Oral Board Rac 5 Part 1

Front 1

Separation shall be provided: 1.

Back 1

Between all flights in class A airspace;

Front 2

Separation shall be provided: 2.

Back 2

Between IFR flights in class C and D airspaces, except that separation is not provided during the hours of daylight in class C and D airspace when flights have been cleared to climb or descent subject to maintaining own separation and remaining in VMC;

Front 3

Separation shall be provided: 3.

Back 3

Between IFR and VFR flights in class C airspace;

Front 4

Separation shall be provided: 4.

Back 4

Between IFR flights and SVFR flights;

Front 5

Separation shall be provided: 5.

Back 5

Between SVFR flights when the flight visibility is reported to be less than 5km;

Front 6

Separation shall be provided: 6.

Back 6

Between all flights taking off and landing at controlled aerodromes to ensure runway and wake turbulence minima are achieved;

Front 7

Separation shall be provided: 7.

Back 7

between an aircraft without an operable transponder and all other flights (IFR or VFR) known or believed to be ACAS equipped, in addition to any separation required by airspace classification. Separation can be achieved by:

• a minimum of 1000 ft vertical separation; or
• keeping the aircraft without an operable transponder on routes or in portions f airspace that are separated from the ACAS aircraft (horizontal separation); or
• visual separation provided that pilot of the ACAS equipped aircraft is advised that the other aircraft is without an operable transponder. When an aircraft is without an operable transponder, the separation method ‘Flights Maintaining Own Separation in VMC’ shall not be used.

Hint 7

Inoperable transponder

• vertical
• horizontal
• visual, if other pilot told

Front 8

Whenever circumstances call for extra precautions, increased separation should be applied, e.g. when: 1.

Back 8

Requested by a pilot or considered necessary by the controller; or

Hint 8

Request

Front 9

Whenever circumstances call for extra precautions, increased separation should be applied, e.g. when: 2.

Back 9

A pilot reports severe turbulence or mountain wave activity or the aircraft is known to be entering an area of severe turbulence or mountain wave activity; or

Hint 9

Turbulence

Front 10

Whenever circumstances call for extra precautions, increased separation should be applied, e.g. when: 3.

Back 10

The navigational accuracy of an aircraft may be impaired; or

Hint 10

Aircraft nav

Front 11

Whenever circumstances call for extra precautions, increased separation should be applied, e.g. when: 4.

Back 11

Failure of a navigational aid reduces the capacity for frequent determination of position and speed; or

Hint 11

NAVAIDs

Front 12

Whenever circumstances call for extra precautions, increased separation should be applied, e.g. when: 5.

Back 12

An aircraft is experiencing communications failure; or

Hint 12

Comms

Front 13

Whenever circumstances call for extra precautions, increased separation should be applied, e.g. when: 6.

Back 13

An aircraft's performance is abnormal; or

Hint 13

Performance

Front 14

Whenever circumstances call for extra precautions, increased separation should be applied, e.g. when: 7.

Back 14

An aircraft is being subject to unlawful interference.

Hint 14

Hijack

Front 15

Vertical or horizontal (including radar) separation standards may be reduced under the following circumstances: 1.

Back 15

When visual ( including composite visual) separation is applied; or

Front 16

Vertical or horizontal (including radar) separation standards may be reduced under the following circumstances: 2.

Back 16

When military separation is being applied; or

Front 17

Vertical or horizontal (including radar) separation standards may be reduced under the following circumstances: 3.

Back 17

Between aircraft in formation, providing prior notice of the formation flight has been given to ATC, or the formation flight consists of an aircraft in distress and its escort.