CHAPTER 10
RADAR OPERATIONS
Many of our air stations need to provide continuous service for Instrument Flight Rules
(IFR) flight operations. Several facilities have RADAR rooms manned by Navy Air
Traffic Controllers (AC) that are capable of providing control for all phases of instrument
flight.
This chapter introduces you to the operating positions in a standard Navy RADAR room
and briefly covers the different types of RADAR services you may provide. Each facility
is different. Not everything in this chapter will apply to every Navy Air Traffic Control
Facility (ATCF). Letters of Agreement play a role in making operations at a facility
unique. You should be familiar with these letters as well as other local directives.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
The material in this chapter will enable you to:
State the operating positions and responsibilities associated with each position in
a standard Navy ATCF
State the methods and procedures to be used when RADAR is used to identify
aircraft
Identify the procedures for transferring RADAR identification
Identify what information an Approach Controller (AP) needs to issue to an
arriving aircraft
Identify when an AP needs to issue information to an arriving aircraft
State the appropriate actions for assisting aircraft in given emergency situations
State the control instructions used by a final controller on a Precision Approach
RADAR (PAR)
AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL FACILITY
The mission of an ATCF is to provide safe, orderly, and expeditious movement of air
traffic. This movement takes place within the facility s area of control, to and from
operating areas, and into and from the national airspace system.
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