DESCRIPTION
This 12-day course consists of classroom and laboratory instruction on Air Traffic Control documents pertaining to
Support Personnel in centers and terminal facilities. Participants will receive instructions on development and revision
of routes, policy statements (e.g., LOA,LOP, etc.), air traffic procedures, military operations, review and response documents,and environmental considerations.
OBJECTIVES
At the conclusion of the course, participants
will be able to:
- Modify and describe the contents of a
Letter of Agreement (LOA), a Letter of
Procedures (LOP), and Letter to
Airmen (LTA). Prepare an LTA and
describe the coordination and distribution
procedures for other policy and
informational documents. Describe
the distribution and coordination
requirements for written agreements,
airmen modifications, and informational
documents.
- Describe functions of the traffic management
system.
- Prepare a Minimum Vectoring Altitude
(MVA) /Minimum Instrument
Altitude (MIA) chart. Develop and
modify air traffic routes. Describe the
appropriate procedure to redesign
/establish a sector.
- Describe general criteria in developing
instrument procedures and draw an aircraft
track. Describe types of Navaids
and service volumes, and establishment,
placement, and use of navigational
aids.
- Describe the purpose and responsibilities
of the various FAA services in
establishing fixes, and establish a fix.
- Perform an airspace review.
- Identify items and procedures used in
video map modifications.
- Identify procedures required in reviewing
and granting waivers to FARs,
other waiver requests, and to conduct
aeronautical studies involving outdoor
laser demonstrations.
- Describe the environmental process.
Identify and describe written documentation
related to environmental impact.
- Evaluate the impact of aircraft noise.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
Facility Support Personnel in area control
centers, terminals, regional offices, and
headquarters.
Prerequisites:
None
COURSE OUTLINE
- FAA Organization
- Charts and Plotting
- TERPS
- Laws, Regulations, Directives and other
Aviation Documents
- CVFP and Helo Route Charts
- Airspace and Procedures Processing
- Environmental Issues, Aviation Noise
- Class B, C, D and E Airspace
- Navaids
- Navigational Fixes
- Airways and Routes
- Holding Patterns
- Lasers
- LOAs, LOPs, LTAs
- Departure Procedures and STARs
- Preferential IFR Routes
- Sectorization
- Special Use Airspace
- Military Operations
- MVA and MIA Charts
- Video Maps
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