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
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
