ORDER JO 7110.65W Air Traffic Organization Policy Effective Date: December 10, 2015 SUBJ: Air Traffic Control This order prescribes air traffic control procedures and phraseology for use by personnel providing air traffic control services. Controllers are required to be familiar with the provisions of this order that pertain to their operational responsibilities and to exercise their best judgment if they encounter situations not covered by it. Distribution: ZAT-710, ZAT-464 Initiated By: AJV-0 Vice President, System Operations Services RECORD OF CHANGES DIRECTIVE NO. JO 7110.65W CHANGE SUPPLEMENTS CHANGE SUPPLEMENTS TO OPTIONAL TO OPTIONAL BASIC BASIC FAA Form 1320−5 (6−80) USE PREVIOUS EDITION U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION JO 7110.65W CHANGE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION CHG 1 Air Traffic Organization Policy Effective Date: 05/26/16 SUBJ: Air Traffic Control 1. Purpose of This Change. This change transmits revised pages to Federal Aviation Administration Order JO 7110.65W, Air Traffic Control, and the Briefing Guide. 2. Audience. This change applies to all Air Traffic Organization (ATO) personnel and anyone using ATO directives. 3. Where Can I Find This Change? This change is available on the FAA Web site at http://faa.gov/air_traffic/publications and https://employees.faa.gov/tools_resources/orders_notices/. 4. Explanation of Policy Change. See the Explanation of Changes attachment which has editorial corrections and changes submitted through normal procedures. The Briefing Guide lists only new or modified material, along with background. 5. Distribution. This change is distributed to selected offices in Washington headquarters, regional offices, service area offices, the William J. Hughes Technical Center, and the Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center. Also, copies are sent to all air traffic field facilities and international aviation field offices; and to interested aviation public. 6. Disposition of Transmittal. Retain this transmittal until superseded by a new basic order. 7. Page Control Chart. See the page control chart attachment. Elizabeth L. Ray Vice President, Mission Support Services Air Traffic Organization Date: __________________________ Distribution: ZAT-710, ZAT-464 Initiated By: AJV-0 Vice President, Mission Support Services 5/26/16 JO 7110.65W CHG 1 Explanation of Changes Change 1 Direct questions through appropriate facility/service center office staff to the Office of Primary Interest (OPI) a. 1-1-9. REQUESTS FOR INTERPRETA- c. 1-2-6. ABBREVIATIONS TIONS OR CLARIFICATIONS This change adds the abbreviation “NOWGT” to This change adds processes for requesting the subject paragraph. interpretations or clarifications pertaining to FAA d. 2-3-6. AIRCRAFT TYPE Order JO 7110.65 content. This change deletes the contents of Appendices A, b. 1-2-6. ABBREVIATIONS B, and C, and redirects the reader to FAA Order 2-3-10. CONTROL SYMBOLOGY 7360.1, Aircraft Type Designators. 2-4-17. NUMBERS USAGE e. 2-6-2. HAZARDOUS INFLIGHT 2-5-2. NAVAID TERMS WEATHER ADVISORY SERVICE 2-5-3. NAVAID FIXES 2-9-3. CONTENT 3-3-2. CLOSED/UNSAFE RUNWAY This change reflects the migration of the En Route INFORMATION Flight Advisory Service responsibilities into the 3-7-5. PRECISION APPROACH InFlight position and the discontinued use of the CRITICAL AREA term “Flight Watch” within the CONUS and Puerto 4-1-1. ALTITUDE AND DISTANCE Rico. LIMITATIONS f. 2-6-4. WEATHER AND CHAFF 4-6-4. HOLDING INSTRUCTIONS SERVICES 4-7-5. MILITARY TURBOJET EN ROUTE DESCENT This change adds the requirement for issuing an 4-7-13. SWITCHING ILS/MLS altitude to maintain when clearing an aircraft to RUNWAYS deviate after a crossing altitude had already been 5-1-13. RADAR SERVICE issued, including Climb Via or Descend Via TERMINATION clearances on SID/STAR procedures. 5-9-2. FINAL APPROACH COURSE g. 2-10-1. EN ROUTE SECTOR TEAM INTERCEPTION POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES 5-9-4. ARRIVAL INSTRUCTIONS 5-9-5. APPROACH SEPARATION This change adds oceanic sector teams to the title RESPONSIBILITY and deletes subparagraph 2-10-1a2. It also removes 5-9-6. SIMULTANEOUS DEPENDENT the remaining subparagraph designators that are no APPROACHES longer needed. 5-9-9. SIMULTANEOUS OFFSET h. 2-10-2. TERMINAL RADAR/ INSTRUMENT APPROACHES (SOIA) – NONRADAR TEAM RESPONSIBILITIES HIGH UPDATE RADAR This change deletes subparagraph 2-10-2a2 and 5-13-1. MONITOR ON PAR removes the subparagraph 2-10-2 designators that EQUIPMENT are no longer needed. 5-13-3. MONITOR INFORMATION 13-1-8. RECORDING OF CONTROL i. 2-10-3. TOWER TEAM DATA RESPONSIBILITIES This change deletes subparagraph 2-10-3a2 and Due to lack of MLS and approach procedures in the removes the subparagraph 2-10-3a designators that NAS, this change removes all MLS references. are no longer needed. Explanation of Changes E of C−1 JO 7110.65W CHG 1 5/26/16 j. 3-3-7. FAR FIELD MONITOR (FFM) r. 4-8-1. APPROACH CLEARANCE REMOTE STATUS UNIT This change revises the associated FIG 4-8-5 to be The MM, or in the absence of a MM, 1/2 mile final consistent with the content. and the IM or CAT II Missed Approach Point s. 5-1-3. RADAR USE (MAP) will be used as reference points for the This change provides procedural guidance for issuance of the localizer reliability advisory. facilities providing ATC services using ADS-B and k. 3-8-1. SEQUENCE/SPACING WAM as surveillance sources. APPLICATION t. 5-4-3. METHODS This change advises pilots to inform ATC as soon as This change allows the use of the CID as a means for possible of any delay clearing the runway during the transferring controller to identify an aircraft in their stop-and-go or full stop landing. making an intra-facility point out. l. 3-9-6. SAME RUNWAY SEPARATION u. 5−4−6. RECEIVING CONTROLLER HANDOFF This change makes all the figures consistent with the logic provided in the text. The shaded aircraft in Changes to this paragraph were inadvertently FIG 3-9-3 is moved to be within the confines of the omitted from the global implementation of the runway, similar to the departure aircraft depicted in previously vetted FAA Order 7110.311C, into FAA FIG 3-9-1 and FIG 3-9-2. Order 7110.65. v. 5-6-2. METHODS m. 3-9-9. NONINTERSECTING CONVERGING RUNWAY OPERATIONS This change adds the requirement to issue an altitude to maintain when clearing an aircraft to This change relocates a subparagraph of 3-9-9, and deviate off of a procedure containing published renumbers the remaining subparagraphs. crossing restrictions except when the aircraft has n. 3-10-5. LANDING CLEARANCE not yet been cleared to navigate vertically. w. 5-9-10. SIMULTANEOUS This change allows controllers to be clearer with INDEPENDENT APPROACHES TO their instructions when controlling aircraft in the WIDELY-SPACED PARALLEL RUNWAYS traffic pattern while utilizing LUAW procedures. WITHOUT FINAL MONITORS These additional examples will reduce pilot confusion. This change allows controllers to discontinue using 1,000 feet vertical or 3 miles radar separation o. 4-2-5. ROUTE OR ALTITUDE between aircraft conducting an RNAV (RNP) AMENDMENTS approach that contains a radius-to-fix (RF) leg and This change conveys to ATC they cannot modify aircraft conducting a straight-in ILS/RNAV with these restrictions (speed and/or crossing altitudes) vertical guidance/GLS, or another RNAV (RNP) since they are needed to ensure obstacle avoidance. approach with an RF leg once the aircraft are established on their respective approach proced- p. 4-3-2. DEPARTURE CLEARANCES ures. This change clarifies that both textual and graphic x. 7-2-1. VISUAL SEPARATION ODPs can be assigned by ATC to ensure aircraft This change clarifies existing procedures and separation. responsibilities and revises phraseology to ensure q. 4-7-12. AIRPORT CONDITIONS understanding of ATC clearances and instructions. 4-8-1. APPROACH CLEARANCE y. 7-4-4. APPROACHES TO MULTIPLE 4-8-9. MISSED APPROACH RUNWAYS 4-8-10. APPROACH INFORMATION This change permits the use of RNAV procedures This change prescribes controller responsibility and direct courses that will intercept the extended when informed that a pilot will conduct Cold centerline of the runway at an angle not greater than Temperature Compensation (CTC). 30 degrees, to be used in lieu of radar vectors. This E of C−2 5/26/16 JO 7110.65W CHG 1 change also permits use of procedures using specific directions to facilities as to duties and radius-to-fix legs that intercept final in lieu of responsibilities. 30-degree intercept provisions otherwise contained in this paragraph. ad. 13-1-9. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF AUTOMATED NOTIFICATION z. 8-7-3. LONGITUDINAL SEPARATION 8-8-3. LONGITUDINAL SEPARATION 8-9-3. LONGITUDINAL SEPARATION This change adds the requirement for the first sector 8-10-3. LONGITUDINAL SEPARATION displaying the Embedded Route Text (ERT) coding to issue and acknowledge the ERT coding unless This change implements ADS-B ITP to allow climb otherwise coordinated or specified in appropriate and descent of appropriately equipped aircraft using facility directives. reduced separation in the oceanic domain upon pilot request. ae. Appendix A - Aircraft Information Fixed-Wing Aircraft aa. 9-1-2. SPECIAL HANDLING Appendix B - Aircraft Information This change increases Air Traffic awareness that Helicopters/Rotorcrafts aircraft using the call sign FLIGHT VAL will be Appendix C - Aircraft Information performing Flight Validation activities that are Specific Amateur−Built/Experimental Aircraft similar to Flight Check activities, but no additional priority is granted. This change directs readers to a new source of ab. 10-2-13. MANPADS ALERT aircraft information and deletes Appendices A, B, This change identifies the DEN as the FAA and C. Headquarters office for MANPADS notifications, af. Entire publication adds a clarification edit, and a reference to FAA Order JO 7610.4.