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FAA JO 7210.3Z, Facility Operation and Administration ORDER JO 7210.3Z Air Traffic Organization Policy Effective Date: December 10, 2015 SUBJ: Facility Operation and Administration This order provides direction and guidance for the day-to-day operation of facilities and offices under the administrative jurisdiction of the Federal Aviation Administration's Air Traffic Organization. All concerned personnel shall familiarize themselves with the provisions about their responsibilities. When a situation arises that is not adequately covered, exercise good judgment. This order consists of the following parts: a. Part 1 contains information generally applicable to two or more types of facilities. b. Parts 2, 3, and 4 contain instructions unique to center, terminal, or flight service facilities. c. Part 5 contains information applicable to traffic management systems. d. Part 6 contains regulatory information concerning waivers, authorizations, exemptions, and flight restrictions. e. Part 7 provides the overview concerning System Operations Security, Strategic and Tactical Operations, which are further delineated in FAA Order JO 7610.4, Special Operations. Distribution: ZAT-721, ZAT-464 Initiated By: AJV-0 Vice President, System Operations Services RECORD OF CHANGES DIRECTIVE NO JO 7210.3Z SUPPLEMENTS SUPPLEMENTS CHANGE CHANGE TO OPTIONAL TO OPTIONAL BASIC BASIC FAA Form 1320−5 (6−80) USE PREVIOUS EDITIONS 12/10/15 JO 7210.3Z Explanation of Changes Basic Direct questions through appropriate facility/service center office staff to the office of primary responsibility (OPR) a. 1-2-4. ABBREVIATIONS 17-18-4. RESPONSIBILITIES 2-2-6. SIGN IN/OUT AND ON/OFF As the transition from HOST to En Route Automa- PROCEDURES tion Modernization (ERAM) nears completion, guid- 3-1-1. BASIC EQUIPMENT ance from FAA Order 7210.630C is being 3-1-2. PERIODIC MAINTENANCE incorporated into FAA Order JO 7210.3. 3-6-7. PREARRANGED b. 1-2-4. ABBREVIATIONS COORDINATION 3-5-1. NAVAID MONITORING 4-3-8. AUTOMATED INFORMATION 9-2-1. GENERAL TRANSFER (AIT) 10-3-6. ILS/MLS HEIGHT/DISTANCE Chapter 6, Section 7, User Request LIMITATIONS Evaluation Tool (URET) 10-4-10. PRECISION RUNWAY 8-1-1. TRANSITION PROCEDURES MONITOR-SIMULTANEOUS OFFSET 8-2-1. SINGLE SITE COVERAGE INSTRUMENT APPROACHES STAGE A OPERATIONS Due to the decommissioning of the Microwave 8-2-2. ADAPTED ALTIMETER Landing System (MLS), all such references have SETTINGS been deleted. 8-2-4. CONFLICT ALERT FUNCTION PARAMETERS c. 1-2-4. ABBREVIATIONS 8-2-5. MODE C INTRUDER (MCI) 4-6-5. PREPARATION OF FAA FORM ALERT PARAMETERS 7230-4 8-2-6. E-MSAW ADAPTATION 6-9-2. FACILITY MANAGER 8-2-7. WAIVER TO INTERIM RESPONSIBILITIES ALTITUDE REQUEST 10-4-8. SIMULTANEOUS WIDELY− 8-2-8. REQUIREMENTS FOR ERAM SPACED PARALLEL OPERATIONS DATA BLOCK CHANGES WITHOUT 11-3-2. DATA RETENTION COORDINATION 11-9-3. MONITOR ALERTS AND 8-2-9. ERAM HOLD INFORMATION ENSURE CORRECTIVE ACTION FACILITY DIRECTIVES RERQUIREMENTS 17-5-4. RESPONSIBILITIES 8-2-10. ERAM SPECIAL ACTIVITY 17-5−14. TARMAC DELAY AIRSPACE (SAA) ADAPTATION OPERATIONS 8-2-11. ERAM HOLDING PATTERN 20-2-2. TACTICAL OPERATIONS ADAPTATION SECURITY 8-2-12. ERAM MASTER TOOLBAR This change ensures all references to FAA Order MAP BUTTON LABEL 7210.56, QARs, and “Q” entries are removed. 8-2-13. LOCAL INTERMIN ALTITUDE Additionally, the language is updated to reflect FAA 11-2-6. AUTOMATIC ACQUISITION/ Order 7210.632, Air Traffic Organization Occur- TERMINATION AREAS rence Reporting; FAA Order 7210.633, Air Traffic 11-8-6. AUTOMATIC ACQUISITION/ Organization Quality Assurance Program (QAP); TERMINATION AREAS and FAA Order 7210.634, Air Traffic Organization 17-9-6. ATCSCC PROCEDURES (ATO) Quality Control. Explanation of Changes E of C−1 JO 7210.3Z 12/10/15 d. 1-2-4. ABBREVIATIONS k. 10-3-14. GO-AROUND/MISSED 5-2-2. FLIGHT INSPECTION APPROACH AIRCRAFT This change describes the conditions where an 6-4-2. MINIMUM IFR ALTITURES independent safety analysis specific to Converging (MIA) Runway Operations could provide the equivalent 8-3-1. DIGITAL MAP VERIFICATION level of safety and improve efficiency. 10-3-6. ILS/MLS HEIGHT/DISTANCE LIMITATIONS l. 10-4-6. SIMULTANEOUS INDEPENDENT 11-2-10. DIGITAL MAP VERIFICATION APPROACHES 11-8-10. DIGITAL MAP VERIFICATION This change incorporates the latest Flights Standards FAA JO 7210.3 has been amended to reflect the Service (AFS) guidance concerning centerline Technical Operations reorganization. spacing in the conduct of simultaneous parallel approaches. It consolidates the provisions of closely e. 2-1-30. OPPOSITE DIRECTION spaced parallel approach paragraphs into a new OPERATIONS articulation for which dual and triple simultaneous This change prescribes guidance for facilities in the independent approaches can be conducted and application of Opposite Direction Operations. accounts for a new chart note annotation on approach charts. New language that was coordinated between f. 2-3-3. REQUIREMENTS AOV and AJT concerning glide slope outages in This change updates guidance regarding air traffic excess of 29 days now requires a Letter of operational familiarization and currency Authorization from AOV, and includes a revised requirements. Appendix 4. This content was not processed and published in 2014 as expected and is incorporated in g. 2-6-6. RELIEF PERIODS this change. Additionally, this change accounts for A NOTE has been added to sub-paragraph a to the use of FUSION when conducting final monitor expand on the application of breaks. activities, and corrects the names of responsible offices in headquarters due to the recent h. 3-4-4. HANDLING RECORDER TAPES, re-organization. DATs, OR DALR STORAGE 3-4-5. VSCS DATA RETENTION m. 10-4-7. SIMULTANEOUS INDEPENDENT CLOSE PARALLEL This change provides for a uniform standard of 45 APPROACHES-HIGH UPDATE RADAR NOT days for retention of audio by removing certain REQUIRED exceptions that currently exist. This change also 10-4-8. SIMULTANEOUS WIDELY- updates the reference source for data retention SPACED PARALLEL OPERATIONS periods. This change removes the provisions concerning i. 3-6-7. PREARRANGED COORDINATION simultaneous close parallel approaches-high update 6-5-4. REMARKS DATA radar not required. Additionally, this change 6-6-5. MESSAGE CONTENT reorganizes the content of Paragraph 10-4-8, This change adds a new weight class designated as relocates the paragraph into its logical location, “super.” accounts for new chart note annotations on Simultaneous Approach charts, and removes j. 3-8-5. ESTABLISHING DIVERSE irrelevant monitoring provisions. VECTOR AREA/S (DVA) This change adds language that specifically includes n. 18-1-6. ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE aircraft conducting missed approaches or go-arounds OF WAIVER OR AUTHORIZATION (FAA to utilize a DVA, and requires the air traffic manager FORM 7711-1) to include the conditions to follow in their facility This change updates the requirement for waiver directives. The TERPS order will also be revised to renewals for aerobatic practice areas (APA) from 6 to reflect this allowance. a maximum of 36 months. E of C−2 Explanation of Changes 12/10/15 JO 7210.3Z o. Appendix 3. AIR CARRIER AIRCRAFT This change revises the waiver request worksheet for FOR AIR TRAFFIC ACTIVITY facilities with glide slope outages after 29 days to a OPERATIONS COUNT request for a Letter of Authorization worksheet. This change amends the list of air carrier aircraft type designators and removes the reference to an organiza- q. Entire Publication tion that no longer exists. Additional editorial/format changes were made p. Appendix 4. GLIDESLOPE OUTAGE where necessary. Revision bars were not used WAIVER REQUEST because of the insignificant nature of these changes. Explanation of Changes E of C−3 Elizabeth L. Ray Original Signature on File 4/7/2016 5/26/16 JO 7210.3Z CHG 1 Explanation of Changes Change 1 Direct questions through appropriate facility/service center office staff to the office of primary responsibility (OPR) a. 1-2-4. ABBREVIATIONS This change ensures aeronautical data is included in 2-4-1. SERVICE HOURS the products to review with respect to each 3-4-2. ASSIGNMENT OF RECORDER publication cycle, directs the briefing of any facility CHANNELS directive affected by any additions or changes, and 4-6-6. FAA FORM 7230-10, POSITION identifies Internet references where aeronautical LOG information may be obtained. Additionally, this 13-1-1. OPERATING POSITION change adds guidance on briefing of additions and DESIGNATORS changes to published aeronautical data and flight 13-2-3. POSITIONS/SERVICES procedures that will likely have an effect on a 14-1-2. CERTIFICATES OF facility’s air traffic service. AUTHORITY d. 2-1-9. HANDLING MANPADS Chapter 14, Section 3. En Route Flight INCIDENTS Advisory Service (EFAS) 16-2-1. AIRCRAFT CONTACTED This change adds ATC reporting requirements to the 16-5-2. EFAS MONTHLY REPORT DEN for any MANPADS threat and provides 16-5-3. DISTRIBUTION AND clarifications through general edits to the paragraph. AMENDMENT e. 2-1-28. SUSPICIOUS AIRCRAFT/PILOT Chapter 16, Section 6. FSS Printing of ACTIVITIES Lists and Tallies (Model 1 Full Capacity) This change updates the paragraph title to “Reporting 16-17-3. TALLIES PRINTING Suspicious Aircraft/Pilot Activity” and adds the This change reflects the migration of the En Route specific ATC facility requirements for reporting Flight Advisory Service responsibilities into suspicious aircraft/pilot activity. Also added is a new In-Flight and the discontinued use of the term “Flight requirement for ATC to report to the DEN any general Watch” within the CONUS and Puerto Rico. aviation arriving from international points that requests to divert from its original destination airport. b. 1-2-4. ABBREVIATIONS 5-2-2. FLIGHT INSPECTION f. 2-1-32. TRANSPORTATION SECURITY AIRCRAFT ADMINISTRATION AND FAA JOINT 6-4-2. MINIMUM IFR ALTITUDES OPERATING PROCEDURES (MIA) This change adds TSA and FAA joint operating 8-3-1. DIGITAL MAP VERIFICATION procedures.
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