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Checklists

Checklists for use during the session. Each item points to the chapter in which the subject is covered in full.

Opening the position

Authorization

  • Listed on the VATSIM Brasil ATC Roster
  • Hold a C1 rating or higher
  • Hold the Tier 2 "Oceanic Positions" endorsement

Details in Preparation and opening, Authorization.

Client and sector

  • SBAO sector package installed and on the current AIRAC cycle
  • Radar profile loaded, not the ground profile
  • EuroScope restarted, if the previous position was in another FIR
  • Visibility points distributed across the extent of the sector
  • Screen range showing the entry and exit points of the main route

Connection and audio

  • Correct position callsign, as per the positions table
  • Primary frequency matching the position
  • TrackAudio connected after EuroScope
  • RX and TX manually enabled on the position's frequency
  • XCA enabled on the position's frequency
  • Unused frequencies removed from the interface
  • Logon code checked: SBAO for the general position
  • Datalink integration connected and message window visible
  • If unavailable, decided that the session will be run by voice and reports

Publishing the position

  • Controller information filled in, at most four lines of 76 characters, in English
  • Expected disconnection time stated
  • Indication of procedural control without radar surveillance
  • Datalink status stated

Before announcing

  • Online adjacent units identified
  • Opening coordinated with each connected adjacent unit
  • Traffic already inside the FIR surveyed
  • Position report obtained from each aircraft without a record
  • Split plan defined, if another rated controller is available

Receiving each aircraft

  • Identification confirmed
  • Route checked against the sector, with reporting points recognized
  • Level compatible with the applicable table
  • Mach number declared or obtained from the pilot
  • Capabilities checked: W for RVSM, R for PBN, D1 for ADS-C, SEL/ for SELCAL
  • Entry estimate confirmed, by coordination, by EET/ or by the pilot
  • Communication established, with the means in use identified
  • Conflicts assessed against the whole picture before accepting
  • Record opened with the estimate for the next point

Details in Flight plan and capabilities and Operational flow.

Monitoring

With each report received, or every 15 minutes:

  • Position updated, with exact time
  • Next-point estimate revised
  • Separation recalculated for all affected pairs
  • Pending requests answered
  • Coordination done, if anything already passed to the adjacent unit has changed
  • Record updated

Warning signs that require immediate action:

  • Expected report that did not arrive
  • Estimate revised by more than 2 minutes
  • ADS-C event notification for lateral deviation, altitude deviation or vertical rate
  • Aircraft reporting inability to maintain level, Mach or navigation accuracy

Transfer

  • Transfer-point estimate calculated and updated
  • Coordination sent early enough
  • Acceptance obtained from the next unit, or conditions renegotiated
  • Updated information confirmed: level, Mach, route and capabilities
  • Instruction to the pilot issued, with CONTACT or MONITOR as appropriate
  • Datalink transferred, or logon redone, or connection terminated
  • Record closed with the time over the transfer point

If the next unit is not online:

  • Pilot told that there is no ATS unit connected ahead
  • Information for calling the unit ahead provided
  • Last position, level and Mach recorded
  • Service ended explicitly

Closing the position

  • Advance notice to adjacent units and to aircraft on frequency
  • Closing coordination with each connected adjacent unit
  • Transfer of all traffic that can still be handed off
  • Check of aircraft that will be left without service, with explicit instructions to each one
  • If another position of the FIR is online, handover of the complete traffic list, with position, level, Mach, estimate and communication status
  • Closing the connections: datalink, TrackAudio and ATC client, in this order
  • Disconnection only after confirming that no aircraft is left awaiting a reply

On the network (Vatbrz)

Announce the closure at least 15 minutes in advance. In a FIR where crossing time is measured in hours, a pilot who loses the unit without notice may be left without a reference for a long time.