Responsibilities

Question 1

Joint Responsibilities of the Tactical and Planner

Answer 1

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• Provide a safe, orderly and expeditious flow of air traffic in their area of jurisdiction.
• Provide and Air Traffic Control Service and may provide a Basic, Traffic, Deconfliction or Procedural Service to aircraft flying within the appropriate areas of jurisdiction.
• Verify the accuracy of flight data relating to aircraft that are being provided with the above services.
• Notify unserviceabilities of equipment as necessary.
• Ensure that sector tasks are carried out in accordance with the specified procedures.

Question 2

Responsibilities of the Tactical Controller

Answer 2

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• Maintain a listening watch and conduct standard RTF communications with aircraft.
• Monitor, when workload permits, the activity of the planner and assist as required.
• Magenta boxes - acknowledge as appropriate.
• Co-ordination - agree when requested by the planner.
• Co-ordination - Issue instructions to ensure that when aircraft exit the sector airspace it is in accordance with the terms of a Standing Agreement, coordination or release. When aircraft cannot comply with defined procedures for transfer of control to adjacent sectors or units ensure that coordination is effected.

• Co-ordinate change of standing agreement in consultaiotn with planner and alert LAS.
• Up-to-date - maintain TDLs such that at all times they reflect all clearances issued, all communications received and amendments made to co-ordination by the Tactical.

Question 3

Responsibilities of the Planner

Answer 3

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• Co-ordinte the passage of aircraft not under the terms of a Standing Agreement.
• Conditions - notify Tactical of any applying to an aircraft.
• Clearances - issue joining and crossing clearances in consultation with the Tactical. Ensure any changes are reflected in the tools and notified to the Tactical.
• Separation - ensure exists at time of acceptance between NFLs and previously accepted NFLs and allocated XFLs.
• Separation - ensure exists at time of allocation of XFLs and between previously accepted NFLs and allocated XFLS.
• Standing Agreements - vary or susspend if necessary and in consultation with the Tactical. Notify the LAS if for extended period or to reduce tactically number of aircraft entering the sector.
• FDE - ensure amendments made by the Assistant as necessary.
• Up-to-date - maintain accurate electronic display of NFLs and XFLs.
• Monitor the RTF when primary duties permit in order to facilitate efficient operation of the sector.
• Estimates - ensure estimates and revisions are passed to the appropriate units.