Johan's Ultimate Guide To The Galaxy!

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1 What are the four stages of the IFER management process

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a. Stabilization – This is the initial response period. The objective of this stage is to take those actions which are immediately necessary to stabilize the emergency and provide a basis for further response.
b. Transition – The stage at which airspace and resource management functions commence. The operational system is reconfigured from normal operations to operating under emergency conditions. An IFER manager is appointed.
c. Ongoing management – The full resources of the reconfigured ATS system provide whatever ongoing assistance is required until the emergency is resolved.
d. Resolution – The IFER ends through one of three ways:
i. “normal” operations are resumed, or the aircraft lands safely
ii. The aircraft crashes or force-lands (or is suspected to have crashed or force landed), becoming a SAR action
iii. The IFER responsibility is handed over to another sector/ unit/ FIR.

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2 What are the critical initial actions, give details of each

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a. Critical Initial Actions
i. ACKNOWLEDGE
1. Acknowledge the emergency
2. Cancel any SSR or ADS alarm
3. Confirm aircraft’s identity and location
4. Record time
ii. ASSESS
1. Nature of the problem
2. Pilot’s intentions
3. Pilot’s requirement for assistance
4. Time available for response
iii. SEPARATE
1. Resolve immediate separation/conflict problems
2. Provide safety alerts on traffic, terrain or other hazards
iv. COORDINATE
1. Complete immediate coordination requirements
v. PHASE
1. Declare the appropriate phase
2. Notify supervisor

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3. When a pilot advises of an aircraft or airframe malfunction what understanding do ATC's need to obtain?

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a. The operational implications

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4) What are the pilot’s priorities in an emergency, and how does ATC assist with each stage

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a. Aviate – Unless you are a flying instructor or experienced pilot, that is you are qualified, advice on flying techniques should be avoided. The exception to this rule is when an inexperienced or disoriented pilot has lost control of the aircraft (e.g. VFR in IMC, day VFR at night) in which case advice listed in associated checklists can be given.
b. Navigate – Assign squawk code, Provide advice on suitable landing areas in close proximity and provide advice on weather in the area. The pilot’s preference should always be respected.
c. Communicate – Review frequency arrangements to ensure that communications will be maintained with the aircraft. Keep requests for information to a minimum. Be aware that you may not always receive a response to your transmissions. Transmissions should be made slowly and distinctly with each word being pronounced clearly.

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5. What document must be available at a workstation for the?

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a. IFER checklist!

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6) List the IFER manager responsibilities

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a. Obtaining necessary information
b. Delivery of assistance
c. Management of resources
d. Reviewing effectiveness of the response
e. Coordination with affected units
f. Deliver briefings
g. Administrate follow up

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7) During stage 1, what is the Air Traffic Controllers primary responsibility And Secondary role of?

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a. To maintain safe operations in the airspace.
b. Communications relay between the IFER manager and the aircraft in distress

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8) What four things should you consider when selecting an aircraft for an intercept

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a. Suitability of airborne aircraft
b. Assistance from military aircraft if suitable civil aircraft are not available
c. Speed of escort is capable of matching distressed aircraft
d. Aircraft has sufficient fuel endurance for the task

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9) 5 IFER checklists under general Aircraft emergencies

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i. Aircraft malfunction
ii. Instruments
iii. Aircraft communications failure
iv. Fuel shortage
v. Fuel dumping

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10) What are the 3 IFER checklists specific to military emergencies?

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i. Hung ordnance/Unsafe weapons
ii. Hydrazine – F16
iii. Ejection

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11) What are the five pieces of advice for day VFR at night?

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a. Keep wings level
b. Keep speed constant
c. Trust instruments
d. LSALT
e. Maintain heading

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12) How should you indicate acknowledgement of an emergency that has come from another unit?

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"(MAYDAY or PAN) ACKNOWLEDGE"

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13) What is the definition of an AEP

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a. A plan developed by the airport operator to coordinate all agencies and their individual Airport Emergency Procedures, State or Supporting area plans for dealing with an Airport emergency.

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14) Discuss local standby

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a. Involvement of airport based agencies only
b. No external services will be activated
c. Includes ASA/ARFF and ADN safety officer
d. PAN call by pilot unless otherwise advised
e. ‘Do you want the airport to be placed on local standby’

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15) What is the required transmission if no ARFF service at aerodrome

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a. “There is no on airport fire service at your intended aerodrome. What services do you require”

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16) What category of emergency would be a full emergency, level 2?

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Medium - Up to 215 seats

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17) What information do you pass to a pilot if the airfield is closed by an obstruction

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a. The nature of the unserviceability
b. How long the airfield will be closed for
c. Details of facilities not available for any subsequent landing

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18) Upon receipt of a PAN call from an aircraft, the aerodrome should escalate to what?

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Escalate to local standby

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19) If there is doubt as to the emergency requirements of the aircraft at an aerodrome, what should be asked?

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"Do you want the airport to be placed on local standby?"

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20) What would you do if you received a Volcanic Ash Advisory warning when a pilot is using an affected route structure

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a. Unless an alternative route is requested by the pilot, issue airways clearances to avoid areas of volcanic ash affecting air routes within Australian FIRs.

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21) A pilot advises responding to a resolution advisory. Should you attempt to modify the flight path? Are you responsible for separation?
Should you provide traffic information?

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a. Advise traffic information only!

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22) In determining the final level at which a pilot will climb following a communications failure, what actions will the pilot perform?

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Climb to flight planned level.

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23) Discuss radio communications failure for VFR in class G airspace

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a. Remain in VMC
b. Broadcast intentions blind “Transmitting Blind”
c. Remain VFR and land at nearest aerodrome
d. Report arrival to ATC if under SARTIME

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24) Detail 2 non-verbal methods that may be available to a pilot to
indicate an emergency/abnormal condition?

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a. SSR code
b. ADS-C emergency
c. CPDLC
d. Flashing nav nights

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25) When an aircraft has a communications failure, what are 2 methods
that will allow the verbal instruction to be passed to the pilot?

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a. Voice modulated navaids
b. ATIS

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26. In the event of a radio failure in IMC in CTA, how long would a pilot following ERSA emergency procedures maintain the last assigned level assuming it is above LSALT?

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a. 3 minutes
i. Unless:
1. It is determined the aircraft is following a different procedure
2. the use of electronic and other aids
3. information is received that the aircraft has landed or has resumed
normal communications

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27) In the absence of further advice, pilot advises of wind shear greater than _____ would be valid for ______?

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a. Windshear greater than light will remain valid for a period of 1 hour

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28) At a manned aerodrome, when would you cease to transmit wind shear

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a. When the forecast has expired
b. Two successive aircraft fail to report condition

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29) Pilots should advise ATS when encountering turbulence greater than _____?

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a. Light (AIREP Special)

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30) What two types of icing are there

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a. Moderate – Desirable to change level/heading
b. Severe – Essential to change level/heading

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31) Generally would you turn towards a dead engine?

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a. No

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32) Will a SIGMET forecasting severe turbulence extend separation requirements to 2000ft?

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No, only observed severe turbulence would require this.

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1) Australia has established a SAR service, at the commonwealth level the relevant authorities are ____ and ____ At state level, the relevant
authority is ______?

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a. Commonwealth: AMSA, ADF
b. State: Relevant police service or force

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2) Identify the organisation that would have overall SAR coordinating responsibilities in following circumstances:

a. 4wd party not reporting:
b. VH-WET ditching:
c. PolAir Red - Engine failure:
d. Hanglider missing:
e. RA-AUS registered aircraft missing:
f. Army Blackhawk missing:

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a. 4wd party not reporting: Police
b. VH-WET ditching: JRCC
c. PolAir Red - Engine failure: JRCC
d. Hanglider missing: Police
e. RA-AUS registered aircraft missing: JRCC
f. Army Blackhawk missing: ADF

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3) As detailed in national SAR manual, JRCC Australia in responsible for:

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a. Coordinating SAR in respect of civil registered aircraft
b. Coordinating SAR for persons on or from a vessel at sea
c. Managing the AuMCC for the COSPAS-SARSAT distress beacon locating system
d. Operation of MASTREP (Modernized Australian Ship Tracking and Reporting System
e. Promulgation of MSI (Maritime Safety Information)
f. Provision of information on maritime activities such as oil pollution, offshore mineral exploration, and dumping at sea
g. Providing assistance to other Australian and emergency response agencies to enable them to fulfil their SAR obligations

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4) With respect to SAR alerting, ATS responsibilities are:

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a. Overdue aircraft following the completion of communication checks
b. Imminent or known aircraft crashes
c. Missing aircraft
d. Distress beacon interceptions by ATS units or reported by aircraft
e. All emergency phases declared by aircraft where continued safety of flight is in doubt

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5) Who declares appropriate SAR phase?

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a. ATS officer first becoming aware of incident

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6) When may a SAR phase be cancelled?

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a. Aircraft has resumed normal operations, or
b. Landed safely

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7. What assistance can JRCC provide controllers to

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a. Ditching forecasts
b. Position of ships in area
c. Local weather conditions
d. Coordinating marine craft assistance
e. SAR database information
f. General assistance and resources

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8. Comms checks should be initiated when pilot fails to:

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a. Report by SARTIME
b. Submit a report at a specified location/time
c. Acknowledge a call initiated by the ground station

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9. 3 emergency phases: overarching statements

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a. INCERFA: doubt exists as to the safety of an aircraft and its occupants
b. ALERFA: apprehensive exists as to the safety of an aircraft and its occupants
c. DETRESFA: there is reasonable certainty that an aircraft and its
occupants are threatened by grave and imminent danger and require
immediate assistance

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10. HDO taxi's at a non-controlled aerodrome at 0951, but does not call. At what time will we commence comms checks? What phase will be
declared and at what time?

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a. 10minutes
b. 15minutes

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11. HOL calls to advise landing in a flat paddock. What phase will be declared and at what time?

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a. INCERFA
b. Immediately when condition is recognised

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12. CZD calls at 0749 advising that he is VFR inbound to duck creek, estimating at 0758, requesting last light. Last light is 0750. Pilot is not capable of VFR at night?

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a. Alert phase
b. Immediately when condition recognised

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13. A telephone call is received at front desk that there is a bomb on a Qantas aircraft that has just landed at Melbourne airport. What phase will be declared and at what time?

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No phase declared

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14. RMA reports airborne at non-towered aerodrome, in class G airspace at 0416. No contact is made. When do we commence communication checks? What phase will be declared and at what time?

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a. Reset SARTIME to 5mins
b. 5mins after that for phases (i.e. 10 minutes)

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15. . ANE advises inbound Mt King, non-towered, class G. Tanks are dry. What phases? When?

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a. Distress phase
b. Immediately

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16. You received the following call "PAN PAN PAN PAN PAN PAN I have a
problem". What phase? When?

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a. Alert phase
b. Immediately

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17. An INCERFA has been declared on an aircraft for failure to report. When would you consider upgrading to an ALERFA?

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a. When subsequent comms check to other sources fails to reveal any other news

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18. Reported POLEV, at 0554, estimate next position at time 38. Subsequently, no call is made. By what time would you commence comms checks?

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a. By 41 (3mins)
b. 53 (15mins) INCERFA phase

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19. TAA calls to advise VFR flown in cloud, straight and level, and flying instruments. Pilot is not panicking. What phase and when?

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a. ALERFA, VFR in cloud
b. Immediately

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20. DRP calls to advise significant power loss, cannot maintain altitude. What phase and when?

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a. Distress phase
b. Immediately

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21. Attempted to issue a clearance to enable aircraft to divert around weather and avoid restricted area. Aircraft still appears to be flying into restricted area. What phase and when?

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a. ALERFA
b. Immediately

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22. Alert phase for failure to report, when do you go to distress?

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a. After widespread comms checks and circumstances point to probability that aircraft that aircraft is under distress.

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23. TOH pilot advises of hot metal like smell from a hot overhead panel. Need to land ASAP? What phase? When?

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a. DETRESFA
b. Immediately

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24. M672 FA-18 allocates NOCOM time of 0731. At what time do you commence comms checks? What phase and when?

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a. 3 minutes
b. 15 minutes, INCERFA

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25. Call is received from operator believing their aircraft is hijacked. What phase and when?

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a. Distress phase
b. Immediately

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26. Tower or TMA: You have issued an instrument approach clearance to an aircraft due time 2246. At the due time, we have failed to re-establish communications. What phase and when?

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a. Alerfa
b. 5 minutes

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27. EAR VHF comms deteriorate to readability 2. No HF. In-range of VHF. What phase and when?

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a. INCERFA
b. Immediately when condition is recognised

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28. EXC is estimated arrival at non-towered aerodrome in class G at time 0545. What time do you do a comms check? When do you declare a
phase and what phase?

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a. 10mins after estimated arrival
b. 15mins INCERFA

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29. Operator or pilot evaluates bomb warning as genuine for an aircraft en route. What phase and when?

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a. DETRESFA
b. Immediately

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30. NJQ requested to contact Exmouth centre. Fails to call? Comms checks? What phase and when?

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a. 3 minutes
b. 15 minutes, INCERFA

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31. VFR PQR, visual fix can't be found (i.e. ACFT is lost)? What phase and when?

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a. INCERFA
b. Immediately

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32. A Pilot of freight flight calls "PAN PAN". Pressurisation problem. Controlled but rapid descent to 10,000ft. What phase and when?

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a. ALERFA
b. Immediately

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33. Pilot advises that due to company requirement, aircraft is diverting to a different location. What phase and when?

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a. No phase

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34. Pilot of a 4-engine aircraft shutting down one engine. No emergency condition. What phase and when?

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a. No phase

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35. NTE SARTIME of 0930. Fails to cancel and does not report by SARTIME. When do you commence comms checks? What phase and when?
a. At SARTIME
b. 15 minutes INCERFA

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a. At SARTIME
b. 15 minutes INCERFA

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36. Aircraft reports hearing an ELT beacon for a short time? What information do we obtain in order to declare a phase? What phase?

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a. Need to know that it went for more than 10 seconds
b. DETRESFA

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37. List the 3 SSR codes and circumstances for their use:

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a. 7500 - Unlawful interference/Hijacking
b. 7600 - Radio Failure
c. 7700 - Emergency procedures

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38. Discuss fuel dumping and vapour zones

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a. Non-emergency – above 6000ft.
b. Vapour zone:
i. 5nm horizontally behind the aircraft
ii. 1/2nm laterally either side of the aircraft
iii. 1000ft above the aircraft
iv. 2000ft below the aircraft
c. Vapour zone lasts from commencement until 5 minutes after completion.

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39. How should the following transmission be acknowledged?:
a. "MAYDAY":
b. Squawking 7700 but no verbal confirmation:

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a. "MAYDAY": ABC Melbourne Centre Roger Mayday
b. Squawking 7700 but no verbal confirmation: "Confirm squawking
assigned code". Should pilot fail to respond, regard failure to
respond as positive indication of an emergency

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40.
a. Can civil aircraft monitor 406MHz frequency?
b. Can satellites detect 121.5 MHz?

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a. No
b. No

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41. When a phase is declared with beacon being heard, what information should be provided to JRCC?

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a. Position
b. Route
c. Height
d. Time
e. Description of characteristics

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42. The two types of COSPAS-SARSAT satellites are Polar and _____?

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a. GEOSTATIONARY