MATS RAC 7-10 Flashcards
If an IFR aircraft fails to arrive at the destination aerodrome, how many minutes may elapse after the ETA before action must be taken?
15 minutes
If an IFR flight fails to report when communication should have been received, or when attempts to establish communication with the aircraft have been unsuccessful, how many minutes may elapse before alerting action must be taken?
15 minutes from whichever was earlier.
Who is responsible for notifying the Rescue Coordination Centre (RCCNZ) following the declaration of an emergency phase?
SPOD or Duty Manager
At what stage would you commence initial checks to confirm the operational status of an aircraft once you recognise a possible irregularity in the flight?
Immediately.
Checks:
- Call aircraft on all appropriate frequencies
- Contact other ATS sectors/units through which aircraft has passed
- Contact destination/alternate or any other aerodrome at which aircraft may have landed (Airways attended only)
- Contact aircraft operator
What is SARTIME and which units/sectors have responsibility for its function?
The time at which Search and Rescue action is initiated is SARTIME is not amended or cancelled, or a VFR flight plan for which a SARTIME has been nominated is not terminated.
All ATS units (via CWP SAR Plan facility) or Pilots (via IFIS) have responsibility when SAR is not in Overdue (OD). Only FIS jurisdiction (NBO) may amend/delete once in OD status.
How many minutes may elapse before alerting action must be taken if an IFR aircraft fails to report following the EOBT supplied by the pilot for take-off from an unattended aerodrome? IF they’ve advised READINESS to take-off from an unattended aerodrome?
30 minutes after supplied EOBT
15 minutes after advising readiness
What does “XX” in the DEST field (eg. XXTG) of an APL indicate?
That no billing processes are to occur. Data used for statistical/workload purposes only.
Detail the procedure to be followed when a military flight cancels IFR and proceeds VFR but it indicates that it may later proceed IFR again.
Indicated by RMK/HILO in FPL
- When flight is no longer subject to control, amend CFL to 077
- Leave FPL to process automatically.
Detail the procedure to be followed in the event that a pilot of an enroute civilian aircraft reports changing from IFR to VFR and intends vacating controlled airspace.
- Display IFR flight plan
- Select SAR button
- Obtain registration and SARTIME from pilot and enter into the VFR (SAR) plan template.
- Select amend button
Advise pilot of flight information availability on the appropriate FIC frequency.
Can an APL be converted into a full flight plan?
No.
How is failure of AIDC messaging recognised by SkyLine and what implications does it have?
Recognised by:
- Blinking of the datablock coordination indication, and/or
- Appropriate message in the CWP attention window
No further automatic processing of date across the FDPS boundary will occur for the flight. Verbal/manual coordination must then occur.
What meteorological information is required to be passed to flights being provided with an ATC service?
Any new or amended flight information affecting attended aerodrome of departure, destination, or known alternate or en-route flight.
- SIGMET
- SPECI
- AMD TAF
- Significant information received from other flights
- Altimeter setting
- Take-off and Landing reports when not on ATIS
How do you determine what constitutes traffic information for IFR flights in uncontrolled airspace?
If those aircraft were in controlled airspace and considered to be “in conflict” with one another.
Shall be passed:
Within 10 minutes flying time of each other on the same, crossing, and reciprocal tracks. Including adjacent, non-intersecting tracks with centrelines less than 20nm apart that are not laterally separated (unless the aircraft are known to have crossed or passed)
Operating at levels 2000ft or less apart.
