Route Assignment Procedures

Question 1

(4-4-(all)

Clear aircraft via routes consistence with:

Answer 1

The altitude stratum in which the operation is to be conducted.

Question 2

(4-6-2)

When can you issue a clearance beyond the clearance limit?

Answer 2

If no delay is expected and at least 5 minutes before the aircraft reaches the fix.

Question 3

(6-5-1)
[non-radar]

Separate aircraft by what 4 methods?

Answer 3

> clear aircraft on different airways or routes whose widths or protected airspace do not overlap

> clear aircraft below 18,000 to proceed to and report over or hold at different geographical locations determined visually or by reference to NAVAIDs

> clear aircraft to hold over different fixes whose holding pattern airspace areas do not overlap each other or other airspace to be protected

> clear departing aircraft to fly specified headings which diverge by at least 45 degrees

Question 4

(4-4-(all)

When any part of an airway or route is unusable because of NAVAID status, clear aircraft that are not RNAV capable via:

Answer 4

> a route on current U.S. Gov charts/publications
-Use the word “substitute” immediately preceding the alternative route in issuing the clearance

> a route defined by specifying NAVAID radials, courses, or azimuths

> a route dinged as direct to or between NAVAIDs

> Vectors

Question 5

(4-4-(all)

When do you include routes through Class G airspace?

Answer 5

Only when requested by the pilot

Question 6

(4-4-(all)

Unless operational necessity dictates, do not issue a routing clearance that will take an aircraft off of its flight plan if:

Answer 6

> The aircraft is a part of a known traffic management initiative

> the part of the route under consideration for the direct routing is within a protected segment

Question 7

(4-6-2)

What do you include when issuing clearance beyond a clearance limit?

Answer 7

> clearance limit or approach clearance

> route of flight

 - complete details of the route (airway, route, course, fix(es), azimuth course, heading, arc, or vector)
 - the phrase “via last routing cleared” (use only when most recently issued routing to the new clearance limit is valid and verbiage will be reduced

VIA LAST ROUTING CLEARED

> assigned altitude if different from present altitude