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33 Cards in this Set
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What are the two classifications of emergencies and how are they defined? |
Distress - Serious and/or imminent danger requiring immediate assistance. Urgency - A potential distress condition requiring timely but not immediate assistance. |
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What are the two emergency frequencies? |
121.5 and 243.0MHz |
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Consider an emergency exists if declared by who? |
Pilot, ATC personnel or aircraft owner. |
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What is the minimum required information to handle an emergency situation? |
Aircraft type and ID, nature of emergency and pilot desires. |
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Which ELT frequency allows for the quickest response to an alert? |
406MHz |
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Which ATC facility is ultimately responsible for receiving and relaying all pertinent ELT signal information to the authorities? |
ARTCC |
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What should normally be done if an aircraft declares an emergency while you are working it on your frequency? |
Leave the aircraft on your frequency. |
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What squawk code is an aircraft experiencing two-way radio failure expected to use? |
7600 |
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Define minimum fuel. |
A state where the aircrafts fuel supply is such that it can accept little to no delays. Not an emergency situation officially but still handled as such by ATC. |
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This is an interagency agreement which provides for the effective utilization of all available resources in all types of civil search and rescue missions. |
National Search and Rescue Plan |
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When is an aircraft overdue? |
30-60 minutes from the time an aircraft has failed report. |
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Which ATC facility is responsible for SAR communications search for aircraft with IFR and SVFR clearances/flight plans? |
ARTCC |
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Which ATC facility is responsible for SAR communications search for aircraft with VFR or no flight plans? |
FSS |
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When is an aircraft with NO flight plan considered overdue? |
At the time a reliable source reports it to be late by at least one hour. |
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How are aircraft ID’s for air carriers and other civil aircraft with FAA authorized call signs are read? |
The call sign followed by the flight numbers in group form. Ex: SWA1725 -> Southwest Seventeen Twenty-Five. |
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What are the military call sign abbreviations? |
A - Air Force C - Coast Guard G - National Guard R - Army VM - Marine VV - Navy |
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What are the Special Operations call sign abbreviations? |
E - AIR EVAC L - LOGAIR (USAF) RCH - REACH S - SAM (Special Air Mission) |
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What is the call sign ID for Department of Energy Flights? |
RAC - pronounced Romeo Alpha Charlie |
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What is the preferred method of inter and intra-facility communication? |
Interphone. |
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What are the terms used to interrupt lower priority messages with higher priority during interphone communication? |
Emergency and control. |
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What is a handoff? |
The transfer of radar identification and radio communication of an aircraft from one controller to another when the aircraft is entering different airspace. |
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What is an action taken by a controller to transfer the radar identification of an aircraft to another controller if the aircraft may enter their airspace or protected airspace? |
A radar point out. |
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What method is used when transferring radar ID via interphone? |
Handoff or Point-Out Position of Target The Aircraft ID or beacon code Assigned altitude, restrictions, climbing/descending Any other info |
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What are INREQs and ALNOTs? |
Information Requests - Originate from FSS concerning overdue VFR aircraft. Alert Notice - Originates by a FSS or an ARTCC for extensive communications search for missing aircraft. |
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In addition to the regional office ops center for the area in which a facility is located, who else should an ALNOT be issued to? |
All centers and concerned facilities 50 miles on either side of the route from the last reported position to destination. |
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What must be done before the RCC (Rescue Coordination Center) can begin SAR ops? |
An ALNOT must be issued. |
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Transfer of search responsibility to RCC occurs when what three things have occurred? |
ALNOT communications search was negative. One hour has passed since ALNOT issuance without locating aircraft 30 minutes have passed from the estimated aircraft fuel exhaustion time. |
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What must be agreed to after authorizing a Pilot to interrupt their communications guard? |
An established time off frequency. |
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How would this frequency be read: 134.275? |
One three four point two seven. |
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How are FSS’s identified? |
Name of the station followed by “RADIO”. |
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What format is used for initial radio contact with an airport? |
Aircraft ID -> ATC unit ID -> Message -> The word ‘Over’ if necessary. |
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When can aircraft identification abbreviation be used and how is it said? |
When the aircraft does not have an FAA call sign and no other similar sounding Aircraft ID on your frequency. Use Prefix and last 3 digits: N12345 = N345 |
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What are the four steps of the position briefing in order? |
Preview the position - observe Verbal briefing - ask/answer questions Assumption of position responsibility - release/assume position Review the position - Check/verify; assist if needed |
