Tower and Radar for Air Traffic Control and Management

Catalog description

Basic applications in air traffic control (ATC) procedures for tower terminal operations and terminal radar ATC facilities. Duties and responsibilities of the terminal radar air traffic controller are integrated into an understanding of how the total ATC system works. Fundamental knowledge of tower operations within the air traffic control system and content knowledge to include control tower equipment and operating positions; the airport traffic area; navigation aids; airspace; traffic patterns; controller/pilot phraseology; aircraft taxi instructions; interagency communications and intra-facility coordination; aviation regulations; notification and handling of emergency aircraft.