Quick Checklist

Before opening the position

• I hold the S2 rating and I am on the active Vatsim Brasil ATC Roster
• The _R_TWR position is in the package, with the callsign and frequency from the aerodrome page in the MOP
• I know the FIZ limits or, if there is no FIZ, that the service extends to 27 NM and below FL 145
• I know which TMA or CTR lies above or around the FIZ, and which approach or center is online
• I told whoever was covering the aerodrome top-down and asked about traffic already in the FIZ
• I have the aerodrome METAR, or the nearest one, and the NOTAM for aids out of service

On every call

• I answered with roger, not with cleared
• I gave wind, altimeter setting, temperature and aerodrome conditions
• I gave the known traffic, or said there is no traffic reported
• I requested the next report, and on base leg or final the pilot reported the gear down and locked
• I left the choice of runway and spacing to the pilot

On every IFR

• The clearance comes from approach or the center, never from me
• When relaying, I said who issued it and read the clearance as received
• I gave the IFR the VFR traffic in the circuit, and the VFR the IFR on the procedure
• I agreed with the control unit when the pilot changes frequency

Before closing the position

• I told the approach or center that will cover the aerodrome
• I told the pilots on the frequency whom they will talk to, or that the aerodrome is left without an ATS unit
• No aircraft was left without reporting on the ground or without calling the next unit

Pocket reference