CTO Coordination with Radar Facilities 5

Question 1

A tower controller is working a satellite airport without radar service. IFR departures must be coordinated through:

Accepted Answer

The parent TRACON or ARTCC that owns the overlying airspace

Answer

Satellite towers without radar service coordinate IFR departures with the parent TRACON or ARTCC that provides radar coverage of the overlying airspace.

Question 2

What does 'MARSA' stand for and when does it apply to tower-radar coordination?

Accepted Answer

Military Assumes Responsibility for Separation of Aircraft; applies when military aircraft are operating under military rules

Answer

MARSA means Military Assumes Responsibility for Separation of Aircraft and applies when military aircraft are operating under military authority, relieving ATC of separation responsibility between those aircraft.

Question 3

A TRACON controller requests a 'wheels-up time' from the tower. This request is made to:

Accepted Answer

Coordinate departure sequencing and ensure IFR separation from other traffic

Answer

Wheels-up times are requested by the radar facility to sequence IFR departures and maintain required separation from arriving and departing traffic in their airspace.

Question 4

When a tower controller accepts an aircraft from TRACON on a visual approach and another aircraft on final calls 'go-around,' the tower must:

Accepted Answer

Coordinate with TRACON immediately to manage the go-around aircraft's re-sequencing into the arrival stream

Answer

The tower must immediately coordinate a go-around with TRACON so the radar facility can re-sequence the aircraft into the arrival flow and maintain separation.

Question 5

Under FAA Order 7110.65, when must a tower facility notify a radar facility of an aircraft that has declared an emergency?

Accepted Answer

Immediately, so the radar facility can provide assistance and coordinate with other facilities

Answer

Emergency notifications must be made immediately to the radar facility so they can provide all possible assistance, issue traffic alerts, and coordinate with upstream facilities as needed.

(CTO) Air Traffic Control Tower Operator Certification Practice Test

(CTO) Air Traffic Control Tower Operator Certification Practice Test

CTO Coordination with Radar Facilities 5