AIPNZ ENR 1.1 - GENERAL RULES AND PROCEDURES

Question 1

What extra information does a Position Report on Departure need at regional airports vs ones with approach control?

Answer 1

ETA and name of waypoint/fix for where aircraft will intersect the main ATS route.

Question 2

When are position reports required for holding?

Answer 2

• When crossing fix and carrying out entry.
• When established inbound after sector 1/2 entry (PO)
• When crossing fix and leaving hold
• Training aircraft when inbound and requesting intrument/onwards.

Question 3

Where to find details with regards to position reports?

Answer 3

ENR 1.1

Question 4

What angle to intercept track for a departure procedure that does not terminate at the aircrafts cleared route?

Answer 4

30 degrees.

Question 5

Types of IFR departures?

Answer 5

• Published IFR departure
• Depart using DME steps/VORSEC (Must be day VMC prior to first step, or use other departure until passing MSA).
• Depart on specified heading/track or radar sid in an evaluated climb sector.
• Visual departure, maintain own terrain clearance until MSA.

Question 6

Separation of different classes of Airspace?

Answer 6

• IFR to IFR, A, C, D (Unless is daytime and maintaining own separation in VMC in Class D airspace).
• IFR to VFR in class C.
• IFR to SVFR
• SVFR to SVFR, when less than 5km visibility.

Question 7

Are aircraft responding to TCAS RA provided with ATC separation.

Answer 7

No, also same with GPWS/TAWS alert.

Question 8

What is ‘Essential Traffic’?

Answer 8

Traffic which is not separated by prescribed minima, such as TCAS RA traffic and flights maintaining own separation in VMC etc.

Question 9

Vertical separation limits?

Answer 9

1000ft standardly below FL290, above is 2000ft unless RVSM. The 1000ft standard may be reduced in a control zone to 500ft provided they are medium/light category and lower aircraft is VFR/SVFR below 4500ft.

Question 10

Types of horizontal separation?

Answer 10

• Longitudinal separation
• Lateral separation
• Radar separation
• Geographical separation

Question 11

How is Longitudinal separation achieved? Can it be reduced?

Answer 11

Aircraft on same track/points, asked to slow down/speed up, arrive at waypoint at XX time etc. Can be reduced to aircraft on reciprocal tracks, provided both report sighting the other aircraft. Can be done by day/night.

Question 12

How is Lateral separation achieved?

Answer 12

Aircraft on different tracks/points.

Question 13

Requirements for “Visual Separation”?

Answer 13

In class C and D airspace, day only, specific request made by pilot, both aircraft talking to ATC/adjacent control sector, both flights in VMC, either both pilots agree or the succeeding aircraft reports having the proceeding in sight. (Consider aircraft departing behind another at CH)

Question 14

‘Own separation in VMC”?

Answer 14

In class D airspace only, must be requested and agreed by both pilots, day only, no radar service available, upto 10,000ft, both aircraft on same frequency. (Consider aircraft at NP etc).

Question 15

Can tower use their own visual separation?

Answer 15

Yes, provided they have both aircraft in sight, or can use ‘composite visual separation’ where they have 1 aircraft in sight with 10nm of aerodrome and know where the other aircraft is.

Question 16

What is the minimum horizontal radar separation?

Answer 16

5nm, unless with 60nm of CH, WN, AA, OH or QN can be reduced to 3nm (or 60nm of Te Weraiti SSR site).