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ATC ENON Emergencies E.O 1.38,1 .39, 1.40, 1.41, 1.42
Questions with Detailed Verified Answers
what are the two conditions for an emergency Ans: ✓ ✓ ✓ Distress or Urgency condition
what term is used to for a distress condition? Ans: ✓ ✓ ✓ "Mayday"
what term is used for a urgency condition? Ans: ✓ ✓ ✓ "Pan-Pan"
what should a controller do when in doubt of an emergency or potential emergency? Ans: ✓ ✓ ✓
treat them as an emergency
how should emeregency be handled? Ans: ✓ ✓ ✓ Intelligently
what CFR allows the pilot to determine a course of action? Ans: ✓ ✓ ✓ 14 CFR Part 91
Who is allowed to initiate providing assistance? Ans: ✓ ✓ ✓ when the pilot request or specialist
deems necessary
When is the operator allowed to transfer the responsibility of handling an a/c in distress? Ans: ✓ ✓
✓ Transfer the responsibility to another facility only when you feel better handling of the
emergency will result
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what should the specialist do when they receive information about an aircraft in distress? Ans: ✓ ✓
✓ forward detailed data to the center in whose area the emergency exist
what do centers serve as? Ans: ✓ ✓ ✓ Centers serve as the central points for collecting
information, for coordinating with SAR and for conducting a communications search by distributing
any necessary ALNOT's
ALNOT 's are issed to include : Ans: ✓ ✓ ✓ overdue or missing IFR a/c
A/C in an emergency situation occurring in thier respective area
30 minutes have passed since the pilot requested IFR clearance and neither communication nor
radar contact can be established
overdue or missing a/c with a SVFR clearance
Notifying the center about the VFR a/c emergency allows for what type of provision? Ans: ✓ ✓ ✓
IFR separation if considered necessary
What is the ARTCC responsible for in an emergency? Ans: ✓ ✓ ✓ Receiving and relaying all
pertinent ELT signal information to appropriate authorities
when is special consideration given? Ans: ✓ ✓ ✓ If the maneuver takes the a/c through the clouds
what should be determined when asking a a/c in distress to be escorted by another a/c? Ans: ✓ ✓
✓ If the pilots are are familiar with and capable of formation flights
When are a/c allowed to join up in formation during emergency conditions? Ans: ✓ ✓ ✓ The pilots
involved are familiar with and capable of formation flight
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ATC ENON Emergencies E.O 1.38,1 .39, 1.40, 1.41, 1.42
Questions with Detailed Verified Answers
what are the two conditions for an emergency Ans: ✓ ✓ ✓ Distress or Urgency condition
what term is used to for a distress condition? Ans: ✓ ✓ ✓ "Mayday"
what term is used for a urgency condition? Ans: ✓ ✓ ✓ "Pan-Pan"
what should a controller do when in doubt of an emergency or potential emergency? Ans: ✓ ✓ ✓
treat them as an emergency
how should emeregency be handled? Ans: ✓ ✓ ✓ Intelligently
what CFR allows the pilot to determine a course of action? Ans: ✓ ✓ ✓ 14 CFR Part 91
Who is allowed to initiate providing assistance? Ans: ✓ ✓ ✓ when the pilot request or specialist
deems necessary
When is the operator allowed to transfer the responsibility of handling an a/c in distress? Ans: ✓ ✓
✓ Transfer the responsibility to another facility only when you feel better handling of the
emergency will result
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what should the specialist do when they receive information about an aircraft in distress? Ans: ✓ ✓
✓ forward detailed data to the center in whose area the emergency exist
what do centers serve as? Ans: ✓ ✓ ✓ Centers serve as the central points for collecting
information, for coordinating with SAR and for conducting a communications search by distributing
any necessary ALNOT's
ALNOT 's are issed to include : Ans: ✓ ✓ ✓ overdue or missing IFR a/c
A/C in an emergency situation occurring in thier respective area
30 minutes have passed since the pilot requested IFR clearance and neither communication nor
radar contact can be established
overdue or missing a/c with a SVFR clearance
Notifying the center about the VFR a/c emergency allows for what type of provision? Ans: ✓ ✓ ✓
IFR separation if considered necessary
What is the ARTCC responsible for in an emergency? Ans: ✓ ✓ ✓ Receiving and relaying all
pertinent ELT signal information to appropriate authorities
when is special consideration given? Ans: ✓ ✓ ✓ If the maneuver takes the a/c through the clouds
what should be determined when asking a a/c in distress to be escorted by another a/c? Ans: ✓ ✓
✓ If the pilots are are familiar with and capable of formation flights
When are a/c allowed to join up in formation during emergency conditions? Ans: ✓ ✓ ✓ The pilots
involved are familiar with and capable of formation flight
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