Maricopa Community Colleges  ATC201   19892-20086 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 07/22/08
ATC201 19892-20086 LEC 3 Credit(s) 3 Period(s)
Traffic Control Instrument Flight Rule Procedures
Terminal and enroute portions of the National Airspace System and control of aircraft using both radar and non-radar procedures. Emphasis on application of clearances and instructions to keep aircraft separated.
Prerequisites: ATC101 and ATC102.
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
ATC201   19892-20086 Traffic Control Instrument Flight Rule Procedures
1. Describe altitude and distance limitations of navigational aids. (I)
2. List in order and describe the items in an air traffic control clearance. (I)
3. Use items in an air traffic control clearance. (I)
4. Describe the instrument flight rule departure procedures. (I)
5. Describe the instrument flight rule arrival procedures. (I)
6. Describe procedures for the use of radar and secondary radar in air traffic control. (I)
7. Describe procedures to radar identify aircraft. (I)
8. Describe radar separation procedures and minima. (I)
9. Describe radar vectoring procedures. (I)
10. Describe speed adjustment procedures. (I)
11. Describe procedures for radar departures and radar arrivals. (I)
12. Describe separation procedures for non-radar air traffic control. (I)
13. Apply non-radar rules using timed approach procedures in a simulated approach control environment. (II)
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MCCCD Official Course Outline:
 
ATC201   19892-20086 Traffic Control Instrument Flight Rule Procedures
    I. Instrument flight rules
        A. NAVAID use limitations
        B. Clearances
          1. Clearance items
          2. Clearance order
          3. Clearance instructions
        C. Departure procedures
          1. Departure clearances
          2. Route assignment
          3. Altitude assignment
          4. Holding aircraft
        D. Arrival procedures
          1. Clearance information
          2. Approach information
          3. Weather information
          4. Airport conditions
          5. Approach clearance procedures
        E. Radar procedures
          1. Equipment performance
          2. Secondary radar system
          3. Radar identification
          4. Radar separation
          5. Radar vectoring
          6. Speed adjustment
          7. Radar departures
          8. Radar approaches
        F. Non-radar procedures
          1. Separation of departures
          2. Separation of departing and arriving aircraft
          3. Longitudinal separation
          4. Lateral separation
          5. Vertical separation
          6. Timed approaches
      II. Timed approach problem
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