answer 2

An ATS unit that provides services pertinent to the arrival and departure phases of flight at uncontrolled aerodromes and for transit through a MF area.

Question 3

What are the ten services provided by FSS?

Answer 3

-Vehicle control services -Airport advisory service -ATC support -Aviation weather service -Emergency communications -Operation and monitoring of equipment -Additional flight safety services -Flight plan and processing and alerting services -Weather observation services -Supplementary services

Question 4

Define FIC

Answer 4

A centralized ATS unit that provides services pertinent to pre-flight and the en route phase of flight.

Question 5

What is Nav Canada’s functional goal #1?

Answer 5

In the provision of air traffic control and flight information service, all Air Traffic Services shall provide:

• uniform application of approved standards and procedures
• professional communications
• full time attentive flight monitoring and flight information services

Question 6

Aeronautics Act

Answer 6

An act of parliament providing the basis for the regulation of aeronautics

Question 7

CARs

Answer 7

Highlights the rules and regulations of aviation from the Aeronautics Act.

Question 8

TCAIM

Answer 8

TC Aeronautical Information Manual. It provides flight crews with information concerning rules of the air and aircraft operation in Canadian Airspace.

Question 9

FS MANOPS

Answer 9

The primary source document for establishing standards and procedures for services assigned to Canadian FSS.

Question 10

UOM

Answer 10

A Unit Operations Manual is a site specific comprehensive operational reference manual which details all pertinent information and duties which FSS will have to perform at a specific site.

Question 11

Unit Operational Record

Answer 11

Used to record any info and data recorded on paper, electronic medium or any other documentation of operational events, activities and actions during unit operations.

Question 12

How often is a Unit Operational Record made and what are the three items which it includes?

Answer 12

Recorded on a daily basis starting at 0000 local time and consists of the unit log, forms and documents, and magnetic and digital recordings.

Question 13

Unit Log

Answer 13

Used to record any non-routine operations.

Question 14

Which four types items are to be recorded in the Unit Log?

Answer 14

• AOR
• Abnormal equipment operations and the action taken
• Periods when the operating position is left unattended
• Deviations from normal operations or duties

Question 15

ROPS

Answer 15

Routine Operations (as used in the Unit Log)

Question 16

How long must each item from the UOR be kept?

Answer 16

Recorded tapes, forms and documents: 30 days
International service revenue messages: 1 year
Unit Log: filed annually and kept for 6 years

Question 17

NAV CANADA will defend an FSS legally, unless in the case of…

Answer 17

gross negligence or willful misconduct

Question 18

List, in order, the priority of duties while at the position

Answer 18

• Emergency situations
• In-flight services
• Preflight services

Question 19

Emergency

Answer 19

A situations that places and aircraft or other vehicle, or some person on board or within sight, in a state that requires immediate attention.

Question 20

What is the order for air-ground communications priorities?

Answer 20

• Distress messages
• Urgency messages
• VDF navigation assistance
• Flight safety messages, position reports, the provision of AAS/RAAS/VCS/VAS, or significant meteorological information
• Regular meteorological messages or flight regularity messages

Question 21

Define Flight Services

Answer 21

Flight assistance and information provided by flight service stations and flight information centres for aviation safety.