Working Environment - Part 1

Comprehensive Question and Answer practice flashcards covering Air Traffic Services, ICAO phonetic alphabet, location indicators, airspace types, standard aviation units, flight plan processing, NMOC functions, and controller procedures.

What does VFR stand for?

Visual Flight Rules

What does IFR stand for?

Instrument Flight Rules

What are the objectives of Air Traffic Services?

Prevent collisions between aircraft; prevent collisions between aircraft and obstructions on the manoeuvring area; expedite and maintain an orderly flow of air traffic; provide advice and information useful for safe and efficient flights; notify and assist Search and Rescue organisations.

What is one objective of ATS concerning aircraft collisions?

Prevent collisions between aircraft.

What is one objective of ATS on the manoeuvring area?

Prevent collisions between aircraft and obstructions on the manoeuvring area.

What is one objective of ATS concerning traffic flow?

Expedite and maintain an orderly flow of air traffic.

What information should ATS provide?

Advice and information useful for the safe and efficient conduct of flights.

What is the ATS objective concerning Search and Rescue?

Notify appropriate organisations about aircraft needing Search and Rescue aids and assist them as required.

What is A in the ICAO phonetic alphabet?

Alpha

What is B in the ICAO phonetic alphabet?

Bravo

What is C in the ICAO phonetic alphabet?

Charlie

What is D in the ICAO phonetic alphabet?

Delta

What is E in the ICAO phonetic alphabet?

Echo

What is F in the ICAO phonetic alphabet?

Foxtrot

What is G in the ICAO phonetic alphabet?

Golf

What is H in the ICAO phonetic alphabet?

Hotel

What is I in the ICAO phonetic alphabet?

India

What is J in the ICAO phonetic alphabet?

Juliett

What is K in the ICAO phonetic alphabet?

Kilo

What is L in the ICAO phonetic alphabet?

Lima

What is M in the ICAO phonetic alphabet?

Mike

What is N in the ICAO phonetic alphabet?

November

What is O in the ICAO phonetic alphabet?

Oscar

What is P in the ICAO phonetic alphabet?

Papa

What is Q in the ICAO phonetic alphabet?

Quebec

What is R in the ICAO phonetic alphabet?

Romeo

What is S in the ICAO phonetic alphabet?

Sierra

What is T in the ICAO phonetic alphabet?

Tango

What is U in the ICAO phonetic alphabet?

Uniform

What is V in the ICAO phonetic alphabet?

Victor

What is W in the ICAO phonetic alphabet?

Whiskey

What is X in the ICAO phonetic alphabet?

X-ray

What is Y in the ICAO phonetic alphabet?

Yankee

What is Z in the ICAO phonetic alphabet?

Zulu

What is the location indicator for Malmo?

ESMS

What is the location indicator for Palma de Mallorca?

LEPA

What is the location indicator for Copenhagen?

EKCH

What is the location indicator for Budapest / Liszt Ferenc?

LHBP

What is the location indicator for London Heathrow?

EGLL

What is the location indicator for New York / John F. Kennedy?

KJFK

What does the first letter of a location indicator represent?

The routing area.

What are the two types of airspace shown in the course?

Controlled airspace and uncontrolled airspace.

Which service is associated with controlled airspace?

ATC

Which service is associated with uncontrolled airspace?

FIS

What does FIS stand for?

Flight Information Service

What are the three divisions of Air Traffic Control?

Aerodrome Control Service, Approach Control Service and Area Control Service.

Which ATC service operates around the aerodrome?

Aerodrome Control Service.

Which ATC service handles approaching and departing aircraft?

Approach Control Service.

Which ATC service handles aircraft in the wider controlled area?

Area Control Service.

What units are used for horizontal distance?

Nautical miles and kilometres.

What unit is used for horizontal distance when visibility or RVR is below $5\,\text{km}$?

Metres.

What units are used for vertical distance?

Feet and metres.

What units are used for speed?

Knots and kilometres per hour.

What unit is used for vertical speed?

Feet per minute.

What units are used for air pressure?

Hectopascals and inches of mercury.

What unit is used for mass?

Kilograms.

What unit is used for temperature and dew point?

Degrees Celsius.

What does FPL stand for?

Flight Plan

Where are all flight plans sent according to the course?

To the IFPUs in Brussels and Paris.

What does IFPU stand for?

Integrated Initial Flight Plan Processing Unit.

What happens to a flight plan at the IFPU?

It is validated.

What happens if changes to a flight plan are necessary?

It is sent back to the originator.

Where is a validated flight plan then sent?

To all Air Traffic Control units.

What does CTOT stand for?

Calculated Take-Off Time

What does NMOC stand for?

Network Manager Operations Centre

Where are the two NMOC centres?

Haren, Brussels and Bretigny-sur-Orge near Paris.

What are the tasks of the NMOC?

Flow and Capacity Management; ATM Access Gateway/Flight; Planning Operations; Information Management Domain; Crisis and Contingency Management; Post-operations Analysis and Reporting.

What is an ATFCM area?

States receiving full ATFCM service.

What is an ATFCM adjacent area?

An FIR directly adjacent to the NMOC area where NMOC provides a limited ATFCM service.

Which traffic mentioned in the course does not receive a slot?

Aircraft departing outside the zone, VFR traffic and OAT military traffic.

What is the TWR controller responsible for?

Air traffic in the close vicinity of the airport.

What is printed for the TWR controller?

A flight progress strip.

What does the departure controller issue to an aircraft?

Clearances and instructions.

What happens when an aircraft reaches the limit of the departure controller's airspace?

It is transferred to the next ATC unit.

What happens as an aircraft passes through different ATC sectors?

It is transferred between sectors and changes frequency.

How is the arrival sequence described compared with departure?

Reverse from departure.

Who descends the aircraft first during the arrival sequence shown?

ACC.

Who handles the aircraft after ACC during the arrival sequence?

Approach Control.

Who controls the aircraft again on short final?

TWR.

What does an aircraft receive after landing?

Taxi instructions towards the gate.