ATSEP BASIC ATC CERTIFICATION
EVALUATION 2026 STUDY GUIDE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ What information does the pilot get from the glide path?
Answer: The correct vertical decent profile
◉ Of what use, if any, can a military TACAN be used by civilian
aircraft?
Answer: Civilian aircraft can use the DME part
◉ What is EGNOS?
Answer: European satellite augmentation system for GPS/Galileo
◉ What navigation system can operate without external sources?
Answer: INS
◉ What airborne augmentation technique uses additional satellites
to determine the integrity of the GPS before it is used for navigation?
Answer: RAIM (?)
,◉ What is the major difference between RNAV and RNP?
Answer: RNP requires on-board performance monitoring and
alerting
◉ What time system is used in aviation?
Answer: UTC time
◉ What is one of the key tasks of an ATSEP?
Answer: Performing maintenance on CNS/ATM systems and
equipment
◉ What is an objective of the AIS service?
Answer: To provide pre-flight planning and briefing to pilots
◉ What is an objective of the SAR service?
Answer: To provide search and rescue services within a defined area
◉ What type of ANS service is a generic term meaning variously,
flight information service, alerting service, air traffic advisory
service and air traffic control service
Answer: ATS
, ◉ How do air traffic flow and capacity management regulate the
airspace capacity?
Answer: By issuing slot messages so aircraft wait on the ground
instead of in the air
◉ What is the concept of airspace management?
Answer: To divide the available airspace between different civilian
and military users
◉ What is an objective of FIS?
Answer: Provide information useful for the safe and efficient
conduct of flight
◉ What type of information is not provided by AIS?
Answer: Weight and balance information
◉ What type of information is NOTAMs about?
Answer: Temporary changes of operational importance
◉ What is the AIRAC system?
Answer: Update cycles of the AIP
EVALUATION 2026 STUDY GUIDE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ What information does the pilot get from the glide path?
Answer: The correct vertical decent profile
◉ Of what use, if any, can a military TACAN be used by civilian
aircraft?
Answer: Civilian aircraft can use the DME part
◉ What is EGNOS?
Answer: European satellite augmentation system for GPS/Galileo
◉ What navigation system can operate without external sources?
Answer: INS
◉ What airborne augmentation technique uses additional satellites
to determine the integrity of the GPS before it is used for navigation?
Answer: RAIM (?)
,◉ What is the major difference between RNAV and RNP?
Answer: RNP requires on-board performance monitoring and
alerting
◉ What time system is used in aviation?
Answer: UTC time
◉ What is one of the key tasks of an ATSEP?
Answer: Performing maintenance on CNS/ATM systems and
equipment
◉ What is an objective of the AIS service?
Answer: To provide pre-flight planning and briefing to pilots
◉ What is an objective of the SAR service?
Answer: To provide search and rescue services within a defined area
◉ What type of ANS service is a generic term meaning variously,
flight information service, alerting service, air traffic advisory
service and air traffic control service
Answer: ATS
, ◉ How do air traffic flow and capacity management regulate the
airspace capacity?
Answer: By issuing slot messages so aircraft wait on the ground
instead of in the air
◉ What is the concept of airspace management?
Answer: To divide the available airspace between different civilian
and military users
◉ What is an objective of FIS?
Answer: Provide information useful for the safe and efficient
conduct of flight
◉ What type of information is not provided by AIS?
Answer: Weight and balance information
◉ What type of information is NOTAMs about?
Answer: Temporary changes of operational importance
◉ What is the AIRAC system?
Answer: Update cycles of the AIP
