ATC Basics Exam With Questions and Answers

ATC Basics Exam With Questions and
Answers

According |to |their |location, |ATO |air |traffic |control |facilities |are |assigned |to |one |of:

a. nine |regions

b. three |service |areas

c. eleven |FAA |primary |offices

d. four |FAA |headquarters |divisions |- |ANSWER b. |three |service |areas

The |air |traffic |facility |that |has |no |direct |authority |over |Instrument |Flight |Rules
|(IFR) |or |Visual |Flight |Rules |(VFR) |traffic |is |the




a. Airport |Traffic |Control |Tower |(ATCT)

b. Terminal |Radar |Approach |Control |(TRACON)

c. Automated |Flight |Service |Station |(AFSS)

d. Air |Route |Traffic |Control |Center |(ARTCC) |- |ANSWER c. |Automated |Flight
|Service |Station |(AFSS)




The |Air |Traffic |Organization |(ATO) |is |managed |by |a(n)

a. Associate |Administrator

b. Vice |President

c. Chief |Operating |Officer

d. Administrator |- |ANSWER c. |Chief |Operating |Officer

The |primary |Navigational |Aids |(NAVAIDs) |for |the |nation's |airways |in |the |National
|Airspace |System |(NAS) |are




a. marker |beacons

b. VOR's/VORTAC's

c. Non |Directional |Beacons |(NDBs)

d. Instrument |Landing |Systems |(ILSs) |- |ANSWER b. |VOR's/VORTAC's

The |primary |mission |of |the |Traffic |Management |System |(TMS) |is |to
|

,a. regulate |air |traffic |procedures

b. balance |air |traffic |demand |with |system |capacity

c. implement |the |use |of |state-of-the-art |equipment

d. ascertain |controller |stress |and |workload |- |ANSWER b. |balance |air |traffic
|demand |with |system |capacity




The |operations |of |the |TMS |is |the |responsibility |of |the

a. Central |Altitude |Reservation

b. ARTCC |Traffic |Management |Unit |(TMU) |for |each |area

c. Air |Traffic |Manager

d. Air |Traffic |Control |System |Command |Center |(ARTCC) |- |ANSWER d. |Air |Traffic
|Control |System |Command |Center |(ARTCC)




The |primary |function |of |the |Traffic |Management |Unit |(TMU) |is |to

a. monitor |and |balance |traffic |flows |within |their |area |of |responsibility |in
|accordance |with |traffic |management |directives




b. ensure |maximum |efficiency |in |the |utilization |of |the |total |National |Airspace
|System, |thereby |producing |a |safe, |orderly, |and |expeditious |flow |of |traffic




c. manage |the |flow |of |air |traffic |throughout |the |National |Airspace |System |to
|achieve |optimum |use |of |the |navigable |airspace |and |minimize |the |effect |of |air


|traffic |delays




d. manage |the |flow |of |tower |traffic |by |ensuring |that |traffic |demand |does |not
|exceed |operationally |minimal |levels |of |traffic |- |ANSWER a. |monitor |and |balance
|traffic |flows |within |their |area |of |responsibility |in |accordance |with |traffic


|management |directives




The |primary |purpose |of |the |Air |Traffic |Control |System |is |to

a. prevent |collision |and |organize |and |expedite |the |flow |of |traffic

b. provide |traffic |advisories

c. monitor |holding |patterns

d. advise |pilots |of |altitude |deviations |of |300 |feet |or |more |- |ANSWER a. |prevent

,collision |and |organize |and |expedite |the |flow |of |traffic

Which |Statement |is |not |correct |concerning |the |provision |of |additional |services?

a. Providing |additional |services |is |optional |on |the |part |of |the |controller.

b. Additional |services |are |required |when |the |work |situation |permits.

c. Traffic |advisories, |weather |information, |and |holding |pattern |surveillance |are |all
|types |of |additional |services.




d. Ability |to |provide |additional |services |may |be |limited |by |higher |priority |duties
|and |controller |workload. |- |ANSWER a. |Providing |additional |services |is |optional
|on |the |part |of |the |controller.




When |considering |the |duty |priority |of |an |air |traffic |controller, |first |priority |is |given
|to




a. coordinating

b. issuing |traffic

c. separating |aircraft

d. vectoring |- |ANSWER c. |separating |aircraft

Nonradar |separation |is |used |in |preference |to |radar |separation |when

a. an |operational |advantage |will |be |gained

b. the |aircraft |is |not |transponder |equipped

c. secondary |radar |is |out |of |service

d. controller |is |not |radar |qualified |- |ANSWER a. |an |operational |advantage |will |be
|gained




The |facility |primarily |responsible |for |conducting |prior |briefings |is |the

a. ATCT

b. ARTCC

c. ATCSCC

d. AFSS |- |ANSWER d. |AFSS

Which |position |in |the |Automated |Flight |Service |Station |(AFSS) |records |and

, disseminates |Hazardous |Inflight |Weather |Advisory |Service |(HIWAS) |summaries?

a. Weather |Observer

b. Broadcast

c. Flight |Data/NOTAM |Coordinator

d. Preflight |- |ANSWER b. |Broadcast

Which |of |the |following |duties |is |not |the |function |of |the |Clearance |Delivery |position
|in |the |tower?




a. Operating |communication |equipment

b. Processing |and |forwarding |flight |plan |information

c. Compiling |statistical |data

d. Issuing |clearances |and |ensuring |accuracy |of |readback |- |ANSWER c. |Compiling
|statistical |data




Of |the |following, |which |position |in |the |tower |ensures |separation?

a. Local |Control

b. Clearance |Delivery

c. Flight |Data

d. Tower |Associate |- |ANSWER a. |Local |Control

The |ATC |facility |that |provides |air |traffic |control |services |to |aircraft |on |IFR |flight
|plans |during |the |en |route |phase |of |flight |is




a. ATCT

b. AFSS

c. TRACON

d. ARTCC |- |ANSWER d. |ARTCC

The |only |en |route |sector |team |member |whose |duties |do |not |include |accepting
|handoffs |is |the | position.

a. Radar |Coordinator