ICAO 4444 PANS-ATM Flashcards

1
Q

ATC only responsible for terrain clearance when?

A

when radar vectoring

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2
Q

Light wake turbulence category =

A

less than 7000kg

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3
Q

Medium wake turbulence category =

A

7000kg - 136 000kg

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4
Q

Heavy wake turbulence category =

A

more than 136 000kg

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5
Q

At or above FL… speed adjustments from ATC are given in increments of … Mach. Below they are given in multiples of … KT IAS

A

250

0.01

10

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6
Q

Under radar control and on final approach speed adjustments limited to max of …kt

A

20

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7
Q

Once inside …nm of the threshold on final approach no further speed adjustments should be given

A

4

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8
Q

What separation in class A and B?

A

all flights separated

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9
Q

What separation in class C?

A

IFR separated from all traffic, VFR separated from IFR and traffic info on other VFR

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10
Q

What is separation in class D?

A

IFR from all traffic

traffic info for VFR

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11
Q

What vertical seperation above FL410?

A

2000 ft

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12
Q

When an aircraft will pass through the level of another (climb or descent) on the same track the following longitudinal separation will be provided;

… while vertical separation does not exist

… while vertical separation does not exist when nav aids permit frequent determination of position

… while vertical separation does not exist provided that the level change is commenced within 10 mins of the time the second aircraft has reported over an exact reporting point

A

15 mins

10 mins

5 miins

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13
Q

An aircraft may be cleared to a level previously occupied by another after the latter has …, except when;

In which case such clearance will be withheld until the aircraft vacating the level …

A

reported vacating it

severe turbulence is known to exist

has reported at or passing another level separated by the required minimum

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14
Q

lateral separation using VORs?

A

aircraft must be separated by at least 15 degrees and be 15NM or more from beacon

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15
Q

lateral separation using NDBs?

A

greater separation because system is less accurate. 30 degrees and 15NM or more from beacon

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16
Q

lateral separation using dead reckoning?

A

aircraft must be established on tracks diverging by at least 45 degrees and 15NM or more from the point of intersection of the tracks. Point determined visually or by reference to a nav aid

17
Q

Using RNAV – lateral separation achieved by establishing aircraft of tracks which diverge by at least … degrees. Lateral separation exists when the protected airspace associated with the track of one of the aircraft does not overlap with the protected airspace associated with the track of another aircraft

A

15

18
Q

Aircraft at the same level – separation is … provided each aircraft uses …

can be reduced to … if leading aircraft is …kt TAS faster.

with aircraft on crossing tracks the same longitudinal separation applies provided …

A

20 nm

on track DME stations

10nm

20kt

each aircraft reports its distance from the station located at the crossing point of the tracks and the angle between the tracks is less than 90 degrees

19
Q

timed longitudinal separation for aircraft on the same track at same cruising level is … and can be reduced to … if nav aid permit frequent determination of position

can be further reduced to … if preceeding aircraft is … faster

and reduced even further to … if preceeding aircraft is … faster

A

15 mins

10 mins

5 mins

20kt

3 mins

40kt

20
Q

Minimum longitudinal separation between turbojet aircraft on the same track, whether in level flight, climbing or descending using the Mach number technique is

+M0.00

+M0.02

+M0.03

+M0.04

+M0.05

+M0.06

A

10 mins

9 mins

8 mins

7 mins

6 mins

5 mins

21
Q

Europe files a variation on ICAO standard longitudinal separation. Permits following aircraft that are level, climbing or descending, to be separated by … provided that their progress is continually monitored by radar and their radar separation is never less than …

A

3 mins

20nm

22
Q

Longitudinal and lateral distance-based separation minima in an RNP RNAV environment are;

RNP 10=

RNP 4=

Otherwise minimum longitudinal separation of … is used providing each aircraft reports its distance from the same on track waypoint and separation is checked by obtaining simultaneous RNAV distance readings from the aircraft at frequent intervals to ensure that the minimum will not be infringed

A

50nm

30nm

80nm

23
Q

standard radar separation is … reduced to … when radar capabilities permit

Further reduction to … may be applied between aircraft on the same approach track subject to average runway occupancy time, braking action, radar rate of update, wake turbulence separation etc.

A

5nm

3nm

2.5nm

24
Q

When authorised by ATC and agreed by other pilot of the other aircraft, an area control centre may clear a controlled flight in class … and … in daylight VMC to maintain own separation to one other aircraft and to remain in VMC

Clearance shall be for a specified portion of the flight at or below …

A

D

E

10 000ft

25
Q

what is essential traffic?

A

Controlled traffic not separated from other controlled traffic by the prescribed separation minima

26
Q

separation of departing traffic from same runway if tracks diverge at least 45 degrees is?

A

1 min

27
Q

separation of departing traffic from same runway if preceeding aircraft is 40kt faster is?

A

2 mins

28
Q

separation of departing traffic from the same runway if the following aircraft climbs through the level of the preceeding aircraft shall be?

A

5 mins

29
Q

Separation of Departing Aircraft and Arriving Aircraft

no take-offs in any direction between … of the landing runway centre line after start of … or …mins for a straight in approach

take-offs permitted in green area (see pic) up to … mins before established arrival of landing aircraft

A

45 degrees

procedure turn

5 mins

3 mins

30
Q

wake turbulence RADAR separation minima applied when an aircraft is operating directly behind another aircraft at the same altitude or less than …ft below;

both using the same runway, or parallel runways separated by less then …; or

an aircraft is crossing behind another, at the same altitude or less than …feet below

A

1000ft

760m

1000ft

31
Q

radar separation behind a super for

heavy

medium

light

A

6nm

7nm

8nm

32
Q

radar separation behind a heavy for

heavy

medium

light

A

4nm

5nm

6nm

33
Q

radar separation behind a medium for a light?

A

5nm

34
Q

timed separation for arriving aircraft

light behind super

A

4 mins

35
Q

timed separation for arriving aircraft

medium behind super

A

3 mins

36
Q

timed separation for arriving aircraft

light behind medium or heavy

A

3 mins

37
Q

timed separation for arriving aircraft

medium behind heavy

A

2 mins

38
Q

following timed separation used for aircraft departing from same position on runway

light or medium behind super

heavy behind super

light or medium behind heavy

light behind medium

A

3 mins

2 mins

2 mins

2 mins

39
Q

following timed separation used for aircraft departing from intermediate position on runway;

light or medium behind super

heavy behind super

light or medium behind heavy

light behind medium

A

4 mins

3 mins

3 mins

3 mins