Atc Basics Lp 2 - 102937

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1. Primary Purpose

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To prevent a collision between aircraft operating in the system and to provide a safe, orderly, and expeditious flow of traffic and to provide support for national security and homeland defense

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2. Duty Priority

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First priority is given to separating aircraft and issuing safety alerts.

Good judgement shall be used in prioritizing all other duties based on the requirements of the situation at hand or when encountering situations for which there is no written procedure.

Second priority is to provide support to national security and homeland defense.

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3. Additional Services

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Under Duty Priority. Provided to the extent possible contingent only upon higher priority duties and other factors including limitations of radar, volume of traffic, frequency congestion, and workload

Not optional for the controller

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4. Procedural Preference

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

Radar separation is used in preference to non-radar separation when it will be an operational advantage and workload of communications and equipment permit.

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

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5. Operational Priority

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First come first served basis except for the following:

Distress

Lifeguard

Search and rescue

Presidential

Flight check

Special military and civilian ops

Diverted

(Don't Let Silly Pilots Fly Stupid Drunk)

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6. Air Traffic Organization

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Under the chief operating officer, the ATO is responsible for ensuring the safety, efficiency, and security of air traffic operations across the entire NAS

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7. Mission of the Traffic Management (TM) System

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To balance air traffic demand with system capacity to ensure the maximum efficient utilization of the NAS

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8. Traffic Management Units (TMUs)

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Monitor and balance traffic flows within their area of responsibility in accordance with traffic management directives.

Located in all ARTCCs and at busier terminal facilities

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9. Traffic Management Initiatives (TMIs)

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Altitude

Miles-in-Trail or Minutes-in-Trail

Fix Balancing or Airborne Holding

Sequencing Programs

Reroutes

Ground Delay Programs

Ground Stops

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10. TMI Altitude

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Tunneling - descended prior to the normal descent point at the arrival airport to remain clear of an airspace situation

Capping - cleared to an altitude lower than their requested altitude until they are clear of a particular airspace

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11. TMI Miles-in-Trail (MIT)

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The number of miles required between aircraft that meet specific criteria such as similar operating speeds

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12. TMI Minutes-in-Trail (MINIT)

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The number of minutes required between successive aircraft. Normally used in non-radar

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13. TMI Fix Balancing

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Assigning aircraft a fix other than in the files flight plan in the arrival or departure phase of the flight to distribute the demand

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14. TMI Airborne Holding

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Planned holding normally done when the operating environment supports holding and the weather conditions are expected to improve shortly

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15. TMI Departure Sequencing

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Assigns a departure time to achieve a constant flow of traffic over a common point

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16. TMI En Route Sequencing

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Assigns a departure time that will facilitate integration in the en route stream

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17. ATO Air Traffic Services

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AJT provide safe, secure, and efficient management for the NAS and international airspace assigned to US control

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18. TMI Arrival Sequencing

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Assigns fix crossing times to aircraft destined to the same airport

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19. TMI Reroutes

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Routings other than the filed flight plan

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20. TMI Ground Delay Programs (GDP)

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Aircraft are held on the ground by assigning arrival slots. Assigned an Expect Departure Clearance Time (ESCT) based on the estimated time en route and the arrival slot

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21. TMI Ground Stops (GS)

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Override all other TMI. Most restrictive method of TM. Aircraft must not be released without the approval of the originator of the GS.

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22. VOR Airways

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Also called "Victor" airways, and RNAV "Tango" routes.

For navigation below 18,000'MSL

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23. Route used for navigation between FL180 and FL450

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Jet routes and RNAV "Q" routes

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24. Primary NAVAIDs for the nations airways

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VORs and VORTACs

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25. ATO Service Areas

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Eastern, Western, Central

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26. Four Positions in FSS

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Flight Data/NOTAM Coordinator

Broadcast

Preflight

Inflight

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27. FSS Flight Data/NOTAM Coordinator

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

Initiate required search and rescue operations

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28. FSS Broadcast

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Compile, evaluate, record, and disseminate weather and flight information

TWEB

TIBS

HIWAS

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29. FSS Preflight

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Brief and translate to pilots the current weather, NOTAMs, flow control restrictions that the pilot might encounter along the route of flight

Apply VFR Not Recommended (VNR) procedures as prescribed

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30. FSS Inflight

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Provides services to airborne pilots

Issue airport advisories

Relay ATC clearances

Activate and close flight plans

Etc

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31. Six positions in the ATCT

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Flight Data

Clearance Delivery

Local Control

Ground Control

Tower Coordinator

Tower Associate

A particular tower may or may not use all positions

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32. Four positions in TRACON

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Flight Data

Radar Associate

Radar Controller

Radar Coordinator

A particular sector may or may not use all positions