Atc Basics Lesson 01

Front 1

Who is the Department of Transportation under the leadership of?

Back 1

Office of the Secretary (OST)

Front 2

What organization is responsible for ensuring the safety, efficiency and security of air traffic operations across the entire NAS?

Back 2

Air Traffic Organization (ATO)

Front 3

The Air Traffic Organization (ATO) is managed by a(n)

Back 3

Chief Operating Officer (COO)

Front 4

According to their location, ATO air traffic control facilities are assigned to one of __________?

Back 4

Three Service Areas

Front 5

The safe secure and efficient management of the national airspace system is the responsibility of?

Back 5

Air Traffic Services (AJT)

Front 6

What are the VFR minimums?

Back 6

1000 foot ceiling (AGL) and 3 NM visibility

Note: anything less is IFR

Front 7

The primary purpose of the air traffic control system is to __________?

Back 7

Prevent collisions and provide safe orderly and expeditious flow of traffic, and to provide support for National security and Homeland Defense.

Front 8

What is our first Duty Priority?

Back 8

Separating aircraft and issuing safety alerts

Note: Good judgment shall be used in prioritizing all other duties.

Front 9

What is our second Duty Priority?

Back 9

Provide support to National Security and Homeland Defense (include but not limited to reporting of suspicious and/or unusual aircraft/pilot activities).

Note: Provide additional services to the extent possible.

Front 10

Procedural Preference

__________ procedures are used in preference to non-automation when workload, communications, and equipment capabilities permit.

Back 10

Automation

Front 11

__________ separation is used in preference to radar separation when an operational advantage will be gained.

Back 11

Nonradar

Front 12

__________ separation is used in preference to nonradar separation when it will be to an operational advantage, and workload, communications, and equipment permit.

Back 12

Radar

Front 13

What is Operational Priority?

Back 13

First come first served

Front 14

List seven exceptions to operational priority.

Back 14

-Aircraft in distress

-Air ambulance flight (MEDEVAC / AIREVAC)

-Search and Rescue aircraft

-Presidential aircraft

-Flight Check aircraft

-Special military operations

-Diverted flights

Front 15

Who has complete discretion for determining if he/she is able to provide or continue to provide a service in a particular case?

Back 15

The Controller

Front 16

Additional services are _____ optional for the controller; they are required when the work situation permits.

Back 16

NOT

Front 17

What are the three types of facilities?

Back 17

Flight Service Station (FSS)

Terminal Air Traffic Control facilities

- Air Traffic Control Towers

- Radar Approach Control

Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC)

Front 18

What is the facility that is primarily responsible for conducting pilot briefings?

Back 18

Flight Service Station (FSS)

Front 19

The primary function of the Traffic Management System (TMS) is to __________?

Back 19

balance air traffic demand with system capacity

Front 20

The air traffic facility that has no direct authority over instrument flight rules or visual flight rules traffic is the __________?

Back 20

Flight Service Station (FSS)

Front 21

The operation of the TMS is the responsibility of the __________?

Back 21

ATC S (ATCSCC)

Front 22

What are the five basic positions of an FSS?

Back 22

Flight Data/NOTAM Coordinator

Broadcast

Preflight

En Route Advisory Service (EFAS)

Inflight

Front 23

What are the Flight Data/NOTAM Coordinators responsibilities in an FSS?

Back 23

-Compile, evaluate, record and disseminate NOTAMs and flight movement data.

-Initiate required search and rescue situations.

Front 24

What are the Broadcast positions responsibilities?

Back 24

Compile, evaluate, record and disseminate weather and flight information through the following types of broadcasts:

TWEB, TIBS, HIWAS