Course

Course Summary
Credit Type:
Course
ACE ID:
FAA-0843
Organization's ID:
50148001
Organization:
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Academy
Location:
Classroom-based
Length:
472 hours
Dates Offered:
Credit Recommendation & Competencies
Level Credits (SH) Subject
Upper-Division Baccalaureate 3 Air Traffic Control En Route Radar Operations
Upper-Division Baccalaureate 3 Air Traffic Control En Route Non-Radar Operations
Description

Objective:

The course objective is to train newly hired en route students in basic en route air traffic controller knowledge, skills, and procedures.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Organize flight plan and control information
  • Facilitate clearance/route assignments and holding instructions to aircraft
  • Select required phraseology, strip marking, instrument/visual approaches, and the coordination procedures necessary to operate in an en route non-radar environment
  • Manage vertical, lateral, and longitudinal separation of aircraft in the departure, en route, and arrival phases of flight
  • Apply prescribed weather hazards procedures
  • Manage flight plan data
  • Prioritize duties
  • Apply prescribed emergency, unusual situation, overdue aircraft, and communication failure procedures
  • Manage system/equipment outages
  • Demonstrate effective scanning
  • Apply en route nonradar separation standards

General Topics:

  • En Route Qualification Training Overview
  • Nonradar Lab: Nonradar Scenarios (27), Graded Lab Scenarios (2) (Administered by AMA 505)
  • Radar Academics: Radar Data Display, Team Responsibilities, Fatigue Awareness
  • Radar-Associate (RA): Radar-Associate with ERAM Scenarios (45)
Instruction & Assessment

Instructional Strategies:

  • Audio Visual Materials
  • Computer Based Training
  • Discussion
  • Laboratory
  • Learner Presentations
  • Lectures
  • Practical Exercises

Methods of Assessment:

  • Examinations
  • Quizzes

Minimum Passing Score:

70%
Supplemental Materials