010-Quiz 1

Air traffic control service is provided for the purpose of ;

• preventing collisions between aircraft , between aircraft and obstacles on the manoeuvring area and expediting and maintaining an orderly flow of air traffic.

• applying separation between aircraft and expediting and maintaining an orderly flow of air traffic.

• preventing collisions between controlled air traffic and expediting and maintaining an orderly flow of air traffic.

• avoiding collisions between all aircraft and maintaining an orderly flow of air traffic.

Air Traffic Service unit means: ;

• Air Traffic Control units , Flight Information Centres or Air Services reporting offices.

• Air Traffic Control units and Flight Information Centres.

• Flight Information Centres and Air Services reporting offices.

• Air Traffic Control units and Air Services reporting offices.

The units providing Air Traffic Services are ;

• Area Control Centre - Approach Control Office and Aerodrome Control Tower.

• Area Control Centre - Flight Information Region - Approach Control Office and Tower.

• Area Control Centre - Flight Information Centre - Approach Control Office - Aerodrome Control Tower and Air Traffic Services reporting office.

• Area Control Centre - Advisory Centre - Flight Information Centre - Approach Control Office and Tower.

When an aircraft is experiencing difficulties , triggering of the alert phase is the responsibility of ;

• air traffic control and flight information centres.

• search and rescue co-ordination centres.

• control centres only.

• air traffic co-ordination centres.

When it becomes apparent that an aircraft is in difficulty , the decision to initiate the alert phases is the responsibility of the ;

• flight information or control organisations.

• search and rescue co-ordination centres.

• operational air traffic control centres.

• air traffic co-ordination services.

Area Control Centres issue clearances for the purpose of ;

• achieving separation between IFR flights.

• providing flight Information Service.

• providing advisory service.

• achieving separation between controlled flights.

Clearances will be issued by an ATC unit for the purpose of ;

• achieving separation between controlled flights.

• providing flight Information Service.

• providing alerting services.

• providing advisory services.

In order to meet wake turbulence criteria , for arriving aircraft and using timed approaches , what minima shall be applied to aircraft landing behind a Heavy or a Medium aircraft ?

• Light aircraft behind Medium aircraft - 4 minutes.

• Medium aircraft behind Heavy aircraft - 2 minutes.

• Medium aircraft behind Heavy aircraft - 3 minutes.

• Medium aircraft other Medium aircraft - 2 minutes.

In order to meet the wake turbulence criteria , what minimum separation should be applied when a Medium aircraft is taking off behind a Heavy aircraft and both are using the same runway ?

• 4 minutes

• 1 minute

• 3 minutes

• 2 minutes

What is the minimum wake turbulence separation criteria when a Light aircraft is taking off behind a Medium aircraft and both are using the same runway ?

• 5 minutes

• 1 minute

• 2 minutes

• 3 minutes