Put a tick  next to each description which best describes an atc.

1. Usually he can make decisions quickly when it is necessary.

2. He has a hard time concentrating in a busy room.

3. He can easily visualize objects three dimensionally (in 3D).

4. Maps are difficult to read for him.

5. He can easily focus on what he is doing regardless of how busy the room is.

6. He usually forgets what someone has told him verbally.

7. He likes to experience movement when he works.

8. He remembers things with greater accuracy and for longer periods of time if he hears them.

9. He consistently remembers things that he has heard.

10. He cannot visualize in 3D the terrain that a map is depicting.

11. He remembers things with greater accuracy and for longer periods of time if he can read them.

12. He can sit still for hours and accomplish his work.

13. He can look at a flat map and visualize what the terrain looks like.

14. His short term memory often fails him.

15. Map reading is easy and enjoyable.

16. He can only picture landforms and buildings like a flat map.

17. He is usually hesitant at making decisions.

18. He has a good short term memory.

19. He would prefer working non-traditional work hours (not 8 a.m.- 5 p.m.)

20. He finds it too difficult to focus on more than one task at a time.

21. He rarely panics in stressful situations.

22. He would not mind a job that required a lot of talking.

23. He would prefer working traditional work hours (8 a.m. - 5 p.m.).

24. He enjoys conversing with people.

25. He would not want a job that requires a lot of writing.

26. He prefers working at a leisurely pace.

27. He enjoys the job that challenges him.

28. He can easily juggle more than one task at a time and still keep track of each one.

29. He prefers not to engage in conversation with people.

30. He is an easygoing person who is slow to get angry.

2. Discuss your ideas in a class.

2. Speak on the requirements to a profession of an air traffic controller according to the plan using the information from the text and your own experience.

REQUIREMENTS:

Health / Why? How often to check up?

Education / What kind? How long?

English Certificate / Why? How often to prolong?

On-the-job training / How long? Why?

ATC license / When? How often to prolong?

Simulator training / How often? Why?

Permission for ATC units / When?

Professional testing / When? How often?

Refresher courses / Why? How often? How long?

• w ork as a(n)…

• work shifts (because the airport…24 hours)

• go to work by….(because the airport….)

• it takes me….to get to work

• when … arrive at work … first … take a medical test / check-up

• have a briefing with….

• during the briefing …. get information about …

…. get to know traffic situation….

• take over the control of traffic

• working shift lasts …. hours…. but at night …..

• have / conduct a debriefing and during the debriefing....analyse….

• …….

2. Describe your average (ordinary) working day according to the plan given on your left. You can use the following adverbs of frequency: always / usually / often / rarely / never and linking words: and / but / so / because / also / afterwards / in addition /

2. Fill in the table below with the words or phrases describing advantages and disadvantages of a profession of an air traffic controller.

NB! Some words and phrases can go to different columns.

2. Describe advantages and disadvantages of the job. Justify your opinion.

d o shift work / work at nights, weekends / learn all the time / take a medical screen / take a lot of professional tests / job satisfaction / bonus aviation tickets / high status / early retirement / insurance / resort treatment paid by company / a lot of free time / long holidays / company benefits / a lot of responsibility / challenging / well-paid / respected / stressful /

advantages

disadvantages

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VIDEO # 6

Warm up.

• Watch a video and guess what we are going to discuss now.

1. Give equivalents to the words and phrases given in the table.

NB! More then one equivalent can be given.

2. In case of any difficulties look through the text and find the equivalents to the words in exercise 1.

HOW IT ALL WORKS TOGETHER

Every minute hundreds of aircraft push back from their departure gates and begin flights that follow a common flight profile. The flight begins in a briefing office when weather information is obtained and a flight plan is filed. After the departure clearance is given by the tower, the aircraft pushes back from the gate, and receives instructions from the ground controller in the airport’s control tower on the appropriate taxiways to taxi towards the takeoff runway.

“ Cleared for take off” is issued by the tower controller. Shortly after take off, the pilot is instructed to change radio frequency and contacts Radar or Approach control (it depends on the traffic situation).

The aircraft is now in the departure phase of flight. During this phase the aircraft is routed away from the airport via an assigned heading with a climb clearance to a new altitude.

A fter departure, the aircraft is handed off to an en-route controller. The aircraft is now moving into the en route phase of flight. The en-route controller monitors the flight and gives instructions to the pilot as the aircraft passes through the Center’s airspace from sector to sector. This phase can last from a few minutes up to many hours depending on the distance between the departure and the destination airports.

Once the aircraft is within approximately 150 miles of its destination airport, it begins its descent phase, when it moves from its cruising altitude to a lower altitude. Approximately 50 miles from the airport the aircraft is handed off to the Approach controller where the descent continues during the approach phase of flight. The Approach controller is collecting several streams of descending aircraft into one smooth flowing stream of aircraft to line up for a particular runway. The flight is then handed off from the Approach controller to the Radar controller and later to the Tower controller who is stationed at the destination airport’s control tower. The Tower controller issues “Cleared to land”. The Ground Controller instructs the aircraft which taxiways to use. From the time the aircraft lands on the runway until it pulls up to the gate, the airport’s control tower is in control of the aircraft. It is this entire network of controllers and facilities that monitor and control the traffic in the airspace.

3. Complete the headings of the table on page 28 with ATC units which are responsible for all flight phases from departure to landing at destination airport. Start with “Briefing Officer”.

3. Read the text carefully and complete the table on page 28 with the appropriate responsibilities of all ATC units given in the text.

3. Read the following controller’s responsibilities. Put them into appropriate columns of the table on page 28.

NB! Some statements can go to different columns.

This controller

1

…gives instructions to avoid weather

2

…controls passing mandatory points

3

…gives climb and descent clearances

4

…gives initial instructions for vacating the runway

5

…monitors all ground movement around the airport

6

…gives a pilot landing instructions

7

…provides air safety in upper airspace

8

…informs a pilot on bans and restrictions on route

9

…gives taxi instructions to get the aircraft to the holding point

10

…recommends an alternate if necessary

11

… always informs a pilot on QFE and QNH only on a pilot’s request

12

…provides necessary separation for departing and arriving aircraft

13

…gives instructions to increase or reduce speed

14

…gives a pilot instructions to join a traffic circuit

15

…coordinates work with the adjacent areas

16

…approves a type of approach

17

…informs a pilot on weather at the destination and alternate airports

Controllers’ Responsibilities

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Briefing office

3. Study the table carefully and be ready to speak on ATC responsibilities using the following phrases:

… deal with … traffic

… coordinate work with …

… be responsible for (smth/doing smth)

… provide pilot with … information

… inform pilot about/of.…

… give pilot … clearance /instructions

… issue clearance for …

… have to …