ats services + positions

which of the following is not an example of a service provided by ATS?

technical operations

The objective of __________ is to maintain a safe, orderly, and expeditious flow of traffic that is under control of their unit.

control services

what service is meant to eliminate the potential for collision between ground traffic and aircraft on the manoeuvring area?

vehicle control service

control services consist of airport control, area control, vehicle control, and _______ control.

terminal

what services consist of ATS units notifying appropriate safety services organizations of aircraft in need of search and rescue aid?

alerting services

advisory services include information essential for the safe and efficient movement of arriving and departing aircraft. they consist of _________ advisory service and _________ advisory service.

airport, remote aerodrome

ACA167 has been pushed back from the gate and is ready to taxi towards the runway. Who provides the pilot of ACA167 with taxi instructions?

Ground controller

ACA167 has arrived at the hold line at runway 07. Who has the ground controller instructed the pilot to speak to next?

Tower controller

The tower controller issues a takeoff clearance to ACA167. Who does the tower controller instruct the pilot to speak to next?

ACC Controller

Conducting pilot briefings, accepting and processing flight plans, and providing remote aerodrome advisories are all functions of what position?

Flight service specialist

Which task is the responsibility of the apron advisory service?

Assigning gates

ACA167 has started its descent to Edmonton International Airport. The pilot is in contact with the enroute sector, Lloydminster. Who will the pilot of ACA167 be in contact with next?

Arrival controller

ACA167 is approximately 5 miles from the airport and will be landing on runway 30 shortly. Who does the arrival controller instruct the pilot to contact for a landing clearance?

Tower controller

ACA167 has landed and has just exited runway 30 onto Alpha 2 taxiway. Who will the pilot of ACA167 need to speak to for the routing to the appropriate gate?

Ground controller

Which airports are surrounded by a terminal control area that includes a terminal control sector?

Airports with high traffic volumes

Departure and arrival controllers are in charge of ______, while terminal surveillance controllers are in charge of __________.

IFR traffic; VFR traffic

How big an airspace are terminal controllers generally responsible for?

• Vertical airspace from surface to approximately FL230

• Horizontal airspace within radius of 35 miles, usually centered on busiest airport

Each area control centre’s airspace is divided into __________ which are each divided into smaller units known as ______.

specialties, sectors

Area control centres are staffed by ______ controllers.

enroute and terminal

A pilot communicating on a radio frequency with an arrival controller in the terminal control sector should refer to them as _____.

ARRIVAL

Take-off and landing clearances are issued by _______.

tower controllers

Who provides area control service?

Enroute controllers

Flight service stations providing airport advisories are staffed by ______.

flight service specialists

A pilot communicating on a radio frequency with an enroute controller in an area control centre should refer to them as ______.

CENTRE

A flight service specialist or terminal controller providing a pilot with details about adverse weather conditions is an example of what type of service?

Information service

At an airport with a flight service station, who creates a flight data entry (FDE) for a departing aircraft?

A flight service specialist

After an IFR aircraft is cleared for takeoff at an airport with no terminal control service, it will be instructed to change to the frequency of a(n) _________.

enroute controller

What is the objective of control services?

Maintaining a safe, orderly, and expeditious flow of traffic.

What is ‘passing traffic’?

Informing aircraft of other traffic, and confirming conflict resolution