fss 307.3a - criteria and procedures for issuing control instructions

Do not omit or abbreviate vehicle call signs.

True

Restrict ground traffic movement to a particular runway, taxiway, or other specific area on the manoeuvring area for either of the following reasons:

• To ensure that a ____ is available for use when required

• To monitor with greater accuracy the movement of ground traffic ____ or during ____

runway, at night, periods of low visibility

____ and _____ can be significant for vehicles operating on manoeuvring areas. Issue a wake cautionary to vehicle operators as appropriate.

Jet blast, rotor down wash

Instruct ground traffic to leave the intended runway or RPA ______ prior to the ETA of the inbound aircraft. Slower vehicles may be instructed to leave the runway or RPA earlier than ____.

at least 5 minutes, 5 minutes

After being instructed to leave the runway, a vehicle operator requests to operate on the intended runway or RPA within 5 minutes of the aircraft ETA.

If you judge that the requested activity cannot be accomplished according to the stated conditions, _____.

refuse the request

You may authorize a vehicle operator to operated on the intended runway or RPA within 5 minutes of an inbound aircraft’s ETA, if all of the following conditions are met:

• Before the aircraft crosses ______, the ground traffic has vacated the runway or RPA, and you advise the pilot of the aircraft of any traffic or obstacles remaining on the runway or in the RPA

the runway threshold

You may authorize a vehicle operator to operated on the intended runway or RPA within 5 minutes of an inbound aircraft’s ETA, if all of the following conditions are met:

• You can maintain a _____ of both:

  • Ground traffic on the runway or RPA who are expected to remain visible

  • The ________ for the intended runway

visual watch, final approach leg or segment

You may authorize a vehicle operator to operated on the intended runway or RPA within 5 minutes of an inbound aircraft’s ETA, if all of the following conditions are met:

• You positively identify the aircraft position using any of the following:

  • _____

  • _____

  • _____

Visual scanning, aircraft position report, ATS surveillance

You may authorize a vehicle operator to operated on the intended runway or RPA within 5 minutes of an inbound aircraft’s ETA, if all of the following conditions are met:

• The activity is expected to be completed prior to the time that either:

  • An IFR aircraft passes the _____

  • A VFR aircraft is established on ______

FAF, the final approach leg

You may authorize a vehicle operator to operated on the intended runway or RPA within 5 minutes of an inbound aircraft’s ETA, if all of the following conditions are met:

• You consider:

  • Ground traffic and aircraft _____

  • Runway conditions

  • Any other factors impacting the event (_____)

• type and performance

• weather, night operations, workload

Ground traffic must be instructed to leave the runway even if the vehicle operator had previously provided _____. After being instructed to exit, the vehicle operator may request to remain on the runway inside of the 5-minute estimate.

their intentions

Once aware that a pilot intends to depart, Instruct ground traffic to leave the intended runway or RPA ______.

After the instruction to leave the runway or RPA has been issued, ground traffic may require a few minutes to vacate the runway or RPA based on the departing aircraft’s position.

as soon as possible

You may authorize a vehicle operator to operated on the intended runway or RPA while aware of a pilot intended to depart outbound, if all of the following conditions are met:

• You advise the pilot of the aircraft of _______

the ground traffic on the runway or RPA

You may authorize a vehicle operator to operated on the intended runway or RPA while aware of a pilot intended to depart outbound, if all of the following conditions are met:

• The ground traffic on the runway or RPA is _____ and is expected to ____

visible, remain visible

You may authorize a vehicle operator to operated on the intended runway or RPA while aware of a pilot intended to depart outbound, if all of the following conditions are met:

• You can _____ the aircraft position and progress

visually identify

You may authorize a vehicle operator to operated on the intended runway or RPA while aware of a pilot intended to depart outbound, if all of the following conditions are met:

• Before the aircraft commences takeoff, you confirm the ground traffic has vacated the runway or RPA and ______

advise the aircraft

You may authorize a vehicle operator to operated on the intended runway or RPA while aware of a pilot intended to depart outbound, if all of the following conditions are met:

• You advise the pilot of the aircraft of ______ or _______ on the runway or in the RPA

any other aircraft, obstacles remaining

You may authorize a vehicle operator to operated on the intended runway or RPA while aware of a pilot intended to depart outbound, if all of the following conditions are met:

• You consider:

  • Ground traffic and aircraft type and performance

  • Runway ___

  • Any other factors impacting ____ (weather, night operations, workload)

conditions, the event

PROCEED VIA (route); and as appropriate:

• ONTO ______; or

• TO ______; or

• ACROSS ______; or

• CROSS _______; or

• HOLD SHORT _______; or

• GIVE WAY TO / FOLLOW _____

• runway or taxiway identification

• destination other than a runway or taxiway

• runway identification or taxiway identification

• runway identification or taxiway identification

• runway, taxiway or other point identification

• description and position of aircraft or vehicle

If you issue a HOLD SHORT restriction, you must ____.

get a HOLD SHORT readback

When receiving a HOLD SHORT readback, the vehicle must respond with the words ‘________’. If vehicles do not read back with the ‘HOLD SHORT’ instruction, phraseology for FSS is ______.

HOLDING SHORT, READBACK HOLD SHORT INSTRUCTION

When directing vehicles onto a runway or taxiway, use the word _____ instead of the word TO. This is to avoid runway incursions involving vehicles proceeding _____ the active runway when they are only authorized to proceed TO the runway.

‘ONTO’, ‘ONTO’

When you are unable to respond to vehicle call due to priority of duties, request the vehicle operator _____.

STANDBY

When issuing ground traffic movement instructions:

• Issue instructions as necessary, in plain, concise language.

• Instruct the driver to either CROSS or HOLD SHORT of ____ on their route.

• Instruct the driver to CROSS or HOLD SHORT of ____ on their route, as necessary.

• Obtain _____ of a HOLD or HOLD SHORT instruction

a runway, a taxiway, a readback

Which word is used when issuing instructions to a vehicle to operate on a runway or taxiway: ON or ONTO?

ONTO

When ground traffic requests permission to cross a runway, there are two options available. What are they?

CROSS, HOLD SHORT