502.1
Display and monitor:
A. uncorrelated targets;
B. CJSs;
C. coast list in a full format showing all pertinent information to permit prompt detection of newly decorrelated aircraft; D. altitude readouts;
E. current weather data and history, as necessary, for the provision of sev
502.2
When using a CSit display, ensure that:
A. Alpha data tags include as a minimum:
1. ACID;
2. wake turbulence category;
3. special function indicator (SFI);
4. altitude readout;
5. vertical movement indicator (VMI); and
6. ground speed.
B. Bravo data tags must include as a minimum:
1. CJS;
2. al
502.2 Note
Management may also direct the display of:
A. cleared altitude;
B. controller remarks indicator;
C. RNAV remarks indicator;
D. altitude displayed on the estimate;
E. remarks indicator. and
F. radar-derived weather information.
CAATS 111.1
In addition to the minimum display requirements listed in MANOPS, in the visible area of the CSIT and PEER displays, display as a minimum:
A. Special Flight Condition Mnemonics:
i. PRE
ii. SPR
iii. POS
B. The following Lists:
i. Arrival
ii. System
iii. Message
iv. Hold
v. MTCD Conflict
C. All Alpha Tags:
i. ED Altitude
D. EFS Radar, EXT and Extrapolated Alpha Tags:
i. Coordinated Altitude
ii
What items are mandatory on Alpha Tags?
MANOPS
-Altitude readout
-VMI
-Ground speed
SOM
-ED Altitude
-Cleared altitude
-Coordinated Altitude
-Filed Altitude
What items are mandatory on Bravo Tags?
MANOPS
-CJS
-Altitude
-VMI
SOM
Cleared Altitude
What are the PAM items?
WWA - Wrong Way
SLO - Slow
EMR - Emergency
MED - MEDEVAC
SPC - Special Condition
HLD- Hold
NRV - Negative RVSM
MIL - Military
BLC - Block Altitude
FOR - Formation Flight
PHO - Photo Flight
MAR - MARSA
432.3
You may assign an altitude inappropriate to the direction of flight provided:
A. 1 no alternate separation minima can be applied and:
2. the altitude has been approved by affected sectors/units; and
3. the aircraft will be cleared to an appropriate altitude as soon as possible;
D. an aircraft requests it because of icing, turbulenc
432.4
Issue radar vectors or offset tracks to establish an aircraft at least 5 miles from the centreline of the airway or published track otherwise authorized if:
A. applying 432.3 A. 1. or 432.3 D. in high level
radar-controlled airspace; and
B. the airway or published track is displayed on the radar.
513.8
If the transferring controller has indicated a "wrong-way" altitude:
Read back the altitude,
stating the words "wrong-way".
Urgent Pirep (Def)
A pilot report containing weather information significant to the safety of flight. An urgent
PIREP includes information on the following:
A. volcanic ash;
B. tornado, funnel cloud, waterspout;
C. severe turbulence;
D. severe icing;
E. hail;
F. low-level wind shear; and
G. any other reported
701.1
If information is received that an aircraft plans to
dump fuel, obtain the following information:
A. The proposed track to be flown.
B. Altitude of the fuel dumping procedure.
C. The period of time involved.
D. The weather conditions in which the operation
will be carried out.
E. Communication limitations during the fuel
dumping procedure.
F. Transpon
701.3 (Fuel Dump)
You may request:
An aircraft to fly a different track.
701.4
You should encourage an aircraft intending to dump
fuel, to do so:
A. on a constant heading;
B. over an unpopulated area; and
C. clear of heavy traffic areas.
701.5
Separate an IFR or a CVFR aircraft until 15
minutes after a fuel dump has ended by:
A. 10 miles laterally and longitudinally from the
track of the aircraft dumping fuel;
B. 15 minutes longitudinally from the aircraft
dumping fuel;
C. 6,000 feet below and 3,000 feet above the
altitude of the aircraft dumping fuel.
Def
MILITARY IFR FORMATION FLIGHT
More than one aircraft which, by prior arrangement between the pilots, normally operate as a single aircraft with regard to navigation and position reporting. Formation flights may be identified on individual IFR flight plans or may be contained within an
Def
Standard formation � One in which:
1.the formation leader will operate at the assigned altitude and the other formation aircraft will be within one hundred feet vertically of the altitude of the formation leader;
2.the formation will occupy a maximum frontal width of one NM; and
3.the form
Def
Non-standard formations:
1.Individual flight plan formations outside of ALTRVs whereby, through prior arrangement with ATC, the flight leader has requested, and ATC has approved, other than standard formation dimensions.
2.Individual flight plan formations within ALTRVs whereby,
843.1
Separate formation flights as follows:
B. Radar:
1. for a standard formation flight add one
mile to the appropriate radar separation
minima;
2. between two standard formation flights
add two miles to the appropriate radar
separation minima; and
3. for a non-standard formation flight apply
the
843.2 (Formation)
Issue all clearances or instructions to:
Issue an IFR clearance
to each section/individual aircraft identified for
breakaway.
Def
ALTITUDE RESERVATION
An airspace of defined dimensions within controlled airspace, reserved for the use of a civil or military agency during a specified period. An altitude reservation may be confined to a fixed area (stationary) or moving in relation to the aircraft that ope
831.2
Clear a military aircraft to the ALTRV:
By the
ALTRV route where specified, flight planned route
or requested route and, if necessary, instruct it to
obtain further clearance before leaving the
reservation.
831.3 (ALTRV)
Consider the clearance limit, for communication
failure purposes:
To be the aircraft's planned exit
point from the ALTRV.
832.1 (ALTRV)
Apply the following separation minima:
A. Within domestic airspace as specified in Part 4, Part 5 and Part 7 between an aircraft operating
outside an ALTRV and:
1. aircraft operating within a moving ALTRV;
2. the protected airspace of a moving ALTRV;
or
3. the geographical and vertical limits
833.1
Do not change the altitude or route of flight of an
aircraft established in an ALTRV except:
A. in the interest of flight safety; or
B. for short term adjustments to the altitude or
route of an ALTRV, for a single aircraft or
standard formation, in order to expedite overall
traffic flow provided:
1. you obtain the concurrence of the aircraft
comm
833.2
If you clear an aircraft out of an ALTRV due to
safety or other extraordinary circumstance:
Separate the aircraft from the ALTRV and other
non-participating aircraft.
833.5
You may clear an aircraft to leave an ALTRV prior
to its planned exit point provided:
A. the aircraft requests it;
B. the aircraft will not re-enter the ALTRV; and
C. you assume responsibility for separation of the
aircraft after it leaves the ALTRV.
What does each box contain on a EFS strip?
1.Aircraft Ident
2.Aircraft Type
3.Speed
4.SSR Codes a.Alternate SSE code (external unit) b.YWG ACC SSR code
5.Flight plan altitude
6.Controller or pilot estimate
7.Fix Estimate
8.Planning Fields a.Coordinated Altitude b.Alternate Fix and fix time
9.Compl
What items are included in a position handoff?
1. Traffic/Conflictions
2. Coordination
3.Weather/Pireps
4.Equipment Status
5.Notams/Navaid/Airport Status
6. Special Use Airspace
7. Air Traffic Flow Management
8. RUSS Sign-in
151.1
Provide the RVR followed by the ground visibility to
aircraft intending to use a runway equipped with a
visibility sensor if:
A. the RVR is less than 6,000 feet; or
B. the aircraft requests it.
151.2 (RVR)
Provide this information to:
B. arriving aircraft when landing information is
issued;
152.2
Indicate plus and minus values when the RVR
reading is:
More than 6,000 feet or less than 300
feet.
152.4
Inform the aircraft if the RVR reading is:
Based on
runway light setting 4 or 5.
152.5
Issue all values, beginning with the touchdown
location, if:
The RVR for a runway is measured at
more than one location. Identify the touchdown
location as alfa, the mid-runway location as bravo
and the roll-out/end zone location as charlie.
169.1
Issue the current RSC or CRFI report for:
The
intended runway. You need not issue the report if
conditions are bare and dry.
169.2
Issue RSC reports in the following sequence:
A. location;
B. RUNWAY SURFACE CONDITION;
C. RUNWAY (number);
D. condition;
E. date (if it differs from current date); and
F. time (of the report).
169.3
Issue CRFI reports in the following sequence:
A. location;
B. friction Index;
C. RUNWAY (number);
D. temperature;
E. runway average (additional information if one
part of the runway has a significantly lower
Friction Index reading);
F. date (if it differs from the current date); and
G. time (of the r
408.5
If informed that an RVSM aircraft operating within
RVSM airspace is no longer RVSM certified due to
an in flight equipment failure:
A. Traffic permitting, establish:
1. 2,000 ft vertical separation or another form
of separation with other aircraft in RVSM
airspace; or
2. issue a clearance out of RVSM airspace;
B. obtain the aircraft's intentions;
C. pass traffic information, if necess
408.9
In RVSM radar airspace, if an aircraft report
greater than moderate turbulence, and/or mountain
wave activity that is of sufficient magnitude to
significantly affect altitude keeping, and 1,000 ft
vertical separation exists between 2 aircraft, and
t
A. pass traffic information; and
B. vector 1 or both aircraft to establish radar
separation; or
C. provide 2,000 ft vertical separation until the
pilot reports clear of the greater than moderate
turbulence or mountain wave activity.
408.10
If operation in RVSM airspace is authorized for a
non-RVSM aircraft:
Identify the status of the
aircraft when passing and receiving a control
estimate.
492.10
In RVSM airspace, where there is a vertical sector
split:
And Non-RVSM aircraft will be operating less
than 2000 ft from the vertical sector boundary,
coordinate with the vertically adjacent sector
What is RVSM Airspace?
All airspace within the CDA extending from FL290 up to and including FL410
408.1
Apply RVSM criteria and procedures to:
RVSM Aircraft operating within RVSM airspace. Do not provide non-RVSM aircraft or aircraft in formation with the reduced separation that apply only to RVSM aircraft.
408.2
Query a pilot for RVSM approval status if:
You suspect the aircraft is not approved to operate in RVSM airspace.
408.3
Assign altitudes to RVSM aircraft:
In preference to
non-RVSM aircraft in RVSM airspace.
408.4
You may not clear a non-RVSM aircraft to enter
RVSM airspace unless the aircraft is:
A. a state aircraft;
B. on an initial delivery flight;
C. an aircraft that was formerly RVSM certified
but has experienced an equipment failure and
is being flown to a maintenance facility for
repair/re-certification;
D. a mercy or humanitarian flight;
E.
408.6
Provided a non-RVSM aircraft will be separated from all other aircraft by the applicable vertical, lateral or longitudinal separation minimum, you may:
A. clear the aircraft to climb or descend through RVSM airspace; or
B. level-off the aircraft in RVSM airspace for
traffic management.
408.7
In RVSM airspace, do not provide reduced vertical separation between:
An RVSM aircraft and the
vertical limit of Class F airspace.
492.5
Where control estimates are effected by a
functioning CAATS data link, coordinate the
following data verbally:
A. Loss of RVSM certification due to an equipment
failure in flight.
B. Status of a non-RVSM aircraft authorized to
operate in RVSM airspace.
C. Identification of an altitude as wrong way.
D. Identification of block altitudes.
E. Identification of altitud
Def
PIREP
A pilot weather report pertaining to current weather conditions encountered in flight.
134.6
Forward PIREPs to:
A. concerned aircraft if the weather is of
significance;
B. the position designated the responsibility for
disseminating weather information, if
applicable;
C. other concerned sectors/units if the weather is
of significance; and
D. the appropriate FIC if
134.7
Give priority to Urgent PIREPs and forward them
as soon as possible to:
A. concerned aircraft;
B. the appropriate FIC; and
C. other concerned sectors/units.
512.3
When effecting a hand-off, inform the receiving sector or unit of:
A. . the aircraft's last assigned altitude:
if it is a "wrong-way" altitude:
if you have an invalidated altitude readout; or
if the altitude differs from that specified in a unit directive, an Agreement or an
Arrangement;
B. the aircraft's RVSM status, if
504.1
Select altitude filter limits that include as a minimum:
A. the altitudes normally under the jurisdiction of your sector;
B. the first usable altitude in any vertically adjoining airspace under the jurisdiction of another controller, plus 200 feet beyond that altitude; and
C. 2,000 feet plus 200 feet if the bou