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1 TC AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL FACILITY OPERATIONS, TRAINING , MAINTENANCE, AND STANDARDIZATION OCTOBER 2019 DISTRIBUTION RESTRICTION: Approved for public release, distribution is unlimited. This publication supersedes TC , dated 29 October , DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY This publication is available at the Army Publishing Directorate site ( ), and the Central Army Registry site ( ). *TC Restriction: Approved for public release; distribution unlimited. *This publication supersedes TC , dated 29 October TRAINING Circular No. Headquarters Department of the Army Washington, DC, 08 October 2019 Air TRAFFIC CONTROL FACILITY Operations, TRAINING , Maintenance, and Standardization Contents Page vii INTRODUCTION .. ix PART ONE INSTALLATION (FIXED) AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL OPERATIONS Chapter 1 GENERAL 1-1 Section I Introduction .. 1-1 Applicability .. 1-1 Section II FACILITY Administration and Management.

2 1-2 Combined Air TRAFFIC CONTROL Facilities .. 1-2 Limited Position 1-3 Multiple Ratings .. 1-3 FACILITY Consolidation .. 1-3 Staffing Level Standards .. 1-3 Currency Requirements .. 1-5 Opening and Closing Facilities .. 1-5 Shift Requirements .. 1-6 Aircraft Accidents and Incidents .. 1-7 Section III Personnel Titles, Qualifications, Responsibilities, and Restrictions .. 1-9 Air TRAFFIC CONTROL Chief .. 1-9 FACILITY Chief .. 1-9 Air TRAFFIC CONTROL TRAINING Supervisor/Specialist .. 1- 10 Air TRAFFIC CONTROL Automation Systems Administrator .. 1- 10 Shift Leader/Supervisor .. 1- 11 Controller-In-Charge .. 1- 11 Air TRAFFIC CONTROL Maintenance Chief .. 1- 12 CONTROL Tower Operator and Air TRAFFIC CONTROL Specialist Examiners .. 1- 12 Operating Positions .. 1- 12 Section IV FACILITY Equipment .. 1- 13 Equipment Outages .. 1- 13 FACILITY Maintenance.

3 1- 13 Equipment Checklist .. 1- 14 Contents ii TC 08 October 2019 Automatic Terminal Information Service .. 1- 14 Coordinated Universal/Local Time .. 1- 15 Light Guns .. 1- 15 Crash Alarm System .. 1- 15 Telephone Lines .. 1- 15 Radio Equipment .. 1- 15 Navigational Aids .. 1- 16 Recorded Media .. 1- 17 Recorded Media Accountability .. 1- 19 Recorded Media Transcriptions .. 1- 19 Recorded Media for STARS and Precision Approach Radar .. 1- 20 Wind Indicator Equipment .. 1- 20 Altimeters .. 1- 20 Section V 1- 20 Medical Restrictions to Air TRAFFIC CONTROL Duties .. 1- 21 Chapter 2 AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL OPERATIONS .. 2-1 Section I CONTROL Tower 2-1 Communication Procedures .. 2-1 Certified Tower Radar Display .. 2-1 Weather .. 2-2 Unmanned Aircraft Systems .. 2-4 Emergency Security CONTROL of Air TRAFFIC .. 2-6 Emergency Security CONTROL of Air TRAFFIC Priority List.

4 2-7 Night Vision System Operations .. 2-8 Mobile CONTROL Towers .. 2-8 Section II Radar Operations .. 2-8 Daily Performance Checks .. 2-9 Display Indicators .. 2-9 Automation Program Changes .. 2-9 Automatic Acquisition and Termination Areas .. 2- 10 Air TRAFFIC CONTROL Radar Beacon System .. 2- 10 Radar Mapping .. 2- 10 Airport Surveillance Radar .. 2- 11 Minimum Safe Altitude Warning and Conflict Alert .. 2- 11 Magnetic Variations of Video, Geographical, and Minimum Safe Altitude Warning Digital Terrain Maps .. 2- 11 Fusion .. 2- 12 Mobile Radars .. 2- 12 Section III Airspace Information Center Operations .. 2- 12 Responsibilities .. 2- 12 Procedures .. 2- 13 Mobile Airspace Information Centers .. 2- 14 Chapter 3 AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER TRAINING .. 3-1 Section I FACILITY TRAINING 3-1 Types of TRAINING .. 3-1 TRAINING Phases .. 3-1 Administration and Management TRAINING .

5 3-3 FACILITY TRAINING Manual .. 3-3 Section II Biennial Skills Evaluations .. 3-3 Section III Installation Air TRAFFIC CONTROL TRAINING for Warfighters .. 3-5 Installation FACILITY Responsibilities .. 3-5 Unit Responsibilities .. 3-5 Contents 08 October 2019 TC iii Individual Soldier Responsibilities .. 3-6 Chapter 4 AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL MAINTENANCE .. 4-1 Section I Ground Inspection .. 4-1 Certification Procedures .. 4-1 Inspection Responsibility .. 4-2 Section II AIR TRAFFIC SERVICES MAINTENANCE CERTIFICATION PROGRAM EXAMINERS .. 4-7 Program Objectives .. 4-7 Verification of Non-Federal Personnel .. 4-7 Certification Responsibility and Authority for Federal Personnel .. 4-7 Maintenance Technician Certification .. 4-8 Theory of Operation and Performance Examinations .. 4- 10 PART TWO TACTICAL AIR TRAFFIC OPERATIONS Chapter 5 TACTICAL FACILITY ADMINISTRATION.

6 5-1 Section I Army Air TRAFFIC CONTROL Governing Directives .. 5-1 International Civil Aviation Organization Implications .. 5-2 North Atlantic Treaty Organization Standard Agreements Implications .. 5-2 Section II Tactical FACILITY Operations and Management .. 5-2 Temporary CONTROL Locations .. 5-2 Extended Tactical Operations .. 5-5 Tactical Air TRAFFIC CONTROL Ratings .. 5-5 Currency Requirements .. 5-7 Communications Procedures .. 5-7 Operating Initials .. 5-8 Medical Restrictions to Air TRAFFIC CONTROL Duties .. 5-8 Opening and Closing Tactical Facilities .. 5-8 Tactical FACILITY Shifts and Work Weeks .. 5-9 Consolidation of Operating Positions .. 5-9 Position Assignments .. 5-9 Transfer of Position Responsibility .. 5- 10 Aircraft Accidents and Incidents .. 5- 10 Section III Personnel Titles, Qualifications, Responsibilities, and Restrictions .. 5- 11 Air TRAFFIC CONTROL Platoon Leader.

7 5- 11 Platoon Sergeant .. 5- 12 Air TRAFFIC CONTROL Chief .. 5- 12 FACILITY Chief .. 5- 12 Shift Leader .. 5- 13 Controller-In-Charge .. 5- 13 CONTROL Tower Operator and Air TRAFFIC CONTROL Specialist Examiners .. 5- 14 Air TRAFFIC CONTROL System Maintenance Supervisor .. 5- 14 Section IV Tactical Equipment .. 5- 15 Coordinated Universal/Local Time .. 5- 15 Light Guns .. 5- 15 Equipment Checks/Checklist .. 5- 15 Tactical Altimeter-Setting Indicators .. 5- 16 Radio Equipment .. 5- 16 Recorder Checks and Recorded Media .. 5- 16 Navigational Aids .. 5- 16 Night Vision Devices .. 5- 19 Theodolite .. 5- 20 Contents iv TC 08 October 2019 Mobile Tower System Airfield Lighting System .. 5- 20 Chapter 6 TACTICAL AIR TRAFFIC SERVICES .. 6-1 Section I Terminal Tower Operations .. 6-1 Weather TRAINING .. 6-1 Weather Data .. 6-2 Section II Radar Operations.

8 6-2 Radar Service .. 6-3 Section III Airspace Information Center Operations .. 6-3 Procedures .. 6-4 Section IV Unmanned Aircraft Systems .. 6-4 Deconfliction Techniques .. 6-5 Chapter 7 AIR TRAFFIC SERVICES TRAINING .. 7-1 Section I TRAINING .. 7-1 Air TRAFFIC TRAINING Implications .. 7-1 Combined Arms TRAINING Strategy .. 7-2 Section II Air TRAFFIC TRAINING Program .. 7-5 Applicability .. 7-6 Development .. 7-6 Types of TRAINING .. 7-7 TRAINING Phases .. 7-7 Administration and Management TRAINING .. 7- 10 Progression .. 7- 10 Readiness Levels .. 7- 10 Evaluations .. 7- 12 Annual Skills Evaluations .. 7- 12 Section III Commander s Task List and TRAINING Requirements .. 7- 13 Air TRAFFIC CONTROL Simulation Equipment .. 7- 23 Section IV Unit Status Reporting .. 7- 23 Commander Responsibilities .. 7- 24 Controller Readiness Level Progression and Unit Mission Essential Task Assessments.

9 7- 24 Chapter 8 AIR TRAFFIC SERVICES MAINTENANCE TRAINING PROGRAM .. 8-1 Section I - Program Development .. 8-1 Section II - Theory of Operation and Performance Examinations .. 8-3 Commander s Evaluation .. 8-5 Commander s Task List .. 8-5 Section III - Program Progression .. 8-8 Maintainer Status and Unit Status Relationship .. 8-9 Appendix A Reference Material .. A-1 Appendix B FACILITY TRAINING Manuals .. B-1 Appendix C Theodolite Operations .. C-1 Appendix D Approach Procedures .. D-1 Appendix E Installation ATC FACILITY and Navigational Aids Equipment .. E-1 Appendix F Evaluations and TRAINING Records .. F-1 GLOSSARY .. Glossary-1 REFERENCES .. References-1 Contents 08 October 2019 TC v INDEX .. Index-1 Figures Figure 1-1. Certification of recordings containing accident information .. 1- 19 Figure 4-1. ATC maintenance technician certification process .. 4-9 Figure 5-1.

10 Sample FAA Form 7220-1, front .. 5-6 Figure 5-2. Sample FAA Form 7220-1, back .. 5-7 Figure 5-3. Sample DA Form 3501-2 .. 5- 17 Figure 7-1. ATS TRAINING 7-2 Figure 7-2. ATTP relationship .. 7-6 Figure 7-3. Sample DA Form 3479-11 (front) .. 7- 15 Figure 7-4. Sample DA Form 3479-11 example (back) .. 7- 16 Figure 7-5. Sample DA Form 3479-12 (front) .. 7- 17 Figure 7-6. Sample DA Form 3479-12 (back) .. 7- 18 Figure 7-7. Sample DA Form 3479-13 (front) .. 7- 19 Figure 7-8. Sample DA Form 3479-13 (back) .. 7- 20 Figure 7-9. Sample DA Form 3479-15 (front) .. 7- 21 Figure 7-10. Sample DA Form 3479-15 (back) .. 7- 22 Figure 8-1. ATS maintenance certification process .. 8-3 Figure 8-2. Sample DA Form 3479-14 (front) .. 8-6 Figure 8-3. Sample DA Form 3479-14 (back) .. 8-7 Figure A-1. Sample format for an FAA or a US Army LOA ..A-7 Figure A-2. Sample DA Form 3501 ..A- 13 Figure A-3.