PANS-ATM Radar Services

Question 1

PSR

Answer 1

Primary surveillance radar. Sends signals and receives them back when they reflect off of aircraft (and other objects)

Question 2

SSR

Answer 2

Secondary surveillance radar. Radar system which interrogates and receives responses from transponders

Question 3

PSR identification methods

Answer 3

Correlating radar position wit crews reported position.
Correlate position with an aircraft 1nm after runway on departure.
Observe the aircrafts reports maneuvers.
Instruct the aircraft to alter heading by 30DEG or more.
Formal transfer between two controllers

Question 4

SSR identification methods

Answer 4

Reading SSR/MLAT label
Via discrete transponder (squawk) code
Mode s data (direct display of an aircraft reg via data interrogation.
Transfer from another controller