SWATC Unit 2

NCO with 7-skill level that is responsible to maintain situational awareness of the overall flow of air traffic ops. at facility assigned

Watch Supervisor

Responsible for a shift while operating an ATC postion

Senior controller

performs the duties and resposiblites of both the NATCT and NSE

TSN (NCOIC ATC Training and Standardization)

A _______ is estalished by te FAA to provide ATC service to aircraft operating on IFR flight plans; principally during enroute pahse of flight up to FL600

ARTCC (air route air traffic control center)

The__________ is a commissioned officer that serves as the wing's airfield ops. focal point

Airdield ops flight commander

The Aof/CC is responsible for mnaging services provided by the AOF personel including _________,________, and _________

air traffic control, airfield managment, and radar, airfield, and weather systems (RAWS)

performs position certifications, controller, special, and annual evaluations

NSE (NCOIC, standardization and evaluation)

manages the overall ATC facility opeations

CCTLR (cheif controller)

Determins trainee's individual adult learning style and dev. daily training plans, inc. training objectives and requirments

Trainer

Inspects training records documentation

NATCT (NCOIC ATC training)

Responsible for executing the mission, leading people, managing resources, and improving the unit

AOF (airfield ops flight commander)

Ensures assigned controllers meet approptiate physical qualificiation requirements

CCTLR

Operating positions in theATCT (air traffic control tower) Include: _______,______,_______,_____, and __________

WS, LC (local control), FD (flight data), and GC (ground control)

A ________ is the USAF terminal radar approach control facility: while TRACON is used for FAA terminal radar approach control facility

RAPCON ( radar approach control)

5 RAPCON postions

WS, AC (approach/ departure control), AA ( approach/ arrival assistant), AR ( arrival control), and CD (clerance delivery)

there are several absolute divisions of responsibility for the safe and efficient operations within an ATC facility (T/F)

FALSE

The_____ has responsibility for the safe and efficient operations within an air traffic control facilty

Entire team

The Approach and/ or arrival radar postion responsibilities: (5)

Ensures seperation, initiatesconrol instructions, omnitor/ operates radios, accepts and innitiates automated handoffs, ensure strip marking completed on instructions or clerances they have issued or recieved

The Approach/ arrival assistant postion reponsibilities: (6)

Insures seperation, initiates control instructions, operates interphones, maintain awareness of faciliity/ sector activites, initiates non automated handoffs, manage flight progress strips

Clerance deliver responsibilite:(5)

operate comms equipment, process and forward flight plan info, issue clearances and ensures accuracy of pilot readback, utalizes alphanumeric

The ATCT Local or ground control postitions responisiblities: (5)

ensures sep of both airborne and runway aircrafts, initiatescontrol instructions, monitors and operates comm equipment, utalize tower display, perform and function of tower team, assit in meeting situational objectives

The atct Flight Data position responsibilities: (5)

Operate interphones, process forward flight plan data, compile statistical data, assist tower cab in meeting situational objectives, and observe and report weather

affirmative:

yes

Negative:

no

Roger:

revieved all of last transmission

standby:

wait

what are the two FARs found in CFR title 14 that are discussed in this unit and their purpose

65, ATCT Operators
91, general operating flight rules

the ______ outlines specific proceures and requirments to be met for controllers to be issued ATC specialist credential

FAA order (FAAO) 8000.90

The _______ is the primary FAA publication useed to instruct airmen about operatin in the National airspace system

aeronautical information manual

the ______ consolidates general flight rules guidence for pilots

AFMAN 11-202v3

the ____ provides guidance for managing USAF ATC personnel, programs, facilites and airfields air force wide

AFMAN 13-204v3

____ contains prceures between af units/ agencies on a base and non-af agency from the same base, or any unit or agency from another location

LOA (letters of agreement)

___ provides guidance regarding airfield and terminal environment activiteis

OI ( operating insturctions)

___ primary source document describing flying operatinos applicable to aircrews, will include visula flight rules (VFR) and radar traffic patterns, IFE response procedures and local aircraft priorities

AOI ( airfield operating instruction)

___ standardizes coordination procedures between tower/ radar facilites on smae base

OL (operations letter)

the_______ is used to document all daily occurances and abnormal conditions during each shift

AF Form 3616

when the WS or SC accepts responsibility, an entry using the _____ time and thier ______ will be placed in the remarks section

zulu; ops initials

_____ is used to record equipment autages or malfuntions and to document maintnance notifications

AF Form 3624

______ is used to record individuals responsible for each operating postion other than the WS postion

AF Form 3626

Trainees will enter their operating initals on AF Form 3626 foowed by _____

the trainers ops initials

Controllers mecical quialifcation/ clearance is documented on ________ and is filed maintained by the facility ____

DD form 2992, CCTLR

The ______ is used to record data on air traffic movements and clerances

FAA Form 7230-8 flight proggress strips

A ______ contains info. concerning the establishmnet, condtion, or change in any component, or hazard in the national airspace system of which the timely knowledge is essential to personnel concerned with flight operations

Notice to air missions

When notified of a change or outage that meets NOTAM criteria, controllers shall____ to pilots until the information is officially published

verbally issue

______ is responsible for _____ and ____ the condition of the aerodrome services, faciliites and movement area.

military airport managment/ airfield management ops; observing, reporting

(T/F) Military controllers are authorized to issue NOTAMS

False

The NOTAM monitor facility coordinates with AMOPs to ensure appropriate NOTAMs are sent to: (3)

protect airspace when the ATCT will be open outide of published airfiled operating hours, advise of non published airfield closures, provides notifications of ATC and landin systems (ATCALS) interuptions and malfuntions

Facility checklists are developed to ensure _______ are followed

critical ATC processes

Checklists ensure critical ATC processes are stadardized to include facility ____/______ procedures as well as _______ checks

opening/ closing; equipment

When opening a facility, the crew must complete the equipment checklists_____ to opening the ATC facility

prior

each on coming WS must initiate equipmentchecklists_________ of each shift and complete the checklist_____

at the beginning; as soon as possible

the ________ is an ordered listing of items to be covered during postion relief and must be used______ there is a transer of ______

postion relief checklist; everytime; postion responsibility

LIst the 4 steps of the SOP for transfer of postion responsibility:

1: preview the position
2: verbal briefing
3: Assumption of position responsibility
4: review the position

List 3 examples of specialized checklists

emergency, bomb threat, hijack

what is the pupose of having a pre duty familiarization?

smooth transition/ comprehension

what areas are required to be briedfed during the pre duty familiarization?

status info area, equipment, airpot condition/ status, airport activites, Alternative trends, weather, special activites, special instructions/restriction, facility staff/ training assignment, new procedures, NOTAM

the ____/____ conducts the pre duty familiarzation breifing prior to reporting to the ATC tower cab

WS/SC

provide support to _______ and______ activities to include, but not limited to , reporting of suspicious and/or unusual acircraft/ pilot activites

national security; homeland defense

whate are two specific types of saftey alerts

terrain/obrtruction; traffic

issue a safety alert to aircraft when you are aware the aircraft is in_______ or ________ which in your judgement, places it in an ____ proximity to ____, ______, or ______

postion; altitude

unsafe;terrain, obstructions, other aircraft

what is the phraseology to issue a terrain and obstruciton alert

traffic alert ( call sign) 10' clock postion of aicraft advise you turn left/right heading or climb/descend (specific altitude if appropriate immediately

the purpose of the AT system is to ______ between aircraft

prevent collisions

in additon to ATC's primary purpose, the ATC systems also provide what

provide safe, orderly and expeditious flow of air traffic

support national security and homeland defense mission

list the information that is included in additional services provided by ATC

Traffic advisories
vectors, when requested by pilot
advisories that traffic is no longer a factor
altitude deviation info. of 300 ft or more from an assigned altittude as observed on a verified automatic altitude readout
weather and chaff
weather assistance
bird activity info
holding pattern surveillance

The ATC system is required to provide certain additional services, list the factors that would prohibit providing additional services:

volume of traffic, frequency of congested, quality of radar, controller workload, higher priority duties, the physcial inability to scan and defect situations dealing in the category

controllers apply _______ by porviding air traffic control service to aircraft on a __________ basis

operational priority; first come first serve

an_______ has the right of way over all other traffic

aircraft in distress

aircraft using the MEDEVAC callsign will automatically receive _______ handling

priority

AIR EVAC and HOSP aircraft will only receive priority handling ______

when verbally requested

provide______ by enlisting the servies of available FAA radar facilites, the military services, and tghe federal communications comission

maximum assistance

the ________ will direct local aircraft priorites ia the______

operations group commander; AOI

______ will ensure local aircraft priorities do not take precedence over priorites listed in the FAA JO 7110.65, Air traffic control

CCTLRS

an air force ATC faccility providing service for an air force base will apply USAF military procedure to ____ regardless of class

traffic

when an FAA facility supports an USAF base excluively,_____ procedures are applied to all traffic at that base

USAF

When an air force facility supports a USAF base and provides approach control service to a satellite civilian airport;______ procedures are applied at both locations by the _____ facility

USAF; USAF

military procedures shall be applied by other ATC facilites when specified in a ________

LOA

CRM training shall be designed and managed to accomplish what objectives

crew understanding and profficiency of human factor skills to cultivate a safe/ operational enviormnet development skills/ strars in recognizing/ responding to threats and crew mishaps

the goal of CRM is to provide controllers with______ that may be applicable to their ATC duties

performance enhancing knowledge

_____ is the accurate perception of current operations, other controllers, aircraft, and the surrounding world both now and in the near future.

Situational Awarness

Maintaining SA involves _____,_____,______ , and ____ as well as scanning whic provides answers to 5W's

memory, mental atttention, ATC training knowledge, experience

list some exmaples to causes/threats to the loss of SA

task sturation
focusing on an error
distraction
multiple technical inputs

controlling capability is directly related to the individuals ability to communicate ATC instructions in an ____ and ____ manner

effective; timely

3 ways to communicate effectively

phraseology, acknowledgment, active listiner

group dynmaics invovle crew interaticons and these concepts:

leadership, hazourods altitudes, individual assertivness, teambuilding

leadership is a group phenomenon T/F

True

both _____ and ______ attitudes play a role in group dynamics

positive
negative

______ is an assessment of the likelihood of an _____ outcome to a given _____ or ______

risk managment ; acceptael
decision, judgment

list cuases of poor workload managment

emergencies, equipmet failures, mission complexity, crew rest endurance, unexpected events

controller may encounter ____ and ____ stress

physical and emotional

____ stress occurs when a controller is exposed to prolonged discomfort

physical

_____ can have a tremendous influence on a controllers abilit to perform well, particularly when it come to issues of judgment

emotional

physical stress includes the ___ or ____ factors related to living and intellectual activites

social
emotional

controllers are expected to _____ while performing in a sustained operations environment or even deployed

handel stress

crew resource managment traing focusees on the funciton of the crew members as a _____, not as ________

team
individauals