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What is ANS?

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Air Navigation Services
-ATS
-Communication
-Navigation
-Surveillance
-Meteorological
-Information

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Why are ANS needed in certain areas?

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-High levels of commercial traffic or traffic density
-Poor met conditions
-Difficult navigation/Complex airspace
-Challenging terrain
-Nearby military traffic

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What are the different types of ATS?

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-ATC
-Advisory
-Alerting
-FIS

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What are the Objectives of an ATS?

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-Prevent collisions between aircraft in the air (manoeuvring area)
-Expedite and maintain an orderly flow of traffic
-Provide advice and information useful for safe/efficient flight
-Alert appropriate authorities regarding aircraft in need of medical or SAR

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What is EU 2015/340?

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Entitles lawful holder the privileges of the ratings and endorsements of the licence

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What is a Rating?

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Discipline of ATC such as AC or ADI

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What is a Rating Endorsement?

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Conditions, privilege or limitation to a rating

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What is a Unit Endorsement?

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Location or sector where competent to work

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What is a License Endorsement?

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OJTI, Assessor etc

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What is Revalidation?

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The act taken to “renew” your rating/endorsement within the period of validity.

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What is Renewal?

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The act taken to “renew” your rating/endorsement outside the period of validity.

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What does an ATCO license require you to have?

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-Current medical & English lang. certificate
-Minimum of 21 y/o
-Student ATCO must begin live training within 12 months
-Fit to work, not fatigued or under the influence of drugs/alcohol.

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What is EU923/2012?

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SERA

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What is the SERA definition of “In-flight”?

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From embarkation to coming to a rest after landing.

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What is the SERA definition of an “Aircraft”?

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Any machine that derives lift support in the atmosphere from reactions from the air

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What is the SERA definition of an “Aeroplane”?

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A powered, heavier-than-air machine that causes aerodynamic reactions from fixed surfaces

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What is the SERA definition of a helicopter?

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Heavier than air aircraft supported by reactions from a power driven rotor

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What is the SERA definition of a UAV

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Aircraft operated by a ground based controller via a comms link

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What is the SERA definition of Commercial Air Transport?

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Aircraft used for pax, cargo or mail for remuneration

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What are the SERA guidelines for a pilot?

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-PIC has final authority of aircraft safety
-Do not operate aircraft dangerously to endanger life or property
-PIC maintains complete authority in collision avoidance
-An aircraft shall not be operated in a way to create a collision hazard

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What are the Right of Way rules in the air?

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-Aircraft with right of way will maintain speed and heading
-Aircraft aware of another aircrafts reduced mobility will give way (damaged)
-Avoid passing above/below/in-front of another aircraft until well clear
-Aircraft on right has right of way
-Powered aircraft will give way to non-powered
-Aircraft being overtaken will have right of way

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What are the Right of Way rules on the ground

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-Landing/Taking-off aircraft will have right of way to taxiing/other aircraft
-Vehicles will give way to all aircraft and towing vehicles
-Vehicles will give way to other vehicles if instructed by ATC

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What is a cloud ceiling?

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Based of lowest cloud layer below 20,000ft, where clouds fill at least 50% of the sky

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How is visibility calculated?

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The greatest of how for a:
-A black object on the ground against a light background can be observed
-A light of 1000 candelas can be observed against a black background

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What is ground visibility ?
Distance observed by a qualified observer or automatic system at an aerodrome
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What is flight visibility?
Visibility as observed from the cockpit
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How is night defined?
From the end of civil evening twilight, to the start of civil morning twilight.
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How is IMC defined?
Met conditions that do not meet VMC minima
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What the VMC minima above 10,000ft? (A-G class airspace)
-8km visibility -1000ft vertically from cloud -1500m horizontally from cloud
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What are VMC minima between 10,000ft-3,000ft? (A-G class airspace)
-5km visibility -1000ft vertically from cloud -1500m horizontally from cloud
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What are the VMC minima at or below 3000ft? (F,G class airspace)
-5km visibility -Clear of cloud -In sight of the ground
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What are the VFR rules?
-Must not land/T.O/Circuit when ceiling is less than 1500ft or ground vis is less than 5km -Not above FL195 -Not at trans/supersonic speeds
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What distance must a VFR pilot stay away from Cities, ground/water and obstacles?
-At least 1000ft clear of cities -At least 500ft clear of ground/water -At least 500 foot horizontally and vertically of obstacles
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What are the special VFR rules?
-Only within control zone and during the day(unless authorised) -Clear of cloud, ground in sight -Vis no less than 1500m (800m helo) -When landing, vis no less than 1500m and ceiling no less than 600ft -Speed at 140kts IAS or less
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When authorized, when can a night VFR flight take place?
-Flight plan must be filed if leaving aerodrome -Two way comms will be established if possible -Ceiling must be 1500ft AMSL -Minimum vis is 5km regardless of speed (3km for helos and surface in sight) -1000ft min separation for obstacles within 8km
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What must IFR flights be equipped with?
Aircraft shall be equipped with suitable instruments and with navigation equipment appropriate to the route to be flown and in accordance with the applicable air operations legislation.
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What are the minimum levels for IFR flights over terrain/obstacles?
-At least 2000ft above highest point or terrain within 8km -At least 1000ft above the highest obstacle within 8km
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What does an aircraft need to do when changing from IFR to VFR?
-Notify the appropriate ATSU specifically that the IFR flight is cancelled and communicate any changes to be made to its flight plan. -When an aircraft operating under the instrument flight rules is flown in or encounters VMC it shall not cancel its IFR flight unless it is anticipated, and intended, that the flight will be continued for a reasonable period of time in uninterrupted VMC
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What FL should an IFR flight at outside of CAS?
An IFR flight operating in level cruising flight outside of controlled airspace shall be flown at a cruising level appropriate to its track as specified in the table of cruising levels in Appendix 3, except when at or below 900 m (3000 ft) above mean sea level.” -Eastbound flights on odd FLs -Westbound flights on even FLs
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What must an IFR flight outside CAS do?
-Maintain air to ground communications and watch on the appropriate channel -Shall report position
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What are the requirements for a Student Licence?
-18 or older -Completed Basic and at least 1 rating course -Class 3 Medical -Minimum level 4 Eng. Lang.
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What are the requirements of the Medical Certificate?
-Must be carried out by an AME -Specific exams must be revalidated as per periods of validity -Must be revalidated within 45 days of expiry date -Special tests should be undertaken within 60 days of expiry -AME must see ATC licence and last medical certificate -Medical certificate must be signed
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How long is a medical certificate valid for?
-2 years under 40 -1 year over 40
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What must a student licence holder do if they do not exercise privileges of licence within 1 year of issue?
Must complete APC (Assessment of Prior Competence)
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What are the 3 elements of training to become an ATCO?
1.Initial training 2.Transition training 3.On-the-job training
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What is involved in initial training?
Basic and Rating course
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What is involved in Transition training?
Imparts knowledge and understanding of site-specific operational procedures
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What is involved in on-the-job training?
Final phase of unit training, transition training applied into practice under supervision of OJTI in live traffic situations

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