Responsibilities and Duties Flashcards
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What is the primary duty of the Radar Associate (D-side) controller?
Answer: Managing flight data, coordinating with adjacent sectors, and supporting the R-side controller
The D-side (data/associate) controller manages flight progress data, handles inter-facility coordination, and assists the R-side radar controller.
When weather conditions deteriorate below VFR minimums, what additional responsibility does the tower controller assume?
Answer: Ensuring IFR separation is applied to all aircraft, including those previously operating under VFR
When VMC deteriorates, the tower controller must transition to providing IFR separation standards for all aircraft operating in controlled airspace.
Which of the following best describes the concept of 'position relief'?
Answer: The formal transfer of control responsibility from one controller to another with a complete situation briefing
Position relief is the formal process of transferring control responsibility, requiring a comprehensive situation briefing to the incoming controller before departure.
A controller observes an aircraft squawking 7700. What is the immediate responsibility?
Answer: Immediately attempt to contact the aircraft, alert the supervisor, and provide assistance
Code 7700 indicates an emergency; controllers must immediately attempt contact, notify the supervisor, and offer all possible assistance.
What responsibility does a controller have regarding NOTAM information that affects their sector?
Answer: Controllers must be aware of active NOTAMs affecting their sector and advise pilots of relevant information
Controllers are responsible for knowing active NOTAMs affecting their sector and must relay pertinent NOTAM information to affected pilots.
When an aircraft reports a TCAS Resolution Advisory (RA), what is the controller's primary responsibility?
Answer: Acknowledge the report, provide traffic information if able, and do not issue conflicting instructions until the pilot reports clear of conflict
When a pilot follows a TCAS RA, controllers must not issue instructions that conflict with the RA maneuver and should acknowledge the advisory.
Which ATC facility type has the responsibility for providing en route separation services to aircraft flying at high altitudes across large geographic areas?
Answer: Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC)
ARTCCs (Centers) are responsible for providing en route IFR separation services across large regions, typically above 18,000 feet MSL in Class A airspace.